What's the NEW CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam structure for 2025-26?
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CBSE restructured Class 10 Social Science (Subject Code 087) for 2025-26. Earlier marks-based 5-section structure (A-E by question type) replaced with FOUR subject-specific sections — Section A History 20 + Section B Geography 20 + Section C Civics 20 + Section D Economics 20. Total 38 compulsory questions, 80 theory + 20 internal. Perfectly balanced 20 marks per subject. Map skill 5 marks (2 History + 3 Geography). Case Study 12 marks (4 each in History/Geography/Civics). MCQs 20 questions × 1 mark. VSA 4 questions × 2 marks. NEP 50/20/30 blueprint. Platform generates in this 2025-26 structure by default.
What are the CBSE Class 12 Humanities subject codes and structure?
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Class 11 and 12 Humanities students study Social Science disciplines as SEPARATE subjects. Codes — History (027), Political Science (028), Geography (029), Economics (030, shared with Commerce), Sociology (039), Psychology (037). Each is an independent 3-hour exam with its own section structure, syllabus, and marking scheme. History/Civics/Economics/Sociology = 80 theory + 20 internal. Geography/Psychology = 70 theory + 30 practical. Platform handles all six Humanities subjects with subject-specific question banks tagged to NCERT chapters.
How does the map work component work in the Class 10 paper?
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Class 10 Social Science (Code 087) includes 5 marks of map skill work — 2 marks in History section (locating Indian National Movement sites: Champaran, Dandi, Indian National Congress sessions like Lahore, Karachi, Calcutta) and 3 marks in Geography section (identifying dams, soil types, mineral deposits, nuclear power plants, major sea ports, international airports, cotton textile industries, software technology parks). Platform's HD vector map library includes India political, India physical, World political — all unlabeled for testing. Maps insert with one click and scale perfectly at print size. Visually-impaired students get alternate questions per CBSE policy.
What's the Case Study component structure?
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Class 10 SST 2025-26 includes 12 marks of Case Study Questions — 4 marks each in History, Geography, and Civics sections (no Case Study in Economics). NEP 2020 competency-based questions requiring primary source reading + multi-part analytical answering. Examples — History: 'The Print Revolution' or 'Nationalism in Europe'. Geography: 'Lifelines of National Economy' or 'Sectors of the Indian Economy' data. Civics: 'Power Sharing' or 'Federalism' scenarios. Platform's source-based extract library generates these with auto-paired multi-part questions.
Does the platform include India and World maps?
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Yes. HD vector map library — India political (states, UTs, capitals, major rivers), India physical (mountains, plateaus, rivers, deserts, coastlines), World political (continents, countries, major capitals), specialized historical maps (Indian National Movement sites, Mughal Empire extent, British India administrative divisions, Partition), Geography thematic maps (soil distribution, agricultural zones, mineral deposits, industrial regions, climate zones). All unlabeled for testing identification, HD vector for any print size, one-click insertable. Standard CBSE map symbols.
How does the source-based extract library work?
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Source-based extracts are the cornerstone of NEP 2020 SST assessment. Platform's library covers — History: speeches and writings from Indian National Movement (Gandhi, Tilak, Bose), Nationalism in Europe primary documents, 'The Print Revolution' and 'Novels Society and History' excerpts. Geography: economic data tables on agricultural production, industrial output, demographics, water resources. Civics: case studies on Power Sharing, Federalism, Working of Institutions, Democracy and Diversity. Economics: scenarios on Sectors of Indian Economy, Money and Credit, Consumer Rights, Globalisation. Each extract comes with pre-paired multi-part questions (typically 4 marks worth across 2-3 sub-questions).
Does the platform handle Assertion-Reasoning questions?
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Yes. Assertion-Reasoning is a growing question type in Class 10 SST MCQs — both Assertion and Reason are NCERT-derived; students determine if both correct and whether Reason explains Assertion. Common topics — History: Nationalism in Europe (cause-effect of unification), The Making of a Global World (industrialization impact). Civics: Power Sharing principles, Federalism in India, Democracy and Diversity. Geography: Resources and Development cause-effect, Agriculture and Industrial location factors. Platform generates A-R questions with pedagogically sound logical relationships and clear answer-key explanations.
How does the value-point answer key for long-answer questions work?
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Subjective SST answers require value-point marking — specific concepts the student must address, not a generic paragraph. For a 5-mark LA ('Explain the impact of the Great Depression on the Indian economy'), platform rubric lists the 5 core Value Points — (1) Agricultural prices collapse causing rural distress, (2) Indian exports decline affecting peasant incomes, (3) British policy shift toward protectionism, (4) Increased anti-colonial sentiment fueling Civil Disobedience, (5) Long-term impact on nationalism and self-sufficiency demands. Same value-point format CBSE board evaluators use. Ensures fair, consistent grading across multiple teachers.
What reference sources does the Social Science question bank cover?
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NCERT textbooks (mandatory base). Class 10 uses 4 separate NCERTs — 'India and the Contemporary World - II' (History), 'Contemporary India - II' (Geography), 'Democratic Politics - II' (Civics), 'Understanding Economic Development' (Economics). Additional sources — Together with Social Science (sample papers), Oswaal SST Question Bank (chapter-wise PYQs), Educart One-Shot SST (competency-based), past 10 years of CBSE board papers. Class 11+12 Humanities — Themes in Indian History (027), Politics in India Since Independence (028), India People & Economy (029), Introductory Macroeconomics + Indian Economic Development (030), etc.
How does this Social Science page differ from the AI Question Paper Generator hub?
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The AI Question Paper Generator hub covers all subjects at directory level. This Social Science-specific page goes deep into SST specifications — Class 10 Code 087 NEW 4-section subject structure (History 20 + Geography 20 + Civics 20 + Economics 20), Class 12 separate Humanities codes (027/028/029/030/039/037), HD India/World vector map library with thematic variants, source-based extract bank, Case Study placement (12 marks across History/Geography/Civics), Assertion-Reasoning engine, value-point answer keys. Different from Science sibling page (3-section subject structure for Code 086) — both pages cover unified Class 10 papers but with different section counts and different specialist features (Science = chemical equations + numerical step marking; SST = maps + source extracts + value-point keys).
