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Social Science

16 units · 96 topicsFinal examination
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Prep tip

Section A is 35 objective questions worth 50 marks, so learn the key dates, terms, names and articles of every lesson. Practise the map work on an outline map of India until you can mark rivers, mountains, states and historical places without looking. In long answers, write five or six clear points under a short opening line.

Suggested order: Unit I, then II, then III, then IV, then V, then VI, then VII, then VIII, then IX, then X, then XI, then XII, then XIII, then XIV, then XV, and XVI last.

Units

Unit III0 of 6 read

Impact of British rule on India: economic, social and cultural (1757 to 1857) (lesson 5)

6 sheets · about 65 min reading
Why the British came, Company trade and the conquest of Bengal10 minWars, the Subsidiary Alliance and the Doctrine of Lapse11 minDecline of Indian textiles, handicrafts and trade10 minLand revenue settlements, moneylenders and protests before 185712 minCommercialisation of agriculture; railways, posts and telegraph10 minEnglish education, social policy, courts and what British rule left behind12 min
Unit IV0 of 6 read

Religious and social awakening in colonial India (lesson 6)

6 sheets · about 59 min reading
Indian society in the early 19th century: caste, education and women11 minRaja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Swami Dayanand Saraswati11 minRamakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda7 minSir Syed Ahmed Khan and Muslim reform; Akali and Parsi reform movements10 minJyotirao Phule, Justice Ranade, Pandita Ramabai and Annie Besant10 minLaws for social reform, girls' education and the impact of the reform movements10 min
Unit VI0 of 6 read

Indian national movement (lesson 8)

6 sheets · about 66 min reading
Rise of nationalism and the moderate Congress (1885 to 1905)12 minPartition of Bengal, Swadeshi and the radical nationalists10 minMuslim League, Morley-Minto reforms and the First World War years12 minGandhi's leadership: Non-Cooperation Movement and the Dandi March12 minThe revolutionaries8 minSecond World War, Quit India, the INA and independence (1935 to 1947)12 min
Unit VII0 of 6 read

Physiography of India (lesson 9)

6 sheets · about 64 min reading
Location, size, neighbours and the political map of India10 minPhysical divisions, weathering and erosion, and the northern mountains12 minThe Northern Plains: doab, bhangar and khadar8 minThe Peninsular Plateau and the Western and Eastern Ghats12 minThe Indian Desert, the coastal plains and the islands10 minDrainage: Himalayan and peninsular rivers, and keeping rivers clean12 min
Unit VIII0 of 6 read

Climate (lesson 10)

6 sheets · about 60 min reading
Weather, climate and the factors that shape India's climate10 minHow the monsoon works: onset, burst, breaks and its uneven nature11 minThe four seasons: cold weather, hot weather, rainy season and retreating monsoon12 minDistribution of rainfall across India, with climate tables11 minHow seasons shape farming, festivals, food and clothing8 minGlobal environmental change and its effect on India's climate8 min
Unit IX0 of 6 read

Transport and communication (lesson 13)

6 sheets · about 56 min reading
Transport and communication: lifelines of a country6 minRoads: types, national highways, the Golden Quadrilateral and the corridors11 minRailways: growth, network density and new technology10 minWater transport: inland waterways and major sea ports11 minAir transport: domestic and international services and main airports9 minCommunication: post, telephone, radio, television, internet and newer technology9 min
Unit X0 of 6 read

Fundamental rights and fundamental duties (lesson 16)

6 sheets · about 61 min reading
Rights, duties and what makes a right fundamental9 minRight to equality (Articles 14 to 18)9 minRight to freedom and its reasonable restrictions (Articles 19 to 22)11 minRight against exploitation and the Right to Education9 minFreedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, and constitutional remedies12 minFundamental rights as human rights, and fundamental duties11 min
Unit XII0 of 6 read

Governance at the union level (lesson 20)

6 sheets · about 66 min reading
The President: election, term and powers10 minEmergency provisions and the position of the President11 minThe Prime Minister and the Union Council of Ministers11 minParliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and presiding officers11 minFunctions of Parliament, money bills and control over the executive11 minThe Supreme Court, judicial review and public interest litigation12 min
Unit XIII0 of 6 read

Political parties and pressure groups (lesson 21)

6 sheets · about 58 min reading
What a political party is and why democracy needs it8 minFunctions and role of political parties9 minHow parties evolved in India and the features of its party system11 minNational and regional parties and their policies11 minPressure groups and interest groups: meaning, role and tactics10 minPressure groups and civil society organisations in India9 min
The exam

The term-end paper (100 marks, 3 hours, 51 questions) is set only from the 16 lessons here, across history, geography, political science and contemporary India. Lessons 0, 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24 and 26 are assessed only through the Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA), done at home, not in the term-end paper. Two map questions (4 marks each) use a political outline map of India.

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Mapped to: Built from the NIOS Secondary Social Science (213) curriculum, its question paper design and sample paper, and the NIOS self learning material. Haya covers every lesson set in the term-end paper. Something missing? Tell us.