CBSE Class 10 Social Science candidates are assessed on the basis of an annual board examination of 80 marks and the intervals assessment of 20 marks. CBSE Class 10 Social Science question paper in Board Exam 2020 consists of a total of 35 questions divided into three sections – A, B, and C.
There are sections namely:
Section A: Objective Type Questions
This section will consist of 20 questions of different formats like
All questions in this section will carry one mark each.
Section B: Short Answer Type Questions
This section will comprise of 8questions (from 21 to 28) of three marks each. Students would be required to answer each question in about 80 words.
Section C: Long Answer Type Questions
This section will comprise of 6 questions (from 29 to 34) of five marks each. Students would be required to answer each question in about 120 words.
Map-Based Question
Question number 35 will be a map question of 6 marks with two parts:
History carrying two marks
Geography carrying four marks
CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2020 will not have any overall choice.
Five questions of Section A
Four questions of Section B
Two questions of Section C
The weightage of different chapters/units as part of the examination pattern.
Class 10 Social Science is divided into four divisions namely: History, Geography, Political Science and Economics. Below is the weightage distribution of all these divisions for CBSE Exam 2020:
|
Units |
Unit Name |
Marks |
|
I |
India and the Contemporary World - II |
20 |
|
II |
Contemporary India - II |
20 |
|
III |
Democratic Politics - II |
20 |
|
IV |
Understanding Economic Development |
20 |
|
|
Total |
80 |
