SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
CLASS: X (2026-2027)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. There are 38 questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has the following four Sections and has MCQs, VSA, SA, LAs and CBQ.
• Section A-History-20 Marks
• Section B-Geography-20 Marks
• Section C- Political Science-20 Marks
• Section D- Economics-20 Marks
3. Very Short Answer Type Questions (VSA), carry 2 marks each. Answers to each question should
not exceed 40 words.
4. Short Answer Type Questions (SA), carry 3 marks each. Answers to each question should not
exceed 60 words.
5. Long answer type questions (LA), carry 5 marks each. Answers to each question should not exceed
120 words.
6. There are case based questions (CBQ) with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each. Answers
to each question should not exceed 100 words.
7. The map-based questions carry 5 marks with two parts- Q9. In Section A-History (2 marks) and Q19.
In Section B -Geography (3 marks)
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in
a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions must be attempted.
9. NOTE that a separate question has been provided for Visually Impaired candidates in lieu of
questions having visual inputs, map etc. Such questions are to be attempted by Visually Impaired
candidates only.
Q No. SECTION A Marks
HISTORY (20 marks)
1 Most conservative regimes set up in 1815 introduced strict censorship laws. What 1
was the primary purpose of these laws?
a. To regulate information written about the rulers and their policies.
b. To control the growing demand for modernising the army.
c. To restrict the spread of ideas of liberty and freedom expressed through
newspapers and other publications.
d. To prevent the circulation of views suggesting that modernisation could
strengthen traditional institutions.
Options:
A. Only a and b B. Only a and c
C. Only b and d D. Only c and d
There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27.
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, 2 The Picture shows a procession from which of the following movements? Choose 1
the correct option:
(Source: India and Contemporary World-II)
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Note: The following question is for students with Visual Impairment In lieu of QNo.2
Who among the following people established the 'Swaraj Party’?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose
D. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
3 Read the statements given below and choose the correct answer: 1
Statement I: A good example of thriving pre- modern commercial and cultural ties
connecting far flung regions of the world are silk routes.
Statement II: The significance of Chinese silk cargoes traveling the silk route to
the west is indicated by the term "silk routes”.
A. Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect
B. Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct
C. Both (I) and (II) are correct
D. Both (I) and (II) are incorrect
4 Arrange the following events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. 1
I. Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution.
II. Martin Luther’s writings led to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
III. Menocchio reinterpreted the message of the Bible.
IV. Johann Gutenberg invented the Printing press.
There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27.
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
CLASS: X (2026-2027)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. There are 38 questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has the following four Sections and has MCQs, VSA, SA, LAs and CBQ.
• Section A-History-20 Marks
• Section B-Geography-20 Marks
• Section C- Political Science-20 Marks
• Section D- Economics-20 Marks
3. Very Short Answer Type Questions (VSA), carry 2 marks each. Answers to each question should
not exceed 40 words.
4. Short Answer Type Questions (SA), carry 3 marks each. Answers to each question should not
exceed 60 words.
5. Long answer type questions (LA), carry 5 marks each. Answers to each question should not exceed
120 words.
6. There are case based questions (CBQ) with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each. Answers
to each question should not exceed 100 words.
7. The map-based questions carry 5 marks with two parts- Q9. In Section A-History (2 marks) and Q19.
In Section B -Geography (3 marks)
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in
a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions must be attempted.
9. NOTE that a separate question has been provided for Visually Impaired candidates in lieu of
questions having visual inputs, map etc. Such questions are to be attempted by Visually Impaired
candidates only.
Q No. SECTION A Marks
HISTORY (20 marks)
1 Most conservative regimes set up in 1815 introduced strict censorship laws. What 1
was the primary purpose of these laws?
a. To regulate information written about the rulers and their policies.
b. To control the growing demand for modernising the army.
c. To restrict the spread of ideas of liberty and freedom expressed through
newspapers and other publications.
d. To prevent the circulation of views suggesting that modernisation could
strengthen traditional institutions.
Options:
A. Only a and b B. Only a and c
C. Only b and d D. Only c and d
There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27.
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, 2 The Picture shows a procession from which of the following movements? Choose 1
the correct option:
(Source: India and Contemporary World-II)
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Note: The following question is for students with Visual Impairment In lieu of QNo.2
Who among the following people established the 'Swaraj Party’?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose
D. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
3 Read the statements given below and choose the correct answer: 1
Statement I: A good example of thriving pre- modern commercial and cultural ties
connecting far flung regions of the world are silk routes.
Statement II: The significance of Chinese silk cargoes traveling the silk route to
the west is indicated by the term "silk routes”.
A. Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect
B. Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct
C. Both (I) and (II) are correct
D. Both (I) and (II) are incorrect
4 Arrange the following events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. 1
I. Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution.
II. Martin Luther’s writings led to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
III. Menocchio reinterpreted the message of the Bible.
IV. Johann Gutenberg invented the Printing press.
There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27.
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