Previous Year Question Paper for CBSE Class 12 Chemistry - 2013 - Free PDF Download
FAQs on Chemistry Question Paper for CBSE Class 12 - 2013
1. How do we study Organic Chemistry for the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Board exam?
Most of the questions that come from Organic Chemistry include Nomenclature, Distinguishing Test, Mechanism and Naming Reaction. First and foremost, students have to keep the syllabus right beside them while studying the chapters so that in case of any changes or deletion of chapters, students can work out the questions accordingly. What matters most in Chemistry is understanding of the concepts rather than memorisation. For that, NCERTS are the best study materials based on the explanation of concepts and the question bank that follows after every chapter. Highlight important points and make short notes for speedy preparation. Finally, practice sample papers, with similar pattern and marking schemes like in the Board Exams, by Vedantu for more extensive revision.
2. Is Inorganic Chemistry in CBSE Class 12 Chemistry boring?
Unlike Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry tests the memorisation power of the students. It mainly needs to be crammed so try and cover the portion under Inorganic Chemistry in the end after finishing with the Physical and Organic Chemistry ahead of the exam. Either get the notes from the teachers and clear doubts simultaneously or prepare your own notes after studying the NCERTS. Solve the question banks at the end of the chapters, the Previous Years’ questions and sample papers to help the memorisation of information easily.
3. What is the marking scheme in the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Paper- 2013?
The total marks allotted for the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry paper is 70 marks. All questions are compulsory. The following is the marking scheme of the entire question paper:
Questions 1 to 8 are very short-answer type questions and carry 1 mark each.
Questions 9 to 18 are short-answer type questions and carry 2 marks each.
Questions 19 to 27 are again short-answer type questions and carry 3 marks each.
Questions 28 to 30 are long-answer type questions and carry 5 marks each.
Log tables can be used for calculation of numerical results since calculators are not allowed.
4. What kinds of maths is used to solve Chemistry questions in CBSE Class 12 Chemistry ?
All of chemistry involves maths and often students drop out of the stream due to this reason. In CBSE Class 12 Chemistry paper, the maths required is simple arithmetic, elementary algebra, logarithms, exponential functions and trigonometry. Qualitative analysis has the least maths. Physical Chemistry often involves energy consideration, the maths used can involve high levels of algebra and calculus. General Chemistry does not have much usage of advanced maths as compared to Physics. So if a student has a strong foundation in such topics of maths, he/she can easily sail through such questions in Chemistry.
5. Where do we find the sample papers for practicing for CBSE Std 12 Chemistry Board exam?
Question banks in NCERTS, Previous Years’ question papers and mock.sample papers created as per the syllabus by CBSE are more than enough to score exceptionally in the main exam. Sample papers by Vedantu have been curated by experts around the country through observation and analysis. The questions, both easy and difficult, in the sample paper have been framed in different ways so that students do not falter on the day of the exam. So students can download the sample papers in PDF format offline for free so that they can practice regularly.
