ICSE Class 10 Hindi Question Paper 2026 with Solutions
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Hindi2026Download the official ICSE Class 10 Hindi Question Paper 2026 with complete step-by-step solutions prepared by subject matter experts. Solving previous years' ICSE Class X board papers helps students master Section A (Nibandh, Patra Lekhan, Apathit Gadyansh, and Vyakaran) as well as Section B literature extract-based questions across Sahitya Sagar, Naya Raasta, and Ekanki Suman according to official CISCE marking schemes. Access the free PDF download above with detailed answer keys.
About this paper
This is the ICSE Class 10 Hindi Second Language paper, code T26 051, from the 2026 board examination. The maximum mark is 80 and the writing time is three hours, with fifteen minutes for reading. The supervising examiner is asked to read the instructions aloud. Section A is compulsory for 40 marks: a composition of about 250 words, one option based on a picture, a letter of about 120 words, an unseen passage about the farmer Ramu and a neem tree, and grammar for 8 marks. Section B asks for four extract questions from any two of Sahitya Sagar, Ekanki Sanchay and Naya Raasta. The stories set are Mahayagya ka Puruskar, Sandeh and Bhede aur Bhediye. The sample questions below are translated from Hindi. This copy contains the questions only.
- Exam
- ICSE Class 10
- Subject
- Hindi
- Year
- 2026
- Paper code
- T26 051
- Maximum marks
- 80
- Time allowed
- 3 hours + 15 min reading
- Questions
- 16
- Pages
- 12
- Answers included
- No, questions only
Paper pattern
Section A
40 marksCompulsory. Composition of about 250 words (15 marks), letter of about 120 words (7), unseen passage with five questions of 2 marks, and grammar (8 marks)
Section B
40 marksAny four extract questions from two of Sahitya Sagar (stories and poems), Ekanki Sanchay and Naya Raasta; each question is 2+2+3+3 marks
Topics covered
- Hindi composition and picture writing
- Formal and informal letters
- Unseen comprehension
- Antonyms, synonyms, spellings and idioms
- Mahayagya ka Puruskar by Yashpal
- Sandeh by Jaishankar Prasad
- Bhede aur Bhediye by Harishankar Parsai
- Wah Janmabhoomi Meri by Sohanlal Dwivedi
- Giridhar ki Kundaliya
- Sur Ke Pad by Surdas
- Sukhi Dali by Upendranath Ashk
- Naya Raasta by Sushma Agarwal
Questions from this paper
- Write a composition of about 250 words on why a balanced diet, exercise and sport are necessary for a healthy life.
- Write a letter of about 120 words to the chief officer of the municipal corporation describing a poorly maintained government park in your area and asking for it to be set right.
- Who was Ramu, and how did this year prove profitable for him?
- Choose the antonym of परलोक.
- In Mahayagya ka Puruskar by Yashpal, where had Sethji gone, and which custom was followed in those days?
- In Bhede aur Bhediye by Harishankar Parsai, what does the wolf stand for, and why did the old jackal take the form of a wolf?
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