Curriculum & Syllabus for Classes IX & X

SOCIAL SCIENC.E - III (A - CIVICS)

( CLASS-IX )

1. Name of the text book

Civics & Economics Book - 1

Published by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur

2. Course Content

1. INDIA AS A NATION [ 13 PERIODS]

a) Phases of India's freedom struggle in brief.

b) Ideas of democracy, secularism, socialism and planning during the freedom struggle.

c) Preamble to the Constitution of India and its significance.

d) India's composite culture, unity in diversity and national integration.

e) Contribution made to national life by different regions.

II. CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN INDIA [20 periods]

a) Illiteracy ; b) Communalism ; c) Casteism ; d) Status of Women and Children ; c) Problems of minorities ; f) Scheduled caste, Scheduled tribes and other Backward classes ; g) Regional political aspiration.

3. Distribution of Marks :

SI. No.	Units	Marks
1	India as a Nation	15
2	Contemporary Problems of India	10
	Total :	25

SOCIAL SCIENCE - 111 (A - CIVICS)

CLASS-X

1. Name of the text book :

Civics & Economics Book - 11

Published by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur

2. Course Content :

I. INDIAN DEMOCRACY AT WORK [35 periods]

a) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles :

Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to Freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to freedom of Religion Cultural and Educational right to Constitutional Remedies, Directive Principles of the State Policy ; Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties.

b) Democracy :

Origins of modem democracy, Kinds of Democracy, Direct Democracy, Indirect Democracy. How public opinion is formed, News-papers, Radio and Television, The Camera.

c) Elections:

Representation, Secret Ballot, Candidates, Nomination, Symbols, The campaign, Simple Majority.

d) Political Parties :

Party systems, Advantages of Bi-party system, Party System in India, Major Parties, National Parties, Party programmes and Manifestos, Role of the Opposition.

II. MAJOR ISSUES IN THE WORLD [15 periods]

Indian Foreign Policy and the United Nation : Non-Alignment, India and her Neighbours, India and Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, India and China, India and Sri Lanka, India and West Asia, India's Relations with other Powers, India and the USA India and USSR, the United Nations. The structure of the UN, India's Role in the United Nations.

3. DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER FOR H.S.L.C. EXAMINATION

Subject: Social Science Paper-111 (A-Civics); Class: X; Time: 2 hours; Marks = 25

1. Weightage to Objectives:

Objectives	K	U	Ex	Total
Percentage of marks	40	40	20	100
Marks	1 0	10	5	25

2. Weightage to Forms of Questions:

Forms of Questions	E	SA	VSA	0	Total
Number of Questions	2	4	4	3	13
Marks Allotted	10	8	4	3	25
Estimated Time (in mins.)	37	16	4	3	60

3. Weightage to Content :

SI. No.	Chapters / Units	Marks
I.	Indian Democracy at Work
	(i) Fundamental Rights & Directive Principles	5
	(ii) Democracy	5
	(iii) Election	2
	(iv) Political Parties	5
11.	Major Issues in the World
	(i) Indian Foreign Policy & the United Nations	5
	(ii) World Problems	3
	Total	25

4. Scheme of Section : No Section

5. Scheme of option : Internal option may be given in (E) type questions provided they test the same objective.

6. Difficulty Level: Difficult : 15%

Average : 70%

Easy : 15%

Abbreviations: K (Knowledge), U (Understanding), A(Application), S (Skill),E (Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), (Objective Type).