2017-2018 CBSE Class X 10th Syllabus - Social Science Class 10 Syllabus
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Course Structure
| Unit | Topic | Term I | Term II |
| I | India and the Contemporary World - II | 23 | 23 |
| II | Contemporary India - II | 23 | 23 |
| III | Democratic Politics - II | 22 | 22 |
| IV | Understanding Economic Development | 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.
Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World - II
In Sub-unit 1.1 you are required to
choose any two themes. In that sub-unit, theme 3 is compulsory and for
second theme you are required to choose any one from the first two
themes. In Sub Units 1.2 and 1.3 you are required to choose any one
theme from each. Thus, you are required to study four themes in all.
Term I
Sub-unit 1.2: Livelihoods, Economies and SocietiesAny one of the following themes:
4. The making of Global World:
(a) Contrast between the form of industrialization in Britain and
India. (b) Relationship between handicrafts and industrial
production, formal and informal sectors. (c) Livelihood of workers.
Case studies : Britain and India. (Chapter 4)
5. The Age of Indutrialisation:
(a) Patterns of urbanization (b) Migration and the growth of towns. (c)
Social change and urban life. (d) Merchants, middle classes, workers
and urban poor. (Chapter 5)
Case Studies: London and Bombay in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
6. Work, Life and Leisure:
(a) Expansion and integration of the world market in the nineteenth and
early twentieth century. (b) Trade and economy between the two Wars.
(c) Shifts after the 1950s. (d) Implications of globalization
for livelihood patterns.
Case study: The post War International Economic order, 1945 to 1960s. (Chapter 6)Sub-unit 1.3 : Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
Any one of the following themes:
7. Print Culture and the Modern World:
(a) The history of print in Europe. (b) The growth of press in
nineteenth century India. (c) Relationship between print culture,
public debate and politics. (Chapter 7)
8. Novels, Society and History:
(a) Emergence of the novel as a genre in the west. (b) The relationship
between the novel and changes in modern society. (c) Early novels
in nineteenth century India. (d) A study of two or three major writers.
(Chapter 8)
Term IISub-unit 1.1: Events and processes:
Any two of the following themes:
1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe: (a)
The growth of nationalism in Europe after the 1830s. (b) The ideas of
Giuseppe Mazzini, etc. (c) General characteristics of the movements in
Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany and Greece. (Chapter 1)
2. The Nationalist Movement in Indo - China: Factors
Leading to Growth of Nationalism in India (a) French colonialism in
Indo-China. (b) Phases of struggle against the French. (c) The ideas of
Phan Dinh Phung, Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Ac Quoc (d) The second world war
and the liberation struggle. (e) America and the second Indo-China war.
(Chapter 2)
3. Nationalism in India: (a)
First world war, Khilafat, Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience
Movement. (b) Salt Satyagraha. (c) Movements of peasants, workers,
tribals. (d) Activities of different political groups. (Chapter 3)
Map work based on theme 3 only. (3 marks)Unit 2: Contemporary India - II
Term I
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
1)
2. Forest and Wild Life Resources: Types and distribution, depletion of flora and fauna; conservation and protection of forest and wild life. (Chapter 2)
3. Water Resources:
Sources, distribution, utilisation, multi-purpose projects, water
scarcity, need for conservation and management, rainwater harvesting.
(One case study to be introduced) (Chapter 3)
4. Agriculture: Types
of farming, major crops, cropping pattern, technological and
institutional reforms; their impact; contribution of Agriculture to
national economy - employment and output. (Chapter 4)
Map work [3 marks]
Term II
5. Minerals and Energy Resources:
Types of minerals, distribution, use and economic importance of
minerals, conservation, types of power resources: conventional and
nonconventional, distributionand utilization, and conservation. (Chapter
5)
6. Manufacturing Industries:
Types, spatial distribution, contributionof industries to the national
economy, industrial pollution and degradation of environment, measures
to control degradation. (One case study to be introduced) (Chapter 7)
7. Life Lines of National Economy (Chapter 8)
Map Work [3 marks]
Unit 3: Democratic Politics - II
Term I
1 & 2. Power Sharing & Federalism:
Why and how is power shared in democracies? How has federal division of
power in India helped national unity? To what extent has
decentralisation achievedthis objective? How does democracy accommodate
different social groups?(Chapter 1 & 2)
3 & 4. Democracy and Diversity & Gender Religion and Caste:
Are divisions inherent to the working of democracy? What has been the
effect of caste on politics and of politics on caste? How has the gender
division shaped politics? How do communal divisions affect democracy?
(Chapter 3 & 4)
Term II
5 & 6. Popular Struggles and Movements & Political Parties:
How do struggles shape democracy in favour of ordinary people? What
role do political parties playin competition and contestation? Which are
the major national and regional parties in India? Why have
social movements come to occupy large role in politics? (Chapter 5 &
6)
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 7)
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? (Chapter 8)
Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development
Term I
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 holistic 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 1)
2. Sectors of the Indian Economy: Sectors
of Economic Activities; Historical change in sectors; Rising importance
of tertiary sector; Employment Generation; Division of SectorsOrganised
and Unorganised; Protective measures for unorganised sector workers.
(Chapter 2)
Term II
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 nationalized commercial bank and
a few informal institutions; Local money lenders, landlords, self help
groups, chit funds and private finance companies. (Chapter 3)
4. Globalisation and the Indian Economy:
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 impact on different
sectors; Political Impact of globalisation. (Chapter 4)
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. (Chapter 5)
Unit 5: Disaster Management
(Through Formative Assessment only)- Tsunami
- Safer Construction Practices
- Survival Skills
- Alternate Communication systems during disasters
- Sharing Responsibility
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