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NCERT Class 10 Social Science: Chapter List and Official PDFs

All 22 chapters of the NCERT Class 10 Social Science textbook(s), with the section headings of each chapter and a link to the official PDF on ncert.nic.in. Open a chapter to see what it covers.

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Contemporary India II

Chapter 1: Resources and DevelopmentGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 1

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Development of Resources
Resource Planning
Land Resources
Soil as a Resource

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Chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife ResourcesGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 2

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Flora and Fauna in India
Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India
Types and Distribution of Forest and Wildlife Resources
Community and Conservation

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Chapter 3: Water ResourcesGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 3

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Water Scarcity and the Need for Water Conservation and Management
Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management
Rainwater Harvesting

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Chapter 4: AgricultureGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 4

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Types of Farming
Cropping Pattern
Technological and Institutional Reforms

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Chapter 5: Minerals and Energy ResourcesGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 5

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Mode of Occurrence of Minerals
Ferrous Minerals
Non-Ferrous Minerals
Non-Metallic Minerals
Hazards of Mining
Conservation of Minerals
Energy Resources

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Chapter 6: Manufacturing IndustriesGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 6

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Importance of Manufacturing
Classification of Industries
Agro-based Industries
Mineral-based Industries
Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation
Control of Environmental Degradation

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Chapter 7: Lifelines of National EconomyGeography (Contemporary India-II): 20 marks incl. 3 map pointing / Ch 7

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Transport
Communication
International Trade
Tourism as a Trade

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Understanding Economic Development

Chapter 1: DevelopmentEconomics (Understanding Economic Development): 20 marks / Ch 1

Introduction (untitled opening section)
What Development Promises – Different People, Different Goals
Income and Other Goals
National Development
How to Compare Different Countries or States?
Income and Other Criteria
Public Facilities
Sustainability of Development

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Chapter 2: Sectors of the Indian EconomyEconomics (Understanding Economic Development): 20 marks / Ch 2

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Sectors of Economic Activities
Comparing the Three Sectors
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India
Division of Sectors as Organised and Unorganised
Sectors in Terms of Ownership: Public and Private Sectors
Summing Up

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Chapter 3: Money and CreditEconomics (Understanding Economic Development): 20 marks / Ch 3

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Money as a Medium of Exchange
Loan Activities of Banks
Two Different Credit Situations
Terms of Credit
Formal Sector Credit in India
Self-Help Groups for the Poor

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Chapter 4: Globalisation and the Indian EconomyEconomics (Understanding Economic Development): 20 marks / Ch 4

Introduction (untitled opening section)
Production across Countries
Interlinking Production across Countries
Foreign Trade and Integration of Markets
What is Globalisation?
Factors that have Enabled Globalisation
Impact of Globalisation in India
The Struggle for a Fair Globalisation

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Chapter 5: Consumer RightsEconomics (Understanding Economic Development): 20 marks / Ch 5 (Project Work)

Introduction (untitled opening section)
The Consumer in the Marketplace
Consumer Movement
Consumer Rights
Learning to Become Well-informed Consumers
Taking the Consumer Movement Forward

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India and the Contemporary World-II

Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationalism in EuropeHistory (India and the Contemporary World-II): 20 marks incl. 2 map pointing / Section I Events and Processes

Introduction (untitled opening section)
1 The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation
2 The Making of Nationalism in Europe
3 The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848
4 The Making of Germany and Italy
5 Visualising the Nation
6 Nationalism and Imperialism

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Chapter 2: Nationalism in IndiaHistory (India and the Contemporary World-II): 20 marks incl. 2 map pointing / Section I Events and Processes

Introduction (untitled opening section)
1 The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation
2 Differing Strands within the Movement
3 Towards Civil Disobedience
4 The Sense of Collective Belonging
Conclusion

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Chapter 3: The Making of a Global WorldHistory (India and the Contemporary World-II): 20 marks incl. 2 map pointing / Section II Livelihoods, Economies and Societies

Introduction (untitled opening section)
1 The Pre-modern World
2 The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)
3 The Inter-war Economy
4 Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-war Era

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Chapter 4: The Age of IndustrialisationHistory (India and the Contemporary World-II): 20 marks incl. 2 map pointing / Section II Livelihoods, Economies and Societies

Introduction (untitled opening section)
1 Before the Industrial Revolution
2 Hand Labour and Steam Power
3 Industrialisation in the Colonies
4 Factories Come Up
5 The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth
6 Market for Goods
Conclusion

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Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern WorldHistory (India and the Contemporary World-II): 20 marks incl. 2 map pointing / Section III Everyday Life, Culture and Politics

Introduction (untitled opening section)
1 The First Printed Books
2 Print Comes to Europe
3 The Print Revolution and Its Impact
4 The Reading Mania
5 The Nineteenth Century
6 India and the World of Print
7 Religious Reform and Public Debates
8 New Forms of Publication
9 Print and Censorship

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Democratic Politics-II

Chapter 1: Power-sharingPolitical Science (Democratic Politics-II): 20 marks / Unit I

Overview
Belgium and Sri Lanka
Why power sharing is desirable?
Forms of power-sharing

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Chapter 2: FederalismPolitical Science (Democratic Politics-II): 20 marks / Unit I

Overview
What is federalism?
What makes India a federal country?
How is federalism practised?
Decentralisation in India

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Chapter 3: Gender, Religion and CastePolitical Science (Democratic Politics-II): 20 marks / Unit II

Overview
Gender and politics
Religion, communalism and politics
Caste and politics

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Chapter 4: Political PartiesPolitical Science (Democratic Politics-II): 20 marks / Unit III

Overview
Why do we need political parties?
How many parties should we have?
National parties
State parties
Challenges to political parties
How can parties be reformed?

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Chapter 5: Outcomes of DemocracyPolitical Science (Democratic Politics-II): 20 marks / Unit IV

Overview
How do we assess democracy’s outcomes?
Accountable, responsive and legitimate government
Economic growth and development
Reduction of inequality and poverty
Accommodation of social diversity
Dignity and freedom of the citizens
Expectations from democracy

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Q1. Which report of 1987, later published as the book 'Our Common Future', introduced the concept of 'Sustainable Development' for resource conservation?

The Club of Rome report
Schumacher's 'Small is Beautiful'
The Rio Earth Summit Declaration
The Brundtland Commission Report

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Correct answer: D. The Brundtland Commission Report

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Q2. Giuseppe Mazzini founded the secret society Young Europe, whose members were like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and the German states. In which city was it founded?

Marseilles
Berne
Genoa
Vienna

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Correct answer: B. Berne

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Q3. Assertion (A): Demand deposits in banks are considered money. Reason (R): Payments can be settled through cheques drawn on demand deposits, without using cash.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.

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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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Chapter lists follow the NCERT textbooks as available to us; textbooks are revised from time to time, so confirm on ncert.nic.in.

Contemporary India II

Understanding Economic Development

India and the Contemporary World-II

Democratic Politics-II

Free sample questions

Q1. Which report of 1987, later published as the book 'Our Common Future', introduced the concept of 'Sustainable Development' for resource conservation?

Q2. Giuseppe Mazzini founded the secret society Young Europe, whose members were like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and the German states. In which city was it founded?

Q3. Assertion (A): Demand deposits in banks are considered money. Reason (R): Payments can be settled through cheques drawn on demand deposits, without using cash.

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