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CBSE Class 9 Social Science: Chapter-wise Notes and PYQs

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CBSE · Class 9 · 2026-27

CBSE Class 9 Social Science: chapter-wise study guide

All 15 chapters of CBSE Class 9 Social Science for the 2026-27 session. Each chapter page explains the ideas, gives tricks to remember them, shows where students lose marks, and links to practice.

  • 15 chapters
  • 30 topic pages
Start with the first chapter

Exam note: New NCERT book from 2026-27: Understanding Society: India and Beyond (Part I and Part II). CBSE has not yet published the Class IX course structure (marks): its syllabus says 'Course Structure will be provided shortly'. NCERT replaced the planned theme 'Authority' with 'Governance and Public Policy' and moved 'India and the World Part 1' to Grade 10.

Part I

  1. Understanding Social Science

  2. Shaping of the Earth's Surface

  3. Atmosphere and Climate

  4. Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation

  5. State and Society up to 1000 CE

  6. Democracy

  7. Elections

  8. Building Blocks in Economics: The Problem of Choice

  9. The Price Puzzle: What Drives the Market

Part II

  1. Oceans and Life

  2. Life on Earth

  3. Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)

  4. Governance and Public Policy

    Replaces the theme 'Authority' in the CBSE syllabus (NCERT Part II foreword).

  5. Managing Your Personal Finances

    CBSE theme 'Smart Ways to Manage Your Finances'.

  6. From Ideas to Startups

Syllabus source: CBSE Social Science syllabus, Class IX 2026-27, NCERT Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Part I and Part II (2026)