UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CBSE students report higher marks after re-evaluation

Q1. In the context of the 2026 CBSE Class 12 evaluation controversy, what does the term "On-Screen Marking (OSM)" most precisely refer to?

  • A. A system in which students attempt and submit their board answer scripts digitally on a computer screen instead of on paper
  • B. A system in which physical answer scripts are scanned, anonymised, and uploaded to a digital portal for remote evaluation by examiners
  • C. A system in which answers are auto-evaluated by optical-character-recognition software with no human examiner involved
  • D. A system in which examiners mark scripts physically but enter the final marks directly into an online portal

Q2. The one-member inquiry committee set up to probe CBSE's procurement of On-Screen Marking services in 2026 was chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. Rahul Singh, the then CBSE Chairman
  • B. Himanshu Gupta, the then CBSE Secretary
  • C. S. Radha Chauhan, head of the Capacity Building Commission
  • D. Nisarga Adhikary, the ethical hacker who flagged portal vulnerabilities

Q3. By approximately how many percentage points did the overall CBSE Class 12 pass percentage decline in 2026 compared with 2025?

  • A. About 1.2 percentage points
  • B. About 3.2 percentage points
  • C. About 6.4 percentage points
  • D. About 8.4 percentage points