CBSE 2026 Mathematics Basic Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Mathematics (Basic) board paper from 2026, Q.P. code 430/3/1 (Series EF3GH, Set 1). It carries 80 marks over three hours, plus 15 minutes to read the paper, and has 38 compulsory questions in five sections. The layout matches the Standard paper: twenty one-mark questions, then very short, short and long answers, and three case studies of 4 marks each. There is no overall choice. Internal choice is given in two questions each of Sections B, C and D, and in three questions of Section E. Calculators are not allowed. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Mathematics

Year

2026

Paper code

430/3/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

38

Pages

27

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  20 marks

  Questions 1–18 are multiple-choice and questions 19–20 are assertion-reason, 1 mark each

• Section B

  10 marks

  Questions 21–25, very short answers, 2 marks each; internal choice in two

• Section C

  18 marks

  Questions 26–31, short answers, 3 marks each; internal choice in two

• Section D

  20 marks

  Questions 32–35, long answers, 5 marks each; internal choice in two

• Section E

  12 marks

  Questions 36–38, case studies, 4 marks each, with an internal choice in the 2-mark part

Topics covered

• Real numbers and LCM
• Polynomials and quadratic equations
• Triangles
• Arithmetic progressions
• Trigonometry
• Statistics and probability
• Mensuration

Questions from this paper

1. If p = 2³ × 3² × 5 and q = 2² × 3³, then the LCM of p and q is 2³ × 3³, 2² × 3², 2² × 3² × 5 or 2³ × 3³ × 5.