The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on March 11, 2024 conducted the class 10 Mathematics examination across the country. Millions of candidates appeared for the CBSE Class 10 Maths Exam 2024. The exam was held for three hours between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. An additional 15 minutes of reading time was also allotted to the students to read the question paper. Most of the students found the Maths paper from Moderate to difficult. Check out this article for a detailed paper analysis that includes student feedback, expert review, and difficulty level of the CBSE Class 10 Maths Paper 2024. Also, download the CBSE Class 10 Maths Question Paper 2024 in PDF here and check the answer key by subject experts.
CBSE Class 10 Maths Exam 2024 Highlights
Particulars
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Details
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Board of Examination
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Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE)
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Exam Mode
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Offline
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Subject
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Mathematics
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Paper
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Maths Standard and Maths Basic
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Medium
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English and Hindi
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Duration
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3 Hours
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Total Marks
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100
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Theory Paper
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80 Marks
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Internal Assessment
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20 Marks
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CBSE 2024 Class 10 Answer Key and Solutions
Exam Date | Subject | Answer Key & Solutions |
---|---|---|
26-Feb-24 | English Language & Literature | Download PDF |
02-Mar-24 | Science | Download PDF |
7-Mar-24 | Social Science | Download PDF |
11-Mar-24 | Mathematics (Standard) | Download PDF |
11-Mar-24 | Mathematics (Basic) | Download PDF |
CBSE Class 10 Maths Chapter-Wise Marking Scheme 2024
Unit
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Weightage
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I. Number systems
Chapter 1: Real Numbers
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06
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II. Algebra
Chapter 2: Polynomials
Chapter 3: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Chapter 4: Quadratic Equations
Chapter 5: Arithmetic Progressions
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20
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III. Coordinate Geometry
Chapter 7: Coordinate Geometry
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06
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IV. Geometry
Chapter 6: Triangles
Chapter 10: Circles
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15
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V. Trigonometry
Chapter 8: Introduction to Trigonometry
Chapter 9: Some Applications of Trigonometry
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12
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VI. Mensuration
Chapter 11: Area Related to Circles
Chapter 12: Surface Areas and Volumes
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10
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VII. Statistics & Probability
Chapter 13: Statistics
Chapter 14: Probability
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11
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Total
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80
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CBSE Class 10 Maths Question Paper Pattern 2024
The theory exam of CBSE Class 10 Maths will be of three hours duration. It will consist of 38 questions, all of which will be compulsory. The questions will be asked in the following formats:
Section
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Number of Questions
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Type of Questions
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Marks Per Question
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Weightage
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A
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20
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MCQs
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1
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20
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B
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5
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Very Short Answer Questions
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2
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10
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C
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6
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Short Answer Questions
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3
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18
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D
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4
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Long Answer Questions
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5
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20
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E
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3
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Case Based Questions
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4
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12
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Total
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38
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80 Marks
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CBSE Mathematics- Basic Board Exam Analysis
- The difficulty level of the CBSE Class-10 Mathematics is from Easy to Moderate.
- After detailed analysis, the breakup of the mathematics-basic paper is
Easy Questions | 50% |
Moderate Questions | 35% |
Difficult Questions | 15% |
- Difficult questions were from Chapters Arithmetic Progressions, Areas Related to Circles and Triangles.
- The average score expected by the students overall is 50 to 60.
- The Pattern of the paper is similar to that of the sample paper issued by CBSE.
Section –A:
Easy Questions | 70% |
Moderate Questions | 30% |
- This section contains 1 mark each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT Textbook. The number of easy questions in this section was 14 and the moderate type of questions was 6. No confusing and lengthy questions were found in this section.
Section –B:
The questions in this section were Easy to Moderate. This section contains 2 mark questions each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing or lengthy questions in this section.
Section –C:
This section was moderate to difficult. This section contains 3 mark questions each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing questions in this section but the questions were lengthy from Introduction to Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry.
Section –D:
This section was moderate to difficult. This section contains 5 marks questions each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing questions in this section but the questions were lengthy from Arithmetic Progressions and Some Applications of Trigonometry.
Section –E:
This section was moderate to difficult. This section contains 4 mark questions each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. 3 questions were based on the case study pattern. 1 question was based on more than one chapter i.e. Circle and Introduction to Trigonometry. There were no confusing questions in this section but the questions were lengthy.
CBSE Mathematics- Standard Board EXAM ANALYSIS (Code: 30/1/3)
- The difficulty level of the CBSE Class-10 Mathematics- Standard paper was from Moderate to difficult.
- After detailed analysis, the breakup of the Mathematics- Standard paper is
Easy Questions | 40% |
Moderate Questions | 40% |
Difficult Questions | 20% |
Difficult questions were from Chapters Circles, Arithmetic Progressions, Quadratic Equations, Probability and Statistics. The average score expected by the students overall is 50 to 60 on the exam. The pattern of the paper is similar to that of the sample paper issued by CBSE.
Section –A:
This section was 65% Easy, 25% Moderate, and 10% difficult. This section contains 1 mark each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT Textbook. The number of easy questions in this section was 13, moderate type of questions was 5, and difficult type of question was 2. There was 1 confusing question from Statistics and no lengthy questions in this section.
Section –B:
This section was Easy to Moderate. This section contains 2 marks each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing or lengthy questions in this Section.
Section –C:
This section was moderate to difficult. This section contains 3 marks each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing questions in this section but the questions were lengthy.
Section –D:
This section was moderate to difficult and contained 5 marks question each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. There were no confusing questions in this section but the questions were lengthy.
Section –E:
This section was moderate to difficult and contained 4 marks question each. All questions were from the prescribed NCERT textbook. 3 questions were based on the case study pattern. 1 confusing question was there from Probability and calculation was a little bit difficult from circle. This section contained lengthy questions.