CBSE Class 12 question papers for 2024 are available below for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Core, Business Studies and Accountancy. Each subject has several paper codes, with the question paper and its solution placed in the same row.

The reviewed Set 1 papers show the actual format used in 2024. Science papers had 33 questions for 70 marks, Mathematics had 38 questions for 80 marks, and the three Commerce and English papers had their own subject-wise formats. CBSE also provides the 2024 marking schemes separately.

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The 2024 papers did not follow one common question count. The subject and paper code decided the number of questions, section pattern and marks. The comparison below uses one inspected Set 1 paper from each subject.

CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Question Paper 2024

Mathematics paper 65/1/1 had 38 questions in five sections. Questions 1 to 18 were MCQs, while Questions 19 and 20 were assertion-reason questions. The paper then moved through 2-mark, 3-mark and 5-mark answers before three 4-mark case studies.

The case studies covered the rate of change of a traffic camera angle, probability using air turbulence data, and inverse trigonometric functions. Internal choice was available in Sections B to E, but there was no overall choice. Calculators were not allowed.

CBSE Class 12 Physics Question Paper 2024

Physics paper 55/1/1 had 33 questions for 70 marks. It included 16 one-mark questions, five 2-mark questions, seven 3-mark questions, two 4-mark case-based questions and three 5-mark questions.

Question 29 used lenses and optical power, while Question 30 covered a p-n junction diode as a rectifier. The latter asked about full-wave and half-wave rectification, diode bias and ripple frequency.

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Question Paper 2024

Chemistry paper 56/1/1 followed the same 33-question and 70-mark section pattern as the reviewed Physics and Biology papers. Questions 29 and 30 were the two 4-mark case-based questions.

Question 29 covered primary batteries, secondary batteries and fuel cells. Question 30 used valence bond theory and crystal field theory to test the colour, magnetic behaviour and orbital arrangement of coordination compounds.

CBSE Class 12 Biology Question Paper 2024

Biology paper 57/1/1 had 33 questions for 70 marks. Its two case-based questions used a passage, a graph and a diagram rather than only direct recall.

Question 29 used species richness data from different regions. Question 30 showed the selection of transformed bacteria and asked about plasmid sites, genetic-engineering enzymes and insertional inactivation.

CBSE Class 12 English Core Question Paper 2024

English Core paper 1/1/1 had 13 main questions for 80 marks. Section A covered Reading Skills for 22 marks. Section B covered Creative Writing Skills, while Section C covered Literature.

The first reading passage discussed artificial intelligence in education, healthcare, transport and industry. The paper combined objective questions, short written responses, writing tasks, literature extracts and longer answers.

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies Question Paper 2024

Business Studies paper 66/1/1 had 34 questions for 80 marks. Questions 1 to 20 were MCQs. The remaining questions carried 3, 4 or 6 marks.

The instructions suggested answers of 50 to 75 words for 3-mark questions, about 150 words for 4-mark questions and about 200 words for 6-mark questions. The opening case tested leadership style and the social business environment through a company situation.

CBSE Class 12 Accountancy Question Paper 2024

Accountancy paper 67/1/1 had 34 questions for 80 marks. Part A was compulsory and covered Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies.

Part B gave two options: Analysis of Financial Statements and Computerised Accounting. The paper used 1-mark MCQs, 3-mark short answers, 4-mark long answers and 6-mark long answers, with internal choice in some questions.

CBSE Class 12 Paper Codes and Sets

Every booklet carries a paper code, such as 65/1/1 for Mathematics or 55/1/1 for Physics. The last part of the code changes across sets. Questions may appear in a different order in another booklet, so the code should be matched before using a solution.

The official 2024 question-paper archive includes more Class 12 subjects than the seven covered on this page.