CBSE 2026 Hindi B Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Hindi (B) board paper from 2026, Q.P. code 4/4/1 (Series N4KLM, Set 1). It carries 80 marks over three hours, plus 15 minutes to read, and has 16 compulsory questions in four sections. Khand Ka is an unseen passage, here on the water crisis, for 14 marks. Khand Kha is applied grammar for 16 marks. Khand Ga is the textbook and supplementary reader. Khand Gha is creative writing for 22 marks, with a 120-word paragraph and a formal letter of about 100 words. There is no overall choice. Some questions offer an internal option. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Hindi B

Year

2026

Paper code

4/4/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

16

Pages

16

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Khand Ka — unseen reading

  14 marks

  Unseen comprehension. The passage is on the growing water crisis and is worth 7 marks of this section

• Khand Kha — applied grammar

  16 marks

  Applied grammar, including compound words and sentence transformation, for example any four of five items

• Khand Ga — textbooks

  Questions on the textbook and supplementary reader, including Tatara-Vamiro Katha and Gilni Ka Sona

• Khand Gha — creative writing

  22 marks

  A 120-word paragraph, a formal letter of about 100 words, and the other writing tasks in this section

Topics covered

• Unseen passage: the water crisis
• Compounds and sentence transformation
• Tatara-Vamiro Katha
• Gilni Ka Sona
• Paragraph and formal letter

Questions from this paper

1. Read the unseen passage on the water crisis, which says the shortage now reaches cities as well as villages, and answer the questions.
2. Identify the compound in “Doosron ki sahayata karne wala vah ati vinamra hai.”
3. From Tatara-Vamiro Katha, why did Tatara not go with someone when she needed water?
4. Write a paragraph of about 120 words on “Hard work is the key to success”, or on the scene of a crowded market.
5. Write a formal letter of about 100 words to the principal asking for regular yoga periods, or to a newspaper about the falling groundwater.