The CBSE Class 12th question paper pattern for the Political Science subject contains totally 35 questions. The paper is divided into four sections, the distribution of marks is mentioned below:
Question Paper Weightage:
Form of question | No. of questions | Marks of each question | Total marks | Estimated time (in minutes) |
Long answer (LA) | 05 | 06 | 30 | 55 min. |
Short Answer( SA) | 10 | 04 | 40 | 70 min. |
Very Short Answer (VSA)-II | 10 | 02 | 20 | 30 min. |
Very Short Answer (VSA)-I | 10 | 01 | 10 | 10 min. |
35 | 100 | 165 + 15 min for revision = 180 mins. |
Political Science Chapters Blueprint: Content Weightage
Unit | Chapter | Marks |
Part I: Contemporary World Politics | ||
1 | Cold War Era in World Politics | 14 |
2 | Disintegration of the 'Second World' and the Collapse of Bipolarity | |
3 | US Dominance in World Politics | 16 |
4 | Alternative Centres of Economic and Political Power | |
5 | South Asia in the Post Cold War Era | |
6 | International Organizations in a Unipolar World | 10 |
7 | Security in Contemporary World | |
8 | Environment and Natural Resources | 10 |
9 | Globalisation and its Critics | |
Part II: Politics in India since Independence | ||
10 | Era of One-Party Dominance | 16 |
11 | National-Building and its Problems | |
12 | Politics of Planned Development | |
13 | India's External Relations | 06 |
14 | Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System | 12 |
15 | Crisis of the Constitutional Order | |
16 | Regional Aspiration and Conflicts | 16 |
17 | Rise of New Social Movements | |
18 | Recent Developments in Indian Politics |
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