OFFICIAL SYLLABUS 2022

COURSE CONTENT

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World–II

Section1: Events and Processes

1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - i) The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation, ii) The Making of Nationalism in Europe, iii) The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848, iv) The Making of Germany and Italy, v) Visualizing the Nation, vi) Nationalism and Imperialism

2. Nationalism in India - i) The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation, ii) Differing Strands within the Movement, iii) Towards Civil Disobedience, iv) The Sense of Collective Belonging

Section2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies: Any one theme of the following:

3. The Making of a Global World - i) The Pre-modern world, ii) The Nineteenth Century(1815-1914), iii) The Inter war Economy, iv) Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era

4. The Age of Industrialization - i) Before the Industrial Revolution, ii) Hand Labour and Steam Power, iii) Industrialization in the colonies, iv) Factories Come Up, v) The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth, vi) Market for Goods

Section 3: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics

5. Print Culture and the Modern World - i) The First Printed Books, ii) Print Comes to Europe, iii) the Print Revolution and its Impact , iv) The Reading Mania, v) The Nineteenth Century, vi) India and the World of Print, vii) Religious Reform and Public Debates, viii) New Forms of Publication, ix) Print and Censorship

Unit 2: Contemporary India–II

1. Resources and Development - i) Types of Resources, ii) Development of Resources, iii) Resource Planning in India , iv) Land Resources, v) Land Utilization, vi) Land Use Pattern in India, vii) Land Degradation and Conservation Measures, viii) Soil as a Resource, ix) Classification of Soils, x) Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

2. Forest and Wildlife -  i) Biodiversity or Biological Diversity, ii) Flora and Fauna in India, iii) Vanishing Forests , iv) Asiatic Cheetah: Where did they go?, v) The Himalayan Yew in trouble, vi) Conservation of forest and wildlife in India, vii) Project Tiger, viii) Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources, ix) Community and Conservation

3. Water Resources - i) Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management, ii) Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management, iii) Rainwater Harvesting

4. Agriculture -  i) Types of farming, ii) Cropping Pattern, iii) Major Crops , iv) Technological and Institutional Reforms, v) Impact of Globalization on Agriculture

5. Minerals and Energy Resources - i) What is a mineral?, ii) Mode of occurrence of Minerals, iii) Ferrons and Non-Ferrons Minerals , iv) Non-Metallic Minerals, v) Rock Minerals, vi) Conservation of Minerals, vii) Energy Resources, viii) Conventional and Non-Conventional, ix) Conservation of Energy Resources

6. Manufacturing Industries -  i) Importance of manufacturing, ii) Contribution of Industry to National Economy, iii) Industrial Location , iv) Classification of Industries, v) Spatial distribution, vi) Industrial pollution and environmental degradation, vii) Control of Environmental Degradation

7. LifeLines of National Economy -  i) Transport–Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airwaysg, ii) Communication, iii) International Trade , iv) Tourism as a Trade

Unit 3: Democratic Politics–II

1. Power Sharing - i) Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka, Pipelines, Waterways, Airwaysg, ii) Why Power Sharing is desirable?, iii) Forms of Power Sharing

2. Federalism - i) Importance of manufacturing, ii) What make India a Federal Country?, iii) How is Federalism practiced? , iv) Decentralization in India

3. Democracy and Diversity - i) Case Studies of Mexico, ii) Differences, similarities and divisions, iii) Politics of social divisions

4. Gender, Religion and Caste - i) Gender and Politics, ii) Religion, Communalism and

OFFICIAL SYLLABUS 2022

COURSE CONTENT

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World–II

Section1: Events and Processes

1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - i) The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation, ii) The Making of Nationalism in Europe, iii) The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848, iv) The Making of Germany and Italy, v) Visualizing the Nation, vi) Nationalism and Imperialism

2. Nationalism in India - i) The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation, ii) Differing Strands within the Movement, iii) Towards Civil Disobedience, iv) The Sense of Collective Belonging

Section2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies: Any one theme of the following:

3. The Making of a Global World - i) The Pre-modern world, ii) The Nineteenth Century(1815-1914), iii) The Inter war Economy, iv) Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era

4. The Age of Industrialization - i) Before the Industrial Revolution, ii) Hand Labour and Steam Power, iii) Industrialization in the colonies, iv) Factories Come Up, v) The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth, vi) Market for Goods

Section 3: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics

5. Print Culture and the Modern World - i) The First Printed Books, ii) Print Comes to Europe, iii) the Print Revolution and its Impact , iv) The Reading Mania, v) The Nineteenth Century, vi) India and the World of Print, vii) Religious Reform and Public Debates, viii) New Forms of Publication, ix) Print and Censorship

Unit 2: Contemporary India–II

1. Resources and Development - i) Types of Resources, ii) Development of Resources, iii) Resource Planning in India , iv) Land Resources, v) Land Utilization, vi) Land Use Pattern in India, vii) Land Degradation and Conservation Measures, viii) Soil as a Resource, ix) Classification of Soils, x) Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

2. Forest and Wildlife -  i) Biodiversity or Biological Diversity, ii) Flora and Fauna in India, iii) Vanishing Forests , iv) Asiatic Cheetah: Where did they go?, v) The Himalayan Yew in trouble, vi) Conservation of forest and wildlife in India, vii) Project Tiger, viii) Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources, ix) Community and Conservation

3. Water Resources - i) Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management, ii) Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management, iii) Rainwater Harvesting

4. Agriculture -  i) Types of farming, ii) Cropping Pattern, iii) Major Crops , iv) Technological and Institutional Reforms, v) Impact of Globalization on Agriculture

5. Minerals and Energy Resources - i) What is a mineral?, ii) Mode of occurrence of Minerals, iii) Ferrons and Non-Ferrons Minerals , iv) Non-Metallic Minerals, v) Rock Minerals, vi) Conservation of Minerals, vii) Energy Resources, viii) Conventional and Non-Conventional, ix) Conservation of Energy Resources

6. Manufacturing Industries -  i) Importance of manufacturing, ii) Contribution of Industry to National Economy, iii) Industrial Location , iv) Classification of Industries, v) Spatial distribution, vi) Industrial pollution and environmental degradation, vii) Control of Environmental Degradation

7. LifeLines of National Economy -  i) Transport–Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airwaysg, ii) Communication, iii) International Trade , iv) Tourism as a Trade

Unit 3: Democratic Politics–II

1. Power Sharing - i) Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka, Pipelines, Waterways, Airwaysg, ii) Why Power Sharing is desirable?, iii) Forms of Power Sharing

2. Federalism - i) Importance of manufacturing, ii) What make India a Federal Country?, iii) How is Federalism practiced? , iv) Decentralization in India

3. Democracy and Diversity - i) Case Studies of Mexico, ii) Differences, similarities and divisions, iii) Politics of social divisions

4. Gender, Religion and Caste - i) Gender and Politics, ii) Religion, Communalism and Politics, iii) Caste and Politics

5. Popular Struggles and Movements - i) Popular Struggles in Nepal and Bolivia, ii) Mobilization and Organization, iii) Pressure Groups and Movements

6. Political Parties - i) Why do we need Political Parties?, ii) How many Parties should we have?, iii) National Political Parties , iv) State Parties, v) Challenges to Political Parties, vi) How can Parties be reformed?

7. Outcomes of Democracy -  i) How do we assess democracy’s outcomes?, ii) Accountable, responsive and legitimate government, iii) Economic growth and development , iv) Reduction of inequality and poverty, v) Accommodation of social diversity, vi) Dignity and freedom of the citizens

8. Challenges to Democracy - i) Thinking about challenges, ii) Thinking about Political Reforms, iii) Redefining democracy

Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development

1. Development - i) What Development Promises-Different people different goals, ii) Income and other goals, iii) National Development , iv) How to compare different countries or states?, v) Income and other criteria, vi) Public Facilities, vii) Sustainability of development

2. Sectors of the Indian Economy - i) Sectors of Economic Activities, ii) Comparing the three sectors, iii) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India, iv) Division of sectors as organized and unorganized, v) Sectors in terms of ownership: Public and Private Sectors

3. Money and Credit - i) Money as a medium of exchange, ii) Modern forms of money, iii) Loan activities of Banks , iv) Two different credit situations, v) Terms of credit, vi) Formal sector credit in India, vii) Self Help Groups for the Poor

4. Globalization and the Indian Economy - i) Production across countries, ii) Interlinking production across countries, iii) Foreign Trade and integration of markets , iv) What is globalization?, v) Factors that have enabled Globalisation, vi) World Trade Organisation, vii) Impact of Globalization on India, viii) The Struggle for a fair Globalisation

5. Consumer Rights

PROJECT WORK

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

Consumer Awareness
      OR
Social Issues
      OR
Sustainable Development

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

2. All documents pertaining to assessment under this activity should be meticulously maintained by concerned schools

3.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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. 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) -NCERT's Book Published under Copyright

2. Contemporary India II (Geography) - NCERT's Book Published under Copyright

3. Democratic Politics II (Political Science) - NCERT's Book Published under Copyright

4. Understanding Economic Development II - NCERT's Book Published under Copyright.

Note - For 2022 Exam, some of the Units/Chapters have been reduced from the syllabus.

To Know more - Click here