CBSE Class 10 Social Science: chapter-wise study guide

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

• French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation
• Making of Nationalism: Liberalism and Conservatism
• Age of Revolutions 1830-1848
• Unification of Germany and Italy
• The Strange Case of Britain
• Visualising the Nation and Nationalism and Imperialism

Nationalism in India

• First World War and Khilafat Movement
• Satyagraha and the Rowlatt Act
• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement and Dandi March
• The Sense of Collective Belonging

The Making of a Global World

• The Pre-modern World
• Silk Routes Link the World
• Food Travels: Spaghetti and Potato
• Conquest, Disease and Trade

Only part is in the board exam

Board exam covers only sections 1 to 1.3 (pre-modern world to conquest, disease and trade). The rest is an internally assessed project.

The Age of Industrialisation

• Hand Labour and the Slow Pace of Change in Britain
• Indian Weavers, Manchester Imports and the Growth of Mills

Not in the board exam

Assessed in school (periodic assessment) only, not in the board exam.

Print Culture and the Modern World

• Early Print in East Asia: China and Japan
• Gutenberg and Print Comes to Europe
• The Print Revolution and Its Impact in Europe
• The Nineteenth Century Print Culture
• Print Comes to India
• Print and Censorship in India

Resources and Development

• Development of Resources and Resource Planning
• Land Resources and Land Use Pattern in India
• Land Degradation and Conservation Measures
• Classification of Soils in India
• Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

Forest and Wildlife Resources

• Flora and Fauna in India and Biodiversity
• Types and Distribution of Forest Resources
• Causes of Depletion of Forests and Wildlife
• Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India
• Community and Conservation

Water Resources

• Water Scarcity and Need for Water Conservation
• Multipurpose River Projects
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Bamboo Drip Irrigation System
• Water Resources Map Work: Dams

Agriculture

• Types of Farming
• Cropping Pattern in India
• Major Crops: Rice, Wheat and Millets
• Cash Crops and Other Food Crops
• Technological and Institutional Reforms

Minerals and Energy Resources

• Mineral Resources and Their Mode of Occurrence
• Ferrous Minerals and Iron Ore Mines
• Non-Ferrous, Non-Metallic and Rock Minerals
• Conservation of Minerals
• Conventional Sources of Energy
• Non-Conventional Energy and Energy Conservation

Manufacturing Industries

• Importance and Classification of Industries
• Agro-based Industries: Textiles and Sugar
• Iron and Steel Industry
• Other Mineral-based and Chemical Industries
• IT and Electronics Industry
• Industrial Pollution and Its Control

Lifelines of National Economy

• Airways, International Airports and International Trade
• Major Sea Ports of India for Map Work

Only part is in the board exam

Only map work is asked in the board exam; the chapter is otherwise an internally assessed project.

Power-sharing

• Belgium and Sri Lanka: Power-sharing Challenges
• Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka
• Accommodation in Belgium
• Why Power-sharing Is Desirable
• Forms of Power-sharing

Federalism

• What is Federalism? Features and Types
• What Makes India a Federal Country
• Linguistic States and Language Policy
• Centre-State Relations
• Decentralisation in India

Gender, Religion and Caste

• Gender and Politics
• Women's Political Representation
• Religion, Communalism and Politics
• Secular State in India
• Caste Inequalities and Caste in Politics

Political Parties

• Political Parties: Meaning, Functions and Necessity
• Party Systems: How Many Parties Should We Have?
• National Parties and State Parties
• Challenges to Political Parties
• How Can Political Parties Be Reformed?

Outcomes of Democracy

• Assessing Outcomes of Democracy
• Accountable, Responsive and Legitimate Government
• Economic Growth and Development
• Reduction of Inequality and Poverty
• Accommodation of Social Diversity
• Dignity and Freedom of Citizens

Development

• Development Goals of Different People
• National Development and Per Capita Income
• Income and Other Criteria of Development
• Public Facilities and Sustainability of Development

Sectors of the Indian Economy

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors
• Comparing the Three Sectors: GDP and Employment
• Underemployment and Employment Generation
• Organised and Unorganised Sectors
• Public and Private Sectors

Money and Credit

• Money as a Medium of Exchange
• Modern Forms of Money
• Loan Activities of Banks
• Credit: Situations and Terms of Credit
• Formal and Informal Sources of Credit
• Self-Help Groups for the Poor

Globalisation and the Indian Economy

• What is Globalisation?
• Factors that Enabled Globalisation: Technology
• Liberalisation of Foreign Trade and Investment Policy

Only part is in the board exam

Board exam covers only "What is Globalisation?" and "Factors that have enabled Globalisation".

Consumer Rights

• Consumer Movement, COPRA and Quality Standards
• Consumer Rights and the Three-Tier Redressal System

Not in the board exam

Project work only, not in the board exam.