CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2026

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2026 provides all the answers for questions that appeared in the exam. Match your answers to get a rough idea about the marks you can score.

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CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2026
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Marking Scheme 2026
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Grading System 2026
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Question Paper Pattern 2026

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2026 can be checked here on March 23, 2026 after 1:30 PM. The students can match their answers with the ones provided in the unofficial answer key. As per the right answers, students can calculate the marks. This provides them an idea about the range of marks they can score. Students must score at least 33% marks to get the pass status. The students can check the details of CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks 2026 here. Read further to check the CBSE Class 12 Political Science Unofficial Answer Key 2026 provided in the table below.

The unofficial CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2026 is available. You can check the answers for Section A, the MCQs section, in the table given below

Questions	Unofficial Answers
Section A
Q1.	Option B
Q2.	Option B
Q3	Option B
Q4	Option C
Q5	Option A
Q6	Option B
Q7	Option C
Q8	Option D
Q9	Option B
Q10	Option A
Q11	Option A
Q12	Option A

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Marking Scheme 2026

The CBSE Class 12 Political Science Marking Scheme 2026 is structured to emphasize accuracy and conceptual clarity. The CBSE board has given high emphasis to Competency-Based questions, which account for 50% of the paper. You can check the table to get an overview of the mark distribution.

Question Number	Marks	Details
Question numbers1-12	1 Mark each	Multiple-choice questions of one mark each
Question numbers 13-18	2 Marks each	Answers to these questions should not exceed 50-60 words each
Question numbers 19-23	4 Marks each	Word limit 100-120 for each answer. Internal choices in 2 of the 4 mark questions
Question number 24-26	6 Marks each	Picture, map, and passage-based
Question numbers 27-30	6 Marks each	Answers to these questions should not exceed 170-180 words.

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Grading System 2026

CBSE uses a 9-point relative grading system to rank the students based on their performance compared to the entire cohort of passing candidates, instead of giving any raw score. You can check the table given below to get an overview of the grading system and the 9-point scale.

Grade	Grade Point	Meaning
A1	10.0	Excellent/ Top 1/8th of students
A2	9.0	Very Good/ Next 1/8th
B1	8.0	Good/ Above Average
B2	7.0	Above Average/ Fair
C1	6.0	Average Performance
C2	5.0	Satisfactory Performance
D1	4.0	Pass/ Minimum Requirement
D2	2-3	Compartment Eligible
E1/E2	0-2	Fail/Essential Repeat

How CGPA Calculation is Done by the CBSE

To understand the grading system and CGPA calculation, you can check the details shared below.

CGPA Calculation:
- Sum of the grade points of all the subjects.
- Divide by the number of subjects - CGPA.
To convert the CGPA to a percentage: Percentage = CGPA × 9.5
- Example: If your CGPA is 8, your percentage = 8 × 9.5 = 76%

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Question Paper Pattern 2026

The Political Science exam was conducted for 80 marks.
The question paper includes five sections - A, B, C, D, and E.
The first section includes short questions of 1 mark each.
Internal choices are available in long questions.

Visit the page after the completion of the exam to get the answers for all questions. Check the set of question papers before checking the answers and evaluating the marks, as every set of question papers has different questions. You can also check the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 here.