March 2025 SSC Marathi (First Language) board paper
This is the Maharashtra Board Marathi First Language paper (paper code N 701) from March 2025. The paper is written in Marathi; this summary is in English. It is a 3-hour paper for 80 marks with five sections:
- Prose: activities on two textbook passages and an unseen passage, which is also used later for the summary-writing option
- Poetry: activities on a poem extract, questions on a poem of your choice, and a rasagrahan (appreciation) of given lines
- Extensive reading: any two tasks, including a note on Lieutenant Swati Mahadik and a paragraph on the etymological dictionary (vyutpatti kosh)
- Language study: samas, shabdasiddhi, vakprachar, one-word substitutes, correct spelling, punctuation marks and technical terms
- Applied writing: a letter or a summary, an advertisement for a yoga class, a news report about a school in Mahad, completing a story, and one long piece (an event, an autobiography of an object, or an essay on pollution)
How to use it
Write the paper by hand in 3 hours, drawing the activity diagrams in pen as instructed. Then check each answer against the model answers, paying attention to spelling rules and grammar. For more Marathi practice, visit the SSC Marathi questions page.
FAQs
Is this paper free?
Yes, the paper and model answers are free.
Is this the Marathi Second Language paper?
No, it is the First Language paper. Other subjects are on the Maharashtra SSC exam hub.