Contemporary India-II
CLASS 10
NCERT Textbook & Solution
Chapter 1
Resources and Development
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Types of Resources
- On the basis of origin- Biotic and Abiotic resources;
- On the basis of exhaustibility – renewable resources and non-renewable resources
- On the basis of ownership – individual, community, national and international resources
- On the basis of status development – Potential resources and Developed Resources
- Development of Resources
- Rio-de-Janeiro Earth Summit
- Agenda 21
- Resource Planning
- Conservation of Resources
- Land Utilisation
- Land use pattern in India
- Land Degradation and Conservation Measures
- Soil as a Resource
- Classification of soils
- Soil erosion and conservation
Learning Objectives
- Understand the value of resources and the need for their judicious utilization and conservation.
- Locates on map /describes features /defines /lists /recalls /classifies/compares /distinguishes, in order to demonstrate skills of recognizing and retrieving facts, figures and narrating processes.
Chapter 2
Forest and Wildlife Resources
Syllabus
Learning Objective
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Flora and Fauna in India
- Different types of species
- 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 Forest and Wildlife resources
- Community and Conservation
Learning Objective
- Understand the importance of biodiversity with regard to flora and fauna in India.
- Analyse the importance of conservation of forests and wildlife.
- Examines phenomena, events and their occurrence in order to explain cause and effect relationship between them.
Chapter 3
Water Resources
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Water scarcity and the need for water conservation and management
- Multipurpose river projects and integrated water resources management
- Hydraulic structures in ancient India
- Rainwater harvesting
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the importance of water as a resource as well as develop awareness towards its judicious use and conservation.
- Locates on map /describes features /defines /lists /recalls /classifies/compares /distinguishes, in order to demonstrate skills of recognizing and retrieving facts, figures and narrating processes.
“Map work will be evaluated”
Chapter 4
Agriculture
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Types of farming
- Cropping Pattern
- Major Crops
- Food Crops other than Grains
- Non Food Crops
- Technological and Institutional Reforms
- Contribution of agriculture to the national economy, employment and output
- Impact of Globalisation on agriculture
Learning Objectives
- Explain the importance of agriculture in national economy.
- Identify various types of farming and discuss the various farming methods; describe the spatial distribution of major crops as well as understand the relationship between rainfall regimes and cropping pattern.
- Explain various government policies for institutional as well as technological reforms since independence.
- Examines phenomena, events and their occurrence in order to explain cause and effect relationship between them.
Chapter 5
Minerals and Energy Resources
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- What is a mineral
- Mode of occurrence of minerals
- Ferrous Minerals
- Non-Ferrous Minerals
- Non-metallic Minerals
- Rock Minerals
- Conservation of minerals
- Energy Resources
- Conventional sources of energy
- Petroleum
- Natural Gas
- Electricity
- Non-Conventional Sources of energy
- Nuclear or Atomic Energy
- Wind power
- Solar Energy
- Biogas
- Conventional sources of energy
- Conservation of Energy Resources
Learning Objectives
- Identify different types of minerals and energy resources and places of their availability
- Feel the need for their judicious utilization
- Locates on map /describes features /defines /lists /recalls /classifies/compares /distinguishes, in order to demonstrate skills of recognizing and retrieving facts, figures and narrating processes.
Chapter 6
Manufacturing Industries
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Importance of manufacturing
- Contribution of the industry to National Economy
- Industrial Location
- Classification of Industries
- Agro-Based industries
- Textile Industry
- Sugar Industry
- Minerals based industry
- Iron and Steel Industry
- Chemical Industry
- Automobile Industry
- Information Technology and Electronics Industry
- Cement Industry
- Spatial distribution
- Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation
- Control of Environmental Degradation
Learning Objectives
- Bring out the importance of industries in the national economy as well as understand the regional disparities which resulted due to concentration of industries in some areas.
- Discuss the need for a planned industrial development and debate over the role of government towards sustainable development.
- Examines and evaluates given text /visual, both known and unknown, such as maps /texts /symbols /diagrams /pie diagram /bar diagram /cartoons /photos /posters /newspaper clippings /etc. In order to interpret them.
Chapter 7
Life Lines of National Economy
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Syllabus
Following topics are covered in this chapter:
- Transport
- Roadways
- Railways
- Pipelines
- Waterways
- Airways
- Major Sea Ports
- Communication
- International Trade
- Tourism as a trade
Learning Objectives
- Explain the importance of transport and communication in the ever-shrinking world.
- Understand the role of trade and tourism in the economic development of a country.
- To enhance their creativity by writing their views on the importance of transport and communication in India and their contribution in the Economy and will do it in group enhancing their collaborative work skills.