Ten years of real CBSE papers

Exam Trends

Every chapter ranked into three priority bands. Start at the top — the band is the verdict, so you never have to weigh marks against frequency yourself.

CBSE’s official unit weightage →
How are these marks awarded? → Marking guide
TrigonometryHigh8 important Qs
Trigonometric ratios and identities together with heights and distances applications.
~12 marks
Expect5-mk Heights & Distances LA + standard-angle evaluation
Highest-weight but most volatile — prepare deep, don't bank a fixed mark-total.
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TrianglesHigh4 important Qs
Similarity criteria, basic proportionality theorem, and proofs based on similar triangles.
~8 marks
Expectsimilarity / BPT proof + 1-mk MCQ
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CirclesHigh2 important Qs
Tangents to a circle, length of tangents from an external point, and related proofs.
~7 marks
Expect1-mk tangent MCQ + chord/tangent proof
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Surface Areas and VolumesHigh1 important Q
Surface area and volume of combinations of solids.
~6 marks
Expect5-mk combination-of-solids LA + 4-mk case study
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PolynomialsMedium4 important Qs
Zeroes of a quadratic polynomial and the relationship between its zeroes and coefficients.
~5 marks
Expect2-mk zeroes-of-polynomial
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Trend strength shows High / Medium / Low — never an invented percentage.