The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 Social Science paper on Wednesday, 15 March was simple and well balanced. As per students the level of difficulty was moderate. The question paper was a balanced mix of knowledge, analysis and application based questions. Most of the students were able to complete the paper well in time and also could save some time for revision.
Social Science was for 80 marks, to be attempted within 3 hours.
The paper was divided into Section A, Section B , Section C, Section D ,Section E and Section F.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)
Section B: Very Short Answer Questions (08 marks)
Section C: Short Answer Based Questions (15 marks)
Section D : Long Answer Based Questions (20 marks)
Section E: Case Based Questions (12 marks)
Section F : Map Skill Based Question (5 marks)
According to Priyanka Swami TGT- SSC ,KIIT World School Gurugram, all the Six sections in the paper were relatively easy. Regarding difficulty level, Section A MCQ was not tricky but the questions were value based.
Section B was simple with direct answers in Set 1 & 2. The paper was balanced and one who solved NCERT well, could easily answer all questions. a not at all lengthy.”
Section C and D was direct from NCERT. Questions were not at all tricky. Most students should have been able to tackle the long-answer questions effectively.
Section E Case based questions are easy and in the comfort zone for the students.
Section F Map-based questions are very common and could be answered by the students.
There was no error found in the question paper. The paper consists of questions ranging from easy to critical. Language was very easy and proper reading of the question will make it accessible for the students.