CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2

SST Syllabus for Class 10 CBSE Term 1

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For History Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

Section 1: Events and Processes

1. 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

• Enable the learners to identify and comprehend the forms in which nationalism developed along with the formation of nation-states in Europe in the post-1830 period.

• Establish the relationship and bring out the difference between European nationalism and anti-colonial nationalism.

• Understand the way the idea of nationalism emerged and led to the formation of nation-states in Europe and elsewhere.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Geography Unit 2: Contemporary India – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

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

• Understand the value of resources and the need for their judicious utilization and conservation.

3. Water Resources

• Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management

• Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management

• Rainwater Harvesting

Note: The theoretical aspect of chapter ‘Water Resources’ is to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as listed will be evaluated in Board Examination.

• Comprehend the importance of water as a resource as well as develop awareness towards its judicious use and conservation.

• Identify different Dams in the country.

4. Agriculture

• Types of farming

• Cropping Pattern

• Major Crops

• Technological and Institutional Reforms

• Impact of Globalization on Agriculture

• Explain the importance of agriculture in the national economy.

• Identify various types of farming and discuss the various farming methods; describe the spatial distribution of major crops as well as understand the relationship between rainfall regimes and cropping patterns.

• Explain various government policies for institutional as well as technological reforms since independence.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Political Science Unit 3: Democratic Politics – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

1. Power Sharing

• Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka

• Why power sharing is desirable?

• Forms of Power Sharing

• Familiarize with the centrality of power-sharing in a democracy.

• Understand the working of spatial and social power-sharing mechanisms

2. Federalism

• What is Federalism?

• What makes India a Federal Country?

• How is Federalism practiced?

• Decentralization in India

• Analyse federal provisions and institutions.

• Explain decentralization in rural and urban areas.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Economics Unit 4: Economics

Themes

Learning Objectives

1. 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

• Familiarize with concepts of macroeconomics.

• Understand the rationale for overall human development in our country, which includes the rise of income, improvements in health and education rather than income.

• Understand the importance of quality of life and sustainable 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

• Identify major employment generating sectors.

• Reason out the government investment in different sectors of the economy.

TERM- II Class 10 SST Syllabus (Expected)

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For History Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

Section 1: Events and Processes

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·

· Recognize the characteristics of Indian nationalism through a case study of the Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movement.

· Analyze the nature of the diverse social movements of the time.

· Familiarize with the writings and ideals of different political groups and individuals.

· Appreciate the ideas promoting Pan Indian belongingness.

3. The Making of a Global World 

· The Pre-modern world

· The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)

· The Interwar Economy

· Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era

· Show that globalization has a long history and point to the shifts within the process.

· Analyze the implication of globalization for local economies.

· Discuss how globalization is experienced differently by different social groups.

4. The Age of Industrialization

· Before the Industrial Revolution

· Hand Labour and Steam Power

· Industrialization in the colonies

· Factories Come Up

· The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth

· Market for Goods

· Familiarize with the Pro-to-Industrial phase and Early – factory system. 

· Familiarize with the process of industrialization and its impact on labor class. 

· Enable them to understand industrialization in the colonies regarding Textile industries.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Geography Unit 2: Contemporary India – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

2. Forest and Wildlife 

· Biodiversity or Biological Diversity

· Flora and Fauna in India

· Vanishing Forests

· Asiatic Cheetah: Where did they go?

· The Himalayan Yew in trouble

· Conservation of forest and wildlife in India 

· Project Tiger

· Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources 

· Community and Conservation

· Understand the importance of biodiversity in flora and fauna in India. 

· Analyse the importance of conservation of forests and wildlife.

5. Minerals and Energy Resources 

· What is a mineral? 

· Mode of occurrence of Minerals

· Ferrons and Non-Ferrons Minerals

· Non-Metallic Minerals

· Rock Minerals

· Conservation of Minerals

· Energy Resources

· Conventional and Non-

· Conventional Conservation of Energy Resources

· Identify different types of minerals and energy resources and places of their availability 

· Feel the need for their judicious utilization

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

· Bring out 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.

· Discuss the need for planned industrial development and debate over the role of government towards sustainable development.

7. Life Lines of National Economy 

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

· Communication

· International Trade

· Tourism as a Trade

· Explain the importance of transport and communication in the ever-shrinking world.

· Understand the role of trade and tourism in the economic development of a country.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Political Science Unit 3: Democratic Politics – II

Themes

Learning Objectives

3. Democracy and Diversity 

· Case Studies of Mexico

· Differences, similarities, and divisions

· Politics of social divisions

· Analyse the relationship between social cleavages and political competition regarding the Indian situation.

4. Gender, Religion and Caste 

· Gender and Politics 

· Religion, Communalism, and Politics

· Caste and Politics

· Identify and analyze the challenges posed by

communalism to Indian democracy. 

· Recognise the enabling and disabling effects of caste and ethnicity in politics. 

· Develop a gender perspective on politics.

5. Popular Struggles and Movements 

· Popular Struggles in Nepal and Bolivia

· Mobilization and Organization

· Pressure Groups and Movements

· Understand the vital role of people’s struggle in the expansion of democracy.

6. 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?

· Analyse party systems in democracies.

· Introduction to major political parties, challenges faced by them, and reforms in the country.

7. Outcomes of Democracy 

· How do we assess democracy 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

· Evaluate the functioning of democracies in comparison to alternative forms of governments.

· Understand the causes for a continuation of democracy in India. 

· Distinguish between sources of strengths and weaknesses of Indian democracy.

8. Challenges to Democracy 

· Thinking about challenges

· Thinking about Political Reforms

· Redefining democracy

· Reflect on the different kinds of measures possible to deepen democracy.

· Promote active and participatory citizenship.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus For Economics Unit 4: Economics

Themes

Learning Objectives

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

· Understand money as an economic concept.

· Understand the role of financial institutions from the point of view of day-to-day life.

4. Globalization 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

· Explain the working of the Global Economic phenomenon

1. Every student has to compulsorily undertake any one project on the following topics: 

Project topics:

Consumer Awareness

OR

Social Issues

OR

Sustainable Development

2. Objective: The overall objective of the project work is to help students gain insight and pragmatic understanding of the theme and see all the Social Science disciplines from an interdisciplinary perspective. It should also help in enhancing the Life Skills of the students.

Students are expected to apply the Social Science concepts that they have learned over the years in order to prepare the project report.

If required, students may go out for collecting data and use different primary and secondary resources to prepare the project. If possible, different forms of art may be integrated into the project work.

3. The distribution of marks over different aspects relating to Project Work is as follows:

6. A Summary Report should be prepared to highlight:

objectives realized through individual work and group interactions;

• calendar of activities;
• innovative ideas generated in the process ;
• list of questions asked in viva voce.

7. 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.

8. The Project Report should be handwritten by the students themselves.

9. 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 the Board. Subjudiced cases if any or those involving RTI/ Grievances may however be retained beyond three months.

c. Tehri

d. Rana Pratap Sagar

g. Nagarjuna Sagar

h. Tungabhadra

• Namrup
• Singrauli
• Ramagundam

• Narora
• Kakrapara
• Tarapur
• Kalpakkam

• Mumbai
• Indore
• Surat
• Kanpur
• Coimbatore

• Durgapur
• Bokaro
• Jamshedpur
• Bhilai
• Vijaynagar
• Salem

• Noida
• Gandhinagar
• Mumbai
• Pune
• Hyderabad
• Bengaluru
• Chennai
• Thiruvananthapuram

• Kandla
• Mumbai
• Marmagao
• New Mangalore
• Kochi
• Tuticorin
• Chennai
• Vishakhapatnam
• Paradip
• Haldia

• Amritsar (Raja Sansi)
• Delhi (Indira Gandhi International)
• Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji)
• Chennai (Meenam Bakkam)
• Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose)
• Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)