Haryana Board HBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2024-25: Download in PDF

Sr. No./ Book

Chapter

Marks

1.Bharat And The World (23)

Unit-1
1) Sarasvati - Sindhu Civilization
2) Major Civilizations Of The Ancient World
3) Major Philosophies Of The World
Unit-2
4) Medieval Society : Europe And India
5) Christianity And Islam : Rise And Conflict
6) Foreign Invasions on India
Unit-3
7) Colonialism and Imperialism
8) Movement against British Colonialism in India
9) 50 years of Independence

9



7


9

2. Democratic Politics –II (21)

Unit-1
1) Power sharing
2) Federalism
3) Gender, Religion and Caste
Unit-2
4) Political parties
5) Outcomes of Democracy

12


9

3. Contemporary India II (21)

Unit-1
1) Resource and Development
2) Forest and Wildlife Resources
3) Water Resources
Unit-2
4) Agriculture
5) Mineral and Energy Resources
Unit-3
6) Manufacturing Industries
7) Lifelines of National Economy

8


7


6

4. Understanding of Economic Development(15)

Unit-1
1) Development
2) Sectors of Indian Economy
3) Money and Credit

8


7

Unit-2

4)Globalization and the Indian Economy

5)Consumer Rights

Total

80

Internal Assessment

20

 Grand Total

100

Bharat And The World

1) Sarasvati - Sindhu Civilization

• Expansion
• Chronology
• Town Planning
•  Art Of Sarasvati- Sindhu Civilization
•  Political Life
• Social Life
• Economic Life
• Religious Life
• Causes Of Decline

2) Major Civilizations Of The Ancient World

• Egyptian civilization

- Politics , Administration , Economy And Commerce, Culture and Religion

• Mesopotamian Civilization
• Greek Civilization
• Roman Civilization
• Chinese Civilization
• Maya Civilization

3)Major Philosophies Of The World

l Meaning And Characteristics Of Dharma

l Vedic Philosophy

l Jainism

l Buddhism

l Zoroastrianism

l Judaism

l Confucianism

4) Medieval Society : Europe And India

· European Society

· Contemporary Indian Society

5) Christianity And Islam : Rise And Conflict

· Christianity

· Islam

· Conflict Of Christianity And Islam

· Crusades- (Four Great Crusades & Four Smaller Crusades)

· Impact Of The Conflict

6) Foreign Invasions on India

· Foreign Invasions On India

- The Early Invasion of Arabs (636 AD to 712 AD)

- Invasion of Muhammad Bin Qasim ( 712 AD)

- Invasion of Mahmud Ghaznavi

- Invasion of Muhammad Ghori

- Invasion of Mongols

- Invasion of Timur

- Invasion of Babur

- Invasion of Nadirshah

- Invasion of Ahmedshah Abdali

· Effects of Foreign Invasions on India

7) Colonialism and Imperialism

· Colonialism

· Causes For The Establishment of Colonies

· Conditions Conducive to the Expansion of Imperialism

· Development of Imperialism

- Imperialism in Asia

- Imperialism in Africa

· Impact of Imperialism

8) Movement against British Colonialism in India

· Struggle against Imperialism before 1857 AD

· Great Freedom Struggle of 1857 AD

· Struggle between 1857 AD and 1900AD

· Struggles and Movements of Nationalists

· Revolutionary Movement ( 1894 AD – 1947 AD)

· Non Violence Movement

9) 50 Years of Independent India

· Partition of Country

· Integration of Princely States

· Making of the Constitution

· Country ‘ s First Election

· Reorganization of States

· Independence of the Regions under French and Portuguese

· Non – Aligned Movement

· Green Revolution

· Period of Emergency

· Shah Bano Case

· Economic Planning and Development

· India ‘ Scientific Advancement

· India ‘ Foreign policy

Democratic Politics –II

1) Power Sharing

· Belgium and Sri Lanka

· Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka

· Accommodation in Belgium

· Why Power Sharing is Desirable ?

· Forms of Power Sharing

2) Federalism

· What is Federalism ?

· What makes India a Federal Country ?

· How is Federalism Practised ?

· Decentralization in India

3) Gender, Religion and Caste

· Gender and Politics

- Public Private Division

- Women ‘s Political Representation

· Religion , Communalism and Politics

- Communalism

- Secular State

· Caste and Politics

- Caste Inequalities

- Caste in Politics

- Politics in Caste

4)Political Parties

· Why do we Need Political Parties?

- Meaning

- Functions

- Necessity

· How many Parties should we have?

· National Parties

· State Parties

· Challenges to Political Parties

· How can Parties be reformed?

5)Outcomes of Democracy

· How do we assess Democracy‘s Outcomes?

· Accountable , Responsive and Legitimate Government

· Economic Growth and Development

· Reduction of Inequality and Poverty

· Accommodation of Social Diversity

· Dignity and Freedom of Citizens

Contemporary India II

1) Resources and Development ·

l Development of Resources ·

l Resource Planning

- Resource Planning in India

- Conservation of Resources ·

l Land Resources ·

l Land Utilisation ·

l Land use Pattern in India ·

l Land Degradation and Conservation Measures ·

l Soil as a Resource

- Classification of Soil

- Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

2) Forest and Wildlife Resources

· Flora and Fauna in India

· Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India

· Types and Distribution of Forest and Wildlife Resources

· Community and Conservation

3) Water Resources

· Water Scarcity and the need for Water Conservation and Management

· Multipurpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resource Management

· Rainwater Harvesting

4) Agriculture

· Types of Farming

- Primitive Subsistence Farming , Intensive Subsistence Farming , Commercial Farming

· Cropping Pattern

- Major Crops

- Food Crops other than Grains

- Non Food Crops

· Technological and Institutional Reforms

5) Mineral and Energy Resources

· What is a Mineral?

· Mode of Occurrence of Minerals

- Where are these Minerals found?

- Ferrous Minerals

- Non Ferrous Minerals

- Non Metallic Minerals

- Rock minerals

· Conservation of Minerals

· Energy Resources

- Conventional Sources of Energy

- Non Conventional Sources of Energy

· Conservation of Energy Resources

Type of Question

Marks

Number

Description

Total Marks

Essay Type Questions

5

3

Internal options will be given in all the questions. One question from each section viz. History,

Geography, Pol. Sc

15

Short Answer Type Questions

3

4

Write any three points. No. of questions (History-1, Geog.-1,

Pol.Sc.-1, Eco-1 )

12

Very Short

2

8

Write any 2 points. No. of

16

Answer Type

questions (History-2, Geog.-2,

Question

Pol.Sc.-2, and Eco.-2)

Objective Type Questions

1

20

History-6 Marks, Geog-3 Marks, Pol. Sc.-7 Marks Economics-4

20

12 Multiple Choice Questions 03 One Word Answer

03 Fill in the blanks

02 Assertion Reason Based Questions

Case Study Based

3

4

Questions will be based on the

12

Questions

given case study from Pol. Sc.,

Geography, History and

Economics.

Each will comprise 3

questions for 01 mark

Map Skill Based

5

1

One Location based question

5

Questions

(2+3)

consist two section “A” and “B”

will be asked from History and

Geography.

(History-2, Geography-3)

Total

40

80

HBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2024-25 (PDF)