OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

Time: 3 Hrs.

Max. Marks: 100

Theory:85

Internal Assessment including Project Work:15

Title 1: India and the Contemporary World – I (HISTORY)

Themes (Units)

Section 1: Events and Processes:(All the three themes are compulsory)

1. The French Revolution:

i. French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century

ii. The Outbreak of the Revolution

iii. France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic

iv. Did Women have a Revolution?

v. The Abolition of Slavery’

vi. The Revolution and Everyday Life

2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution:

i. The Age of Social change 

ii. The Russian Revolution

iii. The February Revolution in Petrograd

iv. What Changed after October?

v. The Global Influence of the Russia Revolution and the USSR

3. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler:

i. Birth of the Weimar Republic

ii. Hitler’s Rise to Power

iii. The Nazi Worldview

iv. Youth in Nazi Germany

v. Ordinary People and the Crimes Against Humanit

Section 2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies:

Note : Student can read Any one theme of the following (4and 5)

4. Forest Society and Colonialism:

i. Why Deforestation?

ii. The Rise of Commercial Forestry

iii. Rebellion in the Forest Forest Transformations in Java

5. Pastoralists in the Modern World:

i. Pastoral Nomads and their Movements

ii. Rule and Pastoral Life Pastoralism in Afric

Section 3 Case Study

6. Integration of Princely States: A Case Study of Jammu and Kashmir

i. Accession of J&K

ii. Events leading to Accession

iii. Tribal invasion

iv. Formation of J&K’s Constituent Assembly

Contemporary India – I (GEOGRAPHY)

Themes (Units)

1. India:

i. Size and Location

ii. India and the World

iii. India’s Nei

OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

Time: 3 Hrs.

Max. Marks: 100

Theory:85

Internal Assessment including Project Work:15

Title 1: India and the Contemporary World – I (HISTORY)

Themes (Units)

Section 1: Events and Processes:(All the three themes are compulsory)

1. The French Revolution:

i. French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century

ii. The Outbreak of the Revolution

iii. France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic

iv. Did Women have a Revolution?

v. The Abolition of Slavery’

vi. The Revolution and Everyday Life

2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution:

i. The Age of Social change 

ii. The Russian Revolution

iii. The February Revolution in Petrograd

iv. What Changed after October?

v. The Global Influence of the Russia Revolution and the USSR

3. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler:

i. Birth of the Weimar Republic

ii. Hitler’s Rise to Power

iii. The Nazi Worldview

iv. Youth in Nazi Germany

v. Ordinary People and the Crimes Against Humanit

Section 2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies:

Note : Student can read Any one theme of the following (4and 5)

4. Forest Society and Colonialism:

i. Why Deforestation?

ii. The Rise of Commercial Forestry

iii. Rebellion in the Forest Forest Transformations in Java

5. Pastoralists in the Modern World:

i. Pastoral Nomads and their Movements

ii. Rule and Pastoral Life Pastoralism in Afric

Section 3 Case Study

6. Integration of Princely States: A Case Study of Jammu and Kashmir

i. Accession of J&K

ii. Events leading to Accession

iii. Tribal invasion

iv. Formation of J&K’s Constituent Assembly

Contemporary India – I (GEOGRAPHY)

Themes (Units)

1. India:

i. Size and Location

ii. India and the World

iii. India’s Neighbours

2. Physical Features of India:

i. Major Physiographic Divisions

3. Drainage:

i. Major rivers & tributaries

ii. Lakes

iii. Role of rivers in the economy

iv. Pollution of rivers

4. Climate:

i. Concept

ii. Climatic Controls

iii. Factors influencing India’s climate

iv. The Indian Monsoon

v. Distribution of Rainfall

vi. Monsoon as a unifying bond

5. Natural Vegetation and Wild Life:

i. Factors affecting Vegetation

ii. Vegetation types

iii. Wild Life

iv. Conservation

6. Population:

i. Size

ii. Distribution

iii. Population Growth and Process of Population Change

7. Geography of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh:

i. Physiography

ii. Drainage, Climate, Soil

iii. Natural Vegetation and Wild life

Democratic Politics – I (POLITICAL SCIENCE)

Themes(Chapters)

1. What is Democracy? Why Democracy?:

i. What is Democracy?

ii. Features of Democracy

iii. Why Democracy?

iv. Broader Meaning of Democracy

2. Constitutional Design:

i. Democratic Constitution in South Africa

ii. Why do we need a Constitution?

iii. Making of the Indian Constitution

iv. Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution

3. Electoral Politics:

i. Why Elections?

ii. What is our System of Elections?

iii. What makes elections in India democratic?

4. Working of Institutions:

i. How is the major policy decision taken?

ii. Parliament

iii. Political Executive

iv. Judiciary

5. Democratic Rights:

i. Life without rights

ii. Rights in a Democracy

iii. Rights in the Indian Constitution

iv. Expanding the scope of rights

6. Electoral Politics in Erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir:

i. Electoral process and its concepts

ii. Electoral trends in Jammu and Kashmir

Economics, Disaster Management & Road Safety Education

Themes(Chapters)

Section-I(Economics)

1. Money and Banking

i. Money as medium of exchange,

ii. Modern forms of money, Banking & common Man.

2. Understanding the Indian Economy 

i. Salient features of Indian Economy 

ii. What is GDP? 

iii. Indicators of Development.Anti-poverty measures.

Section-II(Disaster Management)

3. Natural Disasters

i. Disaster; Classification effects and mitigation measures

4. Man Made Disasters

i. Fire: Its effects and Mitigation measures

ii. Environmental degradation: its causes and mitigation measures.

iii. Transport accidents, types effects and mitigation measures.

iv. Chemical and Industrial Disaster

Section-III(Road Safety Education)

5. Road Safety Education (Part-I)

i. Good and Safe Habits

ii. Traffic Lights & Road Signs

Prescribed Books:

1- A textbook of History for Class 9th (India and the Contemporary World-I)

2- A textbook of Geography for Class 9th (Contemporary India-I)

3- A textbook of Political Science for Class 9th (Democratic Politics-I)

4- A textbook of Economics, Disaster Management, and Road Safety Education for Class 9th , Published by Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education.

Project Work (10 Periods 05 Marks)

1. Every student has to compulsorily undertake project work on the theme “Road Safety Education”.

2. The overall objective of the Project work is to help students gain an insight and pragmatic understanding of the theme. It should also help in enhancing the life skills of the students.

3. Students may go out for collecting Data and use different primary and secondary resources to prepare the project. If possible, various forms of art may be integrated in the Project work.

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

5. The projects carried out by the students should subsequently be shared among themselves through interactive sessions such as exhibitions, panel discussions, etc.

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

7. A Summary Report should be prepared highlighting:

Objective realized through individual work and group interactions;

Calendar of activities;

Innovative ideas generated in the process;

List of questions asked in viva voce.

8. 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.

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

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Note: The Internal School Based Assessment shall be from Disaster Management & Road Safety Education with the total weightage of 15 Marks comprising of 10 Marks for periodic internal assessment from Disaster Management and 05 Marks for internal project work from Road Safety Education.

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