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CBSE Class 10 Social Science (087) - Deleted portion: UNIT 1: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD –II (HISTORY) Chapter No. and Chapter Name (NCERT Textbook) Recommended Portion for deletion Section 2 : Livelihoods, Economies and Societies NOTE- ANY ONE OUT OF THESE TWO CHAPTERS (CH-3/CH4) Chapter 3: The Making of a Global World Chapter 4: The Age of Industrialisation The chosen Chapter to be assessed in the Periodic Tests and not in Board Examination. Section 3: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World Complete Chapter UNIT 2: CONTEMPORARY INDIA – II (GEOGRAPHY) Chapter No. and Chapter Name (NCERT Textbook) Recommended Portion for deletion Chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife Complete Chapter Chapter 3: Water Resources Complete Chapter except for Map Items which will be assessed in the Examination Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources Complete Chapter except for Map Items which will be assessed in the Examination UNIT 3: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS –II (POLIT...

  CHAPTER OVERVIEW: Why Do We Need Political Parties? A  Political Party  is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good. Parties reflect fundamental political divisions in a society. Thus a party is known by which part it stands for, which policies it supports and whose interests it upholds. A political party has three components: The leaders The active members The followers Functions of Political Parties Political parties fill political offices and exercise political power. Parties do so by performing a series of functions mentioned below: Parties contest elections. Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country. Parties form and run governments. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition to the partie...

  CHAPTER OVERVIEW: What is federalism? Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. A federation has two levels of government. Both these levels of governments enjoy their power independent of the other. One is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for a few subjects of common national interest. Governments at the level of provinces or states that look after much of the day-to-day administering of their state. Difference Between Unitary System and Federal System Unitary System Federal System There is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the Central Government. There are two or more levels (or tiers) of government. The Central Government can pass on orders to the provincial or local government. The Central Government cannot order the state government to do something. The central government is supreme, and the administrative divisions ex...

CHAPTER OVERVIEW: Story of Belgium Belgium is a small country in Europe with a population of over 1 crore, about half the population of Haryana. Of the country’s total population, 59% speaks Dutch language, 40% of people speak French and the remaining 1% speak German. Look at the map below to know the language variation of Belgium. The minority French-speaking community was rich and powerful, so they got the benefit of economic development and education. This created tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s. Accommodation in Belgium In Belgium, the government handled the community difference very well. Between 1970 and 1993, Belgian leaders amended their constitution four times and came up with a new model to run the government. Here are some of the elements of the Belgian model. The Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government. Some special laws require the ...

CHAPTER OVERVIEW: Types of Farming The cultivation methods depend upon the characteristics of the physical environment, technological know-how and socio-cultural practices. Farming varies from subsistence to commercial type. In different parts of India, the following farming systems are practised. Primitive Subsistence Farming It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. It is known by different names in different parts of the country. It is known as  jhumming  in north-eastern states. Land productivity is low in this type of agriculture. This type of farming depends on monsoon. This farming is practised in a few parts of India. Intensive Subsistence Farming This type of farming is practised in areas of high population pressure on land. It is labour-intensive farming, where high doses of biochemical inputs and ir...