CBSE Class 12 Painting Question Paper 2015 Code 71 is available for download here. CBSE conducted the Class 12 Painting exam on April 18, 2015 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The Painting theory paper is of 40 marks.

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The Painting question paper includes the following types of questions:

  • The theory paper (History of Indian Art) has 8 questions, all compulsory, carrying equal marks (5 marks each) for 40 marks in 2 hours
  • 15 minutes of reading time is printed: the paper is distributed at 10.15 a.m. and students only read it until 10.30 a.m.
  • Questions 1 and 2 are to be answered in about 200 words each and Questions 3, 4 and 5 in about 100 words each
  • Questions 6, 7 and 8 are objective type (naming painters, artists, titles or sub-schools)
  • The paper prints no sections; the grouping of questions in the table is ours, based on the printed word limits

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CBSE Class 12 Painting 2015 Question Paper Details

Exam CBSE Class 12 Board Examination 2015
Subject Painting
Paper code 71
Exam date April 18, 2015
Time allowed 2 hours (plus 15 minutes of reading time, 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM)
Maximum marks 40
Total questions 8 (attempt 8)

CBSE Class 12 Painting Question Paper Pattern and Marking Scheme

The CBSE Class 12 Painting 2015 question paper is of 40 marks and has 8 questions, of which 8 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 Painting Question Paper Pattern 2015

Section Questions Question Type Choice Marks per Question Marks
Entire paper (no printed sections) Q1-Q2 Descriptive questions (appreciation of a contemporary Indian painting; like or dislike of Mughal or Deccan miniatures), about 200 words each, with choice inside the question All 2 5 10
Q3-Q5 Short-answer questions (observation note on a Bengal School painting; human life values in one of three contemporary art-works; success of the painter in one of two Rajasthani or Pahari miniatures), about 100 words each, with choice inside the question All 3 5 15
Q6-Q8 Objective-type questions (titles of five Pahari and Rajasthani miniatures; names of five Bengal School painters; titles of three Mughal miniatures and two Deccan sub-schools in 3 + 2 marks) All 3 5 15
Total 8 questions Attempt 8 40

CBSE Class 12 Painting Marks Distribution 2015

Question Type Questions to Attempt Marks per Question Total Marks
Descriptive questions (appreciation of a contemporary Indian painting; like or dislike of Mughal or Deccan miniatures), about 200 words each, with choice inside the question 2 5 10
Short-answer questions (observation note on a Bengal School painting; human life values in one of three contemporary art-works; success of the painter in one of two Rajasthani or Pahari miniatures), about 100 words each, with choice inside the question 3 5 15
Objective-type questions (titles of five Pahari and Rajasthani miniatures; names of five Bengal School painters; titles of three Mughal miniatures and two Deccan sub-schools in 3 + 2 marks) 3 5 15
Total 8 40