CBSE Class 10 Science Sample Paper and Marking Scheme 2024-25: Download Sample Question Paper FREE PDF

Class 10 Science Sample Paper 2025: The CBSE Class 10 Science exam 2025 is on February 20. This is an important subject to decide the stream of students and boost the overall passing percentage. This article comprises the 2024-25 CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for Science. Check and download the free sample paper PDF along with the marking scheme.

Dec 17, 2024, 16:07 IST
Download CBSE class 10 Science sample paper 2024-25 with solution.
Download CBSE class 10 Science sample paper 2024-25 with solution.

CBSE Class 10 Science Sample Paper 2024-25: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the 2024-25 Class 10 Science sample paper. The sample paper is provided with a solution PDF that can easily be downloaded from the CBSE academic website.  This practice question paper follows the latest CBSE Class 10 Science exam pattern and marking scheme. The sample paper for Class 10 Science 2025 comprises questions from all the units as per their weightage mentioned in the syllabus. Scroll down and download the sample paper and marking scheme PDF. Before that, let us first have a look at the question paper design.

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CBSE Class 10 Science Question Paper Design 2024-25

Here’s the structure for the question paper based on the information provided in the latest CBSE Class 10 Science sample paper.

Section

Question Type

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

A

MCQs (Simple/Complex)

16

1

16

 

Assertion-Reasoning

4

1

4

B

Short Answer (SA)

6

2

12

C

Short Answer (SA)

7

3

21

D

Long Answer (LA)

3

5

15

E

Source/Case/Passage-based Questions

3

4

12

 

Internal Choice

~33% across sections

   
 

Total Marks

   

80

  • Competency-based Questions: All sections will allocate 50% of the marks to competency-based questions.
  • Internal Choice: Provided for approximately 33% of the questions throughout the paper.

This structure provides a clear breakdown for each section, question type, and their respective marks.

CBSE Class 10 Science Sample Paper 2024-25

The Class 10 Science sample paper for the 2025 board examination is given below. Each question is designed to test students' conceptual and analytical understanding. Solve this paper and check your answers from the marking scheme provided below:

Section-A

Question 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions. Only one of the choices is correct. Select and write the correct choice as well as the answer to these questions.

1

Identify ‘p’, ‘q’ and ‘r’ in the following balanced reaction Heat

p Pb (NO3)2(s) q PbO(s) + r NO2(g) + O2(g)

A. 2,2,4

B. 2,4,2

C. 2,4,4

D. 4,2,2

 

2

Match column I with column II and select the correct option using the given codes.

Column I 

a. A metal that forms amphoteric oxides 

b. A metal which melts when kept on our palm 

c. A metal that reacts with nitric acid 

d. A metal which cannot displace hydrogen from 

Column II

(i) Ga

(ii) Au

(iii) Al

(iv) Mn acids

A. a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv)

B. a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii)

C. a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i)

D. a – (iii), b – (ii), c – (i), d – (iv)

 
 3.

 

The solution in the given figure is likely to be

  1. HNO3
  2. C2H5OH
  3. H2SO4
  4. CO2 in water

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For Visual Impaired Students

Which among the following is considered as the strongest electrolyte?

  1. Dilute acid
  2. Dilute sugar solution
  3. Glucose solution
  4. Ethanol in water
 

4

An aqueous solution ‘A’ turns the phenolphthalein solution pink. On addition of an aqueous solution ‘B’ to ‘A’, the pink colour disappears. Which of the following statement is true for the solutions ‘A’ and ‘B’.

  1. A is strongly basic and B is a weak base.
  2. A is strongly acidic and B is a weak acid.
  3. A has a pH greater than 7 and B has a pH less than 7.
  4. A has a pH less than 7 and B has a pH greater than 7.

5

When 50g of lead powder is added to 300 ml of blue copper sulphate solution, after a few hours, the solution becomes colourless. This is an example of

  1. Combination reaction
  2. Decomposition reaction
  3. Displacement reaction
  4. Double displacement reaction

6

The electronic configuration of three elements X, Y and Z are X- 2, 8, 7; Y- 2, 8, 2; and Z - 2, 8

  1. Y and Z are metals
  2. Y and X are non-metals
  3. X is a non -metal and Y is a metal
  4. Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal

7

Which of the following is an endothermic reaction?

  1. Burning of candle.
  2. Cooking of food.
  3. Decomposition of Vegetable matter.
  4. Reaction of Sodium with air

8

During cellular oxidation of Glucose, ATP is produced along with formation of other products in this reaction. Which of the following events is associated with production of maximum ATP molecules per molecule of Glucose during this process? Synthesis of

  1. ethanol in yeast
  2. lactic acid in muscle cells
  3. carbon dioxide in yeast cells
  4. carbon dioxide in human cells

1

9

During which of the following stages of the circulation of blood in a normal human being, the oxygenated blood is pumped to all parts of the body?

  1. contraction of the left atrium
  2. contraction of left ventricle
  3. relaxation of the right atrium
  4. relaxation of the right ventricle

1

10

Which of the following adaptations in herbivores helps in digestions of cellulose?

  1. Longer large intestine
  2. Smaller large intestine
  3. Smaller small intestine
  4. Longer small intestine

1

11

There was a cerebellar dysfunction in a patient. Which of the following activities will get disturbed in this patient as a result of this?

  1. Salivation
  2. Hunger control
  3. Posture and balance
  4. Regulation of blood pressure

1

12

In snails individuals can begin life as male and depending on environmental conditions they can become female as they grow. This is because

  1. male snails have dominant genetic makeup.
  2. female snails have dominant genetic makeup.
  3. expression of sex chromosomes can change in a snail’s life time.
  4. sex is not genetically determined in snails.

1

13

In the following cases, a ray is incident on a concave mirror. In which case is the angle of incidence equal to zero?

  1. A ray parallel to the principal axis.
  2. A ray passing through the centre of curvature and incident obliquely.
  3. A ray passing through the principal focus and incident obliquely.
  4. A ray incident obliquely to the principal axis, at the pole of the mirror.

1

14

Choose the correct option for the colour of rays for A and B.

 
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