CBSE 2025 Social Science Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Social Science board paper from 2025, Q.P. code 32/1/1 (Series GEF1H, Set 1). It carries 80 marks over three hours, plus 15 minutes to read, and has 37 compulsory questions in six sections. Sections A to D are multiple-choice, very short, short and long answers. Section E has three case questions of 4 marks. Section F is a 5-mark map question, 2 marks from History and 3 from Geography. Visually impaired candidates have a separate question in place of the map and other visual items. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Social Science

Year

2025

Paper code

32/1/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

37

Pages

27

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  20 marks

  Questions 1–20, multiple-choice, 1 mark each

• Section B

  8 marks

  Questions 21–24, very short answers of not more than 40 words, 2 marks each

• Section C

  15 marks

  Questions 25–29, short answers of not more than 60 words, 3 marks each

• Section D

  20 marks

  Questions 30–33, long answers of not more than 120 words, 5 marks each

• Section E

  12 marks

  Questions 34–36, case or source questions with three sub-questions, 4 marks each

• Section F

  5 marks

  Question 37, map work: 2 marks from History and 3 marks from Geography

Topics covered

• The rise of nationalism in Europe
• The making of a global world
• Print culture and the modern world
• Map work: History and Geography

Questions from this paper

1. Which region became a part of unified Italy in 1866: Sardinia-Piedmont, Venetia, Sicily or the Papal State?
2. Reasons for migration from Europe to America till the 19th century include poverty and hunger, slaves for sale, widespread disease, and religious conflicts. Choose the correct combination.
3. The author of the Book of Marvels is Marco Polo, Columbus, Vasco da Gama or Alfred Crosby.
4. A researcher on 15th-century print culture is asked which advantage would matter most, including easier access to rare manuscripts.