Examination Syllabus For TGT (Social Studies)
HISTORY
Contemporary World:
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Industrial Revolution
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Economic Depression
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Labour &Peasant class issues
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Growth of industries in India in twentieth
Century
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Features of colonial society in India French Revolution:
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Causes
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Events
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Impact
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Consequences
The Revolt of 1857
Indian Freedom
Struggle – 1885 to 1947
Russian
Revolution-1917, Causes, Events, Impact on Russia and the
World, Consequences
Rise of Socialism
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Philosophy of Karl Marx
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Socialism in Europe
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Impact of Socialism
Rise of
Fascist Forces in Germany &
Italy
The Two World Wars
and the establishment of UN
GEOGRAPHY
Introduction to solar system; origin
of earth:
Motions of the
Earth: Rotation, Revolution, Occurrence of Day and Night; change of
seasons; Latitudes and Longitudes; Finding time. Earth’s Interior: Origin of
continents and ocean basins Wagener's Continental drift theory, Theory of Plate
Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Folding and faulting Rocks and minerals: Types of rocks; soil formation; major types and
characteristics.
Agents of gradation:
Weathering, mass wasting, running water, wind, glaciers, sea waves and Karsat
topography
Climate:
Atmosphere -
Composition and structure, elements of weather and climate Insulation -Heat
Budget, Heating and cooling of atmosphere, Conduction,
Convection,
Solar Radiation, Terrestrial raditiation, Advection, Temperature, Factors
controlling temperature, distribution of temperature-horizontal and vertical
• Pressure -Pressure belts, winds,
cyclones and anti-cyclone, Evaporation, condensation and precipitation and
their forms: Humidity, rainfall and its types.
• World climates- Classification,
greenhouse effect, global worming and global climate change. Water (Oceans):
Distribution of water bodies on the Earth’s surface; hydrological cycle.
• Ocean- Submarine relief, distribution
of temperature and salinity; movement of ocean water’s-waves, tides currents of
Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean Maps and Scales- Definition and
classification Finding directions, conventional signs Techniques of representing
relief features on map; contours, Hachures, Hill shading, layer tinting.
Representation of climatic data; line and Bar Graph, (Climograph) Isotherms,
isobars and isohyets
• Biosphere: Ecology, type of Eco-System,
structure and functions of Ecosystem-Food Chain, Food Web, World Biomes,
Ecological Balance , Biodiversity and its conservation.
India (Size and
Location) Physical features of India: Geological
Structure, Physiographic divisions, drainage system and its
evolution.
Climate: origin
and mechanism of Indian monsoon, Seasons of India, Classification of Climate of
India (Coeppen’s) Soil: Types and distribution: Natural vegetation: types and
distribution.
Population: Growth
and Distribution of population: Causes & Factors Migration-Causes and
consequences Population theories & their relevance- Malthus, Demographic
transition - theory Population composition and its Attributes: Population and
sustainable development; Population as a resource; Population problems and
polices with reference to India.
Resources and
Development: Meaning, nature and Components of resources and environment;
Resources, environment and technology interface: classification of resources.
Distribution, utilization, economic and environmental significance and
conservation of water, Minerals, Forests and fisheries; production and
distribution of major crops, wild life resource and energy resources.
Agriculture: Wet
and dry agriculture, Intensive, Extensive, shifting, commercial and plantation
agricultural development and problems, crop intensity, major crops.
Manufacturing Industries: Classification,
locational factors, types and distribution, industrial clusters of India,
Production and distribution of sugar, Cotton Textile Iron and steel, chemicals
and electronic industries.
Life lines of
National Economy: Means of transportation and communication, Roads,
Railways, waterways and airways, oil and gas pipelines, National electric grid,
radio, television satellite and computers International trade - Changing
pattern of India’s foreign trade, sea ports and airports: Tourism as trade.
Understanding
Disaster and Hazards:
Type of Disasters-
Natural & Manmade.
1.
Disaster Management : Becoming a Disaster
manager. Components of Disaster management.
2.
Disaster risk reduction: Disaster risk
management. Understanding Disaster mitigation. Specific Hazards and mitigation.
3.
Common manmade Disasters and their prevention
4.
Community based Disaster Management and social
planning for
Disasters.
5.
Tsunami: The killer sea waves.
6.
Survival skills: During and After Disaster.
7.
Alternative Communication system.
8.
Safe construction Practices
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Sharing Responsibilities
10.
Planning Ahead
Components of
production:
People as Resource:
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Economic activities/ non economic activities o Population
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Education o Health
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Unemployment/Employment
Poverty as a
challenge
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Poverty line o Poverty & inequality o Policies
for poverty reduction o Poverty estimates
Food security in
India:
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Food security o Green revolution o Buffer stock o Issue Price/Support price
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Role of co-operative societies in food security
Development Growth/Development and
structural development: o Growth and distribution, sustainable
agricultural growth o Growth structural changes
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Population and human resource development o Purchasing
power parity (PPP)
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Main features of Indian Economy at the time of
Independence o
Economic development o Gross enrolment ratio
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Foreign trade & Economic development o Development
& under development o Distribution of Income/factors of
development Sectors of the Economy:
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Classification of
Sectors like- Primary/Secondary/
Organized/unorganized/Public/Private sector o Small and
Large Industry o
Performance of the Public Sector o Privatization
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Employment growth in the Industrial sector
Money & Credit:
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Indian Monetary System o Function of money o Banks :
Central Bank function
Commercial Banks o Self help Groups (SHGs) o Debt trap
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Demand of money & supply of money o Financial
markets o
Money and capital market o Monetary aggregates in India.
CIVICS:
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Power sharing o Federalism o Democracy and Diversity
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Political parties o Elections
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Challenges to Democracy
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Popular struggle and movements –like in Nepal,
Bolivia o
Democracy
Concept
Salient Features
Local Self Government
Elections
Democracy in India & the World
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Indian Constitution
Framing of the constitution
Adoption of the constitution
Working of Institutions –Parliament ,
Judiciary
Fundamental Rights
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
• Social
Studies – Meaning, Nature and Scope: Defining Social Studies, Main features of
Social Studies, Social Studies and Social Sciences differentiated, Scope of
Social Studies – Types of Subject material and learning experiences included in
the study of Social Studies, Need and importance of Social Studies
• Values,
Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies: Values of teaching Social
Studies, Aims of teaching Social Studies at Secondary Level, Instructional
Objectives of teaching Social Studies, Relationship of instructional objectives
with general aims and objectives of Social Studies, Taxonomy of Educational and
instructional objectives, Writing objectives in behavioural terms
• Social
Studies Curriculum: Social Studies as a Core subject, Principles of Curriculum
Construction in Social Studies, Organization of subject matter –different
approaches correlated, integrated, topical, concentric, unit and chronological
.
• Instructional
Strategies in Social Studies: Techniques, devices and maxims, Different methods
of teaching Social Studies - Story telling, lecture, source, discussion,
project, problem, inductive, deductive, observation, assignment –socialized
recitation, Team teaching, Supervised study
• Planning
for Instruction: Developing teaching skills through Microteaching, Year
Planning, Unit Planning, Lesson Planning
• Instructional
Material and Resources: Text books, work books, supplementary material
syllabus, curriculum guides, hand books, Audio visual, Social Studies
laboratory, library, clubs and museum, Utilizing community resources
• Evaluation
in Social Studies: Concept and purpose, Types of Evaluation, Evaluation as a
continuous and comprehensive process, Different techniques of Evaluation,
Preparation for Scholastic Achievement test.
• Preparation,
collection, procurement and use of teaching-learning materials like Maps,
Globe, Charts, Graphs, Bulletin board, Models § ICT in Learning of Geography –
Film strips, Slides , transparencies T.V., Video, computer, internet, Map
reading and map preparation
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