CBSE Class 10 Question Paper 2026 Solution Automotive

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CBSE Class 10 2026
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CBSE Class 10 2026 Question Paper Solution Automotive

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Secondary School Examination, 2026 (Xth)
SUBJECT NAME : Automotive (Q.P. CODE /Set No. 404/91)

General Instructions: -
1 You are aware that evaluation is the most important process in the actual and
correct assessment of the candidates. A small mistake in evaluation may lead to
serious problems which may affect the future of the candidates, education system
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and teaching profession. To avoid mistakes, it is requested that before starting
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Sharing this policy/document to anyone, publishing in any magazine and
printing in Newspaper/Website, etc. may invite action under various rules of
the Board and IPC.”
3 Evaluation is to be done as per instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It
should not be done according to one’s own interpretation or any other
consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously
followed. However, while evaluating, answers which are based on latest
information or knowledge and/or are innovative, they may be assessed for
their correctness otherwise and due marks be awarded to them. In Class-X,
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while evaluating two competency-based questions, please try to understand
given answer and even if reply is not from marking scheme but correct
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answer. The students can have their own expression and if the expression is
correct, the due marks should be awarded accordingly.
5 The Head-Examiner must go through the first five answer books evaluated by each
evaluator on the first day, to ensure that evaluation has been carried out as per the
instructions given in the Marking Scheme. If there is any variation, the same should
be zero after deliberation and discussion. The remaining answer books meant for
evaluation shall be given only after ensuring that there is no significant variation in
the marking of individual evaluators.
6 Evaluators will mark ( √ ) wherever answer is correct. For wrong answer CROSS ‘X’
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common mistake which evaluators are committing.
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Marks awarded for different parts of the question should then be totaled up and
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written in the left-hand margin and encircled. This may be followed strictly.
If a question does not have any parts, marks must be awarded in the left-hand
margin and encircled. This may also be followed strictly.
9 If a student has attempted an extra question, answer of the question deserving
more marks should be retained and the other answer scored out with a note “Extra
Question”.

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10 No marks to be deducted for the cumulative effect of an error. It should be
penalized only once.
11 A full scale of marks (example 0 to 80/70/60/50/40/30 marks as given
in Question Paper) has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the
answer deserves it.
12 Every examiner has to necessarily do evaluation work for full working hours i.e., 8
hours every day and evaluate 20 answer books per day in main subjects and 25
answer books per day in other subjects (Details are given in Spot Guidelines).This
is in view of the reduced syllabus and number of questions in question paper.
13 Ensure that you do not make the following common types of errors committed by
the Examiner in the past :-
● Leaving answer or part thereof unassessed in an answer book.
● Giving more marks for an answer than assigned to it.
● Wrong totaling of marks awarded on an answer.
● Wrong transfer of marks from the inside pages of the answer book to the title
page.
● Wrong question wise totaling on the title page.
● Wrong totaling of marks of the two columns on the title page.
● Wrong grand total.
● Marks in words and figures not tallying/not same.
● Wrong transfer of marks from the answer book to online award list.
● Answers marked as correct, but marks not awarded. (Ensure that the right tick
mark is correctly and clearly indicated. It should merely be a line. Same is with
the X for incorrect answer.)
● Half or a part of answer marked correct and the rest as wrong, but no marks
awarded.
14 While evaluating the answer books if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, it
should be marked as cross (X) and awarded zero (0) Marks.
15 Any unassessed portion, non-carrying over of marks to the title page, or totaling
error detected by the candidate shall damage the prestige of all the personnel
engaged in the evaluation work as also of the Board. Hence, in order to uphold the
prestige of all concerned, it is again reiterated that the instructions be followed
meticulously and judiciously.
16 The Examiners should acquaint themselves with the guidelines given in the
“Guidelines for Spot Evaluation” before starting the actual evaluation.
17 Every Examiner shall also ensure that all the answers are evaluated, marks carried
over to the title page, correctly totaled and written in figures and words.
18 The candidates are entitled to obtain photocopy of the Answer Book on request on
payment of the prescribed processing fee. All Examiners/Additional Head
Examiners/Head Examiners are once again reminded that they must ensure that
evaluation is carried out strictly as per value points for each answer as given in the
Marking Scheme.

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MARKING SCHEME
AUTOMOTIVE (Subject Code-404)
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(PAPER CODE : 91) (M910404)

Q.No. EXPECTED OUTCOMES/VALUE POINTS Marks
SECTION - A
1. (i) (A) Specific feedback / विवि्ቖ ्ቚविविया 1
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ए्ቇी – िाइरस सॉ्ቊिेयर समा्मि की जाां चकरना और निीनीकृि करना 1
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(v) (D) Fostering innovation and economic growth / 1
निाचार और आवथथ क विकास को बढ़ािा दे ना
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ड्रैगवलांक
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3. (i) Ring spanner/ 1

ररां ग ्ቢैनर
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(ii) (D) industrial /
औधोवगक 1
(iii) (A) Caliper / कैलीपर
(iv) (B) Center nut 1
सै्ቇरनट
(v) (C) Plier ्ऺायर 1
(vi) (B) extreme
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(5x1=5)

4. (i) (B) Water pipe 1
िॉटर पाइप
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(ii) Overtight

्ቋादा टाईट 1
(iii) (D) Manufacturer’s recommended interval

वनमाथिा ्ቛारा सुझायेगये अांिराल 1

(iv) apply the parking brake
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पावकिं ग ्ቜेक लगाना
(v) (A) Shampoo 1
शै्ቘू (5x1=5)
(vi) (D) Consumer
उपभो्ሹा
5. (i) (C) customer support 1
्ቇाहक सहायिा
(ii) (A) eye contact 1
आइ काांटै्ሴ / आखोां से स्ቘकथ
(iii) Any one of the following:- 1
a) Scheduling first service appointment
b) Approaches, greets and offer assistance to the customer who
enter the showroom

c) Ask customer What he wants /need / requirement and listen
carefully to theie responses
(iv) (D) Customer service 1

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ररपेयार ्ቚोसीजर

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6. When messages are clear and to the point, employee can easily understand their 2
roles, responsibilities and expectations without confusion. This also reduce
mistakes and save time in decision making.
जब सांदेि ्ቢ्ቖ और सटीक होिे है िो कमथ चारी वबना वकसी भरम के अपनी भू वमकाओ,
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वजमे दाररयोां और अपे्ቌाओ को आसानी से समझा सकिे है | इससे गलविया भी कम होिी है और
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(4) Adaptability / अनूकूलन िीलिा
(5) Good Soft Skills / िय्ቮार कुिलिा
(6) Problem Solving / समसया को सुलझाना
(7) Emotional Intelligence / भािना्ቒक बु्मिमिा
(8) Confident / आिांवि्ቫास
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(4) Dropping / ड्रॉप करना
(5) Scrolling / ኚ᭽ोल करना
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9. (a) A career is a long term journey of work and professional growth that 1
a person pursues throughtout their life
एक आजीविका ककसी कार्य एिं ्ििसावर्क विकास की िह दीर्यकाविक र्ा्ቔा है वजसे कोई
्िवि अपने पूरे जीिन में अपनाता है
(b) Two ways are :- 1
(i) Self employment / Business /ियापार
(ii) Wage employment / Job/ नोांकरी
U-4 Pg-100
(1 +1=2)
10. To reduce inequalities we can / असमानताओं को कम करने के उपार् 2

(1) be helpful to one another / एक दूसरे की मदद करें
(2) be friendly with everyone / सबके साथ वम्ቔता का भाि रखें
(3) include everyone while working or playing. / काम करते समर् अथिा खेिते समर्
सबको साथ िेकर चिें
(0.5x4=2)
(4) Help others by including everyone whether they are small or big, boy or
girl, belong to any class or caste. / चाहे कोई ककसी भी जावत, समुदार् का हो, छोटा
र्ा बडा हो, िडका हो िडकी हो सबको साथ िेकर चिे |

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Short Answer Type Question (4x2 =8 )

11. It is the force of rotation, acting about the crankshaft axis at any given instant 2
of time. It is expressed in Newton-meter(Nm)
यह वकसी भी ्ቌर् िांकिा्ቊ एकवसस के चारो और कायथरि घुमािदार बल होिा है |
इसे ्቗ूटन मीटर(NM) मे ्ቤ्ሹ वकया जािा है |

12. Two type of wrenches – 2

दो ्ቚकार के रै च
(i) adjustable
एड्ज्቗े बल
(ii) non-adjustable
नान - एड्ज्቗े बल
The adjustable wrench is of adjustable type to fit into various sizes of nuts and
bolts.
एड्ज्቗े बल रै च अिग-अिग रकार के साईज के नट एंि बो्ቑो मे विट हो जाते है। इसवलए ये एड्ज्቗े बल रै च कहलािे है |

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13. Clean up the filter seat on the engine and place a light coating of oil on the 2
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ऑर्ि किल्टर बदिते समर् नए किल्टर को िगाने से पहिे इंजन में किल्टर शीट को अच्छी
तरह साि करें और नए किल्टर के गास्के ट पर तेि की एक हल्की कोटटंग िगाएं।

14. Importance of body language in communication 2
Most of the communication that we relay to others is done through our body
language. If we have a negative body language, when we interact with others,
it shows our lack of care.
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एंटी िॉक ्ቜेककं ग ्ቚर्ािी आिुवनक िाहनों में ्ቚर्ोग की जाने िािी एक महत्िपूर्य सुर्ቌा
्ቚर्ािी है। र्ह िाहन में ्ቜेक िगाए जाने पर उसके पवहए को िोक नहीं होने देती,
वजससे िाहन सडक पर वस्थर रहता है और किसिता नहीं है।
16. Two commonly used generic symbols in service manual :- 2
Service manual uses generic symbols to help the technicians in their work.
The two commonly used generic symbols, are
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सर्ियस मैनुअि मे सामान्र्तः ्ቚर्ोग में आनेिािे दो सामान्र् ्ቚतीक तकनीवशर्न को

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i) L-lubricate/िुव्ቜके ट ag

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Long Answer Type Questions (3x4=12)

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17. Various requirements of steering system for its smooth performance : 4
्቗ीयररां ग ्ቚर्ािी के सुचारु रूप से कार्य करने के विए विवभ्ቐ आिश्र्कताएं वन्ቖ है

I. It should multiply the turning effort applied on the steering wheel by the
driver. इससे चािक ्ቛारा स्टीर्टरं ग व्हीि को घुमाने के विए िगाए गए बि र्ा ताकत के
्ቚर्ास में िृवि होनी चावहए
II. It should be to a certain degree irreversible, so that the shocks of the road
surface, encountered by the wheels, are not transmitted to the driver’s
hand. र्ह एक वनवित सीमा तक अपररितयनीर् होना चावहए वजससे सडक की सतह पर
िगने िािे झटके पवहयो के माध्र्म से चािक के हाथ तक न पहंचे
III. The mechanism should have self straightening effect, so that when driver
releases the steering wheel after negotiating the run, the wheel should try
to achieve straight ahead position. तं्ቔ में स्ित: सीधा होने िािा ्ቚभाि होना
चावहए ताकक जब चािक मोड से गुजरने के बाद स्टीर्टरं ग व्हीि को छोडे तो पवहर्ा सीिे
आगे की वस्थवत में आने का ्ቚर्ास करें

18. List of various hand tools, required in an automobile repair workshop : 4
ऑटोमोबाइि ररपेर्र िकय शॉप में आिश्र्क विवभ्ቐ हैंड टूि की सूची
(i) Ring spanners (vii) Bench vice
टरं ग स्पैनर बेंच िाइस
(ii) Combination spanners (viii) Hand Hacksaw
कांवबनेशन स्पैनर हैं ड् है्ሪसा
(iii) Box spanners (ix) Chisel
बा्ቍ स्पैनर चीसल
(iv) Open ended spanners (x) Screw drivers
ओपन एंडड े स्पैनर स्रू ्ቑाइिर
(v) Files (xi) Wrenches
िइि रैं च
(vi) Pliers (xii) Hammers
्ऺायर हैमर
Files : The files are hand tools, used to perform wide variety of metal removal
tasks. The file has five parts; tang, heel, face, edge and point or tip.
िाइि : िाइि हाथ से इस्तेमाि ककए जाने िािे औजार हैं वजनका इस्तेमाि मेटि हटाने
के कई तरह के कामों के विए ककर्ा जाता है इस िाइि के पांच भाग होते हैं टैंग, हीि,
िे स, एज और रटप
19. Various steps to be followed in changing of air filter 4
एर्र किल्टर बदिने के विवभ्ቐ चरर्
(i) Obtain the correct replacement filter
सही ररप्िेसमेंट किल्टर को ्ቚा्቎ करें
(ii) Secure the vehicle
िाहन को सुरव्ቌत पाकथ करें
(iii) Open the bonnet
बोनट को खोिे
(iv) Locate the filter
पुराने किल्टर की जगह ढू ंढे
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एर्र किल्टर को बाहर वनकािे
(vii) Clean the air filter housing
एर्र किल्टर हाउससंग को साि करें
(viii) Replace the filter
एर्र किल्टर को िापस लगाए
(ix) Replace the cover
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and secure, otherwise it will affect engines performance.
किर को साििानी से कन्ቐूट में िापस डािें और किर पूरे वहस्से को एर्र किल्टर र्ूवनट
के वनचिे आिे वहस्से पर दबाए और सुवनवित करें कक र्ह सीिा और मजबूती से किट हो
जाए िनाय इससे इंजन की कार्य ्ቌमता ्ቚभावित हो सकती है
20. Important aspects of customer service 4
्ቇाहक सेिा के महत्िपूर्य पहिू
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( iv ) Anticipate guest needs
्ቇाहक की आिश्र्कताओं का अनुमान िगाना
Anticipate Guest Needs :
्ቇाहक की आिश्र्कताओं का अनुमान िगाना
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र ानी ककसी और चीज से नहीं होती
उनकी मदद के विए हर संभि कोवशश करें | हमेशा अपने ्ቇाहक की अपे्ቌा से ज्र्ादा
बेहतर सेिा करने के तरीके खोजे|ऐसा करने से उन्हें र्ह एहसास होगा कक आप उनकी
परिाह करते हैं और इससे उन्हें अच्छा महसूस होगा

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21. “Despite the fastest computers and sophisticated test chambers, a vehicle still 4
needs to be tested in the real world”.
सबसे तेज कं प्र्ूटसय और पररष्कृ त परी्ቌर् क्ቌो के बािजूद एक िाहन को अभी भी
िास्तविक दुवनर्ा में परी्ቌर् की आिश्र्कता होती है
(i) Many operations of a vehicle can be simulated by computer, but
engineers need to understand, how different systems in a vehicle works
in real world conditions and actual uses
िाहन में कई ्ቚर्ाविर्ों का संचािन का अनुकरर् कቘኚयुटर वसम्र्ुिेटर ्ቛारा ककर्ा
जा सकिा है| िेककन इां जीवनयरो को यह समझने की आि्ብकिा होिी है वक
िाहन मे विवभ्ቐ परर्ावलया ककस ्ቚकार परस्पर करर्ा करती है और र्ह के िि
िाहन के िास्तविक उपयोग के माध्र्म से ही ककर्ा जा सकता है |
(ii) To test for durability, an automaker test a single model of a vehicle on the
road and testing track up to 2 millions mile
स्थावर्त्ि का परी्ቌर् करने के विए एक िाहन वनमायता एक िाहन के एक ही मॉडि
को 2 वमविर्न मीि की दूरी तक सडक और ्቏ैक परी्ቌर् करता है
(iii) Its a global industry and vehicle testing is to be done worldwide too. A
model may be driven in extreme conditions like the jungles of Brazil
and mountains of New Zealand.
र्ह एक िैविक उ्ቕोग है और दुवनर्ा भर में इसका परी्ቌर् भी हो रहा है | ककसी
भी मॉडि को ्ቜाजीि के जंगिों न्र्ूजीिैंड के पहाडों जैसी चरर् वस्थवतर्ों में भी
चिार्ा जा सकता है
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