Development CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise (2016–2026)

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Economics: Development PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Economics: Development (Social Science) had 19 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 7 of them. Asked in 7 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Sustainable Development, Development Goals, Human Development Indicators.

Year-wise question count

Asked in 7 of 10 years.

Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

How to practise Economics: Development PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year’s Economics: Development questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

CBSE Class 102026

• Q.29 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Human Development Indicators: Read a table on rural education by gender PDF
• Q.33 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Human Development Index: Organisation that publishes the Human Development Report PDF
• Q.34 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Literacy Rate: Age group used to define literacy rate PDF
• Q.37 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Sustainable Development: Why sustainable development is essential PDF

CBSE Class 102025

• Q.15 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Human Development Index: Read HDI ranks to find the highest-ranked country PDF
• Q.33 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Long answer · Sustainable Development: Groundwater overuse and sustainability of development PDF

CBSE Class 102024

• Q.14 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Average Income: Compute the average income of a family PDF
• Q.15 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Per Capita Income: Index the World Bank prioritises for development PDF
• Q.18 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Development Goals: Development goals of a prosperous farmer PDF
• Q.29 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Sustainable Development: Why sustainability matters for development PDF

CBSE Class 102023

• Q.8 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Human Development Indicators: Country with highest life expectancy at birth PDF
• Q.12 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Average Income: Compute the average income of four families PDF
• Q.27 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Sustainable Development: New issues raised by sustainability of development PDF

CBSE Class 102020

• Q.17 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Matching · Development Goals: Find the mismatched person and development goal PDF
• Q.18 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Very short answer · Human Development Indicators: Read a table to compare infant mortality across states PDF
• Q.27 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Body Mass Index: Three ways to maintain Body Mass Index PDF

CBSE Class 102019

• Q.5 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Very short answer · Development Goals: Development goal of landless rural labourers PDF

CBSE Class 102018

• Q.5 (Social Science (32/1)) · Very short answer · Development Goals: Two development goals other than income PDF
• Q.15 (Social Science (32/1)) · Short answer · Sustainable Development: Why sustainability matters for development, with examples PDF

Other Social Science chapters

• History: Rise of Nationalism in Europe PYQs
• History: Nationalism in India PYQs
• History: Indo-China, Global World, Industrialisation, Print Culture, Novels PYQs
• Geography: Resources and Development PYQs
• Geography: Forest, Wildlife and Water Resources PYQs
• Geography: Agriculture PYQs
• Geography: Minerals and Energy PYQs
• Geography: Manufacturing Industries and Lifelines PYQs
• Map Work PYQs
• Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism PYQs
• Political Science: Democracy and Diversity; Gender, Religion and Caste PYQs
• Political Science: Political Parties and Popular Struggles PYQs
• Political Science: Outcomes of and Challenges to Democracy PYQs
• Economics: Sectors of the Indian Economy PYQs
• Economics: Money and Credit PYQs
• Economics: Globalisation and Consumer Rights PYQs
• Disaster Management PYQs

FAQ

How many Economics: Development questions come in CBSE Class 10?

In the official papers we tagged: 4 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 3 in 2020, 1 in 2019 and 2 in 2018. Not asked in the other 3 years. That is 19 questions in all, about 6% of Social Science.

Which Economics: Development topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?

Asked in the most papers: Sustainable Development, Development Goals, Human Development Indicators. The concept table lists every one with its count.

Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?

Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.