In a question paper, there are 12 questions in all out of which only six are to be answered. Six questions have an alternative each. Each question has four parts: How many questions including parts are there in the question paper?

Options

A. 48
B. 72
C. 96
D. 24

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we will break down the information given and calculate the total number of questions including parts.

### Step 1: Identify the total number of questions
The question states that there are a total of 12 questions in the question paper.

**Hint:** Remember to note the total number of questions provided in the problem statement.

### Step 2: Determine how many questions have alternatives
Out of the 12 questions, it is mentioned that 6 questions have an alternative each. This means that for these 6 questions, there is an additional option to choose from.

**Hint:** Identify which questions have alternatives and how they affect the total count.

### Step 3: Calculate the effective number of questions
Since 6 questions have alternatives, we can consider that for these 6 questions, there are effectively 2 choices (the original question and its alternative). Thus, we have:
- 6 questions without alternatives
- 6 questions with alternatives (each providing an additional choice)

So, the total number of effective questions is:
\[ 6 \text{ (without alternatives)} + 6 \text{ (with alternatives)} = 12 \text{ effective questions} \]

**Hint:** Sum the questions with and without alternatives to find the total number of effective questions.

### Step 4: Calculate the total number of parts for each question
Each question (including alternatives) has 4 parts. Therefore, we need to multiply the total number of effective questions by the number of parts per question:
\[ 12 \text{ effective questions} \times 4 \text{ parts per question} = 48 \text{ parts} \]

**Hint:** Multiply the total number of effective questions by the number of parts to find the total number of parts.

### Step 5: Final Calculation
Now, we need to add the total number of effective questions (12) to the total number of parts (48):
\[ 12 \text{ effective questions} + 48 \text{ parts} = 60 \]

However, since the question asks for the total number of questions including parts, we only need the total number of parts calculated in the previous step.

### Conclusion
The total number of questions including parts in the question paper is:
\[ 48 \]

**Final Answer:** 48