Class 10th Social science syllabus

CBSE

 

CBSE Class 10 

Social Science:

(Subject Code -087)

New updated syllabus

2021-22

India and the Contemporary World - II.      20
Contemporary India - II.           20
Democratic Politics - II.             20
Understanding Economic Development.    20
 Total  Marks -       80

History 

 

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe:

• The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation

• The Making of Nationalism in Europe

• The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848

• The Making of Germany and Italy

• Visualizing the Nation

• Nationalism and Imperialism

 

2. Nationalism in India:

• The First World War, Khilafat and Non - Cooperation

• Differing Strands within the Movement

• Towards Civil Disobedience

• The Sense of Collective Belonging

GEOGRAPHY 

1.Resources and Development:

• Types of Resources

• Development of Resources

• Resource Planning in India

• Land Resources

• Land Utilization

• Land Use Pattern in India

• Land Degradation and Conservation Measures

• Soil as a Resource

• Classification of Soils

• Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation 

4. Agriculture:

• Types of farming

• Cropping Pattern

• Major Crops

• Technological and Institutional Reforms

• Impact of Globalization on Agriculture

 

5. Minerals :

Note:. Only Map items as given in map list from this chapter will be

evaluated in Board Examination.

6. Manufacturing Industries:

• Importance of manufacturing

• Contribution of Industry to National Economy

• Industrial Location

• Classification of Industries

• Spatial distribution

• Industrial pollution and environmental degradation

• Control of Environmental Degradation

7. Life Lines of National Economy:

• Transport – Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airways

• Communication

• International Trade

• Tourism as a Trade

Political science 

1.Power Sharing:

• Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka

• Why power sharing is desirable?

• Forms of Power Sharing

2. Federalism

• What is Federalism?

• What make India a Federal Country?

• How is Federalism practiced?

• Decentralization in India

3. Political Parties:

• Why do we need Political Parties?

• How many Parties should we have?

• National Political Parties

• State Parties

• Challenges to Political Parties

• How can Parties be reformed?

4. Outcomes of Democracy:

• How do we assess democracy’s outcomes?

• Accountable, responsive and legitimate government

• Economic growth and development

• Reduction of inequality and poverty

• Accommodation of social diversity

• Dignity and freedom of the citizens

Economics 

Development:

• What Development Promises - Different people different goals

• Income and other goals

• National Development

• How to compare different countries or states?

• Income and other criteria

• Public Facilities

• Sustainability of development

2. Sectors of the Indian Economy:

• Sectors of Economic Activities

• Comparing the three sectors

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India

• Division of sectors as organized and unorganized

• Sectors in terms of ownership: Public and Private Sectors

3. Money and Credit:

• Money as a medium of exchange

• Modern forms of money

• Loan activities of Banks

• Two different credit situations

• Terms of credit

• Formal sector credit in India

• Self Help Groups for the Poor

4. Globalisation and the Indian Economy:

• Production across countries

• Interlinking production across countries

• Foreign Trade and integration of markets

• What is globalization?

• Factors that have enabled Globalisation

• World Trade Organisation

• Impact of Globalization on India

• The Struggle for a fair Globalisation

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LIST OF MAP ITEMS
CLASS X

HISTORY (Outline Political Map of India)

Nationalism in India – (1918 – 1930) for Locating and Labelling

1. Indian National Congress Sessions:

a. Calcutta (Sep. 1920) b. Nagpur (Dec. 1920) c. Madras (1927)

2. Important Centres of Indian National Movement

a. Champaran (Bihar) - Movement of Indigo Planters b. Kheda (Gujarat) - Peasant Satyagrah c. Ahmedabad (Gujarat) - Cotton Mill Workers Satyagraha d. Amritsar (Punjab) - Jallianwala Bagh Incident e. Chauri Chaura (U.P.) - Calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement f. Dandi (Gujarat) - Civil Disobedience Movement

GEOGRAPHY (Outline Political Map of India)

Chapter 1: Resources and Development (Identification only) a. Major soil Types

Chapter 3: Water Resources (Locating and Labelling)

Dams:

a. Salal b. Bhakra Nangal c. Tehri d. Rana Pratap Sagar e. Sardar Sarovar f. Hirakud g. Nagarjuna Sagar h. Tungabhadra

Chapter 4: Agriculture (Identification only)

a. Major areas of Rice and Wheat b. Largest / Major producer states of Sugarcane, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and jute

Chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources

Power Plants (Locating and Labelling only) a. Thermal Namrup Singrauli Ramagundam

b. Nuclear Narora Kakrapara Tarapur Kalpakkam

Note: Only Map Items of this chapter as listed above will be evaluated in Board Examination.

Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries (Locating and Labelling Only)

Cotton Textile Industries:

a. Mumbai

b. Indore c. Surat d. Kanpur e. Coimbatore

Iron and Steel Plants:

a. Durgapur b. Bokaro c. Jamshedpur d. Bhilai e. Vijaynagar f. Salem

Software Technology Parks:

a. Noida b. Gandhinagar c. Mumbai d. Pune e. Hyderabad f. Bengaluru g. Chennai h. Thiruvananthapuram

Chapter 7: Lifelines of National Economy (Locating and Labelling)

Major Ports:

a. Kandla b. Mumbai c. Marmagao d. New Mangalore e. Kochi f. Tuticorin g. Chennai h. Vishakhapatnam i. Paradip j. Haldia

International Airports:

a. Amritsar (Raja Sansi) b. Delhi (Indira Gandhi International) c. Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji) d. Chennai (Meenam Bakkam) e. Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) f. Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)

Note: Items of Locating and Labelling may also be given for Identification

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