UK Board 9th Social Science Syllabus 2023-24: Download Revised UBSE Social Science Syllabus PDF

Unit No.

Unit

Marks

I

INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD-I

18

II

CONTEMPORARY INDIA

20

III

DEMOCRATIC POLITICS 

18

IV

ECONOMICS

16

V

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 

08

Total

80

Unit I: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD-I

Section 1: Events and Processes: (All the three themes are compulsory)

I. The French Revolution:

• French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century
• The Outbreak of the Revolution
• France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic
• Did Women have a Revolution?
• The Abolition of Slavery
• The Revolution and Everyday Life

II. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution:

• The Age of Social Change
• The Russian Revolution
• The February Revolution in Petrograd
• What Changed after October?
• The Global Influence of the Russian Revolution and the USSR

III. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler:

• Birth of the Weimar Republic
• Hitler’s Rise to Power
• The Nazi Worldview
• Youth in Nazi Germany
• Ordinary People and the Crimes Against Humanity

Section 2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies:

IV. Forest Society and Colonialism:

• Why Deforestation?
• The Rise of Commercial Forestry
• Rebellion in the Forest
• Forest Transformations in Java

V. Pastoralists in the Modern World:

• Pastoral Nomads and their Movements
• Colonial Rule and Pastoral life
• Pastoralism in Africa

Map Work- 02 Marks

Unit II: CONTEMPORARY INDIA 

1- India

• Location
• Size
• India and the World
• India’s Neighbours

2- Physical Features of India:

Major Physiographic Divisions– Himalayan

Mountains, Northern Plains, Peninsular

Plateau, Indian Desert, Coastal Plains,

Islands 

3- Drainage:

• Concept
• Drainage Systems in India
• The Himalayan Rivers- Ganga and Brahmaputra River System
• The Peninsular Rivers- Narmada Basin,
•  Basin, Godavari Basin, Mahanadi Basin, Krishna Basin, Kaveri Basin
• Lakes
• Role of Rivers in the Economy
• River Pollution

4. Climate:

• Concept
• Climatic Controls
• Factors influencing India’s climate–
• Latitude, Altitude, Pressure and Winds
• The Seasons– Cold Weather Season, Hot Weather Season, Advancing Monsoon, Retreating/ Post Monsoons 
• Distribution of Rainfall
• Monsoon as a unifying bond

5. Natural Vegetation and Wild Life:

• Types of Vegetation– Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Thorn Forests and Shrubs, Montane Forests,
• Mangrove Forests
• Wild Life

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.

Map Work- 04 Marks

Unit III: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS

1- What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

• What is Democracy?
• Features of Democracy
• Why Democracy?
• Broader Meanings of Democracy

2- Constitutional Design:

• Democratic Constitution in South Africa
• Why do we need a Constitution?
• Making of the Indian Constitution
• Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution

3- Electoral Politics:

• Why Elections?
• What is our System of Elections?
• What makes elections in Indiademocratic?

4- Working of Institutions:

• How is the major policy decision taken?
• Parliament
• Political Executive
• The Judiciary

5- Democratic Rights:

• Life without Rights
• Rights in a Democracy
• Rights in the Indian Constitution
• Expanding scope of rights 

Unit IV: ECONOMICS

1- The Story of Village Palampur:

• Overview
• Organization of Production
• Farming in Palampur
• Non-farm activities in Palampur

2- People as Resource:

• Overview
• Economic Activities by Men and Women
• Quality of Population
• Unemployment

3- Poverty as a Challenge:

• Overview
• Two typical cases of Poverty
• Poverty as seen by Social Scientists
• Poverty Estimates
• Vulnerable Groups
• Interstate Disparities
• Global Poverty Scenario
• Causes of Poverty
• Anti-Poverty measures
• The Challenges Ahead

4- Food Security in India:

• Overview
• What is Food Security?
• Why Food Security?
• Who are food insecure?
• Food Security in India
• What is Buffer Stock?
• What is the Public Distribution System?
• Current Status of Public Distribution
• System
• Role of Cooperatives in food security

Unit V: DISASTER MANAGEMENT 

1- Man-made Disasters- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical

2- Common Hazards- Prevention and Mitigation

3- Community based Disaster Management

Internal Assessment

20 Marks

1- Assignments- 05 (02 marks for each) -

10 Marks

2- Project Work (01 Project)-

05 Marks

3- Continuous Assessment (Unit Test)-

05 Marks

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