RBSE Class 10th Social Science Syllabus 2026-27, Topic-Wise Syllabus PDF

Particular

Details

Board

Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer

Class

10th

Subject

Social Science 

Subject Code

08

Session

2026–2027

Exam Pattern

Single Paper

Paper Duration

3 Hours 15 Minutes

Theory Marks

80

Session/Internal Marks

20

Total Marks

100

Sections Covered (as per available document)

History (Section I) – 20 Marks; Geography (Section II) – 20 Marks

Chapter

Topics

Marks

1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation, The Aristocracy and the New Middle Class, Liberal Nationalism, A New Conservatism after 1815, The Revolutionaries, The Age of Revolutions: 1830–1848, The Romantic Imagination and National Feeling, Hunger, Hardship and Popular Revolt, 1848: The Revolution of the Liberals, The Making of Germany and Italy – German Army, Italy Unified, The Strange Case of Britain, Visualising the Nation, Nationalism and Imperialism

04

2. Nationalism in India

The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation – The Idea of Satyagraha, The Rowlatt Act, Non-cooperation Movement, Differing Strands within the Movement – The Movement in the Towns, Rebellion in the Countryside, Swaraj in the Plantations, Towards Civil Disobedience – The Salt March and the Civil Disobedience Movement, Participation of People in the Movement, The Limits of Civil Disobedience, The Sense of Collective Belonging – Quit India Movement

04

Chapter

Topics

Marks

3. The Making of a Global World

The Pre-modern World – Silk Routes Link the World, Food Travels: Spaghetti and Potato, Conquest, Disease and Trade, The Nineteenth Century (1815–1914) – A World Economy Takes Shape, Role of Technology, Late Nineteenth-century Colonialism, Rinderpest or the Cattle Plague, Indentured Labour Migration from India, Indian Entrepreneurs Abroad, Indian Trade, Colonialism and the Global System, The Inter-war Economy – Wartime Transformations, Post-war Recovery, Rise of Mass Production and Consumption, The Great Depression, India and the Great Depression, Rebuilding a World Economy: The Post-War Era – Post-war Settlement and the Bretton Woods Institutions, The Early Post-war Years, Decolonisation and Independence, End of Bretton Woods and the Beginning of Globalisation

04

4. The Age of Industrialisation

Before the Industrial Revolution – The Coming Up of the Factory, The Pace of Industrial Change, Hand Labour and Steam Power – Life of the Workers, Industrialisation in the Colonies – The Age of Indian Textiles, The Condition of the Weavers, Manchester Comes to India, Factories Come Up – The Early Entrepreneurs, Arrival of Workers from Different Places, The Peculiarities of Industrial Growth – Small-scale Industries Predominate, Market for Goods

04

Chapter

Topics

Marks

5. Print Culture and the Modern World

The Earliest Printed Books – Print in Japan, The Coming of Print in Europe – Gutenberg and the Printing Press, The Print Revolution and its Impact – A New Reading Public, Religious Debates and the Fear of Print, Print and Dissent, The Reading Mania – Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world, Print Culture and the French Revolution, The Nineteenth Century – Children, Women and Workers, Further Innovations, India and the World of Print – Manuscripts Before the Age of Print, Print Comes to India, Religious Reform and Public Debates, New Forms of Publication – Women and Print, Print and the Poor People, Print and Censorship

04

Chapter

Topics

Marks

1. Resources and Development

Classification of Resources, Development of Resources, Resources Planning in India, Land Resources, Land Utilisation, Land Degradation and Conservation Measures, Soil as a Resource, Classification of Soils, Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

03

2. Forest and Wildlife Resources

Flora and Fauna in India, Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India, Types and Distribution of Forest and Wildlife Resources, Community and Conservation

02

3. Water Resources

Water Scarcity and the Need for Water Conservation and Management, Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management, Rain Water Harvesting

03

4. Agriculture

Types of Farming – Primitive Subsistence Farming, Intensive Subsistence Farming, Commercial Farming, Cropping Pattern, Major Crops – Rice, Wheat, Millets – Bajra, Maize, Pulses, Food Crops other than Grains, Horticulture, Non-Food Crops, Fibre Crops, Technological and Institutional Reforms

03

5. Minerals and Energy Resources

Meaning of Minerals, Mode of Occurrence of Minerals, Ferrous and Non-ferrous Minerals, Non-Metallic Minerals, Rock Minerals, Conservation of Minerals, Energy Resources – Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources, Conservation of Energy Resources

04

6. Manufacturing Industries

Importance of Manufacturing, Classification of Industries, Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation, Control of Environmental Degradation

02

7. Lifeline of National Economy

Transport – Roadways, Railways, Pipelines, Waterways and Major Sea Ports, Airways, Communication, International Trade, Tourism as a Trade

03

Parameter

Details

Question Paper

Single Paper

Duration

3 Hours 15 Minutes

Theory Marks

80

Session Marks

20

Total Marks

100

History Weightage

20 Marks

Geography Weightage

20 Marks

Feature

Details

Course

RBSE Class 10th Preparation Batches

Mode

Live + Recorded Classes

Study Material

Notes, PDFs & Practice Questions

Practice

Chapter-wise Tests & Previous Year Questions