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| CHAPTER-WISE SYLLABUS ANALYSIS (2022-23) |
| Topics Added (✔️) | Topics Deleted (❌) |
| UNIT I: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – I (HISTORY) |
| Chapter 1 - The French Revolution |
| NIL |
| Chapter 2 - Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution |
| NIL |
| Chapter 3 - Nazism and the Rise of Hitler |
| NIL |
| Chapter 4 - Forest Society and Colonialism |
✔️ Why Deforestation?
✔️ The Rise of Commercial Forestry
✔️ Rebellion in the Forest
✔️ Forest Transformations in Java |
| Chapter 5 - Pastoralists in the Modern World |
✔️ Pastoral Nomads and their Movements
✔️ Colonial Rule and Pastoral Life
✔️ Pastoralism in Africa |
| UNIT II: CONTEMPORARY INDIA – I (GEOGRAPHY) |
| Chapter 1 - India |
| NIL |
| Chapter 2 - Physical Features of India |
| NIL |
| Chapter 3 - Drainage |
✔️ Concept
✔️ Drainage Systems in India
✔️ The Himalayan Rivers - Ganga and Brahmaputra River System
✔️ The Peninsular Rivers- Narmada Basin, Tapti Basin, Godavari Basin, Mahanadi Basin, Krishna Basin, Kaveri Basin
✔️ Lakes
✔️ Role of Rivers in the Economy
✔️ River Pollution |
| Chapter 4 - Climate |
| ✔️ The Seasons – Cold Weather Season, Hot Weather Season, |
| Chapter 5 - Natural Vegetation and Wildlife |
✔️ Types of Vegetation – Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Thorn Forests and Shrubs, Montane Forests, Mangrove Forests
✔️ Wildlife |
| Chapter 6 - Population |
✔️ Population Size and Distribution - India’s Population Size and Distribution by Numbers, India’s Population Distribution by Density
✔️ Population Growth and Processes of Population Change - Population Growth, Processes of Population Change/Growth |
| UNIT III: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS – I (POLITICAL SCIENCE) |
| Chapter 1 - What is Democracy? Why Democracy? |
| NIL |
| Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design |
| ✔️ Democratic Constitution in South Africa |
| Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics |
| NIL |
| Chapter 4 - Working of Institutions |
| NIL |
| Chapter 5 - Democratic Rights |
✔️ Life without rights
✔️ Rights in a Democracy
✔️ Rights in the Indian Constitution
✔️ Expanding the scope of rights |
| UNIT IV: UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ECONOMICS) |
| Chapter 1 - The Story of Village Palampur |
| NIL |
| Chapter 2 - People as Resource |
| NIL |
| Chapter 3 - Poverty as a Challenge |
| NIL |
| Chapter 4 - Food Security in India |
✔️ Overview
✔️ What is Food Security?
✔️ Why Food Security?
✔️ Who is food insecure?
✔️ Food Security in India
✔️ What is Buffer Stock?
✔️ What is the Public Distribution System?
✔️ Current Status of Public Distribution System |
| CLASS 9 SOCIAL SCIENCE BLUEPRINT 2022-23 |
| Units |
Unit Name |
Marks |
| I |
India and the Contemporary World – II (History) |
20 |
| II |
Contemporary India – II (Geography) |
20 |
| III |
Democratic Politics - II (Political Science) |
20 |
| IV |
Understanding Economic Development (Economics) |
20 |
|
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Periodic Assessment (10) + Portfolio (05) + Subject Enrichment Activity (Project Work) (05) |
20 |
|
TOTAL |
100 |
MAP ITEMS
UNIT I: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – I (HISTORY)
1. The French Revolution
Outline Political Map of France (For locating and labelling / Identification)
- Bordeaux
- Nantes
- Paris
- Marseilles
2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Outline Political Map of World (For locating and labelling / Identification)
- Major countries of First World War
(Central Powers and Allied Powers)
Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
Allied Powers - France, England, Russia, U.S.A.
3. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
Outline Political Map of World (For locating and labelling / Identification)
- Major countries of Second World War
Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers – UK, France, Former USSR, USA - Territories under German expansion (Nazi Power)
Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium
UNIT 2: CONTEMPORARY INDIA – I (GEOGRAPHY)
1. India
- India-States with Capitals, Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian (Location and Labelling)
2. Physical Features of India
- Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker, The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura, Western & Eastern Ghats
- Mountain Peaks: K2, Kanchan Junga, Anai Mudi
- Plateau: Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Malwa Plateau
- Coastal Plains: Konkan, Malabar, Coromandal & Northern Circar (Location and Labelling)
<green> ✔️ <green> 3. Drainage
- Rivers: (Identification only)
- The Himalayan River Systems: The Indus, The Ganges, and The Satluj
- The Peninsular rivers: The Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna, The Godavari, The Mahanadi
- Lakes: Wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika
4. Climate
Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm (Identification only)
5. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
- Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forest, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Thorn Forest, Montane Forests and Mangrove- For identification only
- National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambore, Shivpuri, Kanha, Simlipal & Manas
- Bird Sanctuaries: Bharatpur and Ranganthitto
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji, Dachigam (Location and Labelling)
<green> ✔️ <green> 6. Population
- The state having highest and lowest density of population
| COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTION PAPER DESIGN |
| S. No. |
Typology of Questions |
Total Marks |
| 1 |
Remembering and Understanding: Exhibiting memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers; Demonstrating understanding of facts and ideas by organising, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions and stating main ideas. |
28 |
| 2 |
Applying: Solving problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way. |
15 |
| 3 |
Formulating, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating: Examining and breaking information into parts by identifying motives or causes; Making inferences and finding evidence to support generalisations; Presenting and defending opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria; Compiling information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions. |
32 |
| 4 |
Map Skill |
05 |
| TOTAL |
80 |
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