Class_10

English Language and Literature

Earlier Now
Section A Section A
Q 1: Factual Passage: Eight VSAs Q 1: Factual Passage: Eight Objective Type
Questions including (Multiple Choice Questions)

Q 2: A Discursive passages of 350-400 words with Q 2: A Discursive passages of 350-400 words with
four Short Answer Type Questions to test four Short Answer Type Questions to test
inference, evaluation and analysis four VSAs to inference, evaluation and analysis four Objective
test vocabulary. Type Questions (including Multiple Choice
Questions) to test vocabulary.
Total (4 SAQs, 4 VSAs) Total (4 MCQs, 4 SAQs and 8 Objective) = 16
Questions
Section C Section C
Q 8: Four VSAs Q 8: Four Objective Type Questions (MCQs not
mentioned)

• Question Paper Design changed

Hindi A
Hindi B

Mathematics
• Solution of quadratic equation by completing the square has been deleted from Unit 2.
• Proofs of trigonometric ratios of 30°, 45° and 60° have been deleted from Unit 5.
• Design of Question Paper changed (20 Marks Objective Questions have been added and the
total number of questions has increased to 40 from 30)

Science
• Category of 2 marks question is deleted.
• Assertion and reasoning questions to be added as it is mention in the Note.
• Design of Question Paper changed (20 Marks Objective Questions have been added and the
total number of questions has increased to 36 from 27)

Social Science
History:

• Chapter 2 (The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China) has been deleted from the syllabus
• Chapter 6 (Work, Life and Leisure) has been deleted from the syllabus
• Chapter 8 (Novels, Society and History) has been deleted from the syllabus

Geography:

• Chapter 2 (Forest and Wildlife) has been added but will be assessed in only periodic tests.
• Chapter 3 (Water resources) will be assessed in only periodic tests.
Political Science:

• Chapter 3 (Democracy and Diversity) will be assessed in only periodic tests.

• Chapter 5 (Popular Struggles and Movement) will be assessed in only periodic tests.
• Chapter 8 (Challenges to Democracy) will be assessed in only periodic tests.

Economics:

• Chapter 5 (Consumer Rights) will not be asked in the boards exams. It is to be done/assessed as
Project Work only.
• New three project activities (Consumer Awareness or Social Issues or Sustainable
Development) have been introduced this year by the CBSE from which any one has to be taken
by the student.

Map List
History:
Chapter 3
• Lahore Session has been deleted.
Geography:
Chapter 3
• Map list will not be assessed in board exams.
Chapter 5
• Mica mines has been deleted.
• Coal mines: Jharia, Korba, Singrauli, Singareni have been deleted.
• Mica deposits have been deleted.
• Bauxite deposits have been deleted.
• Power Plants (Thermal): Talcher, Harduaganj, Korba, Uran, Vijaywada, Tuticorin have
been deleted.
• Power Plants (Nuclear): Rawat Bhata, Kaiga have been deleted
Chapter 6
• Cotton Textiles: Madurai, Ahmedabad have been deleted.
• Iron and Steel Plant: Burnpur, Rourkela, Bhadravati, Vishakhapatnam have been deleted.
• Software Technology Park: Mohali, Jaipur, Indore, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar,
Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Mysore have been deleted.
Chapter 7
• All National Highways and Corridors have been deleted.
• Ports: Jawaharlal Nehru, Kolkata have been deleted.
• Airports: Thiruvananthapuram has been deleted.

• Design of Question Paper changed (20 Marks Objective Questions have been added and the
total number of questions has increased to 36 from 26)
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