CBSE 10th Social Science Question Paper 2025: Download PDF Here

The Central Board of Secondary Education has successfully conducted the CBSE 10th Social Science Exam 2025 today i.e., February 25, 2025. The exam was started at 10:30 am and continued till 01:30 pm. The question paper consists of questions entirely based on the latest Class 10 Social Science syllabus and is comprised of 50% competency questions. After the completion of the exam, we have also updated direct links to download set-wise CBSE 10th Social Science Question Paper 2025 in the article below. For more updates regarding the CBSE 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025, students must go through the complete article below.

CBSE 10th Social Science Question Paper 2025

The CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam for 2024-25 was held in offline mode at multiple exam centers across India. Students were given 3 hours to complete the paper, along with an extra 15 minutes to read the question paper and finish the necessary formalities. The theory exam was for 80 marks and 20 marks were for the internal assessments.

The question paper was a complete set of different types of questions, including MCQs, short answers, long answers, and map-based questions. Some questions offered internal choices, allowing students to select the ones they preferred. The CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 consisted of 37 questions that were divided into different sections

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CBSE 10th Social Science Exam Pattern 2025

The CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 followed the updated syllabus. Half of the questions tested students’ skills and understanding (competency-based). The paper had six sections: A, B, C, D, E, and F. All questions were to be answered. The exam covered important topics from the syllabus, ensuring students apply their knowledge effectively. The new format aims to check both memory and thinking skills, making the paper balanced and student-friendly.

1. Section A: Starts from question number 1 to 20 which will be MCQs of 1 mark each.
2. Section B: will be a set of Very short answer-type questions of two marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 40 words.
3. Section C: has short answer-type questions of three marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 60 words.
4. Section D: will consist of long answer-type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 120 words.
5. Section E: has case study-based questions with three sub-questions and are of 4 marks each. The answers to these questions should be given in 100 words.
6. Section F: will consist of 1 map-based question that carries 5 marks with two parts, (a) from History (2 marks), and (b) from Geography (3 marks).

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Question Asked in the CBSE 10th Social Science Set 1 Question Paper 2025

SECTION A (Multiple Choice Questions)

Q1. By which organization is the Human Development Report published?

(A) World Trade Organisation

(B) Amnesty International

(C) United Nations Development Programme

(D) World Health Organisation

Q2. Identify the odd one out.

(A) Hindustan Computers Limited

(B) Bharti Airtel Limited

(C) Hindustan Unilever Limited

(D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Q3. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The process of removing barriers on foreign trade and investment by the government is known as ———

Options:

(A) Import Tax

(B) Export Tax

(C) Liberalisation

(D) Industrialisation

Q4. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option: Assertion

(A): Most of the jute industry in India is located in a narrow belt along the banks of the Hugli river. Reason

(R) : India is the second-largest exporter of jute! 

Options:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q5. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option: 

Options:

(A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

(B) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

(C) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii

(D) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii

Q6. Mrs. Monica, along with her family, clears a piece of land and grows grain and other food crops to feed her family. When the soil’s fertility decreases, she prepares another piece of land for agriculture. Which of the following methods of agriculture does she use?

(A) Plantation farming

(B) Slash and burn farming

(C) Intensive subsistence farming

(D) Commercial farming

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 PDF Download

As the CBSE Class 10th Social Science Exam 2025 is successfully completed we have also updated all the set-wise question papers here. These CBSE 10th Social Science Question Papers are valuable resources as after the successful conduction of the exam, these question papers help the students to evaluate their performance in the exams. They also give an overview of papers to students preparing to appear in the class 10th exams next year of the types. To download the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 set 1, 2, and 3 PDF, the direct links have been mentioned below.

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