ISC 2025 Mass Media and Communication Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Mass Media and Communication paper from the 2025 Improvement Examination, code 879, set by CISCE. The footer reads 1225-879-IE. It carries 70 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes of reading time. All twelve questions are compulsory. Section A has fourteen one-mark items, including multiple-choice, an assertion–reason item on parallel cinema, and true or false. Section B has seven four-mark questions and Section C four seven-mark questions. Internal choices appear in Questions 3 and 6 and in two questions of Section C. The paper ends with a case about Maria, a student abroad who uses a college social media site to share her culture. 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 Questions 3 and 6

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each, ending with a case study; internal choice in Questions 9 and 11

Topics covered

• Media and social change
• Sensationalism and fake news
• Radio script and the radio jockey
• Parallel cinema
• Media convergence
• Genre theory
• Cyber activism
• Press Council of India
• Representation and stereotyping
• Lumière Brothers and Robert Flaherty
• Cinema genres
• Collective identity

Questions from this paper

1. A journalist had to cover a story about a missing child. Why should the journalist approach this topic with empathy?
2. Fake news is extremely dangerous for the public, but potentially profitable for journalists. Explain.
3. Provide a brief understanding of genre theory, and say why action films are considered entertaining.
4. How does representation counter stereotyping in mass media, and how can representation itself lead to stereotyping?
5. Elaborate on the contribution of the Lumière Brothers and of Robert Flaherty to the evolution of cinema.
6. What type of identity did Maria become part of through her college social media site, and how did sharing information online help create it?