UP Board Class 10 Social Science Syllabus

UPMSP Class 10 Social Science Syllabus

The most recent social science course syllabus for Class 10 from the Uttar Pradesh Board (UPMSP) is now available. In order to perform well on the exam, students are suggested to download the Uttar Pradesh Board Syllabus. Our highly skilled subject professors thoroughly analysed the syllabus using the most recent Uttar Pradesh Board exam format. We have ensured that the class 10 Social Science syllabus for the Uttar Pradesh Board has been adequately reviewed and provided for the students. The syllabus is the first and most important thing a student must consult and is essential for exam preparation.

The 2022 UP Board Class 10 Social Science Syllabus has been made available. The abridged UP Board Class 10th Syllabus 2022 has been made available by UPMSP on the website upmsp.edu.in. All topics included in the UP Board Class 10th New Syllabus are covered in preparation for the upcoming UP Board Class 10th Social Science Exam. UP Board Social Science Class 10 Syllabus and Exam Pattern for 2022–2023: Understanding the Social Science curriculum is important since it clarifies the various chapters covered and allows you to organise your study time accordingly.

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UPMSP Class 10 Social Science Syllabus- unit-wise weightage

UPMSP Class 10 Social Science Syllabus- unit-wise syllabus

In accordance with the new changes in the syllabus, 70 percent of the syllabus that will be covered in the upcoming examination is as follows:

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World- 2                                                                                           20 marks

SECTION 1 (09 marks)

1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe:

• 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
• Visualising the Nation
• Nationalism and Imperialism

1. Nationalism in India:

• The First World War, Khilafat and Non – Cooperation
• Differing Strands within the Movement
• Towards Civil Disobedience
• The Sense of Collective Belonging 

SECTION 2 (06 marks)

1. The Making of a Global World:

• The Pre-modern world
• The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)
• The Interwar Economy
• Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era

MAP WORK (05 marks)

List of map places (History) 

Chapter 3- Nationalism in India- (1918-1930) for labelling and locating/ identification

1. Indian National Congress Sessions:

• Madras (1927)
• Calcutta (Sep. 1920)
• Nagpur (Dec. 1920)

1.  Important centres of the Indian National Movement:

• Chauri Chaura (U.P.) – Calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement
• Dandi (Gujarat) – Civil Disobedience Movement
• Champaran (Bihar) – Movement of Indigo Planters
• Kheda (Gujrat) – Peasant Satyagraha
• Ahmedabad (Gujarat) – Cotton Mill Workers Satyagraha
• Amritsar (Punjab) – Jallianwala Bagh Incident

Unit 2: Contemporary India 2                                                                                                                       20 marks

SECTION 1 (09 marks)

1. Resources and Development:

• Types of Resources
• Resource Planning in India
• Land Resources
• Land Utilisation
• Land Use Pattern in India
• Land Degradation and Conservation Measures
• Soil as a Resource
• Classification of Soils
• Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation 

1. Forest and Wildlife:

• 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

1. Water Resources:

• Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management
• Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management
• Rainwater Harvesting

1. Agriculture: 

• Types of farming
• Cropping Patterns
• Major Crops
• Technological and Institutional Reforms
• Impact of Globalization on Agriculture
• Contribution to employment and production

SECTION 2 (06 marks)

1. Minerals and Energy Resources:

• Mode of occurrence of Minerals
• Ferrous and Nonferrous Minerals
• Non-Metallic Minerals
• Rock Minerals
• Conservation of Minerals
• Energy Resources: Conventional and NonConventional, Conservation of Energy Resources and Use and distribution

1. Lifelines of National Economy:

• Transport – Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways, Airways
• Communication
• International Trade
• Tourism as a Trade 

MAP WORK (05 marks)

GEOGRAPHY

Chapter 1. Resources and Development (identifying only)

• Major soil types

Chapter 3. Water Resources (labelling and locating)

• Hirakud
• Nagarjuna Sagar
• Tungabhadra
• Tehri
• Rana Pratap Sagar
• Sardar Sarovar
• Salal
• Bhakra Nangal

Chapter 4. Agriculture (identifying only)

• Largest/Major producer states of Sugarcane, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and Jute 
• Major areas of Rice and Wheat

Chapter 5. Minerals and Energy Resources

Minerals (identifying only)

1. Coal Mines:

• Talcher
• Neyveli 
• Raniganj
• Bokaro

1. Iron Ore Mines:

• Durg
• Bailadila
• Mayurbhanj
• Bellary
• Kudremukh

1. Oil fields:

• Bassein
• Kalol
• Ankleshwar
• Digboi
• Naharkatia
• Mumbai High

Power Plants (labelling and locating only)

1. Nuclear:

• Tarapur
• Kalpakkam 
• Narora
• Kakrapar

1. Thermal: 

• Ramagundam
• Namrup
• Singrauli 

Chapter 7: Lifelines of the National Economy

Major ports (labelling and locating):

• Paradip
• Haldia 
• Kandla
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Visakhapatnam
• Marmagao
• New Mangalore
• Kochi
• Tuticorin

International Airports:

• Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose)
• Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi) 
• Amritsar (Raja Sansi)
• Delhi (Indira Gandhi International)
• Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji)
• Chennai (Meenambakkam)

Unit 3: Democratic Politics 2                                                                                                                         15 marks

SECTION 1 (08 marks)

1 and 2. Power sharing and Federalism:

• To what extent has decentralisation achieved this objective?
• Why and how is power shared in democracies?
• How does democracy accommodate different social groups? 
• How has the federal division of power in India helped national unity?

3 and 4. Democracy and Diversity & Gender, Religion and Caste:

• How do communal divisions affect democracy? 
• Are divisions inherent to the working of democracy?
• What has been caste’s effect on politics and politics on caste?
• How has gender division shaped politics?

SECTION 2 (07 marks)

Chapter 5. Popular Struggles and Movements: This chapter will only be evaluated in project work.

Chapter 7. Outcomes of Democracy:

• Has democracy led to development, security and dignity for the people?
• What sustains democracy in India? 
• Can or should its outcomes judge democracy?
• What outcomes can one reasonably expect of democracies?
• Does democracy in India meet these expectations?

Chapter 8. Challenges to Democracy:

• How can democracy be reformed and depend?
• Is the idea of democracy shrinking?
• What role can an ordinary citizen play in deepening democracy?
• What are the major challenges to democracy in India?

Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development                                                                                        15 marks
SECTION 1 (09 marks) 

Chapter 1. Development:

• What Development Promises – Different people, different goals
• Income and other goals
• National Development
• How to compare different countries or states?
• Public Facilities
• Sustainability of development
• Infant-mortality rate 

Chapter 2. Sectors of Indian Economy:

• Sectors of Economic Activities
• Comparing the three sectors
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India
• Division of sectors as organised and unorganised

SECTION 2 (06 marks)

Chapter 4. Globalisation and the Indian Economy: 

• Production across countries
• Interlinking production across countries
• Foreign Trade and integration of markets
• What is globalisation?
• Factors that have enabled Globalisation
• World Trade Organisation
• Impact of Globalisation on India
• The Struggle for a fair Globalisation

Chapter 5. Consumer Rights:

• How are consumers exploited?
• Factors causing exploitation of consumers
• Rise of consumer awareness
• How should a consumer be in a market?
• Role of government in consumer protection 

Activity / Project Work

• Students can gather photographs of particular rural houses and costumes from various Indian locations. They can also examine to see if there is any correlation between these and the climatic condition and relief of a particular region.
• Students can compile a short report on changes in agricultural methods over the past ten years and various irrigation techniques used in rural areas.

Poster:

• Deforestation and Greenhouse effect. 
• Water pollution in the area.

Project work:

Every student will have to do the following project work:

• Popular struggles and movements.

Other projects from the syllabus may be assigned to students by the teachers themselves.

Tips to prepare for UPMSP Class 10 Social Science Syllabus

Extramarks provides some advice on how to prepare for the class 10 examinations that will help students do better on exam day:

• Students are advised to finish their syllabus two months before the class 10th exams.
• Understand your exam format and rules.
• During the exam, don’t panic.
• Solve some sample papers before the exams.
• Make notes
• As you prepare for the exam, talk to the teachers and elders about your problems.