QUESTION PAPER DESIGN
Subject: Military History Class: Senior Secondary
Total Marks: 100 Time: 3 hrs
1. Weightage to Objectives
Objective Marks Percentage of
Total Marks
Knowledge 30 30%
Understanding 55 55%
Application/Skill 15 15%
Total 100 100%
2. Weightage by types of Questions
Types of Questions Number of Marks per Total
Question Marks
Questions
Objective Type Questions
1 Marks ( MCQ) 20# 1 20
1x2=2 Marks (with two sub- 15## 2 30
points)
(Fill in the blanks, Match the
column, paragraph or case based
questions, one word questions,
True False etc)
Very Short Answer (VSA) 7* 2 14
Short Answer (SA) 6** 3 18
Long Answer Type (LA) 3*** 6 18
Total 51 100
3. Weightage by Content
Module Marks
1. Military History of Ancient India 10
2. Military History of Medieval India 10
3. Military History of the Colonial Era 15
4. Armed Forces Today 25
5. Major Wars Post Independence 20
6. Insurgency and Terrorism 20
Total 100
4. Difficulty level of the Question Paper
Level Marks Percentage
Difficult 25 25
Average 50 50
Easy 25 25
Total 100 100
#: 10 Questions will have internal choice
##: 7 Questions will have internal choice
*: 4 Questions will have internal choice
**: 3 Questions will have internal choice
***: 3 Questions will have internal choice
MILITARY HISTORY