ISC 2025 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 2025 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 fourteen one-mark items, including multiple-choice, an assertion–reason item, fill-in-the-blanks and true or false. Section B has seven four-mark questions and Section C four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in two questions in each of those sections. The paper ends with a case about Ravi, a student who posts his fashion designs online and is mocked for taking up what others call a girl's profession. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Mass Media and Communication

Year

2025

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 with fourteen one-mark items: multiple-choice, assertion–reason, fill-in-the-blanks and true or false

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, four marks each; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each, ending with a case study; internal choice in two questions

Topics covered

• Journalism ethics and sensationalism
• Social media
• Radio script and microphones
• Stereotyping
• Media convergence
• Cinema genres
• Online fraud and netiquette
• Advertisement Standard Council of India
• Press regulation and film certification
• Parallel cinema
• Dada Saheb Phalke
• Representation

Questions from this paper

1. Briefly discuss any two ethical issues that result from conducting sting operations.
2. Elderly people are often portrayed in media as forgetful, old-fashioned and critical of the younger generation. This is an example of which idea in media studies?
3. Provide any four points to differentiate between the action and musical genres in cinema.
4. Which regulatory body maintains the standard of print media in India? Elaborate on any three of its functions.
5. Discuss the characteristics of parallel cinema as an alternate to mainstream commercial cinema in India.
6. What was Ravi subject to when fellow users mocked his fashion designs, and state any three ways he could have been negatively affected?