Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r1714fa1f221e8f31ae3a70898210e2859005e23c -rabf33c38c735b09fa2eaa41b457cd278cffdcf01
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 1714fa1f221e8f31ae3a70898210e2859005e23c)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision abf33c38c735b09fa2eaa41b457cd278cffdcf01)
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
 	questionForm.setSessionMapID(sessionMapID);
 	questionForm.setContentFolderID(contentFolderID);
 	questionForm.setDefaultGrade("1");
-	questionForm.setPenaltyFactor("0.1");
+	questionForm.setPenaltyFactor("0");
 	
 	List<AssessmentQuestionOption> optionList = new ArrayList<AssessmentQuestionOption>();
 	for (int i = 0; i < AssessmentConstants.INITIAL_OPTIONS_NUMBER; i++) {