March 2024 SSC Marathi (First Language) board paper
This is the official Maharashtra State Board (MSBSHSE) SSC (Class 10) Marathi First Language (कुमारभारती) paper, printed as Marathi First Language – 01 (मराठी प्रथम भाषा – ०१), Revised Course, paper code N 501. It was written on 1 March 2024 at 11.00 a.m. (printed code 2024 III 01 – 1100).Source: the Maharashtra State Board's printed question paper (paper code N 501). The model answers are original Doubtly answers, not an official board answer key. This is not the Second/Third Language (अक्षरभारती) paper.
Paper pattern
It is a 3-hour paper for 80 marks (17 printed pages) in five sections: Section 1 prose (two textbook passages of 7 marks each and a 4-mark unseen passage, which is reused for the summary), Section 2 poetry (activities on the poem about Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a table on ‘भरतवाक्य’ or ‘आश्वासक चित्र’ and a rasagrahan of lines from ‘वस्तू’), Section 3 extensive reading (any two of three tasks, 6 marks), Section 4 language study (samas, shabdasiddhi, vakprachar, word wealth, spelling, punctuation, technical terms) and Section 5 applied writing (letter or summary, any two of advertisement/news report/story, and one long piece: prasanglekhan, atmakathan or a thought essay). Activity diagrams must be drawn in pen.
How to use it
Write the paper by hand in three hours, then compare each answer with the model answers. Check your spelling against the लेखननियम answers and keep the writing tasks to a sensible length.
FAQs
Is this the official board paper?
Yes. The questions are from the board’s printed March 2024 paper (code N 501); only the answers are written by Doubtly.
Is this the Marathi Second Language paper?
No. This is the First Language (कुमारभारती) paper. The Second/Third Language (अक्षरभारती) paper has a different code and syllabus.
Why does Q.1 (आ)(3) say ‘दीपाली’?
The printed question names ‘सोनाली व दीपाली’, while the passage names Sonali’s companion as ‘रूपाली’. We have kept the question as printed and answered it about Sonali and Rupali.