The much-awaited CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam for 2024 concluded on March 7th. As students emerge from the exam hall, initial reactions and expert analyses paint a picture of moderate difficulty.
Central Board of Secondary Education conducted the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Exam 2024 on March 7, 2024. The examination was conducted from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm across the country and abroad.
CBSE Class 10 Social Science Exam 2024
According to the majority of the students, the paper was easy; while for some, the Social Science paper was moderate. For Teachers, the difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.
Anushka Chand, Lucknow Public School Class 10 student said, “Overall, it was a balanced paper and more or less based on general application of the theory.” Maitrayee Jha of the same school said, “The paper was moderate. Objective questions were quite easy and straight forward. Short and long answers were conceptual based and map-work was very easy.”
LPS School student Shivam Patel said, “Overall the paper was moderate. The MCQ were quite easy. Case-based questions were complicated as asked on a conceptual basis. Short and long questions were tricky and quite lengthy.” Dwani Bhatnagar said, “MCQs were all textbook-based and easy.
Very short answers were also quite easy and included justification. Short questions were easy yet tricky as they were conceptual-based. Long ones were quite easy with general statements. Case based study was asked indirectly. Map was very easy and direct.”
Neil Bajpai, a student at GD Goenka Public School in Lucknow, stated that the multiple-choice questions (MCQs) consisted of both knowledge- and application-based questions. The paper was straightforward and easy to understand for both Akshat and Ishani Gurjar.
Khushi of GD Goenka said that the subjective questions were based on the clarity of concepts of the NCERT Syllabus. In the words of Chaitanya Shukla and Devansh, the students who would have done well practice the sample papers/ the pre-board question papers would found the Question paper not so challenging.
The teachers claimed that the Map questions were straightforward and knowledge-based. A few of the subjective questions were challenging and called for in-depth knowledge of the subjects as well as critical analysis. The majority of pupils felt well about how they performed.
Geetanjali Hasani – TGT Social Science of LPS said, “The general standard of the question paper was deemed satisfactory. The objective questions presented a mix of simplicity and trickiness. Both short and long questions were approachable. The bulk of questions followed a statement-based format. The map work component posed no significant challenge. In summary, the overall difficulty of the paper ranged from easy to moderate.”
Priyanka Swami, TGT Social Science, KIIT World School, Gurugram said, “Social science paper was a balanced mix of analysis and application-based questions; the level of difficulty was moderate. The question paper was a balanced mix of knowledge, analysis, and application-based questions.
The paper was a bit lengthy, and therefore, time management could have been a challenge for the class 10 students in today’s social science exam. Overall, students found that the CBSE social science paper was easy and straight from the prescribed syllabus and NCERT books. According to a subject teacher, barring very few questions, the paper is easy and well-balanced.
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Shruti Sharma, PGT History at Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad said that the question paper consisted of 37 questions with internal choice as per board pattern. The difficulty level of the paper was moderate to easy. Map question was easy. Feedback from the students was that the paper was easy.
Dilpreet Singh Atwal from the Ram Lal Bhasin Public School, Ludhiana believed that the paper was “neither easy nor tough.”
Keshav Chadda from BCM school, Ludhiana claimed the paper to be “easy”. Angel Mehta from Atam Public School also believed the same.
Divya Maurya from Jesus Sacred Heart said the paper was “a little harder than what she expected.” “A few MCQs were confusing.” Gurnoor Kaur from the same school noted that the picture based question was also “very confusing.”
Parul Sharma, a social sciences teacher from Kundan Vidya Mandir School here said the CBSE social science paper was “quite conception.” The paper was “medium to hard”, according to her.
FAQs:
1. What was the general difficulty level of the exam?
Based on preliminary reports and student reactions, the difficulty level is categorized as easy to moderate. This means the questions were accessible to students who prepared well and followed the NCERT curriculum.
2. Were there any tricky questions?
Reports suggest an absence of particularly tricky or unexpected questions. The paper reportedly focused on core concepts and factual recall from the prescribed syllabus.
3. How did the question paper format compare to previous years?
While detailed comparisons might emerge later, initial reports indicate the format remained similar to previous years, with a balanced mix of question types.
4. What are students saying about the exam?
Many students have expressed feeling confident and relieved after the exam, reporting that the questions were within their understanding and manageable within the allotted time.
5. What resources can students utilize for further analysis and self-evaluation?
Students can refer to official CBSE solutions (once released) and expert analyses from coaching institutes and educational websites for a deeper understanding of the question paper and their performance.
