ISC 2024 Mass Media and Communication Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Mass Media and Communication paper, code 879, set by CISCE for the 2024 board examination. It carries 70 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes of reading time. All twelve questions are compulsory. Section A is a 14-mark mix of multiple-choice items, an assertion–reason item, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false and very short answers. Section B has seven short-answer questions, with an internal choice in two of them. Section C is four longer questions worth 28 marks, with an internal choice in two, and ends with a case about Shirin, who writes to a local newspaper about the mistreatment of domestic workers. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Mass Media and Communication

Year

2024

Paper code

879

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

5

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1: multiple-choice, assertion–reason, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false and very short answers

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, short answers; internal choice in Questions 3 and 6

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, longer answers, including a case study; internal choice in Questions 9 and 11

Topics covered

• Radio transmission and equipment
• Journalism ethics and paid news
• Press Council of India
• Stereotyping and representation
• Social media and netiquette
• Film certification
• Media convergence
• Cyber-stalking and online bullying
• Low-budget cinema
• Cinema genres
• Consumer Complaints Council
• Social movements

Questions from this paper

1. Partisan reporting has long-lasting negative effects on society. Explain how this form of reporting is unethical.
2. Assertion: Stereotyping results in misrepresentation of a community. Reason: Stereotyping is always done intentionally to harm a community's image. Choose the correct option.
3. The 'A' film certification discourages child viewership. Mention any two reasons for an A rating of a film.
4. How has cyber-stalking made social media unsafe, and what are any two consequences of online bullying for the victim?
5. Elaborate on any four components of the low-budget production process in cinema.
6. State any two tools Shirin could have used, apart from those in the passage, to change how families treated their domestic workers, and explain how media coverage started a beneficial social movement.