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CBSE 10th social science exam 2020 analysis
CBSE conducted the class 10th social science examination on March 18 at various centres in India. Social science is a compulsory paper for all students of class 10th. The exam was conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
CBSE conducted the class 10th social science examination on March 18 at various centres in India. Social science is a compulsory paper for all students of class 10th. The exam was conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
The social science paper comprise of history, geography and political science.
The question paper has 35 questions. There were 20 objective type questions each carrying one mark. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 were carrying three marks each. From question number 29 to 34, the questions were carrying 5 marks each. The last question was a map question of six marks with two parts from History and Geography.
Chandigarh:
The initial response to the class 10 Social Studies was a mix bag. Some students said that the exam was easy while others said it was difficult. The standard of exam was moderate, said Dheerja Sharma, a government school teacher in Chandigarh.
Shubham Singh, a government school student said, “The exam was neither easy, nor difficult. Some questions were out of NCERT book.”
Madhav Singla, a student at city private school said, “Exam was not easy. Certain questions were difficult. I will be able to obtain passing marks but to get overall good marks will be difficult for me.
(with inputs from Srishti Jaswal in Chandigarh)
Kolkata:
Debanshu Roy, a student of Techno India Group of Schools at Siliguri in north Bengal, said, “The class 10 social science questions were quite easy. I hope to score more than 70. The questions were easier than what we saw in the past few years.”
(with input from Tanmay Chatterjee in Kolkata)
Agartala:
Sanjukta Singha, student of Sri Krishna Mission School in Agartala said,” Overall the social science paper was easy but to me, the one mark questions were a bit tricky. But, the question paper was better this year compared to the last year.”
“The question paper was nice. The students, on an average, can score minimum 70 from this paper,” said Priyanka Debbarman, social science teacher of Sri Krishna Mission School in Agartala
(with input from Priyanka Deb Barman in Agartala)
Lucknow:
Students of GD Goenka Public School also said the paper was easy. Shubh, a class 10 student said the paper was easy and he could finish it on time. All the long answer questions were easy to understand and attempt. Shreya said that she was also able to complete the paper on time and is confident of scoring good marks. All questions were from syllabus. Short answer questions were little tricky but the difficulty level was not very high.
Vasvi, another student of the same school said “Paper was easier than expected and I am confident of getting full marks”. Baibha has doubt in one long answer question, other than that paper was easy. Anyone who has studied the course thoroughly would be able to score good marks. Overall the paper was according to blue print and easy for the students and it was not very lengthy.
“The paper was nicely set catering to all the needs of the students. An average child will be able to score easily around 60 to 70 marks,” said Simmi Arora, subject teacher at Lucknow Public School. The questions were of average difficulty level and the paper was entirely based on NCERT text. Anshika Yadav and Aryan Tiwari, students of LPS were happy and confident that they may score full marks.
(with input from Rajeev Mullick in Lucknow)
Noida:
Chetna Gupta, Teaching Faculty, Social Science, Shiv Nadar School Noida, said, “The paper was quite balanced with a mix of easy and tough questions. Section C must have taken a bit longer for the students to finish. Multiple-choice questions were slightly tricky.
Anoosha Rishi, a student of Shiv Nadar School said, “The paper was better than expected. Some of the one mark questions were slightly tricky, but overall it was a straightforward paper.”
Khooshi Seth, another student said, “The paper was excellent. The five markers were easy to attempt. I could finish the paper on time.”
Sachin Sharma said, “The paper was shorter than expected and straightforward. Multiple-choice questions were slightly tricky to attempt.”
Vishrut Shahi said, “Section C was slightly lengthy for me. But overall it was a good and easy paper. It was according to the previous years’ sample papers.”
