Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World – II 

· The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation  · The Making of Nationalism in Europe

· The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848

· The Making of Germany and Italy

· Visualizing the Nation

· Nationalism and Imperialism

· Establish the relationship and bring out the difference between European nationalism and anticolonial nationalisms.

· Understand the way the idea of nationalism emerged and led to the formation of nation states in Europe and elsewhere.

· The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation

· Differing Strands within the Movement

· Towards Civil Disobedience

· The Sense of Collective Belonging·

· Analyze the nature of the diverse social movements of the time.

· Familiarize with the writings and ideals of different political groups and individuals.

· Appreciate the ideas promoting Pan Indian belongingness.

3. The Making of a Global World

· The Pre-modern world

· The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)

· The Inter war Economy

· Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era

· Analyze the implication of globalization for local economies.

· Discuss how globalization is experienced differently by different social groups.

· Before the Industrial Revolution

· Hand Labour and Steam Power

· Industrialization in the colonies

· Factories Come Up

· The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth

· Market for Goods

· Familiarize with the process of industrialization and its impact on labour class.

· Enable them to understand industrialization in the colonies with reference to Textile industries.

5. Print Culture and the Modern World

· The First Printed Books

· Print Comes to Europe

· The Print Revolution and its Impact

· The Reading Mania

· The Nineteenth Century

· India and the World of Print

· Religious Reform and Public Debates

· New Forms of Publication

· Print and Censorship

· Familiarize with pictures, cartoons, extracts from propaganda literature and newspaper debates on important events and issues in the past.

· Understand that forms of writing have a specific history, and that they reflect historical changes within society and shape the forces of change.

Unit 2: Contemporary India – II (55 Periods)

· Types of Resources

· Development of Resources

· Resource Planning in India

· Land Resources

· Land Utilization

· Land Use Pattern in India

· Land Degradation and Conservation

· Measures  Soil as a Resource

· Classification of Soils

· Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

· Biodiversity or Biological Diversity

· Flora and Fauna in India

· Vanishing Forests

· Asiatic Cheetah: Where did they go?

· The Himalayan Yew in trouble

· Conservation of forest and wildlife in India

· Project Tiger

· Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources

· Community and Conservation

Note: The chapter ‘Forest and Wildlife’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination.

· Analyse the importance of conservation of forests and wildlife.

· Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management

· Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management

· Rainwater Harvesting

Note: The theoretical aspect of chapter ‘Water Resources’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as given in the Map List will be evaluated in Board Examination.

· Types of farming

· Cropping Pattern

· Major Crops

· Technological and Institutional Reforms

·  Impact of Globalization on Agriculture

· Identify various types of farming and discuss the various farming methods; describe the spatial distribution of major crops as well as understand the relationship between rainfall regimes and cropping pattern.

· Explain various government policies for institutional as well as technological reforms since independence.

· What is a mineral?

· Mode of occurrence of Minerals

· Ferrons and Non-Ferrons Minerals

· Non-Metallic Minerals

· Rock Minerals

· Conservation of Minerals

· Energy Resources

o Conventional and Non-Conventional

o Conservation of Energy Resources

· Feel the need for their judicious utilization

· Importance of manufacturing

· Contribution of Industry to National

· Economy  Industrial Location

· Classification of Industries

· Spatial distribution

· Industrial pollution and environmental degradation

· Control of Environmental Degradation

· Discuss the need for a planned industrial development and debate over the role of government towards sustainable development.

· Transport – Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airways

· Communication

· International Trade

· Tourism as a Trade

· Understand the role of trade and tourism in the economic development of a country.

Unit 3: Democratic Politics – II (50 Periods)

· Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka

· Why power sharing is desirable?

· Forms of Power Sharing

· Understand the working of spatial and social power sharing mechanisms.

· What is Federalism?

· What make India a Federal Country?

· How is Federalism practiced?

· Decentralization in India

· Explain decentralization in rural and urban areas.

· Case Studies of Mexico

· Differences, similarities and divisions

· Politics of social divisions

Note: The chapter ‘Democracy and Diversity’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination.

· Gender and Politics

· Religion, Communalism and Politics

· Caste and Politics

communalism to Indian democracy.

· Recognise the enabling and disabling effects of caste and ethnicity in politics.

· Develop a gender perspective on politics.

· Popular Struggles in Nepal and Bolivia

· Mobilization and Organization

· Pressure Groups and Movements

Note: The chapter ‘Popular Struggles and Movements’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination.

· Why do we need Political Parties?

· How many Parties should we have?

· National Political Parties

· State Parties

· Challenges to Political Parties

· How can Parties be reformed?

· Introduction to major political parties, challenges faced by them and reforms in the country.

· How do we assess democracy’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

· Understand the causes for continuation of democracy in India.

· Distinguish between sources of strengths and weaknesses of Indian democracy.

· Thinking about challenges

· Thinking about Political Reforms

· Redefining democracy

Note: The chapter ‘Challenges to Democracy’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination.

· Promote an active and participatory citizenship.

Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development 

· 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

· Understand the rationale foroverall human development in our country, which includes the rise of income, improvements in health and education rather than income.

· Understand the importance of quality of life and sustainable development.

· Sectors of Economic Activities

· Comparing the three sectors

· Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India

· Division of sectors as organized and unorganized

· Sectors in terms of ownership: Public and Private Sectors

· Reason out the government investment in different sectors of economy.

· Money as a medium of exchange

· Modern forms of money

· Loan activities of Banks

· Two different credit situations

· Terms of credit

· Formal sector credit in India

· Self Help Groups for the Poor

· Understand the role of financial institutions from the point of view of day-to- day life.

· Production across countries

· Interlinking production across countries

· Foreign Trade and integration of markets

· What is globalization?

· Factors that have enabled Globalisation

· World Trade Organisation

· Impact of Globalization on India

· The Struggle for a fair Globalisation

Note: Chapter 5 ‘Consumer Rights’ to be done as Project Work