CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper 2026 Solution for Agriculture

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE (SUBJECT CODE - 408)
MARKING SCHEME FOR CLASS X (SESSION 2025-2026)
Max. Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections – Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15 questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. There is no negative marking.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section contains 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Source Material
Q.
QUESTION (NCERT/PSSCIVE/ Marks
No.
CBSE Study Material)
Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i. d) Extensive NCERT 1
ii. c) Discussion NCERT 1
iii. Food and nutrition security, safe drinkingwater, energy NCERT 1
security, and waste
management.
iv. TRUE NCERT 1
v. a) Turn on NCERT 1
vi. a) Password NCERT 1
Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. a) Maize CBSE 1
ii. c) Wheat CBSE 1
iii. d) Seeds CBSE 1
iv. b) Fungus CBSE 1
v. a) Human milk CBSE 1
vi. b) 40-45% CBSE 1
Q. 3 Answer any 5out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. b) Karnataka CBSE 1

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ii. b) Peas CBSE 1
iii. c) Vitamin C CBSE 1
iv. d) Rhizobium CBSE 1
v. b) 5*5m CBSE 1
vi. d) Potato CBSE 1
Source Material
Q.
QUESTION (NCERT/PSSCIVE/ Marks
No.
CBSE Study Material)
Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. a) Seeds CBSE 1
ii. a) Lycopene pigment CBSE 1
iii. c) Cucurbitaceae CBSE 1
iv. a) Apiaceae CBSE 1
v. c) Mulberry CBSE 1
vi. b) Liver CBSE 1
Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. c) Karnal CBSE 1
ii. a) Pea CBSE 1
iii. a) Murrah CBSE 1
iv. b) Buttoning CBSE 1
v. a) Kalyan Sona CBSE 1
vi. a) Honeybee CBSE 1

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Source Material
Q.
QUESTION (NCERT/PSSCIVE/
No.
CBSE Study Material)

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Q. 6 Different methods of communication are: face to face talk, e- NCERT 2
mail, letters, notice board. Posters, meetings, phone call, video
call,
virtual meeting, writing blog etc.
Q. 7 Stress: Stress can be defined as our emotional, mental, physical NCERT 2
and socialreaction to any perceived demands orthreats.
Simple ways of stress managements are: Time management,
physical exercise, healthy diet, Positive thinking, organizing
academic life, punctuality in doing work, adequate sleep,
holidays with family and friends,
discussion with family.

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Q. 8 ANSWER NCERT 2
Monthly Maintenance of computer.
i. Transfer photographs to computer and delete from drive
ii. Organize photos intofolders or albums
iii. Clean up ‘Download’ Folder
iv. Uninstall unused programs and

apps
v. Run disk-cleaner software vi. Run full
system virus scan
Q. 9 Successful entrepreneur qualities are brain racy share the top 5 NCERT 2
traits that all entrepreneur must have to succeed like self-
discipline, integrity, persistence, clear direction and action
oriented, creative,
responsible, how working

Q. 10 Food and nutrition security, safe drinkingwater, energy security, NCERT 2
and waste
management
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)
Q. 11 Leaf spot and yellow vein mosaic CBSE 2
Q. 12 Male sterility: Male sterility is defined as an absence or non- CBSE 2
function of pollen grain in plant or incapability of plants to
produce or release functional pollen grains and this mechanism
promote the cross pollination. E.g., Cotton, Bajra etc.
Self-Incompatibility: It refers to the failure ofpollen to fertilize
the same flower or other flower of the same plant, or it is the
failure ofpollen tube to penetrate the full length of
style

Q. 13 High yielding varieties of rice: Mahamaya, GK 5003, Pusa 33, CBSE
Pusa 169, Mehsuri, JKRH- 401, Gurjari, GR-6, Dandi, Pusa 33,
HKR-127, Bhrigu Dhan, Himalaya 2216, SKAU 23, SKAU 27, GK
5003, Gauri, Sweta, Ratnagiri 24,
Rajeshwari, PR 108, PR 109, PMK 2, Pant
Dhan 10, Pant Dhan 11, VL Dhan 221, IR 20,Jayanthi
Basmati varieties of rice: Basmati 370, Pusa Basmati 1, Taraori
Basmati (Karnal local), Pusa Sugandh 3, Pusa Sugandh 4, Pusa
Sugandh 6, PRH 10, Pant Dhan 15, Punjab Basmati-1, Pusa
basmati 1121, Pusa basmati
6, Pusa Basmati 1509

Q. 14 Important species of Honey Bee of India like the rock bee, CBSE
Indian hive bee and European & Dammer bee are good
features of all for
honey bee.
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Q. 15 The basic steps involved in ice cream manufacture include CBSE
mixing of ingredients,pasteurization, homogenization, ageing,
freezing, hardening and storage

Q. 16 Jersey and Holstein Friesian CBSE
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q. 17 Major pests of rice: Stem borer and Leaf folder Major diseases CBSE 4
of rice- Leaf and neck blast and Bacterial leaf blight Description
about shoot borer Nature of damage - Symptoms of stem borer
damage are dead hearts and whiteheads. Whiteheads are
discolored panicles with empty or partially filled grains. Larvae
feed on the tissues around the node. Management - Adopt
seedling root dip treatment in 0.05% Chlorpyriphos emulsion
for one minute before transplanting in endemic areas. Apply
Carbofuran 3G @ 20 kg ha-1 or Phorate 10 G@ 12.5 kg ha-1 or
Fenitrothion 50EC @ 0.1%

Q. 18 Lac insect is a insect live on twig it host plant eg, ber, babul, CBSE 4
khair insect creating and producing secretion that are used in
the production of shellac it called lac. Kerriidae is a family of
scale insects, commonly known aslac-insect. Used for ingredient
in various ink, paints, sealants and varnishes in lac industry.Life
cycle of lac insect takes about six monthsand consists of stages-
Egg, nymph instars, pupa and adult. Insect have an
ovoviviparousmade or reproduction and female lays 200-
500 ready to hatch egg, create embryos.

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Q. 19 Cultivation of apple Soil and climate Apple can grow…. range CBSE
of soils. Well-drained, …. deep, fertile, …. clay loam soils with
pH 6.0-
6.8 …. Sites with gentle slope…… requires about 1,000 to
1,500 hours ……. bud dormancy.
Major Varieties:
1. Early Mid-season
Red June, Tydeman’s Early Worcester, Kings Pippin, Summer
Queen Starking Delicious, Red Delicious, Richared, Black Ben
Davis, RedGold, Mclntosh, Golden Delicious, Lord Lambourne
2. Late
Granny Smith, Ruspippin (yellow, winterbanana)
Propagation and rootstocks: Apple varieties are propagated by
whip and tongue method of grafting. The root-stocks are either
relatedspecies such as Malus sylvestris (crap apple),
M. prunifolia, M. sikkimensis or their hybrid

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derivatives or seedling progenies of cultivatedvarieties. Some of
the important rootstocks developed for specific purposes are as
follows: M9, M – 27: Dwarfing M7, MM-106: Tolerant to below
freezing (-40o C to – 35o C) resistant to wooly aphids. Northern
spy: Resistant to wooly aphids (Eriosoma lanigera). Robusta-5:
Developed at Ottawa. Canada as aselection of Malus robusta –
Resistant to wooly aphid.
Apple Scab (Venturiain aequalis): Scattered, circular brown or
olive-green spots appear onthe undersurface of leaves borne on
fruit spurs. Initially the lesions cover a largeportion of the leaf
leading to premature yellowing of leaves, defoliation and fruit
drop. Early in the season, these spots often develop around
blossom end (calyx end) of the fruit and later they are found
anywhere on the fruit surface. Cracks often develop in the
scabbed areas, which allow the entry of otherpathogens, causing
rot of fruit either in the field, or in storage.
The spray schedule recommended for effective control of scab
disease is as follows

Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora):
This disease is caused by bacteria. The symptoms are seen as
distinct fire-like appearance on infected plant parts. The shoot
tips wilt and droop without browning. Secretion of golden
colored bacterial ooze is seen on the stem. In fruits, Necrotic
spots andoozing lesions are observed.
Control: The affected trees and host plants should be collected
and burnt immediately. Sprays of streptomycin can control the
infection in spring blossom of apple.
Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha): The diseases are
characterized by the presence of white powdery (ash like)
coating in patches on both sides of the leaves, and young
shoots. The affected leaves turn pale and curl up. Affected
shoots remain weak and
immature. In case of severe infection, leaf fall and pre-mature
fruit drop may occur.

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Control: The disease incidence can be reduced by pruning and
destroying the affected plant parts. In the nurseries, sprayingthe
young seedlings with Bayleton (500 ppm) at an interval of 7 days
controls the disease. Spraying the crop with Sulphur (0.3%) or
Carbendazim (0.05%) or Karathane (0.05%)effectively controls the
disease.

Q. 20 Characteristics/attributes of quality seed CBSE
1. Genetic purity: Genetic purity refers to the percentage of
contamination …. of the seed planted must equal or exceed …
generation of propagation. For example, Breeder seed 100%,
Foundation seed 99%, certified seed 98%.
2. Physical purity: Physical purity of seed is the proportion of
pure seed component …. crop should be 98% and seed lot
should befree from …. other field impurities.
3. Germination percentage: The quality seed should have
germination percentage according to the standard of Indian …… in
thefield.
4. Vigour: Seed vigour is the sum total of those properties …. lot
during germination and seedling emergence. In general, it is the
potential of seed…. good yield.
5. Viability: The viability of the seed is a
measure of seed …. conditions. It is
measured through tetrazolium chloride test.
6. Moisture content: The moisture content isthe amount of water
…. have optimum moisture content in good quality seed. For
example, Cereals: 10-12 %, Pulses: 7-9% and
Oilseeds:6-7%, Vegetables: 5%

Q. 21 Pollination: Process by which pollen is transferred from the CBSE
anther (male part) tothe stigma (female part) of the plant.
Mechanism which favours self-pollination
1. Perfect flower: It is the presence of both male and female part
of the flower which favours the self-pollination e.g., Rice, Wheat,
Green gram etc.
2. Homogamy: Maturation of male and female parts of flower on
same time is calledhomogamy. e.g., Rice Wheat, Barley and
pulse crops.

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3. Cleistogamy: It is the types of flowers in which pollination 4
always occurs inside the closed flowers which promote the
self- pollination. E.g., Rice, Wheat
4. Flower structure: Some flowers have special structure around
the male part which promotes the self-pollination e.g., Tomato
and Pulse crops
Mechanism which favours cross-pollination
1. Bisexual flowers: When both male and female parts are
present on the different flowers than it promote the cross
pollination.E.g., Castor, papaya
2. Dichogamy: Sometimes male or female mature slightly at
different times this nature is called dichogamy which favour the
cross pollination and, in this process, if male part (Anther) of
flower matures first then it is called protandry (eg. Maize) while,
if female partmature (ovary) first then flower is to be called
protogyny in nature. Eg. Bajra
3. Herkogamy: In these types of mechanism some structures
prevent the self-pollination and promote cross pollination in
bisexual flowers.eg. Alfa
4. Male sterility: Male sterility is defined as an absence or non-
function of pollen grain in plant or incapability of plants to
produce or release functional pollen grains and this mechanism
promote the cross pollination. Eg. Cotton, Bajra etc.
5. Self-Incompatibility: It refers to the failure of pollen to
fertilize the same flower or other flower of the same plant, or it
is the failure of pollen tube to penetrate the full length of style
and effect fertilization. Eg.
Mustard, cauliflower and cabbage etc.

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