CBSE Class 10 Hindi Solved Question Paper 2024

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Hindi (A) board paper from 2024, Q.P. code 3/2/2 (Series CAB2D/2, Set 2). It carries 80 marks over three hours, with 15 minutes of reading time, and has 17 compulsory questions in two sections. Khand A (40 marks) is entirely multiple-choice: an unseen poem on India's heritage, an unseen passage on how smartphones are replacing the traditional TV, grammar sets on sentence types, alankar, voice and parsing, and textbook questions including a Surdas pad and an extract from Netaji Ka Chashma. Khand B (40 marks) has short answers on Kshitij and Kritika, then an advertisement or message, a paragraph, a letter, and a résumé or e-mail. Sample questions below are translated from Hindi. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Hindi

Year

2024

Paper code

3/2/2

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

17

Pages

15

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Khand A (Objective)

  40 marks

  Questions 1–10, 44 multiple-choice items of which 40 are to be answered: unseen poem (5) and passage (5), four grammar sets of any four out of five (16), poetry (2), Surdas extract (5), prose (2) and Netaji Ka Chashma extract (5)

• Khand B (Descriptive)

  40 marks

  Questions 11–17: two of three Kritika answers (8), three of four prose answers (6), three of four poetry answers (6), advertisement or message (4), paragraph of about 120 words (6), letter (5), and résumé or e-mail (5)

Topics covered

• Unseen poem and passage
• Sentence types (रचना के आधार पर वाक्य-भेद)
• Alankar
• Voice (वाच्य)
• Parsing (पद-परिचय)
• Surdas Ke Pad
• Netaji Ka Chashma
• Ek Kahani Yah Bhi
• Ram–Lakshman–Parshuram Samvad
• Sana-Sana Hath Jodi
• Mata Ka Anchal
• Letter, paragraph and résumé writing

Questions from this paper

1. How are the games of Bholanath and his friends different from the games children play today? Which do you prefer, and why?
2. On the basis of 'Sana-Sana Hath Jodi', explain what 'Khedum' is and what the people of Gangtok believe about it. Can that belief be considered right?
3. Present an account of the ancient, traditional music of Kashi as described in 'Naubatkhane Mein Ibadat'.
4. In the poem 'Sangatkar', in what context is it said that 'something like ash falls from the voice'? Explain with reasons.
5. Write a paragraph of about 120 words on 'Green Energy: A Safe Future', covering its meaning, effects, problems and solutions.
6. Write an e-mail of about 80 words to your city's municipal corporation drawing attention to waterlogging in your area.