Mizoram Board Class 10

Social Science Syllabus

COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS X (2020-21)

Theory Paper

Time: 3 Hrs.
No. Units
I India and the Contemporary World – II
II Contemporary India – II
III Democratic Politics - II
IV Understanding Economic Development
Total

COURSE CONTENT

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World – II 60 Periods

Themes Learning Objectives
Section 1: Events and Processes • Enable the learners to identify and
comprehend the forms in which
1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe nationalism developed along with
• The French Revolution and the Idea of the formation of nation states in
the Nation Europe in the post-1830 period.
• The Making of Nationalism in Europe • Establish the relationship and
• The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848 bring out the difference between
• The Making of Germany and Italy European nationalism and anti-
• Visualizing the Nation colonial nationalisms.
• Nationalism and Imperialism • Understand the way the idea of
nationalism emerged and led to the
formation of nation states in
Europe and elsewhere.

2. Nationalism in India • Recognize the characteristics of

• The First World War, Khilafat and Non - Indian nationalism through a case
Cooperation study of Non-Cooperation and Civil
• Differing Strands within the Movement Disobedience Movement.
• Towards Civil Disobedience • Analyze the nature of the diverse
• The Sense of Collective Belonging social movements of the time.
• Familiarize with the writings and
ideals of different political groups
and individuals.

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 • Appreciate the ideas promoting
Pan Indian belongingness.
Section 2: Livelihoods, Economies and
Societies: Any one theme of the following:

3. The Making of a Global World

• The Pre-modern world • Show that globalization has a long
history and point to the shifts within
• The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)
the process.
• The Inter war Economy
• Analyze the implication of
• Rebuilding a World Economy: The
globalization for local economies.
Post-War Era
• Discuss how globalization is
experienced differently by different
social groups.

4. The Age of Industrialization • Familiarize with the Pro- to-

Industrial phase and Early –
• Before the Industrial Revolution factory system.
• Hand Labour and Steam Power • Familiarize with the process of
• Industrialization in the colonies industrialization and its impact on
• Factories Come Up labour class.
• The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth • Enable them to understand
• Market for Goods industrialization in the colonies
with reference to Textile industries.

Section 3: Everyday Life, Culture and • Identify the link between print
Politics culture and the circulation of ideas.
5. Print Culture and the Modern World • Familiarize with pictures, cartoons,
extracts from propaganda
• The First Printed Books literature and newspaper debates
• Print Comes to Europe on important events and issues in
• The Print Revolution and its Impact the past.
• The Reading Mania • Understand that forms of writing
• The Nineteenth Century have a specific history, and that
• India and the World of Print they reflect historical changes
• Religious Reform and Public Debates within society and shape the forces
• New Forms of Publication of change.
• Print and Censorship

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Unit 2: Contemporary India – II 55 Periods
Themes Learning Objectives
1. Resources and Development • Understand the value of
• Types of Resources resources and the need for their
• Development of Resources judicious utilization and
• Resource Planning in India conservation.
• 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

2. Forest and Wildlife • Understand the importance of

• Biodiversity or Biological Diversity biodiversity with regard to flora
• Flora and Fauna in India and fauna in India.
• Vanishing Forests • Analyse the importance of
• Asiatic Cheetah: Where did they go? conservation of forests and
• The Himalayan Yew in trouble wildlife.
• Conservation of forest and wildlife in
India
• Project Tiger
• Types and distribution of forests and
wildlife resources
• Community and Conservation
Note: The chapter ‘Forest and Wildlife’ to
be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and
will not be evaluated in Board Examination.

3. Water Resources
• Water Scarcity and The Need for Water • Comprehend the importance of
Conservation and Management water as a resource as well as
• Multi-Purpose River Projects and develop awareness towards its
Integrated Water Resources judicious use and conservation.
Management
• Rainwater Harvesting

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

4. Agriculture • Explain the importance of

• Types of farming agriculture in national economy.
• Cropping Pattern • Identify various types of farming
• Major Crops and discuss the various farming
• Technological and Institutional Reforms methods; describe the spatial
• Impact of Globalization on Agriculture distribution of major crops as well
as understand the relationship
between rainfall regimes and
cropping pattern.
• Explain various government
policies for institutional as well as
technological reforms since
independence.

5. Minerals and Energy Resources • Identify different types of minerals

• What is a mineral? and energy resources and places
• Mode of occurrence of Minerals of their availability
• Ferrons and Non-Ferrons Minerals • Feel the need for their judicious
• Non-Metallic Minerals utilization
• Rock Minerals
• Conservation of Minerals
• Energy Resources
o Conventional and Non-Conventional
o Conservation of Energy Resources

6. Manufacturing Industries • Bring out the importance of

• Importance of manufacturing industries in the national economy
• Contribution of Industry to National as well as understand the regional
Economy disparities which resulted due to
• Industrial Location concentration of industries in
• Classification of Industries some areas.

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 • Spatial distribution •
Discuss the need for a planned
• Industrial pollution and environmental industrial development and
degradation debate over the role of
• Control of Environmental Degradation government towards sustainable
7. Life Lines of National Economy development.
• Transport – Roadways, Railways, • Explain the importance of
Pipelines, Waterways, Airways transport and communication in
• Communication the ever-shrinking world.
• International Trade • Understand the role of trade and
• Tourism as a Trade tourism in the economic
development of a country.
Unit 3: Democratic Politics – II 50 Periods
Themes Learning Objectives
1. Power Sharing • Familiarize with the centrality of
• Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka power sharing in a democracy.
• Why power sharing is desirable? • Understand the working of spatial
• Forms of Power Sharing and social power sharing
mechanisms.

2. Federalism • Analyse federal provisions and

• What is Federalism? institutions.
• What make India a Federal Country? • Explain decentralization in rural
• How is Federalism practiced? and urban areas.
• Decentralization in India

3. Democracy and Diversity • Analyse the relationship between

• Case Studies of Mexico social cleavages and political
• Differences, similarities and divisions competition with reference to
• Politics of social divisions Indian situation.

Note: The chapter ‘Democracy and

Diversity’ to be assessed in the Periodic
Tests only and will not be evaluated in
Board Examination.

4. Gender, Religion and Caste • Identify and analyse the

• Gender and Politics challenges posed by
• Religion, Communalism and Politics communalism to Indian
• Caste and Politics democracy.

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 • Recognise the enabling and
disabling effects of caste and
ethnicity in politics.
• Develop a gender perspective on
politics.

5. Popular Struggles and Movements • Understand the vital role of

• Popular Struggles in Nepal and Bolivia people’s struggle in the expansion
• Mobilization and Organization of democracy.
• Pressure Groups and Movements

Note: The chapter ‘Popular Struggles and

Movements’ to be assessed in the Periodic
Tests only and will not be evaluated in
Board Examination.

6. Political Parties • Analyse party systems in

• Why do we need Political Parties? democracies.
• How many Parties should we have? • Introduction to major political
• National Political Parties parties, challenges faced by them
• State Parties and reforms in the country.
• Challenges to Political Parties
• How can Parties be reformed?

7. Outcomes of Democracy • Evaluate the functioning of

• How do we assess democracy’s democracies in comparison to
outcomes? alternative forms of governments.
• Accountable, responsive and • Understand the causes for
legitimate government continuation of democracy in India.
• Economic growth and development • Distinguish between sources of
• Reduction of inequality and poverty strengths and weaknesses of
• Accommodation of social diversity Indian democracy.
• Dignity and freedom of the citizens

8. Challenges to Democracy • Reflect on the different kinds of

• Thinking about challenges measures possible to deepen
• Thinking about Political Reforms democracy.
• Redefining democracy • Promote an active and
participatory citizenship.

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Note: The chapter ‘Challenges to
Democracy’ to be assessed in the Periodic
Tests only and will not be evaluated in
Board Examination.
Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development 50 Periods
Themes Objectives
1. Development • Familiarize with concepts of
• What Development Promises - Different macroeconomics.
people different goals • Understand the rationale for
• Income and other goals overall human development in our
• National Development country, which includes the rise of
• How to compare different countries or income, improvements in health
states? and education rather than income.
• Income and other criteria • Understand the importance of
• Public Facilities quality of life and sustainable
• Sustainability of development development.

2. Sectors of the Indian Economy • Identify major employment

• Sectors of Economic Activities generating sectors.
• Comparing the three sectors • Reason out the government
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary investment in different sectors of
Sectors in India economy.
• Division of sectors as organized and
unorganized
• Sectors in terms of ownership: Public
and Private Sectors

3. Money and Credit • Understand money as an

• Money as a medium of exchange economic concept.
• Modern forms of money • Understand the role of financial
• Loan activities of Banks institutions from the point of view of
• Two different credit situations day-to- day life.
• Terms of credit
• Formal sector credit in India
• Self Help Groups for the Poor

4. Globalization and the Indian Economy • Explain the working of the Global
• Production across countries Economic phenomenon.
• Interlinking production across countries

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 • 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

5. Consumer Rights • Gets familiarized with the rights

Note: Chapter 5 ‘Consumer Rights’ to be and duties as a consumer; and
done as Project Work. legal measures available to protect
from being exploited in markets.

PROJECT WORK
CLASS X (2020-21)
05 Periods 05 Marks
1. Every student has to compulsorily undertake any one project on the following
topics:

Consumer Awareness
OR
Social Issues
OR
Sustainable Development

2. Objective: The overall objective of the project work is to help students gain an insight
and pragmatic understanding of the theme and see all the Social Science disciplines
from 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 learnt 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 in the project work.

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

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 S. No. Aspects Marks
a. Content accuracy, originality and analysis 2
b. Presentation and creativity 2
c. Viva Voce 1
4. 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.

5. All documents pertaining to assessment under this activity should be meticulously

maintained by concerned schools.

6. A Summary Report should be prepared highlighting:

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

PRESCRIBED BOOKS:

1. India and the Contemporary World-II (History) - Published by NCERT

2. Contemporary India II (Geography) - Published by NCERT
3. Democratic Politics II (Political Science) - Published by NCERT
4. Understanding Economic Development - Published by NCERT
5. Together Towards a Safer India - Part III, a textbook on Disaster Management -
Published by CBSE
6. Learning Outcomes at the Secondary Stage – Published by NCERT

Note: Please procure latest reprinted edition (2020) of prescribed NCERT

textbooks.

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