Syllabus of Half Annual Examination (2024-25)

Grade XII

Subject Syllabus Paper Pattern

English Core Section A Section A – 22 Marks
Two unseen passages Reading Skills
Section B I Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18)
Notice Writing 1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
Formal Invitation and replies inference and vocabulary.
Letter to Editor and Job Application 2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like
Article writing and Report Writing statistical data, charts etc.to assess comprehension, interpretation,
Section C analysis, inference and evaluation.
Book- Flamingo Section B – 18 Marks
Prose: Creative Writing Skills
1. The Last Lesson 3. Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
2.Lost Spring answered. (4 Marks) 4. Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply ,up to 50
3.Deep Water words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
4.The Rattrap (4 Marks)
Poetry: 5. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in approximately
1. My Mother at Sixty Six 120-150 words. Letter types include application for a job with bio data or
2.Keep Quiet resume. Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of
3.A Thing of Beauty public interest) . One out of the two given questions to be answered.
Book- Vistas (5 Marks)

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1. The Third Level 6. Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on
2. The Tiger King verbal inputs, to be answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given
3. Journey to the end of the Earth questions to be answered. (5 Marks)
4. The Enemy Section C – 40 Marks
Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
This section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple
Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type
Questions and Long Answer Type Questions to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, evaluation and extrapolation beyond the text.
7. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Flamingo, to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation.
(6x1=6 Marks)
8. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Vistas, to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation.
(4x1=4 Marks)
9. One prose extract out of two from the book Flamingo, to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
(6x1=6Marks)
10. Short answer type questions (from Prose and Poetry from the book
Flamingo), to be answered in 40-50 words each. Questions should elicit
inferential responses through critical thinking. Five questions out of the six
given, are to be answered. (5x2=10 Marks)
11. Short answer type questions, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 40-
50 words each. Questions should elicit inferential responses through

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 critical thinking. Any two out of three questions to be done.
(2x2=4 Marks)
12. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry (Flamingo), to be
answered in 120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident / theme /
passage / extract / event as reference points to assess extrapolation
beyond and across the text. The question will elicit analytical and
evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two questions to be
done. (1x5=5 Marks)
13. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book
Vistas, to be answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension
and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide analytical and
evaluative responses using incidents, events, themes, as reference points.
Any one out of two questions to be done. (1x5=5 Marks)
Core Ch - Relations and functions Total marks: 80
Mathematics Ch - Inverse trigonometric function Section – A
Ch - Matrices 18 MCQ's and 2 Assertion-reason based questions of 1 mark each
Ch - Determinants (1 × 20 = 20)
Ch - Continuity and differentiability Section – B
Ch - Application of derivatives (Rate of 5 very short answers type questions of 2 marks each (2 × 5 = 10)
change and increasing and decreasing Section – C
functions ) 6 Short answer type questions of 3 marks each (3 × 6 = 18)
Ch - Linear Programming Section – D
Ch - Probability 4 Long answer type questions of 5 marks each (5 × 4 = 20)
Section – E

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 3 case based questions of 4 marks each with sub parts (4 × 3 = 12)

Applied Ch - Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Total marks: 80

Mathematics Applications Section – A
Ch - Numerical inequalities 18 MCQ's and 2 Assertion-reason based questions of 1 mark each
Ch - Matrices (1 × 20 = 20)
Ch - Determinants Section – B
Ch - Differentiation 5 very short answers type questions of 2 marks each (2 × 5 = 10)
Ch - Application of Derivatives (Exercise 1 and Section – C
2) 6 Short answer type questions of 3 marks each (3 × 6 = 18)
Ch – Time series data Section – D
Ch- Probability (Exercise 1 and 2) 4 Long answer type questions of 5 marks each (5 × 4 = 20)
Ch - Linear Programming Section – E
Ch – Financial Mathematics (Ch – 13 and 14) 3 case based questions of 4 marks each with sub parts (4 × 3 = 12)

Business Ch-1 Nature and Significance of Management Total marks: 80

Studies Ch-2 Principles of Management Section A
Ch-3 Business Environment 20 MCQs of 1 mark each (1 × 20 = 20)
Ch-4 Planning Section B
Ch-5 Organising 4 questions of 3 marks each (3 × 4 = 12)
Ch-6 Staffing Section C
Ch-7 Directing 6 questions of 4 marks each (4 × 6 = 24)
Ch-8 Controlling Section D
4 questions of 6 marks each (6 × 4 = 24)

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Chemistry Ch - Solution Total marks: 70
Ch -Electrochemistry Section – A
Ch - Chemical Kinetics MCQ/ Assertion Reason (1 × 16 = 16)
Ch -Halo alkanes and Halo Arenes Section–B
Ch - Alcohol, Phenol and Ether Short Answer question (2 × 5 = 10)
Ch – Biomolecules Section – C
Ch – Aldehyde, ketone and carboxylic acid Short Answer question (3 × 7 = 21)
Section – D
2 case-based questions of 4marks each (4 × 2 = 8)
Section – E
3 questions of 5 marks each (5 × 3 = 15)
Physics Ch - Electrostatic Total marks : 70
Ch - Current Electricity Section – A
Ch - Magnetic Effects of Current MCQ/ Assertion Reason (1 × 16 = 16)
Ch - Emi & Alternating Current Section – B
Short Answer question (2 × 5 = 10)
Section – C
Short Answer question (3 × 7 = 21)
Section – D
2 questions of case study 4 marks each (4 × 2 = 8)
Section – E
3 long questions of 5 marks each (5 × 3 = 15)
Biology Ch -2 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Total marks: 70
Ch - 3 Human Reproduction Section – A

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 Ch – 4 Reproductive Health 16 questions of 1 mark each (1 × 16 = 16)
Ch - 5 Principles of Inheritance and Variation Section–B
Heredity and variation: 5 questions of 2 marks each (2 × 5 = 10)
Ch – 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance Section – C
Ch – 7 Evolution 7 questions of 3 marks each (3 × 7 = 21)
Ch- 8 Human health and disease Section – D
Ch-10 Microbes in human welfare 2 case-based questions of 4marks each (4 × 2 = 8)
Section – E
3 questions of 5 marks each (5 × 3 = 15)
Economics Part A( Macroeconomics) Total marks: 80
1.Circular flow of income Part A (Microeconomics )
2. Basic concepts of macroeconomics 1 mark questions (1 × 10 = 10)
3. Money 3 mark questions (3 × 2 = 6)
4. Banking 4 mark questions (4 × 3 = 12)
5. Government Budget and Economy 6 mark questions (6 × 2 = 12)
6. Foreign exchange rate Part B (Statistics)
7. Balance of payments 1 mark questions (1 × 10 = 10)
Part B ( Indian economic development) 3 mark questions (3 × 2 = 6)
1. Indian economy on the Eve of independence 4 mark questions (4 × 3 = 12)
2. Indian economy (1950-90) 6 mark questions (6 × 2 = 12)
3. Liberalisation, Privatisation and
Globalisation
4. Human capital formation
5. Rural Development

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Accountancy Ch - Accounting for partnership firms Total marks : 80
(Fundamentals) 1 mark questions (1 × 20 = 20)
Ch - Goodwill 3 marks questions ( 3 × 6 = 18)
Ch - Change in profit Sharing Ratio 4 marks questions (4 × 3 = 12)
Ch - Admission of a partner 6 marks questions (6 × 5 = 30)
Ch - Retirement of a partner
Ch - Death of a partner
Ch - Dissolution of partnership firm.
Book 2
Ch - Issue and Forfeiture of Shares
Physical Ch -1 Management of Sporting Events Total marks : 70
Education Ch -2 Children and Women in Sports Section A (18 marks)
Ch -3 Yoga As Preventive Measure for MCQ (18 × 1 = 18)
Lifestyle Disease Section B (10 marks)
Ch -4 Physical Education and Sports for Very short (5 × 2 = 10)
CWSN Section C (15 marks)
Ch- 5 Sports and Nutrition Short answer (5 × 3 = 15)
Section D (12 marks)
Case study based (3 × 4 = 12)
Section E (15 marks)
Long Questions (3 × 5 = 15)
Psychology Chapter 1 - Variations in psychological MCQ (1 × 15= 15)
attribute Very short type (2 × 6= 12)
Chapter 2- Self and personality Short answer type (3 × 3= 9)

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 Chapter 3 - Meeting life challenges Long answer type (4 × 4= 16)
Chapter 4 - Psychological disorders Very long type (6 × 2= 12)
Case based (3 × 2 = 6)
Applied Arts Fundamentals of Visual Art Total marks : 30
Unit 1 Section A
A) Rajasthani School of Painting MCQ 8 questions of 1 mark (1 × 8 = 8)
B) The Pahari Schools Section B
Short 5 questions of 2 marks (2 × 5 = 10)
Section C
Long 2 questions of 6 marks (6 × 2 = 12)
Hindustani Definitions- Alankar, kan, Meend, khatka, Total marks : 30
Vocal Music Murki, Gamak, Gram, Alap Section – A
Time Theory of Ragas MCQ 8 questions (1 × 8 = 8)
Sangeet Ratnakar, Sangeet Parijat Section – B
Life Sketch Short Questions 5 (2 × 5 = 10)
Bade Gulam Ali khan ji,Pandit Krishna Rao Section – C
Shankar gi Long Questions 2 (6 × 2 = 12)
Taal- Rupak, JhapTaal,Dhamar
Tuning of Tanpura
Notation of Raag Bhairav
Political Book :1. Part A ( Contemporary World Politics) Total marks :
Science Ch:1. The End of Bipolarity Section – A
Ch: 2. New Centres of Power Question no. 1 to 12 MCQ (1 Mark each) (1 × 12 = 12)
Ch: 3. Contemporary South Asia Section – B

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 Ch: 4. United Nations And its organization Question no. 13 to 19 (2 Marks each) (2 × 6 = 12)
Book : 2 Part B (Politics in India Since Section – C
Independence) Question no.20 to 23 (4 Marks each) (4 × 5 = 20)
Ch:1. Changes of Nation Building Section – D
Ch: 2. Planned Development Question no. 24 to 26 Passage/Cartoon/Map based questions.
Ch: 3. India's Foreign Policy (4x3=12)
Questions no 27 to 30 (6 Marks each) (6 × 4 = 24s)

Information Unit 1 Total marks : 70

Practices Data Handling Using Panda’s I, Panda’s II MCQ (1 × 10= 10)
Unit 2 Very short type (2 × 7= 14)
Data Base Query using SQL Short answer type (3 × 4= 12)
Long answer type (4 × 4= 16)
Very long type (6 × 2= 12)
Case based / Application Based Question answers (3 × 2 = 6)
Sociology 1. The demographic structure of the Indian Total marks : 80
society Section A -Multiple choice questions (1x16=16)
2. Social institutions - continuity and change Section B -Two marks questions (9x2=18)
3. Patterns of social inequality and exclusion Section C -Four marks questions (7x4=28)
4. The challenges of cultural diversity
5. Structural change Section D -Six marks questions (3x6=18)
6. Cultural change
7. Change and development in rural society

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