ISC 2026 Physical Education Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Physical Education Paper 1 (Theory) set by CISCE for the 2026 Improvement Examination, code 875A (marked 1226-875A-I.E.). It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has fifteen questions in three sections. Section A has fifteen one-mark parts, including a circuit-training scenario, picture-based questions on first aid and an exercise, and an assertion–reason item on CPR. Section B has five five-mark questions, among them a case study on a weightlifter who takes a banned performance-enhancing substance. In Section C candidates answer every part of the questions on any two of nine games: football, cricket, hockey, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Physical Education

Year

2026

Paper code

875A

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

12

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  15 marks

  Question 1 with 15 one-mark parts: multiple-choice, assertion–reason, fill in the blanks and very short answers

• Section B

  25 marks

  Questions 2–6, five marks each, including a case study; internal choice in Questions 3 and 6

• Section C

  30 marks

  Questions 7–15, one per game, 15 marks each; answer the questions on any two games

Topics covered

• Training methods and types of exercise
• Tournaments, fixtures, byes and seeding
• First aid and CPR
• Doping and WADA
• Posture and physical fitness components
• Communicable diseases and noise pollution
• Careers in physical education
• Intramurals and LNUPE
• Rules and terms of games: football, cricket, hockey, basketball, volleyball
• Rules and terms of games: tennis, badminton, swimming, athletics

Questions from this paper

1. Rahul consumed a substance to enhance his performance in a weightlifting competition. Name the substance and mention any four of its adverse effects.
2. What is noise pollution? Write any four causes of noise pollution.
3. What are intramurals? State the importance of conducting intramurals in school.
4. Explain the role of games and sports in the development of an individual.
5. Explain the Duckworth–Lewis rule in cricket.
6. Explain the stages of the triple jump.