CBSE Class 10 Social Science Board Exam 2024 Post Paper Analysis- 7th March

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Board Exam 2024 Post Paper Analysis - 7th March

The CBSE Class 10 Social Science for 2024 was of easy to moderate difficulty level. Read this detailed review to find out more.

By Topperlearning Expert 07th Mar, 2024 | 04:00 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education Board (CBSE Board) started the class 10 board examination 2024, on February 15. More than 39 lakh students are appearing for the CBSE board exam this year across the whole country. Today, the students appeared for the Social Science exam. The time duration of the examination was 3 hours and was conducted from 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M.

After the science examination, which was of moderate difficulty, students expected a similar level of social science exam paper. Students stated that the exam paper was of easy to moderate difficulty and was luckily not very lengthy. The students performed well within the given time limit. Let us look at the CBSE class 10 Social Science Paper in detail.

Question Paper Structure

The CBSE class 10 Social Science paper had two parts: the theory paper with questions of 80 marks over three hours conducted today and an internal assessment of 20 marks conducted earlier during the academic year. Here, we are going to understand the pattern of today's theory examination.

As per the CBSE guidelines, the Social Science examination paper was based on the NCERT textbook prescribed for the academic year 2023-2024. The paper had a similar pattern to the specimen paper provided by the CBSE board. Let us have a closer look at the paper structure.

The exam paper was divided into 6 sections as per the general CBSE board pattern for Social Science exam papers. All the sections had a mixture of History & Civics and Geography questions. There were no optional sections, but some questions had optional subparts.

Section A consisted of MCQ-based questions for 20 marks. All the questions were compulsory. There were a total of 20 questions, and each question carried 1 mark.

Section B consisted of very short answer questions for 8 marks. Students were required to answer all the questions. There were 4 questions in total and each question was of 2 marks where the answers should not exceed 40 words.

Section C comprised short answer questions for 15 marks. Students had to attempt all the questions. Students had to answer the questions in not more than 60 words. There were 5 questions in total and each question was of 3 marks.

Section D included short answer questions for 20 marks. All the questions were compulsory. There were a total of 4 questions, with each question carrying 5 marks. The students were required to answer each question within 120 words.

Section E consisted of the case study-based questions for 12 marks. All the questions were compulsory. There were a total of 3 questions, with each question carrying 4 marks. There were three subparts in each of the questions.

Section F was the map-based section of 5 marks. Question 37 was based on the map provided with the question paper. The question was divided into two parts: question 37(a), which included 2 questions of 1 mark each from the History section and question 37(b), which included 3 questions of 1 mark each from the Geography section. All the questions were compulsory.

Next, we would break down the CBSE class 10 Social Science paper with all its parts and the marks distributed on each section and topic.

Question Paper Analysis

On the basis of the reviews gained from the students and subject experts, here is a tabulated analysis of the CBSE class 10 Social Science exam paper.

Parameter	Analysis
Overall Paper Analysis
Overall difficulty level	Easy
Was the paper lengthy?	No
Overall expected score	75+
Difficulty level of Section A	Easy
Expected good score in Section A	17+
Difficulty level of Section B	Easy
Expected good score in Section B	6+
Difficulty level of Section C	Moderate
Expected good score in Section C	10+
Difficulty level of Section D	Moderate
Expected good score in Section D	12+
Difficulty level of Section E	Easy
Expected good score in Section E	10+
Difficulty level of Section F	Very Easy
Expected good score in Section F	4+

Distribution of Marks The CBSE class 10 Social Science has a standard pattern of distribution of marks.

Question Number	Marks per Question	Maximum Marks
Section A: MCQ-based questions	1	20 marks
Section B: Very short answer type questions	2	8 marks
Section C: Short answer type questions	3	15 marks
Section D: Long answer type questions	5	20 marks
Section E: Case studies based questions	4	12 marks
Section F: Map-based questions		5 marks
Question 37(a)	1	2 marks
Question 37(b)	1	3 marks
		Total = 80 marks

Student Feedback

The paper was of easy to moderate difficulty.
Most of the students were confident to score 75+ marks.
The paper had very simple and direct questions from the textbook.
The students were easily able to write within the given word limit.
Map questions were very easy to solve and were similar to the previous years.

Expert Feedback

The question paper was very easy and student-friendly.
The questions were application-based and analytic.
The paper was made to assess the students' understanding of the textbooks.
Students can easily score very good marks.
The paper was completely aligned with the syllabus and had a good mixture of all the topics.

Conclusion

The CBSE board class 10 Social Science examination conducted today, 7^th March, has been of easy to moderate difficulty. The question paper had a balance between both history and geography based questions. The sections were easy and were completed in time. The case studies section was interesting for the students. It had an analytical approach.

The Social Science examination is an important one for the students. According to the students and teachers, any student who has been thorough with the NCERT textbook and had practised previous years' question papers well would easily score 70+ marks in the exam.

The social science examination has boosted the confidence of the students for the upcoming examinations. The next examination is Mathematics on 11^th March and the last examination is Computer Applications on 13^th March.

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