Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Part I (Grade 9)
Chapter 1: Understanding Social ScienceTheme 1: Understanding Social Science (4 hours)
- Social Science in Everyday Life
- Understanding Society through Time and Traditions
- Social Science as a Study of Disciplines
- Why Should We Study Social Science?
- The Future of Social Science
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Chapter 2: Shaping of the Earth’s SurfaceTheme 2: Shaping of the Earth’s Surface (8 hours)
- Plate Tectonics
- Process of Weathering and Erosion
- Agents of Gradation
- Landforms and Disasters
- Before we move on…
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 3: Atmosphere and ClimateTheme 3: Atmosphere and Climate (7 hours)
- Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
- Weather and Climate
- Seasons in India
- Climate Change
- Punjab Floods 2025: A Case Study
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 4: Early Humans and Beginning of CivilisationTheme 4: Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation (9 hours)
- The Invention of Writing: Before and After
- Why Should We Study Early Human History?
- Who Were Our Human Ancestors?
- Sindhu–Sarasvatī Civilisation
- Bronze Age Civilisations Outside India
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 5: State and Society up to 1000 CETheme 5: State and Society (up to 1000 CE) (9 hours)
- Understanding Early Indian State and Society
- State and Administration
- Political Institutions in the Vedic Period
- Duties and Ideals of the King
- Council of Ministers
- How Were Empires Administered?
- Ethics: The Foundation of Law and Life
- Social Structures and Everyday Life
- Literary Heritage of Early India
- Economy
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 6: DemocracyTheme 6: Democracy (9 hours)
- Tracing Democratic Traditions from Early Times
- Principles of Democracy
- Types of Democracy
- Democracy in Practice: India’s Living Democracy
- Challenges to Democratic Practices in India
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 7: ElectionsTheme 7: Elections (9 hours)
- Why do Elections Matter?
- Inside India’s Election Machinery
- Challenges to Free and Fair Elections
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 8: Building Blocks in Economics: The Problem of ChoiceTheme 8: Building Blocks in Economics (7 hours)
- Choices and Limited Resources
- What does Economics Deal with?
- Key Questions in Economics
- Economic Systems and How Choices are Made
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Chapter 9: The Price Puzzle: What Drives the MarketTheme 9: The Price Puzzle: What Drives the Market (8 hours)
- Demand
- Supply
- Market Equilibrium
- Role of Government in the Economy
- Before we move on...
- Questions and activities
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Free sample questions
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Q1. Assertion (A): In the earliest phase of Vedic society, a person's varṇa and occupation were fixed strictly by birth. Reason (R): Early Vedic texts do not indicate any fixed social status strictly based on birth.
- 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: D. A is false but R is true.
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Q2. According to the chapter's summary, India is considered the world's largest democracy mainly because of:
- the age of its Constitution, which is the oldest written constitution in the world
- the large number of political parties alone
- the scale of citizen participation, particularly the number of registered voters
- the absence of any challenges to its democratic functioning
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Correct answer: C. the scale of citizen participation, particularly the number of registered voters
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Q3. Assertion (A): The market demand curve is flatter than an individual demand curve. Reason (R): Market demand aggregates many consumers, so the same price change produces a larger total quantity response.
- 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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