Minerals and Energy Resources CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise

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Geography: Minerals and Energy PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Geography: Minerals and Energy (Social Science) had 13 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: Energy Conservation, Classification of Minerals, Conservation of Minerals.

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 Geography: Minerals and Energy PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year’s Geography: Minerals and Energy 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.13 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Classification of Minerals: Flowchart: mineral category that includes bauxite PDF
• Q.17 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Long answer · Energy Conservation: Justify that energy saved is energy produced PDF

CBSE Class 102025

• Q.10 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Importance of Minerals: Assertion-reason on minerals being indispensable to life PDF
• Q.11 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Mineral Distribution: Match minerals with their major mines PDF

CBSE Class 102024

• Q.5 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Classification of Minerals: Correctly matched mineral type and example PDF
• Q.31 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Long answer · Energy Resources: Energy as a basic requirement for economic development PDF

CBSE Class 102023

• Q.35 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Case-based · Energy Conservation: Case on sustainable energy and energy conservation PDF

CBSE Class 102020

• Q.10 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Nuclear Energy: State where Kalpakkam nuclear plant is located PDF
• Q.11 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Matching · Mineral and Power Locations: Match power plants and mines with locations PDF

CBSE Class 102017

• Q.12 (Social Science (32/1)) · Short answer · Iron Ore Belts: Three features of the Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur iron ore belt PDF
• Q.23 (Social Science (32/1)) · Long answer · Conservation of Minerals: Why conserve minerals and four ways to do it PDF

CBSE Class 102016

• Q.13 (Social Science (32/1)) · Short answer · Energy Conservation: Three measures for sustainable energy development and saving PDF
• Q.23 (Social Science (32/1)) · Long answer · Conservation of Minerals: Importance of conserving minerals and three conservation measures 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: 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: Development 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 Geography: Minerals and Energy questions come in CBSE Class 10?

In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. Not asked in the other 3 years. That is 13 questions in all, about 4% of Social Science.

Which Geography: Minerals and Energy topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?

Asked in the most papers: Energy Conservation, Classification of Minerals, Conservation of Minerals. 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.