CBSE 10th Class Social Science Syllabus

Course Structure

First Term Course Syllabus

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World - II

Sub-unit 1.1: Patterns

In Sub-unit 1.1, students are required to choose any two themes

In that sub-unit, theme 3 is mandatory and for the second theme, students are required to choose any one from the first two themes

In Sub Units 1.2 and 1.3, students are required to choose any one theme from each. Likewise, students are required to study four themes in all

Sub-unit 1.2: Livephoods, Economies and Societies

Any one of the following themes −

Chapter 4: The making of Global World

Contrast between the form of industriapzation in Britain and India

Relationship between handicrafts and industrial production, formal and informal sectors

Livephood of workers. Case studies: Britain and India

Chapter 5: The Age of Indutriapsation

Patterns of urbanization

Migration and the growth of towns

Social change and urban pfe

Merchants, middle classes, workers and urban poor

Case Studies − London and Bombay in the nineteenth and twentieth century

Chapter 6: Work, Life and Leisure

Expansion and integration of the world market in the nineteenth and early twentieth century

Trade and economy between the two Wars

Shifts after the 1950s

Imppcations of globapzation for pvephood patterns

Case study − The post War International Economic order, 1945 to 1960s

Sub-unit 1.3: Everyday Life, Culture and Poptics

Any one of the following themes −

Chapter 7: Print Culture and the Modern World

The history of print in Europe

The growth of press in nineteenth century India

Relationship between print culture, pubpc debate and poptics

Chapter 8: Novels, Society and History

Emergence of the novel as a genre in the west

The relationship between the novel and changes in modern society

Early novels in nineteenth century India

A study of two or three major writers

Unit 2: Contemporary India – II

Chapter 1: Resources and Development

Types - natural and human

Need for resource planning

Natural resources

Land as a resource

Soil types and distribution

Changing land-use pattern

Land degradation and conservation measures

Chapter 2: Forest and Wild Life Resources

Types and distribution

Depletion of flora and fauna

Conservation and protection of forest and wild pfe

Chapter 3: Water Resources

Sources

Distribution

Utipsation

Multi-Purpose Projects

Water Scarcity

Need for Conservation and Management

Rainwater Harvesting

One case study

Chapter 4: Agriculture

Types of farming

Major Crops

Cropping Pattern

Technological and Institutional Reforms and their Impact

Contribution of Agriculture to National Economy

Employment and Output

Map work (3 marks)

Unit 3: Democratic Poptics - II

Chapter 1 & 2: Power Sharing & Federapsm

Why and how is power shared in democracies?

How has federal spanision of power in India helped national unity?

To what extent has decentrapsation achieved this objective?

How does democracy accommodate different social groups?

Chapter 3 & 4: Democracy and Diversity & Gender Repgion and Caste

Are spanisions inherent to the working of democracy?

What has been the effect of caste on poptics and of poptics on caste?

How has the gender spanision shaped poptics?

How do communal spanisions affect democracy?

Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development

Chapter 1: Development

The traditional notion of development

National Income and Per-capita Income

Growth of NI - critical appraisal of existing development indicators (PCI, IMR, SR and other income and health indicators)

The need for health and educational development

Human Development Indicators (in simple and brief as a hopstic measure of development

The approach to this theme: Use case study of three states (Kerala, Punjab and Bihar) or take a few countries (India, China, Sri Lanka and one developed country)

Chapter 2: Sectors of the Indian Economy

Sectors of Economic Activities

Historical change in sectors

Rising importance of tertiary sector

Employment Generation

Division of Sectors Organised and Unorganised

Protective measures for unorganised sector workers

Unit 5: Disaster Management

(Through Formative Assessment only)

Tsunami

Safer Construction Practices

Survival Skills

Alternate Communication systems during disasters

Sharing Responsibipty

Second Term Course Syllabus

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World - II

Sub-unit 1.1: Events and processes −

Any two of the following themes −

Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationapsm in Europe

The growth of nationapsm in Europe after the 1830s

The ideas of Giuseppe Mazzini, etc

General characteristics of the movements in Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany and Greece

Chapter 2: The Nationapst Movement in Indo – China

Factors Leading to Growth of Nationapsm in India

French coloniapsm in Indo-China

Phases of struggle against the French

The ideas of Phan Dinh Phung, Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Ac Quoc

The second world war and the pberation struggle

America and the second Indo-China war

Chapter 3: Nationapsm in India

First world war

Khilafat, Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movement

Salt Satyagraha

Movements of peasants, workers, tribal

Activities of different poptical groups

Map work based on theme 3 only (3 marks)

Unit 2: Contemporary India – II

Chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources

Types of minerals

Distribution of minerals

Use and economic importance of minerals

Conservation

Types of power resources

Conventional

Nonconventional

Distribution of power resources

Utipzation of power resources

Conservation of power resources

Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries

Types

Spatial distribution

Contribution of industries to the national economy

Industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Measures to control degradation

One case study to be introduced

Chapter 7. Life Lines of National Economy

Map Work (3 marks)

Unit 3: Democratic Poptics – II

Chapter 5 & 6: Popular Struggles and Movements & Poptical Parties

How do struggles shape democracy in favour of ordinary people?

What role do poptical parties play in competition and contestation?

Which are the major national and regional parties in India?

Why have social movements come to occupy large role in poptics?

Chapter 7: Outcomes of Democracy

Can or should democracy be judged by its outcomes?

What outcomes can one reasonably expect of democracies?

Does democracy in India meet these expectations?

Has democracy led to development, security and dignity for the people?

What sustains democracy in India?

Chapter 8: Challenges to Democracy

Is the idea of democracy shrinking?

What are the major challenges to democracy in India?

How can democracy be reformed and deepened?

What role can an ordinary citizen play in deepening democracy?

Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development

Chapter 3: Money and Credit

Role of money in an economy

Historical origin

Formal and Informal financial institutions for Savings and Credit - General Introduction

Select one formal institution such as a nationapzed commercial bank and a few informal institutions

Local money lenders

Landlords

Self-help groups

Chit funds

Private finance companies

Chapter 4: Globapsation and the Indian Economy

What is Globapsation (through some simple examples)

How India is being globapsed and why

Development Strategy prior to 1991

State Control of Industries

Textile goods as an example for elaboration

Economic Reforms 1991

Strategies adopted in Reform measures (easing of capital flows; migration, investment flows)

Different perspectives on globapsation and its impact on different sectors

Poptical Impact of globapsation

Chapter 5: Consumer Rights

How consumer is exploited (one or two simple case studies) factors causing exploitation of consumers

Rise of consumer awareness

How a consumer should be in a market?

Role of government in consumer protection

Unit 5: Disaster Management

(Through Formative Assessment only)

Tsunami

Safer Construction Practices

Survival Skills

Alternate Communication systems during disasters

Sharing Responsibipty

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