CBSE Class 12 Political Science Exam Pattern

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	14
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	10
8	Environment and Natural Resources	10
9	Globalisation and its Critics	10
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	12
16	Regional Aspiration and Conflicts	16
17	Rise of New Social Movements
18	Recent Developments in Indian Politics