CBSE Class 12th Exam Biology Analysis: ‘Direct questions from NCERT, MCQs were high-scoring’

CBSE Class 12 Biology Exam Analysis: The difficulty level of the CBSE 2024 the biology Class 12 questions was moderate. Here's students' feedback and analysis by teachers.

CBSE Class 12 biology exam analysis and students feedback (representative image/ file)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on March 19 conducted the Class 12 CBSE biology exam. The paper was moderate with a mix of direct, analytical and application-based questions, say experts. The difficulty level of the CBSE biology Class 12 paper was moderate.

The biology exam was held for 70 marks. The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. While section A had 16 questions of 1 mark each, section B had five questions of two marks each. Section C had seven questions of three marks each and section D had two case-based questions of four marks each. Section E had three questions of five marks each.

According to Sujata, PGT Biology, KIIT World School Gurugram, section A featured a mix of objective type questions covering both theory and application-based concepts. The final four questions in this section were assertion and reason questions, testing students’ comprehension and recall abilities, she added.

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Section B, the teacher added, contained few direct questions and was relatively easier. Section C presented a blend of theoretical and application-based inquiries, including a few analytical questions of moderate complexity.

“Section D contains two case-based questions, which were easy to solve. Section E incorporated competency-based questions emphasising application and analysis concepts. The level of biology paper was moderate. MCQs were high-scoring, however, a few subjective questions were tricky and required critical thinking. It was a balanced question paper which was a mix of application and memory-based questions. The questions ranged from simple to a little tricky but were mostly direct and simple,” she added.

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There was no overall choice in the paper today. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student had to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.

As per Nidhi Sharma, PGT Biology at Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, the diagram-based questions were direct, MCQs and the assertion reason questions were very easy and five-marks questions were straightforward.

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The paper was moderately challenging for average students but who could handle the Section-A will get good grades, Ruchi Krishnatry PGT Biology and Middle School Coordinator at Manav Rachna International School, Charmwood, Faridabad said.