{"id":297953,"date":"2026-03-13T11:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=297953"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:19:53","slug":"practice-icse-board-class-10-history-civics-sample-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/practice-icse-board-class-10-history-civics-sample-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"ICSE Board Exam 2026: Practice Class 10 History &#038; Civics Sample Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>History &amp; Civics in the ICSE Board Exam 2026 is an 80-mark paper with a fixed, learnable structure, and that&#8217;s your biggest advantage. The paper covers Civics (Union Legislature, Executive, Judiciary) and History (National Movement, World Wars, United Nations).<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll list the actual class 10 history sample paper questions drawn from the CISCE 2026 Specimen Paper, their importance, and the right way to prepare.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why ICSE Class 10 Sample Papers Are Critical Before the Board Exam?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Class 10 students read their textbooks thoroughly, but still underperform on the actual <\/span><b>ICSE Board Exam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And that&#8217;s simply because of a lack of real exam-like conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2026 paper has 30 compulsory marks in Part I alone, covering MCQs, assertion-reason, image-based, and chronology questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These question types only become familiar through repeated practice. Knowing the Revolt of 1857 is one thing. Answering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Arrange in chronological order: Dandi March, Simon Commission, Second Round Table Conference&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under real exam pressure is another. Specimen papers bridge exactly that gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How Practicing ICSE History and Civics Class 10 Sample Papers Builds Your Score?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working through <\/span><b>ICSE history and civics class 10<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sample papers does three specific things that theory revision simply cannot:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Teaches answer format:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The<\/span> <b>ICSE board exam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pattern<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">requires clean, point-based answers. Any answer of 5 marks should contain 5 points, labelled, not a paragraph.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Discovers repetitive patterns of questions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Themes such as the Dandi March, the Treaty of Versailles, the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and the powers of the President are almost identical year after year in similar questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Builds time management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The paper is 80 marks in 2 hours. Students who haven&#8217;t practised timed papers routinely run out of time in Section B.\\<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Students Should Also Check<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/boards\/icse-class-10-date-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026, Download PDF &amp; Check CISCE Board Timetable<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/icse-boards-class-10-answer-key-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICSE Class 10 Answer Key and Solutions 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/boards\/icse-result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICSE Class 10th Result<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>ICSE Board Exam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2026 Sample Questions: History &amp; Civics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following questions are taken from the CISCE 2026 Specimen Paper, the most accurate indicator of what your actual paper will look like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part I: Objective Questions (MCQ-Style)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Civics Q1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Identify the exclusive powers of the Rajya Sabha.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can introduce a new All India Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can not be dissolved in its entirety\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can impeach the President<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can introduce a Money Bill<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two options are right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Civics Q2. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who fulfils the eligibility criteria to become the President of India?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W \u2013 34 years, Professor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X \u2013 35 years, US citizen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Y \u2013 27 years, Sportsperson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Z \u2013 36 years, Scientist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>History Q3.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arrange in correct chronological order:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dandi March \/ Second Round Table Conference \/ Simon Commission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>History Q4.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which cities were most affected by American action in World War II?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rome &amp; Berlin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo &amp; Berlin\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiroshima &amp; Nagasaki<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo &amp; Rome<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>History Q5.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Identify the odd one out of the following Assertive Nationalist Leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bipin Chandra Pal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadabhai Naoroji<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lala Lajpat Rai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bal Gangadhar Tilak<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part II, Section A: Civics (Long Answer Questions)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Civics Q6. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parliament sits at the centre of India&#8217;s democratic system, but not all its parts hold equal power. Answer the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are the three ways in which the Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha? Provide examples where applicable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rajya Sabha is referred to as a house that is permanent, and it never fully dissolves. Who adjourns its sittings, and how is this house composed?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name any four legislative powers of Parliament as the highest law-making body of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part II, Section B: History (Long Answer Questions)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>History Q7.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 1857 Revolt rocked British rule in India and altered the direction of colonial rule. Answer the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the uprising, the British were gradually increasing their hold on the Indian lands. Explain three of their policies for doing this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the revolt was suppressed, the consequences of the revolt were very much on the ruling houses of India. What became of the Mughals and the Peshwas following the suppression of the uprising?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To eliminate a second uprising, the British reformed the Indian Army entirely in 1858. Describe any four significant changes they brought.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see the full sample paper? Use this link &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cisce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ICSE-2026-SPECIMEN-501-HCG1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><b>CISCE 2026 Specimen Question Paper History &amp; Civic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Some Important Articles: ICSE Class 10 History and Civics Exam 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/score-90-plus-icse-class-10-history-civics-exam-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Score 90+ in ICSE Board Class 10 History &amp; Civics Exam 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/icse-class-10-history-civics-syllabus-2026-paper-pattern-marking-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICSE Class 10 History &amp; Civics Syllabus 2026: Expected Paper Pattern &amp; Marking Scheme<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aakash&#8217;s ICSE Class 10 Sample Papers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aakash <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 10 sample papers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are structured in the same manner as the actual ICSE Board Exam. Here&#8217;s how to use them effectively:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Solve timed, every time.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sit for the full 2 hours without pausing. Only full-length practice can develop exam stamina and not chapter-by-chapter solving.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Review chapter by chapter, not question by question. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark after each paper which chapters cost you marks. Re-solve similar questions before proceeding to the next step, and go back to those chapters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Study the marking scheme thoroughly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aakash&#8217;s answer keys indicate each point accurately in terms of the marks allocated. Respond with answers that replicate that form, particularly 5-mark and 10-mark long responses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim for at least 3 full papers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One paper shows you the format. Three papers train your brain to recognise patterns, which is where real speed and confidence come from on ICSE Board Exam day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ICSE Board Exam 2026 not only rewards those who are willing and studying to take the exam, but also students who study and work hard. Take the above specimen questions and test yourself honestly, find out your weak points, and study with Aakash&#8217;s sample papers to build real exam readiness. All the best!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q1. Is there negative marking in the ICSE Board Exam 2026 History &amp; Civics paper?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. ICSE does not follow negative marking. Attempt all questions in Part I.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2. What is the minimum passing mark in ICSE History &amp; Civics?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to pass the theory paper, students must achieve at least 33%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q3. Can ICSE 2026 students download their admit card online?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Admit cards are obtained through your registered school. CISCE does not publish them directly to students.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History &amp; Civics in the ICSE Board Exam 2026 is an 80-mark paper with a fixed, learnable structure, and that&#8217;s your biggest advantage. 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