CBSE Class 12 History paper pattern
As per the SQP, the History paper has 80 marks and is divided into five sections in which there are 34 compulsory questions.
Section A – question numbers 1 to 21 – MCQs, 1 mark each.
Section B: Question numbers 22 to 27: Short answer type questions, 3 marks each.
Section C (question no. 28 to 30): Long answer type questions, 8 marks each. Section D – Questions 31 to 33 – 3 sub questions, 4 marks each.
In Section E (Question no. 34): Map-based question, 5 marks.
