Class 10 Social Science

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, Visualising the Nation, Nationalism and Imperialism.

The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation, Differing Strands within the Movement, Towards Civil Disobedience, The Sense of Collective Belonging.

The Pre-Modern World, The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914), The Inter-war Economy, Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-war Era.

Before the Industrial Revolution, Hand Labour and Steam Power, Industrialization in the Colonies, Factories Come Up, The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth, Market for Goods.

The First Printed Books, Print Comes to Europe, The Print Revolution and its Impact, The Reading Mania, The Nineteenth Century, India and the World of Print, Religious Reform and Public Debates, New Forms of Publication, Print and Censorship.

Concept, Development of Resources, Resource Planning in India, Land Resources, Land Utilisation, Land Use Pattern in India, Land Degradation and Conservation Measures, Soil as a Resource, Classification of Soils, Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation.

Conservation of forest and wildlife in India, Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources, Community and Conservation.

Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management, Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management, Rainwater Harvesting.

Types of farming, Cropping Pattern, Major Crops, Technological and Institutional Reforms, Impact of Globalisation on Agriculture.

What is a mineral?, Mode of occurrence of Minerals, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Minerals, Non-Metallic Minerals, Rock Minerals, Conservation of Minerals, Energy Resources, Conventional and Non-Conventional, Conservation of Energy Resources.

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.

Transport – Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airways, Communication, International Trade, Tourism as a Trade.

Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka, Why power-sharing is desirable?, Forms of Power-sharing.

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

Gender and Politics, Religion, Communalism and Politics, Caste and Politics.

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?.

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.

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.

Sectors of Economic Activities, Comparing the three sectors, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India, Division of sectors as organised and unorganised, Sectors in terms of ownership: Public and Private Sectors.

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.

Production across countries, Interlinking production across countries, Foreign Trade and integration of markets, What is globalisation?, Factors that have enabled Globalisation, World Trade Organisation, Impact of Globalisation in India, The Struggle for a fair Globalisation.

The consumer in the marketplace, Consumer Rights, Taking the consumer movement forward.