NCERT Class 10 Social Science
Class 10 Social Science: all NCERT books, chapter-wise practice
Social science has four strands (history, geography, political science and economics) and a lot to remember. Practice is topic-wise, with short questions, map and source based items and clear explanations, so revision before a test is about fixing a few weak topics.
- 22 chapters
- 1,059 practice questions
- 4 books
Contemporary India
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Chapter 1 Resources and Development
Learn how things become resources through human use, planning and technology. The chapter also connects land use, land degradation and India’s major soils with conservation methods.
Topics: Resources and their classification, Development of resources, Resource planning and conservation, Land resources and land use, Land degradation and conservation, Soil as a resource and soil types, Soil erosion and soil conservation
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Chapter 2 Forest and Wildlife Resources
Understand India’s biodiversity, why forests and wildlife need protection, and how laws, communities and everyday traditions conserve them.
Topics: Biodiversity and ecological interdependence, Need for conservation, Wildlife protection and Project Tiger, Forest categories and distribution, Community conservation movements, Sacred groves and good practices
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Chapter 3 Water Resources
Study why a renewable resource can still become scarce, how dams serve many purposes, and why local rainwater harvesting remains vital.
Topics: Freshwater and hydrological cycle, Water scarcity and quality, Dams and multi-purpose projects, Problems and disputes around dams, Traditional rainwater harvesting, Modern harvesting and bamboo drip irrigation
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Chapter 4 Agriculture
Explore farming systems, India’s cropping seasons, major food and non-food crops, and reforms that support farmers.
Topics: Agriculture in the economy, Subsistence farming, Commercial and plantation farming, Cropping seasons, Food grains and pulses, Other food crops and beverages, Non-food and fibre crops, Technological and institutional reforms
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Chapter 5 Minerals and Energy Resources
See how minerals enter daily life, industry and maps of India, then connect coal, petroleum, gas and renewable energy to sustainable development.
Topics: Minerals in everyday life, Mode of occurrence, Ferrous minerals and belts, Non-ferrous and non-metallic minerals, Mining hazards and mineral conservation, Conventional energy resources, Non-conventional energy resources, Energy conservation and map skills
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Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries
Learn why manufacturing is called the backbone of development, how industries are classified and located, and how industrial growth must control pollution.
Topics: Manufacturing and development, Classification of industries, Agro-based industries, Mineral-based industries, Chemical, fertiliser and cement industries, Automobile and IT-electronics industries, Industrial pollution, Control and sustainable development
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Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy
Study how transport, communication, trade and tourism connect India's regions and keep the national economy moving.
Topics: Transport, communication and trade, Roadways and road classes, Railways and pipelines, Waterways and major ports, Airways and communication, International trade, Tourism as a trade, Map work and transport networks
Understanding Economic Development
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Chapter 1 Development
Development is about income, dignity, health, education, equality and sustainability. This chapter shows why averages help comparisons but also hide inequalities.
Topics: Different people, different goals, Income and non-material goals, National development and fairness, Average and per capita income, Public facilities and social indicators, Human Development Index, Sustainable development, Data interpretation in development
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Chapter 2 Sectors of the Indian Economy
Economic activities can be grouped by nature of activity, working conditions and ownership. The chapter uses GVA, employment and real worker stories to show why sectors matter.
Topics: Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, Interdependence, final goods and GVA, Changing shares of sectors, Employment and disguised unemployment, Creating more employment, Organised and unorganised sectors, Public and private sectors, Sector data and calculations
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Chapter 3 Money and Credit
Money makes exchange easier, and banks link deposits with loans. Credit can raise incomes or push borrowers into debt, depending on risks and terms.
Topics: Money as medium of exchange, Modern forms of money, Loan activities of banks, Credit outcomes, Terms of credit and collateral, Formal and informal credit, Self-help groups and cooperatives, Credit data and judgement
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Chapter 4 Globalisation and the Indian Economy
Globalisation integrates production and markets across countries through trade, investment and technology. Its benefits are uneven, so fair rules and worker protection matter.
Topics: Meaning of globalisation, MNCs and global production, Foreign investment and interlinking, Foreign trade and market integration, Technology and liberalisation, WTO and trade rules, Impact on India, Fair globalisation
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Chapter 5 Consumer Rights
Consumers need protection because markets can be unequal and unfair. The chapter explains consumer rights, redressal, certification marks and the continuing struggle for awareness.
Topics: Consumers in the marketplace, Consumer movement and COPRA, Right to safety and information, Right to choice and redressal, Consumer forums and three-tier commissions, Well-informed consumers and quality marks, Taking the movement forward, Rights application and data
India and the Contemporary World II
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Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Trace how ideas of nation, liberty, culture and state power reshaped nineteenth-century Europe. The chapter also shows how nationalism could inspire freedom struggles and later turn into aggressive imperial rivalry.
Topics: Nation-state and shared belonging, French Revolution and Napoleonic change, Liberalism, markets and conservatism, Revolutionaries and romantic nationalism, 1848 revolutions and political rights, Unification of Germany, Italy and Britain, Allegory, Balkans and imperial nationalism
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Chapter 2 Nationalism in India
Study how Gandhian mass movements drew many groups into the freedom struggle after the First World War. The chapter also asks why unity was powerful but never simple.
Topics: War hardships and satyagraha, Rowlatt, Jallianwala and Khilafat, Non-Cooperation in towns, Countryside and plantation meanings of swaraj, Salt March and Civil Disobedience, Class and gender participation, Limits of national unity, Collective belonging and symbols
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Chapter 3 The Making of a Global World
Follow global connections from silk routes and food transfers to empire, migration, war, depression and post-war institutions. The chapter shows that globalisation created exchange and opportunity, but also conquest and coercion.
Topics: Pre-modern global links, Nineteenth-century flows, Colonial Africa and rinderpest, Indentured labour and Indian trade, War and post-war economy, Mass production and Great Depression, India and the Depression, Bretton Woods to globalisation
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Chapter 4 The Age of Industrialisation
Learn why industrialisation was not simply a story of machines replacing hand work. Britain and colonial India both show slow change, labour struggles, unequal markets and the survival of small producers.
Topics: Images of progress and proto-industrialisation, Factories and slow industrial change, Hand labour and worker life in Britain, Indian textile trade before colonial control, Weavers, gomasthas and Manchester imports, Factories, entrepreneurs and workers in India, Peculiar industrial growth and small-scale survival, Markets, labels and advertisements
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Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World
Explore how print moved from East Asia to Europe and India, changing reading, religion, politics and everyday culture. The chapter also shows why governments and communities feared print's power.
Topics: Early print in East Asia, Print comes to Europe and Gutenberg, Print revolution and new public, Religious debate, dissent and fear, Reading mania and revolution, Print comes to India, Reform, new publications and social voices, Print and colonial censorship
Democratic Politics
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Chapter 1 Power-sharing
Learn why democracies share power instead of concentrating it, using Belgium, Sri Lanka and everyday institutions as evidence. The chapter links peace, legitimacy, federalism, community accommodation and party competition.
Topics: Belgium's social composition, Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka, Belgian accommodation model, Prudential and moral reasons, Horizontal and vertical sharing, Social group accommodation, Parties and pressure groups, Comparing democratic choices
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Chapter 2 Federalism
Study how power is divided between levels of government, why India is federal, and how language policy, coalition politics and local government deepen democracy.
Topics: Federalism and unitary government, Key features of federalism, Coming together and holding together, Indian constitutional division, Unequal units and safeguards, Linguistic states and language policy, Centre-State relations in practice, Decentralisation and local government, Evaluating federal democracy
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Chapter 3 Gender, Religion and Caste
Explore how gender, religion and caste shape democratic politics in India, and how politics can either deepen equality or sharpen divisions.
Topics: Gender division and patriarchy, Women's disadvantage in India, Women's political representation, Religion and communalism, Secular state in India, Caste inequalities, Caste and democratic politics, Evaluating social divisions
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Chapter 4 Political Parties
Learn what political parties are, why representative democracies need them, how India's party system works, and how parties can be reformed.
Topics: Meaning and components of parties, Functions of parties, Necessity of parties, Party systems, National and State parties in India, Challenges to parties, Party reforms, Evaluating party democracy
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Chapter 5 Outcomes of Democracy
Judge democracy by its outcomes: accountable government, economic performance, inequality, social accommodation, dignity, freedom and citizen participation.
Topics: Assessing democracy's outcomes, Accountable, responsive and legitimate government, Economic growth and development, Inequality and poverty, Accommodation of social diversity, Dignity and freedom, Citizens judging democracy
Where does the study time go?
In Classes 9 and 10 many children leave home early and come back late after school and coaching. Self-study gets pushed into the last hour of the night, when they are too tired to think clearly. What helps most is knowing exactly which topics deserve that hour.
Tuition is fine, and plenty of children need it. But a tutor with eight or ten children in one batch cannot sit with each of them, and cannot always keep track of what the school did that week. Sometimes the tuition follows its own order of chapters, the child ends up juggling two plans for the same subject, and the confusion shows up in the next test.
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