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CBSE Previous Year Question Papers

Previous Year Questions Papers for class 12 and 10 from 2013 to 2024 are available here. CBSE Board is a very reputed board in India and they conduct the board examination every year across India to assess students on the basis of their fundamental knowledge. However, acing the board examination required good preparation methods and study materials. CBSE Previous Year Questions Papers PDF can help students to do so. It is because the CBSE PYP includes questions from the officially prescribed NCERT Books and CBSE Syllabus.

To score well in the board exams students are also required to have a thorough understanding of all the concepts taught in their classes and then they should start preparation for the exam. Therefore, Selfstudys team has compiled all the official past year papers in PDF file format that can be easily downloaded from the links available here.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers for All Subjects

CBSE Subject Wise Previous Year Question Papers for classes 10th and 12th help the board candidates to practice the variety of questions, to make a clear understanding of each subject.

There are several subjects in both the classes and having a good grasp of all those subject’s problems are necessary. That is why students are advised to solve subject wise past year papers as much as possible.

It is necessary because board papers have numerous problems ranging from easy to difficult. It also helps them to be confident for the final papers. Solving them aids them to achieve higher marks. And getting high marks are important for the students, because it helps them to make better decisions in the future for the best career options.

Here we have also made available those CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Subjects Wise for class 10th and 12th.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers for Class 12	CBSE Previous Year Question Papers for Class 10
CBSE Class 12 Accountancy Previous Year Question Paper	English Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Biology Previous Year Question Paper	Hindi Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Business Studies Previous Year Question Paper	Mathematics Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Previous Year Question Paper	Science Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (C++) Previous Year Question Paper	Social Science Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Economics Previous Year Question Paper	Computer Applications Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 English Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Physical Education Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Physics Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Geography Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Hindi Elective Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 History Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Sociology Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Engineering Graphics Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Home Science Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Entrepreneurship Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Psychology Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Biotechnology Previous Year Question Paper
CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Previous Year Question Paper

CBSE Previous Year Papers With Solutions

CBSE Previous Year Papers With Solutions is a great study material. Board Candidates can refer to it to solve the problems in which they find difficulty. Since, problems given in the board papers are not supposed to be ordinary, a student must be well versed with the difficulty levels.

While solving the problems of a higher difficulty level they may get stuck. Therefore, taking help of the Solutions of past year questions will ease the process of comprehending them.

Our subject matter experts have prepared the solutions in a bit detail, using it will allow the candidates to be well informed with the steps and methodology to solve the problem in the exams.

Class Wise CBSE Previous Year Papers For Free

Selfstudys provides Class Wise CBSE Previous Year Papers For both (10th & 12th) board level classes. It is an important tool for all the CBSE Board candidates to refer as they can gather various details from it.

Candidates from their respective class can refer to this page to access all kinds of previous year question papers. Keeping in mind our aim, we have shared the PDF version Class Wise CBSE Previous Year Papers For Free of cost.

Students can download these and can have some relief in getting some idea of a question paper related queries.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10

School students in this class appear for the first time in board examinations. Knowing this makes them both excited and anxious. Although board papers contain little tricky questions, it is very obvious to feel so. But a thorough practice to the 10th std previous year papers along with solutions will ease them. That is why, we provide them the CBSE PYP for free of cost. They can download them from the given links on this platform.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 English

Instructions are given in the CBSE previous year question papers class 10 English. These instructions are given to follow up while solving questions. The class 10 English paper is divided into 3 sections- reading comprehension, writing and creative skills, and literature. Chapters included in the literature section are- A Letter to God, Two Stories About Flying, From the Diary of Anne Frank, etc.

Sections	Questions	Marks
Section A (20 Marks)	Ques 1	10
Section A (20 Marks)	Ques 2	10
Section B (20 Marks)	Ques 3	10
	Ques 4	5
	Ques 5	5
Section C ( 40 Marks)	Ques 6	5
	Ques 7	5
	Ques 8	12
	Ques 9	6
	Ques 10	6
	Ques 11	6
*Total*	-	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 Hindi

The CBSE previous year question papers class 10 Hindi are divided into 2 sections- section A and section B. In the section A, there are a total of 10 questions in it. In section B, there are a total of 7 questions. These 16 questions of class 10 Hindi need to be completed in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Chapters included in these questions are- सूरदास, मंगलेश डबराल, स्वयं प्रकाश, यशपाल, etc.

Sections	Questions	Marks
Section A (40 Marks)	Ques 1	5 × 1 =5
	Ques 2	5 × 1 =5
	Ques 3	4 × 1 =4
	Ques 4	4 × 1 =4
	Ques 5	4 × 1 = 4
	Ques 6	4 × 1 = 4
	Ques 7	5 × 1 = 5
	Ques 8	2 × 1 = 2
	Ques 9	5 × 1 = 5
	Ques 10	2 × 1 = 2
Section B ( 40 Marks)	Ques 11	3 × 2 = 6
	Ques 12	3 × 2 = 6
	Ques 13	2 × 4 = 8
	Ques 14	1 × 6 = 6
	Ques 15	1 × 5 = 5
	Ques 16	1 × 5 = 5
	Ques 17	1 × 4 = 4
-	Total	80 Marks

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 Maths

Diagrams are given in the CBSE previous year question papers class 10 Maths so that you can visualise the questions. The class 10 Maths question paper is divided into 5 sections- A, B, C, D and E. Each section includes different types of questions which are given different weightage. According to the weightage, you can present the answers to class 10 Maths.

Sections	Types of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	Multiple Choice Questions and Assertion Reason Type Questions	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	Very Short Type Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	Short Type Questions	6 × 3 = 18
Section D	Long Type Questions	4 × 5 = 20
Section E	Case Study Questions	3 × 4 = 12
-	*Total*	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 Science

The total marks allotted for CBSE previous year question papers class 10 Science is 80 marks. You need to complete the given question paper in 3 hours and 15 minutes. An extra 15 minutes is given to read the class 10 Science question paper properly. In this question paper, there are a total of 38 questions. For more information, you can go through the given tabular format-

Sections	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Section A	1 - 20	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	21- 26	6 × 2 = 12
Section C	27- 33	7 × 3 = 21
Section D	34- 36	3 × 5 = 15
Section E	37- 39	12
-	*Total*	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 Social Science

Different types of questions are included in the CBSE previous year question papers class 10 Social Science. Those questions are- multiple-choice questions, assertion and reasoning, short type, very short and long type. These questions were given in last year's paper on Social Science of the CBSE Board. After solving questions from last year, you can also go through the answers given in the PDF.

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	Multiple Choice Questions Assertion Reason Based	20	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	Very Short Answer Type Questions	4	4 × 2 = 8
Section C	Short Type Questions	5	5 × 3 = 15
Section D	Long Answer Type Questions	4	4 × 5 =20
Section E	Case-Based Questions	3	3 × 4 =12
Section F	Map Based Questions	2	2 + 3 = 5
*Total*	-	38	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10 Computer Applications

There are a total of 16 questions in the CBSE previous year question papers class 10 Computer Applications. These questions are divided into 2 sections- Section A and Section B. The marks for these questions are 40 marks and the rest is allotted for practical assessments. Chapters included in these questions are- Basics of Information Technology, Societal Impacts of IT, IT Applications, etc.

Sections	Questions	Marks Given
Section A	1 - 6	6× 1 = 6
Section B	7 - 10	4 × 2 = 8
	11 - 14	4 × 3 = 12
	15 - 16	5 × 2 =10
*Total*	16	*40 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12

Class 12th is a very important standard as it works like a door that opens a lot of opportunities in the future. For that reason students must give their 100% efforts to excel in the class 12th board exam.

They should clear their conceptual understanding along with the knowledge of weightage, exam pattern, and time management skills. All of these can be easily done after solving the 12th class Previous Year Papers. Past year papers are considered one of the most important parts of Class 12th Study Materials.

And here we have provided them for free of cost.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Accountancy

The CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Accountancy is divided into 2 parts- Part A and Part B. Part A is Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies which includes 26 questions. Part B has two options: Analysis of Financial Statements and Computerised Accounting from which you need to choose. For more information, you can refer to the given tabular format-

Marks Allotted	No of Questions
1 Mark	1- 16 and 27 to 30
3 Marks	17 to 20, 31 and 32
4 Marks	21, 22 and 33
6 Marks	23 to 26, 34

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Biology

There are 5 sections given in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Biology. Those 5 sections are- A, B, C, D and E which includes 33 questions in it. Chapters included in these questions are- Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Biology and Human Welfare, etc. By completing questions of class 12 Biology, you can solve doubts regarding chapters.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 16	MCQ Type	16 × 1 = 16
Section B	17 - 21	Very Short Type Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	22 - 28	Short Type Questions	7 × 3 = 21
Section D	29 - 30	Case Study Based	4 × 2 = 8
Section E	31 - 33	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 5 = 15
*Total*	33	-	*- 70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Business Studies

The total time given to CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Business Studies is 3 hours. In the given 3 hours, you need to complete 34 questions and score overall 80 marks. Chapters included in these questions are- Planning, Directing, Financial Management, Financial Markets, etc. For more information, you can go through the tabular format-

Marks Allotted	No of Questions	Distribution of Marks	No of Words for Each Question
1 Mark	1- 20	20 × 1 = 20	Choose the right option
3 Marks	21 - 24	4 × 3 = 12	50 to 75 words
4 Marks	25 - 30	6 × 4 = 24	150 words
6 Marks	31 - 34	4 × 6 = 24	200 words
*Total*	34	*80 Marks*	-

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Chemistry

There are a total of 5 sections in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Chemistry. Those 5 sections are- A, B, C, D and E. Questions in these sections need to be presented in different ways according to the weightage. Chapters included in these sections are- Solutions, Electrochemistry, Polymers, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	MCQ Type	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 25	Very Short Type Questions	7 × 2 = 14
Section C	26 - 30	Short Type Questions	5 × 3 = 15
Section D	31- 32	Case Study Based	4 × 2 = 8
Section E	33- 35	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 5 = 15
*Total*	35	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Computer Science (C++)

There are about 35 questions in CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Computer Science (C++). You attempt these questions in about 3 hours. Before that, you need to read the question for 15 minutes so that you can plan to approach the questions. Chapters included are- Computer Networks, Database Management, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	MCQ Type	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 25	Very Short Type Questions	7 × 2 = 14
Section C	26 - 30	Short Type Questions	5 × 3 = 15
Section D	31- 32	Case Study Based	4 × 2 = 8
Section E	33- 35	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 5 = 15
*Total*	35	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Economics

The CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Economics are divided into 2 sections. One of the sections includes Macro Economics and the other includes Indian Economic Development. A total of 34 questions are included in these sections. Chapters based on these questions are- Production and Costs, Market Equilibrium, Money and Banking, etc.

Marks Allotted	Distribution of Marks	No of Words for Each Question
1 Mark	20 × 1 = 20	Choose the right option
3 Marks	4 × 3 = 12	60 to 80 words
4 Marks	6 × 4 = 24	80 to 100 words
6 Marks	4 × 6 = 24	100 to 150 words
*Total*	*80 Marks*	-

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 English

There are 13 questions in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 English. These questions are divided into 3 sections- reading skills, creative writing skills and literature. The literature section is based on the chapters studied during the academic class. Those chapters are- The Third Level, The Tiger King, Should Wizard Hit Mommy, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 2	Reading Skills	20
Section B	3- 6	Creative Skills	20
Section C	7 - 13	Literature	40
*Total*	13	-	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Informatics Practices

The total time frame to complete CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Informatics Practices is 3 hours and 15 minutes. In the given time frame, you need to complete 7 questions in total. After completing the questions, you can match your answers with the given answers. Chapters asked in these questions are- Database Query using SQL, Societal Impacts, etc.

Questions	Marks Allotted
Ques 1	10
Ques 2	10
Ques 3	10
Ques 4	15
Ques 5	10
Ques 6	10
Ques 7	5
*Total*	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Maths

The maximum mark allotted to CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Maths is 80. You need to attempt 38 questions to get the maximum mark of 80. It is advisable to complete all 38 questions in 3 hours and 15 minutes. The extra 15 minutes is given to read the question paper. Chapters included in the question paper are- Relations and Functions, Linear Programming, Probability, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 20	MCQ Type Assertion & Reason Based	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	21- 25	Very Short Type Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	26 - 31	Short Type Questions	6 × 3 = 18
Section D	32- 35	Long Answer Type Questions	4 × 5 = 20
Section E	36- 38	Case Study Based Questions	3 × 4 = 12
*Total*	38	-	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Physical Education

The total marks allotted for CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Physical Education is 70 marks. The rest of the marks are allotted to practical assessments that you need to prepare. You need to complete last year's paper for class 12 Physical Education in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Chapters included are- Management of Sporting Events, Sports and Nutrition, Training in Sports, Psychology and Sports, etc.

Sections	Questions	To be Attempted	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	All Questions are Compulsory	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 24	Attempt 5 Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	25 - 30	Attempt 5 Questions	5 × 3 = 15
Section D	31- 33	Internal Choices	12
Section E	34- 37	Attempt 3 Questions	3 × 5 = 15
*Total*	37	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Physics

Theoretical questions are included in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Physics. To attempt 35 questions, you need to have theoretical knowledge of Class 12 Physics. Chapters included in these questions are- Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating Current, Atoms, etc. You need to complete the questions within 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	MCQ Type	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 25	Very Short Type Questions	7 × 2 = 14
Section C	26 - 30	Short Type Questions	5 × 3 = 15
Section D	31- 33	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 5 = 15
Section E	34- 35	Case Study Based Questions	2 × 4 = 8
*Total*	35	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Geography

To attempt CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Geography, you need to have theoretical knowledge. To have theoretical knowledge, you need to complete chapters from the class 12 Geography syllabus. Those chapters are- Human Geography, Human Development, Secondary Activities, etc. For more information, you can refer to the given tabular format-

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 17	MCQ Type	17 × 1 = 17
Section B	18 - 19	Source Based Questions	2 × 3 = 6
Section C	20 - 23	Short Type Questions	4 × 3 = 12
Section D	24 - 28	Long Answer Type Questions	5 × 5 = 25
Section E	29 - 30	Map Based Questions	2 × 5 = 10
*Total*	30	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Hindi Core

A total of 13 questions are included in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Hindi Core. You need to complete the given class 12 Hindi last year paper in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Chapters included in these questions are- भाषणों का लेखन, आधुनिक काव्य, आधुनिक गद्य , पत्रकारिता और जनसंचार , etc. For more information, you can look through the given table-

Questions	Marks Allotted
Ques 1	5 × 1 = 5
Ques 2	10 × 1 = 10
Ques 3	5 × 1 = 5
Ques 4	5 × 1 = 5
Ques 5	5 × 1 = 5
Ques 6	10× 1 = 10
Ques 7	6
Ques 8	2 × 4 = 8
Ques 9	2 × 3 = 6
Ques 10	2 × 3 = 6
Ques 11	2 × 2 = 4
Ques 12	2 × 3 = 6
Ques 13	2 × 2 = 4
*Total*	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Hindi Elective

There are 2 sections in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Hindi Elective. Those sections are- section A and section B. 2 questions are included in section A and the rest questions are included in section B. Chapters included in these sections are- जयशंकर प्रसाद, केदारनाथ सिंह, रघुवीर सहाय, etc.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 History

The maximum mark given to CBSE previous year question papers class 12 History is 80 marks. You need to attempt the paper in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Questions included in the paper are from different chapters in the syllabus. Those chapters are- Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappa Civilisation, Framing of the Constitution The Beginning of a New Era, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 21	MCQ Type	21 × 1 = 21
Section B	22- 27	Short Answer Type Questions	6 × 3 = 18
Section C	28 - 30	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 8 = 24
Section D	31 - 33	Source Based Questions	3 × 4 = 12
Section E	34	Map Based Questions	1 × 5 =5
*Total*	34	-	*90 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Political Science

A total of 30 questions are included in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Political Science. These questions need to be attempted in 3 hours and 15 minutes. By attempting all questions, you can easily score 80. Rest is allotted to internal assessments of class 12 Political Science.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted	Number of Words to be Written
Section A	1 - 12	MCQ Type	12 × 1 = 12	Choose Right Option
Section B	13 - 18	Short Answer Type Questions	6 × 2 = 12	50 words each
Section C	19 - 23	Long Answer Type Questions	5 × 4 = 20	100 words each
Section D	24 - 26	Passage, cartoon and map-based	3 × 4 = 12
Section E	27 - 30	Long Answer Type Questions	4 × 6 = 24	170 words each
*Total*	30	30	*80 Marks*	-

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Sociology

Instructions are given in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Sociology. In the instructions, the total number of questions, time limit, sections, etc. Through the instructions, you can get an overview of the class 12 Sociology paper. Solving questions from last year's paper of class 12 Sociology can help you score well in the exam. Chapters in the paper are- Introducing Indian Society, The Challenges of Cultural Diversity, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 20	Objective Questions	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	21- 29	Very Short Answer Type Questions	9 × 2 = 18
Section C	30 - 35	Short Type Questions	6 × 4= 24
Section D	36 - 38	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 6 = 18
*Total*	38	-	*80 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Engineering Graphics

The total mark given for CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Engineering Graphics is 70. You need to complete the given paper in 3 hours and 15 minutes. In the given time frame, you need to complete 4 questions. In question paper, diagrams are included so that you can visualise the questions.

Questions	Time Allotted	Total Marks
Ques 1	3 hours and 15 Minutes	70 Marks
Ques 2
Ques 3
Ques 4

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Home Science

The time allotted to complete CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Home Science is 3 hours. Within that time, you need to complete 35 questions. Questions are based on the chapters given in the syllabus. Those chapters are- Fabric and Apparel, Resource Management, Communication and Extension, etc.

Sections	Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 25	7 × 2 = 14
Section B	26 - 29	4 × 3 = 12
Section C	30 - 33	4 × 4 = 16
Section C	34 - 35	2 × 5 = 10
*Total*	35	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Entrepreneurship

The paper code for the class 12 Entrepreneurship subject is “98” which is mentioned on the front page. The CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Entrepreneurship are divided into 5 parts- A, B, C, D and E. These 5 parts comprise a total of 24 questions. These questions need to be completed in 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Parts	Questions	Marks Allotted
Part A	1 - 18	18 × 1 = 18
Part B	19 - 25	7 × 2 = 14
Part C	26 - 29	4 × 3 = 12
Part D	30 - 33	4 × 4 = 16
Part E	34 - 35	2 × 5 = 10
*Total*	35	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Psychology

In the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Psychology there are a total of 36 questions. You need to attempt 36 questions in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Chapters included in these questions are- Variations in Psychological Attributes, Self and Personality, Meeting Life Challenges, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 18	Objective Questions	18 × 1 = 18
Section B	19 - 23	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	24 - 27	Short Type Questions	4 × 3= 12
Section D	28 - 31	Long Answer Type Questions	4 × 4 = 16
Section E	32	Long Answer Type Questions- II	1 × 6 = 6
Section F	33 - 36	Case Study Based	4 × 2 = 8
*Total*	36	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Biotechnology

Internal choices are given inside the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Biotechnology. You can select between choices according to your knowledge of the subject. The class 12 Biotech is divided into 4 sections- A, B, C and D. You need to complete all the sections in 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 6	Very Short Answers	6 × 1 = 6
Section B	7 - 14	Short Answer Type Questions	8 × 2 = 16
Section C	15 - 25	Short Type Questions	11 × 3= 33
Section D	26 - 28	Long Answer Type Questions	3 × 5 = 15
*Total*	28	-	*70 Marks*

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Legal Studies

There are 30 questions in the CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Legal Studies. These 30 questions need to be completed in 3 hours. The maximum mark allotted for the class 12 Legal Studies is 100. Chapters included in these questions are- Judiciary, Topics of Law, Legal Profession in India, etc.

Parts	Questions	Marks Allotted	Type of Questions
Part A	1 - 8	8 × 1 = 8	Objective Questions
Part B	9 - 14	6 × 2 = 12	Short Answer Type Questions
Part C	15 - 20	6 × 4 = 24	Short Answer Type Questions
Part D	21 - 24	4 × 5 = 20	Long Answer Type Questions
Part E	25 - 30	6 × 6 = 36	Long Answer Type Questions
*Total*	30	*90 Marks*	-

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12 Applied Mathematics

The time allotted to complete CBSE previous year question papers class 12 Applied Mathematics is 3 hours. In the given time frame, you need to attempt 38 questions. These questions are based on the chapters in class 12 Applied Mathematics. Those chapters are- Inferential Statistics, Linear Programming, Inferential Statistics, etc.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 20	MCQs and Assertion Based	20 × 1 = 20
Section B	21 - 25	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5 × 2 = 10
Section C	26 - 31	Short Type Questions	6 × 3= 18
Section D	32 - 35	Long Answer Type Questions	4 × 5 = 20
Section E	36 - 38	Case Study Based Questions	3 × 4 = 12
*Total*	38	-	*80 Marks*

CBSE Compartment Exam Previous Year Question Papers

Those students who are unable to score atleast minimum marks in their board exams are considered to fail in that particular subject. If a student fails in less than 3 subjects then they can give the CBSE Compartment Exam.

For such students the board again prepares the question papers. Here we have also made available those CBSE Compartment Exam Previous Year Question Papers for class 10th and 12th.

Sections	Questions	Type of Questions	Marks Allotted
Section A	1 - 6	Very Short Answers	6 × 1 = 6
Section B	7 - 14	Short Answer Type Questions	8 × 2 = 16
Section C	15 - 25	Short Type Questions	11 × 3= 33

CBSE Compartment Exam Previous Year Question Papers Class 10	CBSE Compartment Exam Previous Year Question Papers Class 12
English 2018 Compartment Exams Set-1 English 2018 Compartment Exams Set-2 English 2018 Compartment Exams Set-3	Accountancy 2018 Compartment Exams Set-1 Accountancy 2018 Compartment Exams Set-2 Accountancy 2018 Compartment Exams Set-3 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-1 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-2 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-3 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Outsite-Set-1 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Outsite-Set-2 Accountancy 2015 Compartment Exam Outsite-Set-3 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-1 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-2 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-3 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-1 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-2 Accountancy 2014 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-3
Hindi A 2018 Compartment Exams Set-1 Hindi A 2018 Compartment Exams Set-2 Hindi A 2018 Compartment Exams Set-3 Hindi B 2018 Compartment Exams Set-1 Hindi B 2018 Compartment Exams Set-2 Hindi B 2018 Compartment Exams Set-3	Biology 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 1 Biology 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 2 Biology 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 3 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Biology 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Biology 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set-1 Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set-2 Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set-3	Business Studies 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 1 Business Studies 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 2 Business Studies 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 3 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-1 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-2 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Delhi-Set-3 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-1 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-2 Business Studies 2015 Compartment Exam Outside-Set-3 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Business Studies 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 1 Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 2 Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 3	Chemistry 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 1 Chemistry 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 2 Chemistry 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 3 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Chemistry 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Chemistry 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Social Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 1 Social Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 2 Social Science 2018 Compartment Exams Set - 3	Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Econimics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Economics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
English 2018 Compartment Exams -Set-1 English 2018 Compartment Exams -Set-2 English 2018 Compartment Exams -Set-3 English 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 English 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 English 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 English 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 English 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 English 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 English 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 English 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 English 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 English 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 English 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 1 Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 2 Mathematics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 3 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Mathematics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Mathematics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Physics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 1 Physics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 2 Physics 2018 Compartment Exams Set – 3 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-2 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Physics 2015 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3 Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-1 Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set- Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Delhi-Set-3 Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-1 Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-2 Physics 2014 Compartment Exams Outside-Set-3
Hindi Core - Comp. Delhi 2017 Set-1 Hindi Core - Comp. Outside Delhi 2017 Set-1
Hindi Elective - Comp. Delhi 2017 Set-1 Hindi Elective - Comp. Outside Delhi 2017 Set-1
History - Comp. Outside Delhi 2017 Set-1
Sociology 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-1 Sociology 2014 Compartment Outside Delhi
Engineering Graphics 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-4 Engineering Graphics 2014 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-1
Home Science 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-4
Entrepreneurship 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Entrepreneurship 2014 Compartment Outside Delhi
Biotechnology 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-1 Biotechnology 2014 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-1
Legal Studies 2017 Compartment Outside Delhi Set-4

Practicing these previous year compartment exam question papers enable all students to practice original board prepared past year papers.

Through the given subject wise link, students can access all regular and compartment exam question papers of CBSE board.

Delhi Region CBSE Old Question Papers

CBSE Board conducts the examination across India including Delhi region too. Delhi Region CBSE Old Question Papers allow students to be familiar with all types of a question they can be asked.

Solving the Delhi region CBSE Old Question Papers allow students to understand or compare the differences between outside region question papers as well as Delhi region old Question papers.

Download the papers from the above given table.

All India CBSE Board Previous Year Papers

All India as well as foreign countries CBSE Board Previous Year Papers are available here. Not one set of papers but several sets of past year CBSE Board papers.

Having access to these many resources allows the students to access the higher quality study materials for board exam preparation.

We are already provided the table that contains the All India CBSE Board Previous Year Papers.

What Happened With CBSE Question Papers During COVID-19

CBSE Class 10 & 12 board question papers were not prepared during the COVID-19, because the results were prepared based on the internal assessments.

Due to this reason, the students will not be able to download the CBSE Question Papers of During COVID-19 academic session.

Term Wise Past Year Board Question Papers

Post pandemic, the Board decided to rationalise the CBSE Board Syllabus so that they can be prepared for situations like Pandemic.

In that case they conducted two exams in a year: Term 1 and Term 2.

Term 1 question papers were full of objective questions whilst term 2 question papers were filled with lots of Long Answer Types of questions.

Here, all candidates can download the Term Wise Past Year Board Question Papers of CBSE. Although, from now the board has removed the term wise exam for CBSE board students.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Design

Having a proper understanding of CBSE Board exam question papers design is essential as it helps students to be prepared for the types of questions generally asked in the exam.

Question paper design also lets the students know what the marking weightage and how marks are distributed across the questions.

This information can be gathered through CBSE Syllabus too. However, the past year question papers are the best method to learn about this thing.

Note that the CBSE Board Exam Question Paper Design changes year by year.

Advantages of Using CBSE Previous Year Question Papers

The advantages of using CBSE Previous Year Papers are many, a few of them are as mentioned below:-

Going through the old question papers of CBSE Board enables the students to learn about the difficulty level of the examination.
The past year papers allow students to gather all the crucial information such as exam time duration, important questions, number of questions and more.
It is the best study material for CBSE board candidates because it provides plenty of questions to practice, that boost the revision process too without referring to the CBSE revision notes.
CBSE Previous year question papers also help students to learn the time management skills.
It helps in identifying the most repeated questions as well as the more scoring questions too.

How to Download the CBSE Previous Year Question Papers?

To download the CBSE Previous Year Question Papers, you can download the given steps-

Visit the Selfstudys website.

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Click the navigation which can seen on the left side of the page.
Click CBSE from the list of study materials.

Automatically a drop-down menu will appear, select Previous Year Question Paper.

A new page will appear, now you can go through last year's question paper for class 10 and class 12.

Tips To Prepare For Upcoming CBSE Board Exam

After the release of the CBSE Exam date sheet, the board exam preparation process becomes overwhelming for most of the students. However, with the right strategy and a few simple tricks, the preparation process can be easier and effective too.

Therefore, a few study methods for the board exam preparations are mentioned below.

Be thorough with the exam dates first and then calculate how much time is left for preparation.

After doing the above thing, you can go through the whole syllabus and find out what topics need more attention from your side. Doing so will help you decide how to distribute your time in the preparation process.

Solve CBSE Previous Year Question Papers as well as Sample papers for all subjects so that the level of preparation can be understood.

Upon finding the weak spots in the topics or concepts, you must immediately refer to the notes to recall the learnings.

Make a list of repeated questions from CBSE Previous Year Question papers and the concepts where you lack more. Once it is done, go through them often to make improvements.

Why CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Are Important?

There could be many answers to this question, but the CBSE Previous Year Question Papers are important because it is the only study resource that helps students to get a feel of actual exam question papers.

These CBSE Previous Year Question Papers are not only to get the feel of a real exam but, it is an ultimate resource to get all types of questions to practice including MCQs, Short answer types of questions as well as long answer types of questions.

Why Are CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Overrated?

When we hear something repeated we often cloud ourselves with lots of questions and the same happens when we hear so much advice to use the CBSE Previous Year Question Papers.

So, the question arises here is why are CBSE Previous Year Question Papers overrated?

Actually, to find the answer to this, we have to pay close attention to the old question papers of CBSE.

Practice of past year question papers gives students comfort. The comfort in understanding how problems are curated by experts to examine board candidates.
The greatest benefits that lots of students take from the CBSE old papers are to develop a habit of sitting for long 3 hours and to solve various related questions.
The Past year papers are also valued so much because it is the only thing that aids the candidates to know how much time is required to answer all the available questions in the board question papers.

FAQs

Need answers? Find them here...

A:- All types of Official Previous Year Question Papers of CBSE Board can be downloaded here for free of cost. The officially released question papers are available on Selfstudys for all the sets, compartment and region wise too.

A:- No. The CBSE Previous Year Papers are original question papers that are given to the students to conduct the board exam in past years but sample papers are released by the board before conducting the board exam to give students some blueprint of actual question paper design.

A:- The difficulty level of CBSE Board Previous year question papers are moderate and the difficulty level of question papers remain the same most of the year.

A:- Yes, the board follows the syllabus and exam pattern for each subject while preparing the CBSE board question papers.

A:- Why not, solving lots of CBSE previous Year Question Papers will surely boost your writing speed as well as give you some glimpse of mistakes you may make in the actual exam.

A:- CBSE Last Year Question Papers are available here. Students can get it for free of cost. It will help them in practicing the questions and answering like a real examination. Previous Year Papers are the best resource for self-assessment and to work on weak areas. On Selfstudys it is available for class 10th and 12.

A:- No! CBSE Class 12th Past Year Papers can help you in preparation but it is not enough. It can be used to practice the problems and gain confidence in the subjects.

A:- CBSE 10th Class Previous Year Papers can be easily downloaded from the links given here on this website. By Practicing these previous year papers students can get complete knowledge of exam patterns and marking schemes.