NCERT Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science 2024 - Download PDF

Section

Medium of book

Textbooks

Geography

English

Contemporary India

Hindi

Sakhalin Bharat

Economics

English

Understanding Economic Development

Hindi

Arthik Vikas Ki Samajh

History

English

India and the Contemporary World II

Hindi

Bharat Aur Samakalin Vishav-2

Political Science

English

Democratic Politics

Hindi

Loktantrik Rajniti

Unit

Topics

Sub-topics

Events and Processes

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

(a) The French Revolution and the idea of Nation

(b) The making of Nationalism in Europe.

(c) The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848

(d) The Making of Germany and Italy

(e) Visualising the Nation

(f) Nationalism and Imperialism

Nationalism in India

(a) The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation.

(b) Differing Strands within the Movement

(c) Towards Civil Disobedience

(d) The Sense of Collective Belonging

Livelihoods, Economies and Societies

The Making of a Global World

(a) The Pre-modern World

(b) The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)

(c) The Inter-war Economy

(d) Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-war Era

The Age of Industrialisation

(a) Before the Industrial Revolution

(b) Hand Labour and Steam Power

(c) Industrialisation in the Colonies

(d) Factories Come Up

(e) The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth

(f) Market for Goods

Everyday Life Culture and Politics

Print Culture and Modern World

(a) The First Printed Books

(b) Print Comes to Europe

(c) The Print Revolution and its Impact

(d) The Reading Mania

(e) The Nineteenth Century

(f) India and the World of Print

(g) Religious Reform and Public Debates

(h) New Forms of Publication

(i) Print and Censorship

Topics

Sub-topics

Resources and Development

Types of Resources, Resource planning.

Land Resources, Soil as a Resource & Formation, Soil: Types and distribution, Soil Erosion and conservation measures.

Forest and wildlife resources

Types and distribution of Flora and Fauna, Depletion of flora and fauna; Conservation and protection of forests and wildlife.

Water resources

Water scarcity and the Need for Water Conservation and Management, Multi-purpose river projects, Integrated Water resource management, Rainwater harvesting. (One case study to be introduced)

Agriculture

Types of farming, major crops, cropping pattern, technological and institutional reforms; their impact; the contribution of Agriculture to the national economy — employment and output, food security, Impact of globalisation

Minerals and Energy Resources

Types of Minerals, Distribution, Use and Economic Importance of Minerals, Conservation.

Manufacturing Industries

Types, Importance of manufacturing industries, Spatial distribution, contribution of industries to the national economy, Industrial pollution and degradation of the environment, Measures to control degradation. (One case study to be introduced)

Lifelines of National Economy

Transport, Communication and Trade.

Topics

Sub-topics

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 holistic measure of development.

Sectors of the Indian Economy

Sectors of Economic activities, Understanding Economic Development, Comparing the three sectors, Primary, secondary and Tertiary sectors in India, Division of sectors as organised and unorganised

Money and Credit

Money as a medium of exchange, Modern forms of money, Loan activities of banks, Different credit situations, Terms of credit, Formal sector credit in India, Self-help groups for the poor

Globalisation and the Indian Economy

Production across countries, Interlinking production across countries, , Foreign Trade and Integration of markets, What is Globalisation (through some simple examples); How India is being globalised 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 globalisation and its impacts on different sectors; Political Impacts of globalisation.

Consumer Rights

The consumer in the market place, Consumer movement, Consumer Rights, How consumer is exploited (one or two simple case studies) – factors causing exploitation of consumers – Rise of consumer awareness – The role of government in consumer protection.

Topics

Sub-topics

Power Sharing

Why Power Sharing is Desirable?, Forms of Power Sharing

Federalism

What is Federalism, What makes India a Federal country, How is Federalism practiced? , Decentralisation in India

Gender Religion and Caste

Gender and Politics, Women's Political Representation, Religion, Communalism and Politics, Caste and Politics,

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