CBSE class 10 science paper 2018 was conducted today on March 16, 2018.
The question paper was divided into two parts A and B and there were total 27 questions.
Part A had 21 questions and skill-based Part B, had 6 questions.
Section A
- Question no. 1 and 2 were of 1 marks each.
- Question number 3 – 5 were of 2 marks each.
- Question number 6 to 15 were of 3 marks each.
- Question no 16 – 21 were of 5 marks each.
Total Marks: 68
Section B
- In this section, there were total six questions each carrying 2 marks.
- All these questions were based on practical skills.
Total Marks : 12
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Marking Scheme for CBSE Class 10 Science Paper 2018
| Chapter Name | Weightage in terms of marks (2017) | Weightage in terms of marks (2018) |
| Light Reflection and Refraction | 21 | 10 |
| Human Eye and Colourful World | 6 | 5 |
| Electricity | 0 | 11 |
| Magnetic Effects of Electric Current | 0 | 5 |
| Sources of Energy | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Reactions and Equations | – | 3+2* = 5 |
| Acids, Bases and Salts | 1* | 3 |
| Metals and Non-metals | 1* | 5+2* = 7 |
| Carbon and its compounds | 1+3+3+5+1*+2* = 15 | 2+3 = 5 |
| Periodic Classification of Elements | 3+3=6 | 5 |
| Life Processes | 0 | 7 |
| Control and Coordination | 0 | 3 |
| How do Organisms Reproduce? | 17 | 10 |
| Heredity and Evolution | 13 | 1 |
| Our Environment | 1 | 3 |
| Management of Natural Resources | 7 | 3 |
