Class 9 : Social Science (2020-21) For CBSE Exam | (CODE NO. 087) | Vyakhyaedu

Class 9 Syllabus (2020-21) : MATHEMATICS | SOCIAL SCIENCE | HINDI | ENGLISH


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PRESCRIBED BOOKS:
1. India and the Contemporary World - I (History) - Published by NCERT
2. Contemporary India - I (Geography) - Published by NCERT
3. Democratic Politics - I Published by NCERT
4. Economics - Published by NCERT
5. Together, Towards a Safer India - Part II, a textbook on Disaster Management for Class IX - Published by CBSE
6. Learning outcomes at Secondary stage Published by NCERT



Unit 1: India and the 
Contemporary World – I

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

1.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

2.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

3.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 Any one theme of the following

4.Forest Society and Colonialism
• Why Deforestation?
• The Rise of Commercial Forestry
• Rebellion in the Forest
• Forest Transformations in Java

5.Pastoralists in the Modern World
• Pastoral Nomads and their Movements
• Colonial Rule and Pastoral Life
• Pastoralism in Africa

Unit 2: Contemporary India – I

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

2.Physical Features of India
• Major Physiographic Divisions 

3.Drainage
• Major rivers and tributaries
• Lakes
• Role of rivers in the economy
• Pollution of rivers

4.Climate
• Concept
• Climatic Controls
• Factors influencing India’s climate
• The Indian Monsoon
• Distribution of Rainfall
• Monsoon as a unifying bond

5.Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
• Factors affecting Vegetation
• Vegetation types
• Wild Life
• Conservation

6.Population
• Size
• Distribution
• Population Growth and Process of Population Change

Unit 3: Democratic Politics – I

1.What is Democracy? Why Democracy?
• What is Democracy?
• Features of Democracy
• Why Democracy?
• Broader Meaning 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 India democratic?

4.Working of Institutions
• How is the major policy decision taken?
• Parliament
• Political Executive
• Judiciary

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

Unit 4: Economics

1.The Story of Village Palampur
• Overview
• Organization of production
• Farming in Palampur
• Non-farm activities of Palampur

2.People as Resource
• Overview
• Economic activities by men and women
• Quality of Population
• Unemployment

3.Poverty as a Challenge
• 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




PRESCRIBED BOOKS:
1. India and the Contemporary World - I (History) - Published by NCERT
2. Contemporary India - I (Geography) - Published by NCERT
3. Democratic Politics - I Published by NCERT
4. Economics - Published by NCERT
5. Together, Towards a Safer India - Part II, a textbook on Disaster Management for Class IX - Published by CBSE
6. Learning outcomes at Secondary stage Published by NCERT