CBSE Class 10 Social Science Answer Key 2025: The CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam was conducted on February 25, 2025, in offline mode. The exam was conducted for a total of 3 hours duration. The total marks for the theory exam was 80. The Social Science paper for CBSE class 10 Exam 2025 was divided into 6 sections: A, B, C, D, E, and F. Section A consisted of MCQ questions, section B consisted of very short answer questions, section C consisted of short answer questions, section D consisted of long answer questions, section E consisted of case-based questions, and section F consists of map-based questions. The marking scheme differs depending on the type of questions.

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CBSE Class 10 Social Science Exam 2025 Difficulty Level: Student Reaction

We have updated here the students' reaction to CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam:

• The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.
• The MCQs were easy and direct. They were not time-consuming.
• Section B was also of easy to moderate difficulty level.
• The short answer questions were easy too. Most of the students said that the questions were not time-consuming.
• Section D and E was of moderate difficulty level. Some of the questions were tricky and lengthy. 
• Some of the students found map-based questions difficult. Students said the maps were a bit time-consuming.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Exam Analysis 2025

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CBSE Class 10 Social Science Answer Key 2025 PDF

We have updated the unofficial answer key for CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam below. The candidates can also download the CBSE Class 10 Social Science answer key in PDF form by clicking on the link below:

Q.1 By which organisation is the Human Development Report published?

Ans: United Nations Development Program

Q.2 Identify the odd one out:

(A) Hindustan Computers Limited

(B) Bharti Airtel Limited

(C) Hindustan Unilever Limited

(D) Bharat Heavy Electronic Limited

Ans: Option B (Bharti Airtel Limited since it is a private limited)

Q.3 Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks:

The process of removing barriers on foreign trade and investment by the government is known as _________.

Ans: Liberalisation

Q.4

Ans: Option A [Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)]

Q.5

Ans: Option B (a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i)

Q.6 Mrs Monica, along with her family, clears a piece of land and grows grain and other food crops to feed her family. When the soil’s fertility decreases, she prepares another piece of land for agriculture. Which of the following methods of agriculture does she use?

(A) Plantation farming

(B) Slash and burn farming

(C) Intensive subsistence farming

(D) Commercial farming

Ans: Option B (Slash and burn farming)

Q.7 The germs of which disease paved the way for Europe’s conquest of America in the later half of the sixteenth century?

(A) Cholera

(B) Smallpox

(C) Jaundice

(D) Malaria

Ans: Option B (Smallpox)

Q.8 In reference to the Germania allegory the “olive branch around the sword” symbolizes which one of the following?

(A) Being freed

(B) Heroism and strength

(C) Willingness to make peace

(D) Beginning of a new era

Ans: option B (Heroism and strength)

Q. 9 Which among the following newspaper is related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

(A) Hindustan

(B) Bangla Patrika

(C) Veer Bhoomi

(D) Kesari

Ans: Option D (Kesari)

Q.10

Ans: Option D (III, IV, II, I)

Q.11

Ans: Option A (Only I, II, and III are correct.)

Q.12 Identify the sector on the basis of the following characteristics and choose the correct option:

• The objective of this sector is to earn profit.
• This sector is owned by a person or company.
• Tata Iron and Steel is an example of this sector.

Options:

(A) Cooperative Sector

(B) Unorganised Sector

(C) Public Sector

(D) Private Sector

Ans: Option D (Private Sector)

Q.13

Ans: Option B (80 percent)

Q.14

Ans: Option C (A is true but R is false)

Q.15 Which of the following groups is in majority in Sri Lanka?

(A) Tamil-speakers

(B) Sinhala-speakers

(C) Telugu-speakers

(D) English-speakers

Ans: Option B (Sinhala-speakers)

Q.16

Ans: Option C (Only I, III, and IV are correct.)

Q.17 Which of the following statements represent gender equality?

(A) The value of women’s vote is more than that of men.

(B) Restricting women to household chores.

(C) Providing more rights to men

(D) Providing voting rights equally to men and women.

Ans: Option D (Providing voting rights equally to men and women.)

Q.18 Choose the correctly matched pair from the following:

(A) Concurrent List - Education

(B) Concurrent List - Defence

(C) Concurrent List - Police

(D) Concurrent List - Trade

Ans: Option A (Concurrent List - Education)

Q.19 In which one of the following organs of India are women taking advantage of reservation?

(A) Municipality 

(B) Legislative Council

(C) Rajya Sabha

(D) Judiciary

Ans: Option A (Municipality)

Q.20 Which one of the following languages is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian constitution?

(A) Bhojpuri

(B) Magadhi

(C) Rajasthani

(D) Tamil

Ans: Option D (Tamil)

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 PDF

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