SUBJECT : BIOLOGY (THEORY) CLASS : XII

BLUE PRINT
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

The weightage of the distribution of marks over different dimensions of the question paper shall be
as follows :
1. Weightage of Content/Subject Units
Unit Content Marks
1 Reproduction 16
2 Genetics and Evolution 20
3 Biology and Human Welfare 12
4 Biotechnology and its application 12
5 Ecology and Environment 10
Total 70

2. Weightage of Different Form of Questions

S.No. Form of Questions Marks for each No. Of questions Total Marks
1 Very short answer (VSA) 1 16 16
2 Short answer (SA I) 2 5 10
3 Short answer (SA II) 3 7 21
4 Case based question 4 2 8
5 Long Answer 5 3 15
Total 33 70

3. Scheme of Option
1. There will be no overall option.
2. Internal choice (either/or type) on a very selective basis has been provided. The choice
has been given in one question of 4 marks and all the three questions of 5 marks weightage.

4. Weightage to difficulty level of questions

S.No. Estimated Difficulty Level Percentage
1 Easy 20
2 Average 60
3 Difficult 20

S Unit VSA - I SA - I SA - II CBQ LA Marks

No. 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 4 marks 5 marks allotted
1 Reproduction 3[3] 2[1] 6[2] - 5[1] 16
2 Genetics and Evolution 3[3] 2[1] 6[2] 4[1] 5[1] 20
3 Biology and human welfare 3[3] 2[1] 3[1] 4[1] 12
4 Biotechnology and its application 2[2] 2[1] 3[1] - 5[1] 12
5 Ecology and environment 5[5] 2[1] 3[1] - - 10
Total (Qus. 26) 16(16) 10(5) 21(07) 8(2) 15(3) 70