Social Science Syllabus and Map Work Guide

History

  • Nationalism in India: Comprehensive study of national movement dynamics, socio-political changes, and anti-colonial resistance movements.
  • Print Culture and the Modern World: Evolution of printing technology, the spread of printed materials, and their socio-cultural and political impacts.

Geography

  • Resource and Development: Classification, planning, sustainable development, conservation, and resource management strategies.
  • Forest and Wild Life: Biodiversity preservation, ecology, natural habitat protection, and wildlife conservation policies.
  • Water Resource: Water availability, management practices, multi-purpose river projects, and conservation techniques.
  • Agriculture: Farming systems, major crop production, cropping patterns, and key agricultural sectors.

Political Science

  • Power Sharing: Principles, democratic mechanisms, forms, and practical applications of power sharing in modern democracies.
  • Federalism: Decentralization of authority, federal systems, division of powers between central and state entities, and legislative organization.
  • Gender, Religion and Caste: Intersection of social identity, diversity, equality, and electoral politics within democratic systems.

Economics

  • Development: Economic development indicators, income distributions, human development metrics, and long-term sustainability goals.
  • Sectors of Indian Economy: Primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors, employment distribution, and economic contribution to national growth.
  • Money and Credit: Functions of money, modern banking systems, formal and informal credit institutions, and financial networks.

Map Work - History

  • Nationalism in India (Locate / Label / Identify):
    • Indian National Congress Sessions:
    • 1920 Calcutta
    • 1920 Nagpur
    • 1927 Madras session
    • Three Satyagraha Movements:
    • Kheda Satyagraha
    • Champaran Satyagraha
    • Ahmedabad mill workers Satyagraha
    • Jallianwala Bagh
    • Dandi March

Map Work - Geography

  • Resources and Development:
    • Identify Major Soil Types: Spatial distribution and geographical locations of major soil categories.
  • Water Resources (Locate and Label):
    • Salal
    • Sardar Sarovar
    • Bhakra Nangal
    • Tehri
    • Hirakund
    • Nagarjun Sagar
    • Rana Pratap Sagar
    • Tungabhadra
  • Agriculture (Identify):
    • Major Areas: Distribution regions for major food crops, specifically Rice and Wheat.
    • Largest / Major Producer States:
    • Sugarcane
    • Tea
    • Coffee
    • Rubber
    • Cotton
    • Jute