CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question Paper 2021 Code Set-4 (Code 90 NEW, Series 3HKP3B/C) (Compartment) is available for download here. CBSE conducted the Class 12 Informatics Practices exam on September 8, 2021 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The Informatics Practices theory paper is of 70 marks.

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The Informatics Practices question paper includes the following types of questions:

  • The question paper (Informatics Practices NEW) has 40 questions in two parts, Part A and Part B, each compulsory, for 70 marks in 3 hours, with 15 minutes of extra reading time
  • Part A Section I has 21 questions of 1 mark each, of which any 15 are to be attempted (15 marks)
  • Part A Section II has two case-study questions, each with 5 sub-parts of 1 mark of which any 4 are attempted (8 marks)
  • Part B has Section I (10 questions of 2 marks, 20 marks), Section II (4 questions of 3 marks, 12 marks) and Section III (3 questions of 5 marks, 15 marks)
  • Internal choice is given in two questions of Part B Section I, two of Section II and one of Section III; alternative questions are printed for visually impaired students

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CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices 2021 Question Paper Details

Exam CBSE Class 12 Board Examination 2021
Subject Informatics Practices
Paper code Set-4 (Code 90 NEW, Series 3HKP3B/C) (Compartment)
Exam date September 8, 2021
Time allowed 3 hours (plus 15 minutes of reading time, 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM)
Maximum marks 70
Total questions 40 (attempt 34)

CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question Paper Pattern and Marking Scheme

The CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices 2021 question paper is of 70 marks and has 40 questions, of which 34 are to be attempted. The tables below give the section-wise paper pattern and the split of marks, as printed in the official question paper.

CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question Paper Pattern 2021

Section Questions Question Type Choice Marks per Question Marks
Part A, Section I Q1-Q21 Objective questions (multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank), attempt any 15 of 21 Any 15 of 21 1 15
Part A, Section II Q22-Q23 Two compulsory case-study questions (a Pandas DataFrame and a SQL table), each with 5 sub-parts of 1 mark of which any 4 are to be attempted All 2 4 8
Part B, Section I Q24-Q33 Short-answer questions of 2 marks (Python Pandas, SQL, networking and society), with internal choice in Q25 and Q29 All 10 2 20
Part B, Section II Q34-Q37 Long-answer questions of 3 marks (Pandas series, IPR, Matplotlib plots, SQL queries), with internal choice in Q35 and Q36 All 4 3 12
Part B, Section III Q38-Q40 Very-long-answer questions of 5 marks (Pandas DataFrame program, SQL functions, a network case study), with internal choice in Q39 All 3 5 15
Total 40 questions Attempt 34 70

CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Marks Distribution 2021

Question Type Questions to Attempt Marks per Question Total Marks
Objective questions (multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank), attempt any 15 of 21 (Part A, Section I) 15 1 15
Two compulsory case-study questions (a Pandas DataFrame and a SQL table), each with 5 sub-parts of 1 mark of which any 4 are to be attempted (Part A, Section II) 2 4 8
Short-answer questions of 2 marks (Python Pandas, SQL, networking and society), with internal choice in Q25 and Q29 (Part B, Section I) 10 2 20
Long-answer questions of 3 marks (Pandas series, IPR, Matplotlib plots, SQL queries), with internal choice in Q35 and Q36 (Part B, Section II) 4 3 12
Very-long-answer questions of 5 marks (Pandas DataFrame program, SQL functions, a network case study), with internal choice in Q39 (Part B, Section III) 3 5 15
Total 34 70