SYLLABUS AND EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS

English (Communicative)

ENGLISH - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Mathematics

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Social Science

English (Communicative)
(Code No. 101)
CLASS-X

SEPARATE QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWER SHEET FORMAT REPLACES COMBINED BOOKLET FORMAT FROM MARCH, 2005 EXAMINATION.

SECTION-A: READING                        20 Marks                                      40 Periods

Two unseen passages with a variety of comprehension questions including 04 marks for word-attack skills such as word formation and inferring meaning.

1 250-350 words in length – 08 marks
2 400-450 words in length – 12 marks

The total length of the two passages will be between 650 and 800 words.
 

Question No.1 First passage will have a factual passage (e.g., instruction, description, report etc.) or a literary passage (e.g., extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography).
 

Question No. 2 Second passage will have a factual passage or a discursive passage involving opinion, (argumentative, persuasive or interpretative text).
Only 2 will have questions on word-attack skills for 04 marks.
 

SECTION-B: WRITING                          30 Marks                                    63 Periods

Four writing tasks as indicated below:

Question No.3 and 4 will be Short composition of not more than 50 words each - e.g., notice, message, telegram or short postcard. Each composition will carry 5 marks
Important note on format and word limit :
Notice : Word limit : 50 words for body of the notice. Notice must be placed in a box. If the candidate exceeds the word limit by more than 5 words ½ mark will be deducted.

Message: Word limit : 50 words for body of the message. Message must be placed in a box. If the candidate exceeds the word limit by more than 5 words ½ mark will be deducted.

Postcard: Word limit : 50 words for body of the letter. Format of postcard has to be printed in the question paper for candidates to copy while writing the answer. 1 mark will be deducted if the student fails to copy the proper layout. If the candidate exceeds the word limit by more than 5 words ½ mark will be deducted.

Telegram: Word limit : 25 words inclusive of receiver’s name and address, sender’s name and the word STOP/. However Sender’s address, which is not to be telegraphed, will not be counted for deciding word limit. Format of telegraph form has to be printed in the question paper for candidates to copy while writing the answer. 1 mark will be deducted if the student fails to copy the proper layout. If the candidate exceeds the word limit by one or two words ½ mark will be deducted. If he/she exceeds the word limit by three or more words 1 mark will be deducted.

Question No. 5 will be a Composition based on a verbal stimulus such as an advertisement, notice, newspaper cutting, table, diary extract, notes, letter or other forms of correspondence.
Word limit : 200 words (For letter : 150 words only for body of the letter) 10 marks.
Question No. 6 will be a Composition based on a visual stimulus such as a diagram, picture, graph, map, cartoon or flow chart.
Word limit : 150-200 words 10 marks.
One of the longer (10 marks) compositions will draw on the thematic content of the Main Course book.

Note : for question No. 5 and 6 : If the candidate exceeds the word limit by 15 words or more 1 mark will be deducted. Word limit applies only to the body of the letter (150 words) / article (200 words)/speech (150  words) /report (excluding the format—200 words) etc.

SECTION-C: GRAMMAR                      20 Marks                                      42 Periods

Question No. 7-11 A variety of short questions involving the use of particular structures within a context (i.e., not in isolated sentences). Test types used will include gap-filling, cloze (gap filling exercise with blanks at regular intervals), sentence completion, reordering word groups in sentences, editing, dialogue completion and sentence transformation.
The grammar syllabus will be sampled each year, with marks allotted for :Verb forms, sentence structures and Other areas.
Note : Jumbled words in reordering exercise to test syntax will involve sentences in a context. Each sentence will be split into sense groups (not necessarily into single words) and jumbled up.
 

SECTION-D: LITERATURE                  30Marks                                      65 Periods 

Question N. 12 and 13 : Two extracts from different poems from the prescribed reader, each followed by two or three questions to test local and global comprehension of the set text. Each extract will carry 4 marks.
Word limit : one or two lines for each answer.

Question No. 14 will be one question (with or without an extract) testing global or local comprehension of a poem or a play from the prescribed reader.
Word limit : 75-100 words 05 marks

Question No. 15 will carry up to three questions based on one of the drama texts from the prescribed reader to test local and global comprehension of the set text. An extract may or may not be used.
Word limit : one or two lines for each question if an extract is given. If an extract is not given, the word limit will be roughly 75 words. Total 05 marks

Question No. 16 will be one question based on one of the prose texts from the prescribed reader to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the set text.
Word limit : 50-75 words 04 marks.

Question No. 17 will be one extended question based on one of the prose texts from the prescribed reader to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the set text.
Word limit : 150-175 words 08 marks.
Questions will test comprehension at different levels : literal, inferential and evaluative.

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ENGLISH - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(Code No. 184)
Syllabus and Examination Specifications
CLASS X

Question No. 1 & 2  will be two unseen passages of total 500 words with a variety of questions including 4 marks for vocabulary. Only prose passages will be used. One will be factual and the other will be literary.
Passage 1 - 200 words (8 marks) - Four or five comprehension questions
Passage 2 - 300 words (12 marks) - Four or five comprehension questions and two questions on vocabulary. Marks for vocabulary will not exceed 4 marks.

Typology of questions:
Very short answer type and short answer type questions may be asked to test local comprehension besides questions on vocabulary and comprehension of higher level skills such as drawing inferences and conclusions. Students may also be asked to frame questions for 2 marks. Two passages may be either factual, discursive or literary.

SECTION-B: WRITING                      20 Marks                                        40 Periods

Question No. 3 Letter Writing- One letter in not more than 150 words based on provided verbal stimulus and context. Types of letter : Informal; Personal such as to family and friends. Formal : Letters of complaint, enquiry, request & application 8 Marks

Question No. 4 Writing a short paragraph on a given outline/topic in about (50-80 words) 4 Marks

Question No. 5 Writing a short writing task based on a verbal and / or visual stimulus. (diagram, picture, graph, map, chart, flow chart etc.) Descriptive/Argumentative/ imaginative writing-(125-150 words) and 8 marks.

SECTION-C: GRAMMAR                      15 Marks                                      45 Periods

Question No. 6-9 A variety of short questions involving the use of particular structures within a context. Text types used will include gap-filling, sentence-completion, sentence-reordering, dialogue-completion and sentence-transformation (including combining sentences). The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas for teaching:
1. Use of non-finites.
2. Sentence connectors : as, since, while, then, just because, just, until.
3. Clauses with what, where and how.
4. Past Tense.
5. Modals : can, could, may, must, might.

Note : All other areas covered in Class IX will also be tested in Class X as this is an integrated course for this area of learning.
Q. 6   Fill in the blanks/editing/omission- 4 marks
         (use of tenses/determiners/ preposition/non-finite/modals)
Q. 7   Transformation of sentences and relation between sentences, clauses and the use of the simple past tense tested through sentence completion.- 4 marks
Q. 8   Word building/word finding- 4 marks
      (negatives, noun , verb, adjectival & adverb forms; synonyms and antonyms
Q. 9   Rearranging words/phrases to make meaningful sentences- 3 marks

SECTION-D: TEXTBOOKS                         45Marks                                95 Periods

Prose-20 marks

Q. 10 & Q. 11  Reading a given text – 2 passages of  5 marks each -10 marks
Q. 12             Long answer-(one out of two-80 words) 1x6=6marks
Q. 13             two out of three  Short answer-(30-40 words)=4 marks

Poetry-10 marks

Q. 14              One out of two extracts for 4 marks
Q. 15             Three short questions for 2 marks each based on lines given from the  poems   (2x3)-6 marks

Supplementary Reader – 15 marks

Q. 16             1 out of 2 long answer question-(100 words) -8 marks
Q. 17             1 out of 2 short answer questions -(30-40 words) -4 marks
Q. 18             1 out of 2 short answer questions -(20-30 words) -3 marks

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Mathematics

Class X

One Paper                                                Time : 3 Hours                                                Marks : 80

UNIT I : NUMBER SYSTEMS
 
1. REAL NUMBERS (15) Periods
Euclid's division lemma, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic - statements after reviewing work done earlier and after illustrating and motivating through examples, Proofs of results - irrationality of decimal expansions of  rational numbers in terms of terminating/non-terminating recurring decimals.

UNIT II : ALGEBRA

1. POLYNOMIALS (6) Periods
Zeros of a polynomial. Relationship between zeros and coefficients of a polynomial with particular reference to quadratic polynomials. Statement and simple problems on division algorithm for polynomials with real coefficients.

2. PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES (15) Periods
Pair of linear equations in two variables. Geometric representation of different possibilities of solutions/ inconsistency.
Algebraic conditions for number of solutions. Solution of pair of linear equations in two variables algebraically - by substitution, by elimination and by cross multiplication. Simple situational problems must be included. Simple problems on equations reducible to linear equations may be included.

3. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS (15) Periods
Standard form of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, (a 0). Solution of the quadratic equations (only real roots) by factorization and by completing the square, i.e. by using quadratic formula. Relationship between discriminant and nature of roots.Problems related to day to day activities to be incorporated.

4. ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS (8) Periods
Motivation for studying AP. Derivation of standard results of finding the nth term and sum of first n terms.

UNIT III : Trigonometry

1. TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS (12) Periods
Trigonometric ratios of an acute angle of a right-angled triangle. Proof of their existence (well defined); motivate the ratios, whichever are defined at 0^o & 90^o. Values (with proofs) of the trigonometric ratios of 30^o, 45^o & 60^o.  Relationships between the ratios.

2. TRIGONOMETRIC  IDENTITIES (16) Periods
Proof and applications of the identity sin² A + cos² A = 1. Only simple identities to be given. Trigonometric ratios of complementary angles.

3. HEIGHTS AND DISTANCES  (8) Periods
Simple and believable problems on heights and distances. Problems should not involve more than two right triangles. Angles of elevation / depression should be only 30^o, 45^o, 60^o.
UNIT IV : COORDINATE GEOMETRY

1. LINES (In two-dimensions) (15) Periods
Review the concepts of coordinate geometry done earlier including graphs of linear equations. Awareness of geometrical representation of quadratic polynomials. Distance between two points and section formula (internal). Area of a triangle.

UNIT V : GEOMETRY

1. TRIANGLES (15) Periods
Definitions, examples, counter examples of similar triangles.
1. (Prove) If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
2. (Motivate) If a line divides two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, the line is parallel to the third side.
3. (Motivate) If in two triangles, the corresponding angles are equal, their corresponding sides are proportional and the triangles are similar.
4. (Motivate) If the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional, their corresponding angles are equal and the two triangles are similar.
5. (Motivate) If one angle of a triangle is equal to one angle of another triangle and the sides including these angles are proportional, the two triangles are similar.
6. (Motivate) If a perpendicular is drawn from the vertex of the right angle of a right triangle to the hypotenuse, the triangles on each side of the perpendicular are similar to the whole triangle and to each other.
7. (Prove) The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares on their corresponding sides.
8. (Prove) In a right triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
9. (Prove) In a triangle, if the square on one side is equal to sum of the squares on the other two sides, the angles opposite to the first side is a right triangle.
 
2. CIRCLES (8) Periods
Tangents to a circle motivated by chords drawn from points coming closer and closer and closer to the point.
1. (Prove) The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
2. (Prove) The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to circle are equal.

3. CONSTRUCTIONS (8) Periods
1. Division of a line segment in a given ratio (internally)
2. Tangent to a circle from a point outside it.
3. Construction of a triangle similar to a given triangle.

UNIT VI : MENSURATION

1. AREAS OF PLANE FIGURES (12) Periods
Motivate the area of a circle; area of sectors and segments of a circle. Problems based on areas and perimeter / circumference of the above said plane figures. (In calculating area of segment of a circle, problems should be restricted to central angle of 60^o, 90^o & 120^o only. Plane figures involving triangles, simple quadrilaterals and circle should be taken.)

2. SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES (12) Periods
(i) Problems on finding surface areas and volumes of combinations of any two of the following: cubes, cuboids, spheres, hemispheres and right circular cylinders/cones. Frustum of a cone.
(ii) Problems involving converting one type of metallic solid into another and other mixed problems. (Problems with combination of not more than two different solids be taken.)
 
UNIT VII : STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

1. STATISTICS (15) Periods
Mean, median and mode of grouped data (bimodal situation to be avoided). Cumulative frequency graph.

2. PROBABILITY (10) Periods
Classical definition of probability. Connection with probability as given in Class IX. Simple problems on single events, not using set notation.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 20 Marks
Evaluation of activities          10 Marks
Project Work                       05 Marks
Continuous Evaluation          05 Marks

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CLASS X (THEORY)

One Paper                                                                                          Time : 2½ hours.                                                                                          Marks : 60

Typology of Questions:
In order to assess different abilities related to the subject, the question paper includes open-ended questions, drawing/illustrations based questions, communication-skill based questions and activity-based questions.
About 20% weightage has been assigned to questions testing higher order thinking skills of learners.

Theme : Materials (55 Periods)
Unit 1 : Chemical Substances - Nature and Behavior

Acids, bases and salts : General properties, examples and uses.
Chemical reactions : Types of chemical reactions : combination, decomposition, displacement, double, displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation and reduction in terms of gain and loss of oxygen and hydrogen.
Metals and non metals : Brief discussion of basic metallurgical processes. Properties of common metals. Elementary idea about bonding.
Carbon Compounds : Carbon compounds, elementary idea about bonding. Saturated hydrocarbons, alcohols, carboxylic acids (no preparation, only properties).
Some Important chemical compounds : Soap-cleansing action of soap.
Periodic classification of elements : Gradations in properties : Mendeleev periodic table.
 

Theme : The world of the living (50 Periods)
Unit 2 : Our environment

Our environment :Environmental problems, their solutions. Biodegradable, non biodegradable, ozone depletion.
Life Processes : "living" things; Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in plants and animals.
Control and Co-ordination in plants and animals : Tropic movements in plants; Introduction to plant hormones;
control and co-ordination in animals : voluntary, involuntary and reflex action, nervous system; chemical co-ordination : animal hormones.
Reproduction : Reproduction in plants and animals. Need for and methods of family planning. Safe sex vs. HIV/AIDS. Child bearing and women's health.
Heredity and evolution : Heredity; Origin of life : brief introduction; Basic concepts of evolution.
 

Theme : How things work. (35 Periods)
Unit 3 : Effects of Current

Potential, Potential difference, Ohm's law; Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors; Power dissipation due to current; Inter relation between P, V, I and R.
Magnets : Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying wire, field due to current carrying coil or solenoid; Force on current carrying conductor, Fleming's left hand rule. Electro magnetic induction. Induced potential difference, Induced current. Direct current. Alternating current; frequency of AC. Advantage of AC over DC. Domestic electric circuits.

Theme : Natural Phenomena (20 Periods)
Unit 4 : Convergence and divergence of light. Images formed by a concave mirror; related concepts; centre of curvature; principal axis. Optic centre, focus, focal length.
Refraction; laws of refraction.
Image formed by a convex lens; functioning of a lens in human eye; problems of vision and remedies. Applications of spherical mirrors and lenses.
Appreciations of concept of refraction; velocity of light; refractive index; twinkling of stars; dispersion of light. Scattering of light.

Theme : Natural Resources (20 Periods)
Unit 5 : Conservation of natural resources :Management of natural resources. Conservation and judicious use of natural resources. Forest and wild life, coal and petroleum conservation. People's participation. Chipko movement. Legal perspectives in conservation and international scenario.
The Regional environment : Big dams : advantages and limitations; alternatives if any. Water harvesting. Sustainability of natural resources.
Sources of energy : Different forms of energy, leading to different sources for human use : fossil fuels, solar energy; biogas; wind, water and tidal energy; nuclear energy. Renewable versus non - renewable sources.
 
PRACTICALS
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
Marks : 40 (20 + 20 )

1. To find the pH of the following samples by using pH paper/universal indicator.
i) Dilute Hydrochloric acid
ii) Dilute NaOH solution
iii) Dilute Ethanoic acid solution
iv) Lemon juice
v) Water
vi) Dilute Sodium Bicarbonate Solution.
2. To study the properties of acids and bases HCl & NaOH by their reaction with
i) Litmus solution (Blue/Red)
ii) Zinc metal
iii) Solid Sodium Carbonate
3. To determine the focal length of
a) Concave mirror
b) Convex lens
by obtaining the image of a distant object.
4. To trace the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence.
Measure the angle of incidence, angle of refraction, angle of emergence and interpret the result.
5. To study the dependence of current (I) on the potential difference (V) across a resistor and determine its resistance. Also plot a graph between V and I.
6. To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected in series.
7. To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected in parallel.
8. To prepare a temporary mount of a leaf peel to show stomata.
9. To show experimentally that light is necessary for photosynthesis.
10. To show experimentally that carbon dioxide is given out during respiration.
11. To study (a) binary fission in Amoeba and (b) budding in yeast with the help of prepared slides.
12. To determine the percentage of water absorbed by raisins.
13. To prepare SO2 gas, observe its following properties and draw inferences in respect of
i) odor
ii) solubility in water
iii) effect on litmus paper
iv) action on acidified potassium dichromate solution.
14. a) To observe the action of Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals on the following salt solutions.
i) ZnSO₄ (aq.)
ii) FeSO₄ (aq.)
iii) CuSO₄ (aq.)
iv) Al₂ (SO₄)₃ (aq.)
b) Arrange Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals in the decreasing order of reactivity based on the above result.
15. To study the following properties of acetic acid (ethanoic acid) :
i) odor
ii) solubility in water
iii) effect on litmus
iv) reaction with sodium bicarbonate
 

SCHEME OF EVALUATION :
External Examination (to be conducted by the Board through multiple choice type written test)  20 Marks
School-based hands-on practical examination. 20 Marks
 

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Class X
Social Science

Time :  3 Hours                                                                                                                            Marks 80 (Theory) +  Marks 20(for internal assessment)

                                                                       
NOTE: No question will be asked in annual examination 2009 from Unit-5 Disaster Management . There will be a compulsory Project Work for internal assessment.  New changed marking scheme will be included soon.

Unit 1 : India and the Contemporary world - II (45 Periods)

Themes: Topics covered

Theme 3 (means sub-unit 1.3) is compulsory. Students to choose anyone from the first two themes (means sub unit 1.1 and sub unit 1.2).

Sub-unit 1.1 : Events and processes :
1. Nationalism in Europe : (a) The growth of nationalism in Europe after the 1830s. (b) The ideas of Giuseppe Mazzini etc. (c) General characteristics of the movements in Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany and Greece.
2. Nationalist Movement in Indo China : Factors leading to growth of rationalism in India (a) French colonialism in Indochina. (b) Phases of struggle against the French. (c) The ideas of Phan Dinh Phung, Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Ac Quoc (d) The second world war and the liberation struggle. (e) America and the second Indochina war.
3. Nationalism in India : Civil Disobedience Movement (a) First world war, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation. (b) Salt Satyagraha. (c) Movements of peasants, workers, tribals. (d) Activities of different political groups.

Sub-unit 1.2 : Economies and livelihoods :
4. Industrialization 1850s - 1950s : (a) Contrast between the form of industrialization in Britain and India. (b) Relationship between handicrafts and industrial production, formal and informal sectors. (c) Livelihood of workers. Case studies : Britain and India.
5. Urbanization and urban lives : (a) Patterns of urbanization (b) Migration and the growth of towns. (c) Social change and urban life. (d) Merchants, middle classes, workers and urban poor.
Case studies : London and Bombay in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
6. Trade and Globalization : (a) Expansion and integration of the world market in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. (b) Trade and economy between the two Wars. (c) Shifts after the 1950s. (d) Implications of globalization for livelihood patterns.
Case study : The post War International Economic order, 1945 to 1960s.

Sub-unit 1.3 : Culture, Identity and Society
7. Print culture and nationalism. (a) The history of print in Europe. (b) The growth of press in nineteenth century India. (c) Relationship between print culture, public debate and politics.
8. History of the novel: (a) Emergence of the novel as a genre in the west. (b) The relationship between the novel and changes in modern society. (c) Early novels in nineteenth century India. (d) A study of two or three major writers.

Sub-unit 1.4 : Map Work (2 Marks)


Unit 2 : India - Resources and their Development (40 Periods)

Themes: Topics covered

1. Resources : Types - natural and human; Need for resource planning.
2. Natural Resources : land as a resource, soil types and distribution; changing land-use pattern; land degradation and conservation measures.
3. Agriculture : types of farming, major crops, cropping pattern, technological and institutional reforms; their impact; contribution of Agriculture to national economy - employment and output.
4. Water resources : sources, distribution, utilization, multi-purpose projects, water scarcity, need for conservation and management, rainwater harvesting. (One case study to be introduced)
5. Mineral Resources : types of minerals, distribution, use and economic importance of minerals, conservation.
6. Power Resources : types of power resources conventional and non-conventional, distribution and utilization, and conservation.
7. Manufacturing Industries : Types, spatial distribution, contribution of industries to the national economy, industrial pollution and degradation of environment, measures to control degradation. (One case study to be introduced)
8. Transport, communication and trade
9. Map Work (3 marks)

Project / Activity:
 Learners may collect photographs of typical rural houses, and clothing  of people from different regions of India and examine whether  they reflect any relationship with the climatic conditions and relief of the area.
 Learners may write a brief report on various irrigation practices in the village and the change in cropping pattern in the last decade.
Posters:
 Pollution of water in the locality.
 Depletion of forests and the greenhouse effect.
Note : Any similar activities may be taken up.


Unit 3 : Democratic Politics II (40 Periods)

Themes: Topics covered

1. Working of Democracy Are divisions inherent to the working of democracy? What has been the effect of caste on politics and of politics on caste? How has the gender division shaped politics? How do communal divisions affect democracy?
2. Power sharing mechanisms in democracy Why and how is power shared in democracies? How has federal division of power in India helped national unity? To what extent has decentralization achieved this objective? How
does democracy accommodate different social groups?
3. Competition and contestations in democracy How do struggles shape democracy in favor of ordinary people? What role do political parties play in competition and contestation? Which are the major national and regional parties in India? Why have social movements come to occupy large role in politics?
4. Outcomes of democracy Can or should democracy be judged by its outcomes? What outcomes can one reasonably expect of democracies? Does democracy in India meet these expectations? Has democracy led to development, security and dignity for the people? What sustains democracy in India?
5. Challenges to democracy Is the idea of democracy shrinking? What are the major challenges to democracy in India? How can democracy be reformed and deepened? What role can an ordinary citizen play in deepening democracy?

Unit 4 : Understanding Economics II (40 Periods)

Themes: Topics covered


1. The Story of Development : The traditional notion of development; National Income and Per-capita Income. Growth of NI - critical appraisal of existing development indicators (PCI, IMR, SR and other income and health indicators) The need for health and educational development; Human Development Indicators (in simple and brief as a holistic measure of development.
The approach to this theme : Use case study of three states (Kerala, Punjab and Bihar) or take a few countries (India, China, Sri Lanka and one developed country)
2. Money and Financial System : Role of money in an economy : Historical origin; Formal and Informal financial institutions for Savings and Credit - General Introduction; Select one formal institution such as a nationalized commercial bank and a few informal institutions; Local money lenders, landlords, self help groups, chit funds and private finance companies.
3. The Role of Service Sector in Indian Economy : What is service sector (through examples) : Importance of Service Sector in generating employment and income to the nation (with the help of a few case studies); Growth of Service Sector in India; India as a major service provider to the world; The need for public investment ; The role of important infrastructure, education and health
4. Globalization : What is Globalization (through some simple examples); How India is being globalize and why ; Development Strategy prior to 1991. State Control of Industries : Textile goods as an example for elaboration; Economic Reforms 1991; Strategies adopted in Reform measures (easing of capital flows; migration, investment flows); Different perspectives on globalization and its impact on different sectors; Political Impact of globalization
5. Consumer Awareness : How consumer is exploited (one or two simple case studies) factors causing exploitation of consumers; Rise of consumer awareness; how a consumer should be in a market; role of government in consumer protection.
 

Suggested Activities
Visit to banks and money lenders / pawnbrokers and discuss various activities that you have observed in banks in the classroom;
Participate in the meetings of self help groups, which engaged in micro credit schemes in the locality of learners and observe issues discussed.
Provide many examples of service sector activities. Use numerical examples, charts and photographs
Collect logos of standards available for various goods and services. Visit a consumer court nearby and discuss in the class the proceedings; Collect stories of consumer exploitation and grievances from news papers and consumer courts

Unit 5 : Disaster Management (25 Periods)
1. Tsunami
2. Safer Construction Practices.
3.  Survival Skills.
4. Alternate Communication systems during disasters.
5. Sharing Responsibility

Weightages to content

(as mentioned in sample paper 2008)

(Chapter numbers of N.C.E.R.T. & C.B.S.E. Textbooks related to each unit are given within brackets against each of themes)

UNIT I : India and the contemporary world II (History) 20 marks

1.1    Events and Process
Theme 1. Nationalism in Europe (Ch.1)
Theme 2. National Movement in Indo - China (Ch.2)
Note: Any one theme     out of Theme 1 and theme 2          4 marks
Theme 3. Nationalism in India (Ch.3) (compulsory)             4 marks


1.2 Economies and Livelihood
Theme 4.  Industrialization 1850 s - 1950s (Ch.5), 
Theme 5. Urbanization and Urban lives (Ch.6) 
Theme 6. Trade and Globalization (Ch.4)     
Note: Any Two themes out of theme 4, theme 5 and theme 6     6marks

1.3 Culture, Identity and Society
Theme 7. Print culture and nationalism (Ch.7)
Theme 8.  History of Novel (Ch.8)   
Note: Any one theme out of theme 7 and theme 8            4marks
1.4. Map Work (Based on Sub Units 1.1 to 1.3)                   2marks


UNIT II India - Resources and their Development (Geography) 18 marks
2.1 Resources (ch.1)
2.2 Natural Resources (ch.1)
2.3 Agriculture (ch.4)
Note: Total 5 marks  for 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

2.4 Water Resources (ch.3)
2.5 Mineral Resources (ch.5)
2.6 Power Resources (ch.5)
2.7 Manufacturing Industries (ch.6)
Note: Total 6 marks for 2.4, 2.5,2.6 and 2.7

2.8 Transport, Communication and Trade (ch.7) 3 marks
2.9 Map work (Based on sub units 2.1 to 2.8) 4 marks

UNIT III : Democratic Politics II (Political Science) 18 marks
3.1 Working of Democracy (ch.3 &4) 6 marks
3.2 Power Sharing Mechanism in Democracy (ch.1&2) 4 marks
3.3 Competition and Contestations in Democracy (ch .5 & 6) 4 marks
3.4 Outcomes of Democracy (ch.7)
3.5 Challenges to Democracy (ch.8)
Note : Total 4 marks for 3.4 and 3.5

UNIT IV : Understanding Economics II 16 marks
4.1 The Story of Development (ch.1) 1 mark
4.2 Money and Financial System (ch.3) 4 marks
4.3 The Role of Service Sector in Indian Economy (ch.2) 4 marks
4.4 Globalisation (ch.4) 4 marks
4.5 Consumer Awareness (ch.5) 3 marks

UNIT V : Disaster Management 8 marks
5.1 Tsunami (ch.2)
5.2 Safe Construction Practices (ch.5)
Note : Total 3 marks for 5.1 and 5.2

5.3 Survival Skills (ch.3)
5.4 Alternative Communication Systems during Disaster (ch.4)
Note : Total 3 marks for 5.3 and 5.4

5.5 Sharing Responsibility (ch.6) 2 marks

( No question will be asked in board exam from Unit V in 2009. Only compulsory project work)


6. Word limit and ideal time limit for answers: Total time

(i) 1 mark questions : one word / one sentence each and time 2 Minutes 10x2 =20Minutes
(ii) 3 marks questions : 60-80 words each and time 6 Minutes. 8x6 = 48Minutes
(iii) 4 marks questions : 80-100 words each and time 8 Minutes. 10x8 = 80Minutes
(iv) Map questions : Time 15 Minutes.  2       = 15Minutes
      Revision   = 17Minutes
      180 Minutes / 3 Hrs.


7.  List of Map Items for Class X Examination.
A. History
Outline Political Map of Europe (For identification only)
Page.6: Europe after the Congress of Vienna 1815
1. Sardinia
2. Kingdom of the two sicilies
3. Austrian Empire-Austria, Hungary and Galicia    
4. Portugal   
5. France     
6. Spain 
7. Ottoman Empire
8.  Kingdom of papal state -Rome.

Outline Political Map of Asia (For identification only)
Page 47.   Four states in Indo-China before the formation of Republic of Vietnam
1. Laos
2. Cambodia
3. North and South Vietnam
4. Thailand

Outline Political Map of Africa (For identification only)
Page 85. Map of Colonial Africa at the end of the 19th Century Colonies in Africa of the two powerful countries of Europe.
(i). British colonies :- 
1 Egypt   
2. Anglo Egyptian Sudan
3. Gold Coast
4. Nigeria     
5. British East Africa      
6. Northern Rhodesia and
7. Southern Rhodesia
(ii) French colonies :- 
1. Morocco   
2. Algeria
3.French West Africa
4. French Equatorial Africa
5. Middle Congo and
6. Madagascar

Outline Political Map of India
Page 53,  Nationalism in India - (1918 - 1930).

(i) For locating and labeling only
1. Indian National Congress Sessions :- Calcutta 1920, Madras,(1927) and Lahore (1929)
2. Important Centers of Indian National Movement (Non-cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movement)
(i) Chauri Chaura (U.P.) calling off the NCM.
(ii) Bardoli (Gujarat) no tax campaign
(iii) Dandi (Gujarat ) Civil Disobedience Movement.
(iv) Champaran (Bihar) Movement of Indigo Planters
(v) Amritsar (Punjab) Jallianwala Bagh Incident.

(ii) For identification only
3. Main Centres of overseas trade in the Western coast and Eastern coast of India (Page91): Goa, Surat, Madras, and Masulipatam
4. Large - scale industrial regions in India, 1931 (Page 123) : Bangal, Bombay, Madras, etc.


B. GEOGRAPHY


Outline Political Map of India
Chapter 1 : Resources and Development  Identification only : Major soil Types.
Chapter 3 : Water Resources
Locating and Labeling -  Dams:
(1) Salal;
(2) Bhakra Nangal; 
(3) Tehri;
(4) Rana Pratap Sagar; 
(5) Gandhi Sagar; 
(6) Sardar Sarovar;
(7) Rihand; 
(8) Hirakud;
(9) Ramagundam;
(10) Nagarjuna Sagar;
(11) Tungabhadra; 
(12) Koyna and
(13) Periyar Dam
Chapter : 5 Mineral and Energy Resources.
Minerals : (Identification only)
(I) Iron ore mines : Mayurbhanj, Durg, Bailadila, Bellary and Kudremukh
(II) Bauxite mines : Koraput, Katni, Amarkantak and Bilaspur.
(III) Manganese mines: Sundergarh, Balaghat, Shimoga and Nagpur
(IV) Mica mines: Ajmer, Beawar, Nellore, Gaya and Hazaribagh.
(V) Coal mines : Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Talcher, Korba, Singrauli, Singareni and Neyvali.
(VI) Oil Fields : Digboi, Naharkatia, Mumbai High, Bassian, Kalol and Ankaleshwar.
Power Plants:-  (Locating and Lebelling only)
(a) Thermal : Namrup, Loktak, Bongaigaon, Barauni,Harduaganj, Chandrapura, Korba, Delhi, Satpura, Bhusawal, Uran, Ramagundam, Vijaywada and Tuticorin.
(b) Nuclear: Narora, Rawat Bhata, Kakrapara, Tarapur, Kaiga and Kalpakkam.

Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries
Locating and Labeling Only
(1) Cotton Textile Industries : Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Agra, Kanpur, Moradabad, Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai.
(2) Woolen Industry  : Srinagar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Panipat, Bikaner, Kanpur, Mirzapur and Jamnagar.
(3) Silk Industry :  Baramula, Anatnag, Srinagar, Murshidabad, Bankura, Kolar, Mysore and Bangalore.
(4) Iron and Steel Plants : Burnpur, Durgapur, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Raurkela, Bhilai, Vijaynagar, Bhadravati, Vishakhapatnam and Salem.
(5) Software Technology Parks: Srinagar, Mohali, Noida, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Guwahati, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai and Tiruvanantapuram.

Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy.
Identification Only : 
Golden Quadrilateral, North-South Corridor and East-West Corridor.
National Highways : NH-1, NH-2, NH-3, NH-5, NH-7, NH-8, NH-15 and NH-17

Locating and Labelling :

Major Ports - Kandla, Mumbai, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Marmagao, New Mangalore, Kochi, Tuticorin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia and Kolkata.

International Airports : Amritsar (Raja Sansi); Delhi (Indira Gandhi International); Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji); Tiruvanantapuram (Nedimbachery); Chennai (Meenam Bakkam); Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) and Hyderabad
Note : Items of locating and labelling may also be given for identification.
 

Highlights of the Question Paper 2008 as mentioned in sample paper-2008

1. There are 5 following prescribed textbooks in Social Science for class X.
Unit (1) : India and the Contemporary World - II  (History) Published by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B.1)
Unit (2) : Contemporary India II (Geography) Published by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B. 2)
Unit (3) : Democratic Politics II (Pol.Sc) - Published by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B. 3)
Unit (4) : Understanding Economic Development II - Published by N.C.E.R.T.  (T.B. 4)
Unit (5) : Together Towards A Safer India - Part III, a text book on Disaster Management for class - X - Published by CBSE (T.B. 5)
2. There will be 30 questions including 1 map question from Unit 1 and 1map question from unit 2.
3. (a) Question no 29 will be the map question from unit 1 for 2 marks.
(b) Question no 30 will be the map question from unit 2 for 4 marks.
(c) For map question, list of map items is already given after the design at Sl. No. 7.
4. Question papers are to be set according to the design of the question paper.
5. The following topics have been deleted in Contemporary India (Geography) Part II:
(i) Chapter 2 - Forest and Wild life Resources
(ii) In Chapter 4 - Food security (page 44) and impact of Globalization on Agriculture. (page 46)
6. Disaster Management is included in Unit 5 for 8 marks. Chapter 1 - Introduction and Chapter 7 - Planning ahead of the CBSE’s Text book on Disaster Management are not to be tested. No question will be asked from Disaster Management in 2009 exams.
7. Content of question papers and their marking schemes (Including outline of answers) should adhere to the textbooks stated above.
8. A new type of question has been introduced in Social Science. for Class X. This may include source based questions from extracts ( Yellow box in the Text Book),  and interpretation of any illustration/pictures given in the text book.

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