BAL BHAVAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

SYLLABUS (2018-2019)
CLASS IX-SST
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. There will be an annual examination based on entire syllabus.

2. The annual Exam will be of 80 marks & 20 marks weightage shall be for internal assessment.
3. It is compulsory for all the students to be present at the time of Unit Test and Term examination.
4. If a student remains absent in any Unit Test or term examination due to any reason, re-test will not be
conducted.
5. Term examination will carry 80 marks and time duration will be 3 hours.
6. Enrichment activity is Project work.

APRIL
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-1India Size and Location
ECONOMICS Chapter-1The Story of Village Palampur
HISTORY Chapter-1 French Revolution

MAY
HISTORY Chapter-2Nazism and The Rise of Hitler
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-2Physical Features of India
ECONOMICS Chapter-2 People as Resource

JULY
HISTORY Chapter-3The Russian Revolution
CIVICS Chapter-2Democracy-What and Why
CIVICS Chapter-3Constitutional Design

UNIT TEST-I 30 MARKS

TASK- MAP WORKS

SUBJECT-HISTORY
Chapter-1: The French Revolution
Outline map of France (For locating and labelling/Identification)
Bordeaux
Nantes
Paris
Marseilles
Chapter-2: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Outline map of World (For locating and labelling/Identification)

Major countries of First World War (Central Powers and Allied Powers)

Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) Allied Powers - France, England,
(Russia), America
Chapter-3: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
Outline map of World (For locating and labelling/Identification)
Major countries of Second World War
Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
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Allied Powers – UK, France, Former USSR, USA
Territories under German expansion (Nazi power)
Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium
Territories under German expansion (Nazi power)
Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium

SUBJECT-GEOGRAPHY
CH-1: INDIA-SIZE AND LOCATION
1-India-States with Capitals, Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian (Location and Labelling)
CH-2: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker, The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura,
Western & Eastern Ghats
Mountain Peaks – K2, Kanchan Junga, AnaiMudi
Plateau -Deccan Plateau, Chotta Nagpur Plateau, Malwa Plateau
Coastal Plains- Konkan, Malabar, Coromandal & Northern Circar (Location and Labelling)
CH-3: DRAINAGE
Rivers: (Identification only)
a. The Himalayan River Systems-The Indus,The Ganges, and The Satluj
b. The Peninsular rivers-The Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna, The Godavari, The Mahanadi
Lakes: Wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika, Vembanad, Kolleru
CH-4: CLIMATE

1. Cities to locate: Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Jodhpur, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Leh, Shillong,
Delhi, Nagpur (Location and Labelling)

2. Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm (Identification only)

CH-5: NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE

Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forest, Tropical Deciduous
Forest, Thorn Forest, Montane Forests and Mangrove-
For identification only
National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambor, Shivpuri, Kanha,
Simlipal&Manas
Bird Sanctuaries: Bharatpur and Ranganthitto
Wild life Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji,Dachigam (Location and
Labelling)
CH-6: POPULATION (location and labelling)
The state having highest and lowest density of population The state having highest and lowest sex ratio
Largest and smallest state according to area

AUGUST
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-3Drainage
ECONOMICS Chapter-3Poverty as a challenge

SEPTEMBER
CONDUCTION OF HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 80 MARKS

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:

1. Question paper will have 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions from serial number 1 to 7 will be for 1 mark each.
3. Question number 8 to 18 will be for 3 marks each.
4. Question number 19 to 25 will be for 5 marks each.
5. Question number 26 will be a map question of 5 marks. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 2
marks from History and 3 mark from Geography respectively. After completion, the map is to be
attached inside the answer book.

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 6. Syllabus question paper pattern and making scheme is subject to change as per the instruction of
C.B.S.E.
OCTOBER
HISTORY Chapter-4Forest,Society and colonialism
CIVICS Chapter-4Electoral Politics

NOVEMBER
CIVICS Chapter-5 Working of Institution
ECONOMICS Chapter-4 Food Security in India
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-5 Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

UNIT TEST-III 30 MARKS

DECEMBER
CIVICS Chapter-6Democratic Rights
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-6 Population
GEOGRAPHY Chapter-4 India-Climate

UNIT TEST-III 30MARKS

JANUARY
PROJECT WORK ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT 20 MARKS

TASK: NOTEBOOK EVALUATION 5MARKS

Parameter of Evaluation Marks

1 Completes his/her class work 1
2 Submits the notebook for checking regularly 1
3 Work submitted is neat and tidy 1
4 Homework completion 1
5 Up keep of notebook 1
Total Marks 5

CONDUCTION OF PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION 80 MARKS

FEBRUARY
Revision of syllabus
CONDUCTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION 80 MARKS

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:

1. Question paper will have 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions from serial number 1 to 7 will be for 1 mark each.
3. Question number 8 to 18 will be for 3 marks each.
4. Question number 19 to 25 will be for 5 marks each.
5. Question number 26 will be a map question of 5 marks. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 2
marks from History and 3 mark from Geography respectively. After completion, the map is to be
attached inside the answer book.
6. Syllabus question paper pattern and making scheme is subject to change as per the instruction of
C.B.S.E.

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QUESTION PAPER DESIGN- SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS IX – SESSION 2018-19

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