BHSEC (Class XII) case studies
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The Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) is the school-leaving qualification taken at the end of Class XII in Bhutan. It is set and marked subject by subject under the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA), and results are used for admission to tertiary study in Bhutan and for applications abroad, as well as by employers and scholarship bodies. Candidates are students completing higher secondary schooling, including those in the science, commerce and arts streams, and private candidates who register for individual subjects. Each subject is assessed through a written examination paper, so success depends on recall, structured writing and steady accuracy under time pressure rather than on coursework. The BHSEC (Class XII) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,748 words.
1The Relay Race Baton Drop
A school athletics squad is preparing for a 4×100 m relay. In a practice run, Runner A hands the baton to Runner B inside the 20 m exchange zone, but the handover occurs only 2 m before the end of the zone.
349 words, about 2 min2The Village Shop Pricing Dilemma
A village shop sells two products: rice and cooking oil. The shopkeeper buys rice at Nu.
339 words, about 2 min3The Missing Voucher Entry
A small trading firm's trial balance at year-end shows total debits of Nu. 450,000 and total credits of Nu.
416 words, about 2 min4The Photosynthesis Data Puzzle
A student investigates the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in an aquatic plant. She places the plant in a beaker of water with sodium bicarbonate and counts the number of oxygen bubbles produced per minute at different distances from a lamp: 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm.
332 words, about 2 min5The School Network Bottleneck
A school computer lab has 30 computers connected to a single 100 Mbps switch. The switch connects to the internet through a 20 Mbps router.
312 words, about 2 min