{"id":67420,"date":"2022-02-12T12:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T07:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=67420"},"modified":"2023-05-08T22:40:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:10:23","slug":"cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#CBSE_Syllabus_for_Class_10_Social_Science\" title=\"CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science\">CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Course_Structure_for_Social_Science_Class_X_2017-18\" title=\"Course Structure for Social Science Class X (2017-18)\">Course Structure for Social Science Class X (2017-18)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Unit_1_India_and_the_Contemporary_World-II\" title=\"Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World-II\">Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World-II<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Unit_2_Contemporary_India_-_II\" title=\"Unit 2: Contemporary India \u2013 II\">Unit 2: Contemporary India \u2013 II<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Unit_3_Democratic_Politics\" title=\"Unit 3: Democratic Politics\">Unit 3: Democratic Politics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Unit_4_Understanding_Economic_Development\" title=\"Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development\">Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Project_Work_5_Marks\" title=\"Project Work: [5 Marks]\">Project Work: [5 Marks]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#Prescribed_Books\" title=\"Prescribed Books:\">Prescribed Books:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/#List_of_Map_Items_for_Social_Science\" title=\"List of Map Items for Social Science\">List of Map Items for Social Science<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CBSE_Syllabus_for_Class_10_Social_Science\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Course_Structure_for_Social_Science_Class_X_2017-18\"><\/span>Course Structure for Social Science Class X (2017-18)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Unit Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">India and the Contemporary World \u2013 II<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">II<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Contemporary India \u2013 II<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">III<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Democratic Politics II<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">IV<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Understanding Economic Development<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unit_1_India_and_the_Contemporary_World-II\"><\/span>Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World-II<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"><strong> Themes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"><strong> Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">In Sub-unit 1.1 students are required to choose any two themes. In that sub-unit, theme 3 is compulsory and for second<br \/>\ntheme students are required to choose any one from the first two themes.<br \/>\nIn Sub-units 1.2 and 1.3 students are required to choose any one theme from each. Thus all students are required to study four themes in all.<br \/>\n<strong>Sub-unit 1.1:<\/strong> Events and processes: Any two of the following themes:<br \/>\n<strong>1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) The growth of nationalism in Europe after the 1 830s.<br \/>\n(b) The ideas of Giuseppe Mazzini, etc.<br \/>\n(c) General characteristics of the movements in Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany and Greece. (Chapter 1)<br \/>\n<strong>2. The Nationalist Movement in Indo \u2013 China:<\/strong> Factors leading to Growth of Nationalism in Indo-China<br \/>\n(a) French colonialism in Indo-China.<br \/>\n(b) Phases of struggle against the French.<br \/>\n(c) The ideas of Phan Chu Trinh, Phan Boi Chau, HO Chi Minh.<br \/>\n(d) The Second World War and the liberation struggle.<br \/>\n(e) America and the Vietnam war. (Chapter 2)<br \/>\n3. Nationalism in India:<br \/>\n(a) Impact of First world war, Khilafat, Non Cooperation and Differing Strands within the Movement.<br \/>\n(b) Salt Satyagraha.<br \/>\n(c) Movements of peasants, workers, tribals.<br \/>\n(d) limits of Civil Disobedience.<br \/>\n(e) The Sense of Collective Belonging. (Chapter 3)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>The theme will discuss the forms in which nationalism developed along with the formation of nation states in Europe in the post-1830 period.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the relationship\/difference between European nationalism and anti-colonial nationalisms.<\/li>\n<li>Point to the way the idea of the For-math required nation states be came generalized in Europe and elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the difference between French colonialism in Indo-China and British colonialism in India.<\/li>\n<li>Outline the different stages of the anti- imperialist struggle in Indo-China.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize the students with the differences between nationalist movements in Indo China and India.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the characteristics of Indian nationalism through a case study of Civil Disobedience Movement.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the nature of the diverse social movements of the time.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize students with the writings and ideals of different political groups and individuals, notably Mahatma Gandhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Sub-unit 1 .2:<\/strong> Livelihoods, Economies and Societies: Any one of the following themes:<br \/>\n<strong>4. The making of a Global World:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) The Pre-modern world<br \/>\n(b) The Nineteenth Century global economy,colonialism<br \/>\n(c) The Inter war Economy (Great Depression)<br \/>\n(d) Rebuilding the World Economy<br \/>\n<strong>5. The Age of Industrialization:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Proto-industrialization and pace of industrial change<br \/>\n(b) life of workers<br \/>\n(c) Industrialization in the colonies<br \/>\n(d) Early Entrepreneurs a workers<br \/>\n(e) The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth (f) Market for Goods<br \/>\n<strong>6. Work, Life &amp; Leisure:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Development of modern cities due to Industrialization in london a Bombay<br \/>\n(b) Housing and land Reclamation<br \/>\n(c) Social Changes in the cities<br \/>\n(d) Cities and the challenge of the Environment.<br \/>\n<strong>Sub-unit 1.3 :<\/strong> Everyday life, Culture and Politics Any one of the following themes:<br \/>\n<strong>7. Print Culture and the Modern World:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) The history of print in Europe.<br \/>\n(b) The growth of press in nineteenth century India.<br \/>\n(c) Relationship between print culture, public debate and politics. (Chapter 7)<br \/>\n<strong>8. Novels, Society and History:<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Emergence of the novel as a genre in the west.<br \/>\n(b) The relationship between the novel and changes in modern society.<br \/>\n(c) Early novels in nineteenth century India.<br \/>\n(d) A study of two or three major writers. (Chapter 8)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Show that globalization has a long history and point to the shifts within the process.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the implication of globalization for local economies.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss how globalization is experienced differently by different social groups.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize students with the Proto-Industrial phase and Early \u2013 factory system.<\/li>\n<li>To make them understand, about the process of industrialization and its impact on labour class.<\/li>\n<li>To explain them about industrialization in the colonies in reference to Textile industries.<\/li>\n<li>Show the difference between urbanization in two different contexts. A focus on Bombay and London will allow the discussions on urbanization and industrialization to complement each other.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the link between print culture and the circulation of ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize students with pictures, cartoons, extracts from propaganda literature and newspaper debates on important events and issues in the past.<\/li>\n<li>Show that forms of writing have a specific history, and that they reflect historical changes within society and shape the forces of change.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize students with some of the ideas of writers who have had a powerful. impact on society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unit_2_Contemporary_India_-_II\"><\/span>Unit 2: Contemporary India \u2013 II<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"> <strong>Themes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"> <strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>1. Resources and Development:<\/strong> Types \u2013 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)<br \/>\n<strong>3. Water Resources:<\/strong> Sources, distribution, utilisation, multi-purpose projects, water scarcity, need for conservation and management, rainwater harvesting. (One case study to be introduced) (Chapter 3)<br \/>\n<strong>4. Agriculture:<\/strong> Types of farming, major crops, cropping pattern, technological and institutional reforms; their impact;<br \/>\ncontribution of Agriculture to national economy-employment and output.<br \/>\nNote: Content of pg no. 44-47 of NCERT Textbook is to be deleted. (Chapter 4)<br \/>\n<strong>5. Minerals and Energy Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\nTypes of minerals, distribution (Note : on map only) use and economic importance of minerals, conservation, types of power resources: conventional and non-conventional, distribution and utilization, and conservation. (Chapter 5)<br \/>\n<strong>6. Manufacturing Industries:<\/strong> Types, spatial distribution (Note : on map only) contribution of industries to the national economy, industrial pollution and degradation of environment, measures to control degradation.<br \/>\nNote : Content mentioned on page no. 74-75 of NCERT, Geography Text book i.e. Aluminium Smelting, Chemical Industries, Fertilizer Industry, Cement Industry is not required to be deliver in class room during instruction.<br \/>\n<strong>7. life lines of National Economy :<\/strong> Importance of means of Communication and transportation, Trade &amp; Tourism. (Chapter 7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the value of resources and the need for their judicious utilisation and conservation.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the importance of water as a resource as well as develop awareness towards its judicious use and conservation.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the importance of agriculture in national economy.<\/li>\n<li>Identify various types of farming and discuss the various farming methods;<\/li>\n<li>Describe the spatial. distribution of major crops as well as understand the relationship between rainfall regimes and cropping pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Explain various government policies for institutional as well as technological reforms since independence.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss various types of minerals as well as their uneven nature of distribution and explain the need for their judicious utilisation.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss various types of conventional and non- conventional resources and their utilization.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the importance of industries in the national economy as well as understand the regional disparities which resulted due to concentration of industries in some areas.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the need for a planned industrial development and debate over the role of government towards sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>To explain the importance of transport and communication in the ever shrinking world.<\/li>\n<li>To understand the role of trade in the economic development of a country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Project\/Activity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learners may collect photographs of typical rural houses, and clothing of people from different regions of India and examine whether they reflect any relationship with climatic conditions and relief of the area.<\/li>\n<li>Learners may write a brief report on various irrigation practices in the village and the change in cropping pattern in the last decade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Posters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pollution of water in the locality.<\/li>\n<li>Depletion of forests and the greenhouse effect.<br \/>\nNote: Any similar activity may be taken up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unit_3_Democratic_Politics\"><\/span>Unit 3: Democratic Politics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"> <strong>Themes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"> <strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>1&amp;2. Power Sharing &amp; Federalism:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy and how is power shared in democracies? How has federal division of power in India helped national unity? To what extent has decentralisation achieved this objective? How does democracy accommodate different social groups?<br \/>\n(Chapter 1&amp;2)<br \/>\n<strong>3&amp;4. Democracy and Diversity &amp; Gender, Religion and Caste:<\/strong><br \/>\nAre 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&amp;4)<br \/>\n<strong>5. Popular Struggles and Movements:<\/strong><br \/>\n(Note: Ch-5 is to be done as project work only and will not be evaluated in theory)<br \/>\n<strong>6. Political Parties:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat role do political parties play in competition and contestation? Which are the major national and regional parties in India? (Chapter 6)<br \/>\n<strong>7. Outcomes of Democracy:<\/strong><br \/>\nCan 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)<br \/>\n<strong>8. Challenges to Democracy:<\/strong><br \/>\nIs 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)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce students to the centrality of power sharing in a democracy.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the working of spatial and social power sharing mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse federal provisions and institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the new Panchayati Raj institutions in rural and urban areas.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse the relationship between social cleavages and political competition with reference to Indian situation.<\/li>\n<li>Understand and analyse the challenges posed by communalism to Indian democracy.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the enabling and disabling effects of caste and ethnicity in politics.<\/li>\n<li>Develop a gender perspective on politics.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the vital role of struggle in the expansion of democracy.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse party systems in democracies.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to major political parties in the country.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse the role of social movements and non- party political formations.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to the difficult question of evaluating the functioning of democracies.<\/li>\n<li>Develop the skills of evaluating Indian democracy on some key dimensions: development, security and dignity for the people.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the causes for continuation of democracy in India.<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish between sources of strength and weaknesses of Indian democracy.<\/li>\n<li>Reflect on the different kinds of measures possible to deepen democracy.<\/li>\n<li>Promote an active and participatory citizenship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unit_4_Understanding_Economic_Development\"><\/span>Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"> <strong>Themes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"> <strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">1. Development: The traditional notion of development; National Income and Per-capita Income. Growth of National Income \u2013 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.<br \/>\n<strong>2. Sectors of the Indian Economy:<\/strong> Sectors of Economic Activities; Historical change in sectors; Rising importance of tertiary sector; Employment Generation; Division of Sectors- Organised and Unorganised; Protective measures for unorganised sector workers. (Chapter 2)<br \/>\n<strong>3. Money and Credit: Role of money in an economy:<\/strong> Formal and Informal financial institutions for Savings and Credit \u2013 General Introduction; Select one formal institution such as a nationalized commercial bank and a few informal institutions; local money lenders, landlords, chit funds and private finance companies. (Chapter 3)<br \/>\n(Note : Ch-3 will also be evaluated in theory)<br \/>\n<strong>4. Globalisation and the Indian Economy:<\/strong> Production across countries, Foreign trade and Interaction of Markets, what is Globalization? Factors, WTO, Impact, Fair Globalization (Chapter 4)<br \/>\n<strong>5. Consumer Rights:<\/strong> 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)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Familiarisation of some macroeconomic concepts.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitizing the child about the rationale for overall human development in our country, which include the rise of income, improvements in health and education rather than income.<\/li>\n<li>It is necessary to raise question in minds of the children whether the increase in income alone is sufficient for a nation.<\/li>\n<li>How and why people should be healthy and provided with education.<\/li>\n<li>To make aware of a major employment generating sector.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitise the (earner of how and why governments invest in such an important sector.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize the concept of money as an economic concept.<\/li>\n<li>Create awareness of the role of financial institutions from the point of view of day-to- day life.<\/li>\n<li>Provide children with some idea about how a particular economic phenomenon is influencing their surroundings and day-to-day life.<\/li>\n<li>Making the child aware of her rights and duties as a consumer;<\/li>\n<li>Familiarizing the legal measures available to protect from being exploited in markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Suggested Activities \/ Instructions:<\/strong><br \/>\nTheme 2*: Visit to banks and money Lenders \/ pawnbrokers and discuss various activities that you have observed in banks in the classroom. Participate in the meetings of Self Help Groups, which are engaged in micro credit schemes in the locality of Learners and observe issues discussed.<br \/>\nTheme 4**: Provide many examples of service sector activities. Use numerical examples, charts and photographs.<br \/>\nTheme 5***: Collect logos of standards available for various goods and services. Visit a consumer court nearby and discuss in the class the proceedings; Collect stories of consumer exploitation and grievances from newspapers and consumer courts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Project_Work_5_Marks\"><\/span>Project Work: [5 Marks]<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every student has to compulsorily undertake any one project on the following units\/topics.<br \/>\n1. Disaster Management (Pertaining to class Xth curriculum of Disaster Management only).<br \/>\nOR<br \/>\n2. Popular Struggles and Movements<br \/>\nOR<br \/>\n3. Money and Credit<br \/>\nThe project have been carefully designed so as to \u2013<br \/>\n(a) Create awareness in Learners<br \/>\n(b) Enable them to understand and co-relate all aspects of selected topic<br \/>\n(c) Relate theory with practice<br \/>\n(d) Relation of different aspects with life<br \/>\n(e) Provide hands on experience<br \/>\nThe distribution of marks over different aspects relating to Project Work is as follows:<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>S.no.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Content accuracy and originality<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Presentation and creativity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Process of Project Completion: Initiative, cooperativeness, participation and punctuality<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Viva or written test for content assimilation<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The projects carried out by the students in different topics should subsequently be shared among themselves through interactive sessions such as exhibitions, panel discussions, etc. All documents pertaining to assessment under this activity should be meticulously maintained by concerned schools. A Summary Report should be prepared highlighting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>objectives realized through individual or group interactions;<\/li>\n<li>calendar of activities;<\/li>\n<li>innovative ideas generated in this process;<\/li>\n<li>list of questions asked in viva voce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is to be noted here by all the teachers and students that the projects and models prepared should be made from eco-friendly products without incurring too much expenditure. The Project Report should be handwritten by the students themselves and comprise of not more than 15 foolscap pages. Records pertaining to projects (internal assessment) of the students will be maintained for a period of three months from the date of declaration of result for verification at the discretion of Board. Subjudiced cases, if any or those involving RTI \/ Grievances may however be retained beyond three months.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prescribed_Books\"><\/span>Prescribed Books:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>India and the Contemporary World-II (History) \u2013 Published by NCERT<\/li>\n<li>Contemporary India II (Geography) \u2013 Published by NCERT<\/li>\n<li>Democratic Politics II (Political Science) \u2013 Published by NCERT<\/li>\n<li>Understanding Economic Development \u2013 Published by NCERT<\/li>\n<li>Together Towards a Safer India \u2013 Part III, a textbook on Disaster Management \u2013 Published by CBSE<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Map_Items_for_Social_Science\"><\/span>List of Map Items for Social Science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A. History \u2013 Outline Political Map of India<\/strong><br \/>\nLesson-3 Nationalism in India \u2013 (1918 \u2013 1930).<br \/>\nFor Locating and Labelling \/ Identification.<br \/>\n1. Indian National Congress Sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calcutta (Sep. 1920)<\/li>\n<li>Nagpur (Dec. 1920)<\/li>\n<li>Madras (1927)<\/li>\n<li>Lahore (1929)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Important Centres of Indian National Movement<br \/>\n(Non -cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movement)<br \/>\n(i) Champaran (Bihar) \u2013 Movement of Indigo Planters<br \/>\n(ii) Kheda (Gujrat) \u2013 Peasant Satyagrah<br \/>\n(iii) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) \u2013 Cotton Mill Workers Satyagraha<br \/>\n(iv) Amritsar (Punjab) \u2013 Jallianwala Bagh Incident<br \/>\n(V) Chauri Chaura (U.R) \u2013 calling off the Non Cooperation Movement<br \/>\n(vi) Dandi (Gujarat) \u2013 Civil Disobedience Movement<\/p>\n<p><strong>B. Geography<\/strong><br \/>\nOutline Political Map of India<br \/>\n<strong>Chapter 1: Resources and Development<\/strong><br \/>\nIdentification only: Major soil Types.<br \/>\n<strong>Chapter 3: Water Resources<\/strong><br \/>\nLocating and Labelling \u2013<br \/>\n<strong>Dams:<\/strong><br \/>\n(1) Salal<br \/>\n(2) Bhakra Nangal<br \/>\n(3) Tehri<br \/>\n(4) Rana Pratap Sagar<br \/>\n(5) SardarSarovar<br \/>\n(6) Hirakud<br \/>\n(7) Nagarjuna Sagar<br \/>\n(8) Tungabhadra. (Along with rivers)<br \/>\n<strong>Chapter 4: Agriculture<\/strong><br \/>\nIdentification only<br \/>\n(a) Major areas of Rice and Wheat.<br \/>\n(b) Largest \/ Major producer states of Sugarcane; Tea; Coffee; Rubber; Cotton and Jute.<br \/>\n<strong>Chapter 5:  Mineral and Energy Resources.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Minerals:<\/strong> (Identification only)<br \/>\n<strong>1. Iron ore mines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mayurbhanj<\/li>\n<li>Durg<\/li>\n<li>Bailadila<\/li>\n<li>Bellary<\/li>\n<li>Kudremukh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Mica mines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ajmer<\/li>\n<li>Beawar<\/li>\n<li>Nellore<\/li>\n<li>Gaya<\/li>\n<li>Hazaribagh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Coal mines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raniganj<\/li>\n<li>Jharia<\/li>\n<li>Bokaro<\/li>\n<li>Tatcher<\/li>\n<li>Korba<\/li>\n<li>Singrauli<\/li>\n<li>Singareni<\/li>\n<li>Neyvali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Oil Fields:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digboi<\/li>\n<li>Naharkatia<\/li>\n<li>Mumbal High<\/li>\n<li>Bassien<\/li>\n<li>Kalol<\/li>\n<li>Ankaleshwar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Bauxite Deposits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Amarkantak plateau<\/li>\n<li>Maikal hills<\/li>\n<li>The plateau region of Bilaspur- Katni.<\/li>\n<li>Orissa Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Mica deposits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chota Nagpur plateau.<\/li>\n<li>Koderma Gaya \u2013 Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand<\/li>\n<li>Ajmer<\/li>\n<li>Nellore mica belt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Power Plants: <\/strong>(Locating and Labelling only)<br \/>\n<strong>(a) Thermal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Namrup<\/li>\n<li>Talcher<\/li>\n<li>Singrauli<\/li>\n<li>Harduaganj<\/li>\n<li>Korba<\/li>\n<li>Uran<\/li>\n<li>Ramagundam<\/li>\n<li>Vijaywada<\/li>\n<li>Tuticorin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(b) Nuclear:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Narora<\/li>\n<li>Rawat Bhata<\/li>\n<li>Kakrapara<\/li>\n<li>Tarapur<\/li>\n<li>Kaiga<\/li>\n<li>Kalpakkam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries<\/strong><br \/>\nLocating and Labelling Only<br \/>\n<strong>(1) Cotton Textile Industries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mumbai<\/li>\n<li>Indore<\/li>\n<li>Ahmedabad<\/li>\n<li>Surat<\/li>\n<li>Kanpur<\/li>\n<li>Coi m batore<\/li>\n<li>Madurai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) Iron and Steel Plants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burnpur<\/li>\n<li>Durgapur<\/li>\n<li>Bokaro<\/li>\n<li>Jamshedpur<\/li>\n<li>Raurkela<\/li>\n<li>Bhilai<\/li>\n<li>Vijaynagar<\/li>\n<li>Bhad ravati<\/li>\n<li>Vishakhapatnam<\/li>\n<li>Salem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(3) Software Technology Parks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mohali<\/li>\n<li>Noida<\/li>\n<li>Jaipur<\/li>\n<li>Gandhinagar<\/li>\n<li>Indore<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai<\/li>\n<li>Pune<\/li>\n<li>Kolkata<\/li>\n<li>Bhubaneshwar<\/li>\n<li>Vishakhapatnam<\/li>\n<li>Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li>Bangalore<\/li>\n<li>Mysore<\/li>\n<li>Chennai<\/li>\n<li>Thiruvanantapuram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chapter 7: Lifelines of National Economy<\/strong><br \/>\nIdentification Only: Golden Quadrilateral, North-South Corridor, East-West Corridor.<br \/>\n<strong>National Highways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NH-1<\/li>\n<li>NH-2<\/li>\n<li>NH-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Locating and Labelling:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Major Ports:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kandla<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai<\/li>\n<li>Jawahar lal Nehru<\/li>\n<li>Marmagao<\/li>\n<li>New Mangalore<\/li>\n<li>Kochi<\/li>\n<li>Tuticorin<\/li>\n<li>Chennai<\/li>\n<li>Vishakhapatnam<\/li>\n<li>Paradip<\/li>\n<li>Haldia<\/li>\n<li>Kolkata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>International Airports:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amritsar (Raja Sansi)<\/li>\n<li>Delhi (Indira Gandhi International)<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji)<\/li>\n<li>Thiruvanantapuram (Nedimbacherry)<\/li>\n<li>Chennai (Meenam Bakkam)<\/li>\n<li>Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose)<\/li>\n<li>Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Items of Locating and LabelLing may also be given for Identification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science Course Structure for Social Science Class X (2017-18) Units Unit Name Marks I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"\"Get CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 Social Science on Infinity learn\"","custom_permalink":"cbse\/class-10\/sst\/cbse-syllabus-for-class-10-social-science\/"},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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