2017-2018 CBSE Class IX 9th Syllabus - Social Science Class 9 Syllabus
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Social Science Class 9 Syllabus
Course Structure
| Unit | Topic | Term I | Term II |
| I | India and the Contemporary World - I | 23 | 23 |
| II | Contemporary India - I | 23 | 13 + 10 (OTBA) |
| III | Democratic Politics - I | 22 | 22 |
| IV | Economics | 22 | 22 |
| V | Disaster Management | - | - |
| Total | 90 | 90 |
The Formative Assessment will comprise
of projects, assignments, activities and class tests/periodic tests. The
Summative Assessment will comprise of Theory paper as per the
prescribed design of the Question Paper.
The text of OTBA for SA-II will be from Unit-2; Chapter 4: Climate for session 2016-2017.
Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World - I
Two themes from the first sub-unit and one each from the second and third sub-units could be studied.
Term I
Sub-unit 1.1: Events and processes
In this unit the focus is on three
events and processes that have in major ways shaped the identity of the
modern world. Each represents a different form of politics, and a
specific combination of forces. One event is linked to the growth of
liberalism and democracy, one with socialism, and one with a negation of
both democracy and socialism.
Two themes of the following:
I. The French Revolution: (a) The
Ancient Regime and its crises. (b) The social forces that led to the
revolution. (c) The different revolutionary groups and ideas of
the time. (d) The legacy. (Compulsory Chapter-1)
II. Socialism in Europe and the
Russian Revolution: (a) The crises of Tzarism. (b) The nature of social
movements between 1905 and 1917. (c) The First World War and foundation
of Soviet state. (d) The legacy. (Chapter 2)
III. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler: (a)
The growth of social democracy (b) The crises in Germany. (b) The basis
of Hitler's rise to power. (c) The ideology of Nazism. (d) The impact of
Nazism. (Chapter 3)
Map Work - Theme one only (3 marks)
Term II
Sub-unit 1.2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
The themes in this section will focus on
how different social groups grapple with the changes in
the contemporary world and how these changes affect their lives.
Any one theme of the following:
IV. Forest Society and Colonialism: (a)
Relationship between forests and livelihoods. (b) Changes in forest
societies under colonialism.
Case studies: Focus on two forest movements one in colonial India (Bastar) and one in Indonesia. (Chapter 4)
V. Pastoralists in the Modern World: (a)
Pastoralism as a way of life. (b) Different forms of pastoralism. (c)
What happens to pastoralism under colonialism and modern states?
Case studies: Focus on two pastoral groups, one from Africa and one from India. (Chapter 5)
VI. Peasants and Farmers: (a) Histories
of the emergence of different forms of farming and peasant societies.
(b) Changes within rural economies in the modern world.
Case studies: focus on contrasting forms
of rural change and different forms of rural societies (expansion of
large-scale wheat and cotton farming in USA,rural economy and the
Agricultural Revolution in England, and small peasant production in
colonial India) (Chapter 6)
Map Work Based on theme 4/5/6. (Internal choice will be provided) (3 marks)
Sub-unit 1.3: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
The themes in this unit will consider how issues of culture are linked up to the making of contemporary world.
Any one of the following:
VII. History and Sport: The Story of
Cricket: (a) The emergence of cricket as an English sport. (b) Cricket
and colonialism. (c) Cricket nationalism and de-colonialization.
(Chapter 7)
VIII. Clothing: A Social History: (a) A
short history of changes in clothing. (b) Debates over clothing in
colonial India. (c) Swadeshi and the movement for Khadi. (Chapter 8)
Unit 2: Contemporary India - I
Term I
1 & 2. India - Size and Location
& Physical Features of India: relief, structure, major physiographic
units. (Chapter 1 & 2)
3. Drainage: Major rivers and
tributaries, lakes and seas, role of rivers in the economy, pollution of
rivers, measures to control river pollution. (Chapter 3)
Map Work (3 marks)
Term II
4. Climate: Factors influencing the
climate; monsoon- its characteristics, rainfall and temperature
distribution; seasons; climate and human life. (Chapter 4)
5. Natural Vegetation and Wild Life:
Vegetation types, distribution as well as altitudinal variation, need
for conservation and various measures. Major species, their
distribution, need for conservation and various measures. (Chapter 5)
6. Population: Size, distribution,
age-sex composition, population change-migration as a determinant of
population change, literacy, health, occupational structure and national
population policy: adolescents as under-served population group with
special needs. (Chapter 6)
Map Work (3 marks)
Unit 3: Democratic Politics - I
Term I
1 & 2. Democracy in the Contemporary
World & What is Democracy? Why Democracy?: What are the different
ways of defining democracy? Why has democracy become the most prevalent
form of government in our times? What are the alternatives to democracy?
Is democracy superior to its available alternatives? Must every
democracy have the same institutions and values? (Chapter 1 & 2)
(Part 1.3 and 1.4 (pages 10-18 of prescribed NCERT Textbook) will be assessed through formative assessment only)
3. Constitutional Design: How and why
did India become a democracy? How was the Indian constitution framed?
What are the salient features of the Constitution? How is democracy
being constantly designed and redesigned in India? (Chapter 3)
Term II
4. Electoral Politics: Why and how do we
elect representatives? Why do we have a system of competition among
political parties? How has the citizens’ participation in electoral
politics changed? What are the ways to ensure free and fair elections?
(Chapter 4)
5. Working of Institutions: How is the
country governed? What does Parliament do in our democracy? What is the
role of the President of India, the Prime Minister and the Council of
Ministers? How do these relate to one another? (Chapter 5)
6. Democratic Rights: Why do we need
rights in a constitution? What are the Fundamental Rights enjoyed by the
citizen under the Indian constitution? How does the judiciary protect
the Fundamental Rights of the citizen? How is the independence of the
judiciary ensured? (Chapter 6)
Unit 4: Economics
Term I
1. The economic story of Palampore:
Economic transactions of Palampore and its interaction with the rest of
the world through which the concept of production (including three
factors of production (land, labour and capital) can be introduced.
(Chapter 1)
2. People as Resource: Introduction of
how people become resource / asset; economic activities done by men and
women; unpaid work done by women; quality of human resource; role of
health and education; unemployment as a form of non-utilisation of human
resource; socio-political implication in simple form. (Chapter 2)
Term II
3. Poverty as a Challenge: Who is poor
(through two case studies: one rural, one urban); indicators; absolute
poverty (not as a concept but through a few simple examples) - why
people are poor ; unequal distribution of resources; comparison between
countries; steps taken by government for poverty alleviation. (Chapter
3)
4. Food Security in India: Source of
Foodgrains, variety across the nation, famines in the past, the need for
self sufficiency, role of government in food security, procurement of
foodgrains, overflowing of granaries and people without food, public
distribution system, role of cooperatives in food security (foodgrains,
milk and vegetables ration shops, cooperative shops, two-three examples
as case studies) (Chapter 4)
Unit 5: Disaster Management
Term I- 1. Introduction to Disaster Management (Chapter 1)
- 2. Common Hazards - Prevention and Mitigation (Chapter 2)
- 3. Man made disasters - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical. (Chapter 3)
- 4. Community Based Disaster Management (Chapter 4)
Prescribed Books
- India and the Contemporary World - I History - Published by NCERT
- Contemporary India - I Geography - Published by NCERT
- Democratic Politics - I Published by NCERT
- Economics - Published by NCERT
- Together, Towards a Safer India - Part II, a textbook on Disaster Management for Class IX - Published by CBSE
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