Karnataka 1st PUC Blueprint for Biology

Karnataka Board Blueprint

SUBJECT: BIOLOGY (36) BLUE PRINT - 2023 - 24 CLASS – I P U
Question Paper Part Question type Number of questions Marks
PART – A I MCQ 15 15
PART – A II FILL IN THE BLANKS 05 05
PART – B III SHORT ANSWERS (2 MARKS) 08 16
PART – C IV SHORT ANSWERS (3 MARKS) 08 24
PART – D V LONG ANSWERS (5 MARKS) 08 40
PART – D VI LONG ANSWERS (5 MARKS) 03 15
TOTAL 47 115

Remember Understand Application HOTS
Chapter/ Content domain/ Unit/ No. of
Marks MCQ SA LA MCQ SA LA MCQ SA LA MCQ SA LA
Theme periods
1. The Living World 3 2 1
2. Biological Classification 5 4 1 1
3. Plant Kingdom 6 6 1 1
4. Animal Kingdom 9 9 1 1 1
5. Morphology of Flowering
6 5 2 1
Plants
6. Anatomy of Flowering plants 4 4 1 1
7. Structural Organisation in
3 3 1 1
Animals
8. Cell: The Unit of Life 11 12 1 1 1
9. Biomolecules 7 6 1 1 1
10. Cell Cycle and Cell Division 6 6 2 1 1
11. Photosynthesis in Higher
7 6 1 1
Plants
12. Respiration in Plants 7 6 1 1
13. Plant Growth and
8 8 1 1 1
Development
14. Breathing and Exchange of 6 6 1 1 1

Gases
15. Body Fluids and Circulation 7 6 1 1
16. Excretory Products and their
6 6 1 1
Elimination
17. Locomotion and Movement 7 7 1 1
18. Neural Control and
5 5 1 1
Coordination
19. Chemical control and
7 8 3 1
Integration
Total 120 115 16 09 01 01 07 05 02 00 02 01 00 03

I P U QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

1. The Question paper consists of Four parts; A, B, C and D
2. Part A - I consists of 15 Multiple choice questions, Part A – II consists of 5 fill up the blanks questions
3. All the questions of Part A – I and II are to be answered compulsorily
4. Part B consists of 8 short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each, out of which 5 questions to be answered
5. Part C consists of 8 short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each, out of which 5 questions to be answered
6. Part – D consists of V and VI. Part D – V consists of 8 long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each, out of which 4 questions to be answered. Part
D – VI consists of 3 long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each, out of which 1 question to be answered.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SETTING THE QUESTION PAPER

1. The questions should be simple and unambiguous
2. The answers for the questions should be available in the prescribed text book or can be derived from the concepts of text book for
application/reasoning/analytical questions
3. The question paper should be prepared on the individual blue print on the basis of weightage of marks fixed for each chapter and units
4. At least one question carrying 1mark, 2 marks, 3 marks and 5 marks have to be derived from each chapter wherever possible
5. When a question carrying 3 or 5 marks is split the sub questions should be derived from the same concept or different concepts of same chapter
6. Please avoid questions like explain with a neat labeled diagram. Frame questions only to expect neat labeled diagram to express skill
7. A variation of 1% weightage per objective of questions is allowed
8. Variation of 1 mark in each chapter or unit weightage is permitted while preparing the blue print and the total marks should not exceed 115.