ISC 2026 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 2026 Improvement Examination, code 879, set by CISCE. The footer reads 1226-879-I.E. 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 posting household images online, and true or false. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, and Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in one. The last question is a case about an Indian family in New Zealand that finds a community through a photo-sharing account. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Mass Media and Communication

Year

2026

Paper code

879

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

6

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 one question

Topics covered

• Fake news
• Documentary and Robert Flaherty
• Camera angles
• Online privacy
• Cultural transmission
• Advertorials and sting operations
• Television advertising
• Radio imagery
• Podcasts and smartphones
• New media
• Netiquette
• Representation

Questions from this paper

1. Provide an understanding of drama as a popular cinema genre.
2. Today India's youth strongly identifies with western fashion and fast-food culture. How have television and the internet acted as vehicles for this cultural change?
3. Advertorials are harmful because they mislead the reader. Explain the statement with an example.
4. Using the example of a superhero story, discuss how a radio jockey would create images in the listener's mind when radio has no pictures.
5. What is new media, and how is it different from older forms of media?
6. Why was representation important to the Indian family in New Zealand, and how did the photo-sharing platform give the children a sense of it?