Subject

Important Topics

English

Prose
Poetry
Grammar-revision of grammatical items studied up to Std VIII
Different kinds of sentences-simple, compound, complex
The tenses-continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future with will/shall and going to
Articles
Prepositions
Word-formation
Reported speech
Punctuation

Unit name

Important Topics

Materials

1. Acids and Bases
2. Chemical Reactions
3. Oxidation and Reduction
4. Metals and Non-metals
5. Carbon Compounds

The World of Living

1. Life Processes
2. Control in the Living
3. Reproduction in the Living
4. Heredity and Evolution

Moving Things

1. Electric Circuits
2. Magnets

Natural Phenomena

1. Light
2. Spherical Mirrors
3. Refraction
4. Lenses

Pollution

1. Types of Pollution
2. Sources of Pollution and Major Pollutants
3. Effect of Pollution on the Environment
4. Abatement of Pollution

Striving for a Better Environment

1. Use of efficient and eco-friendly technology
2. Sustainable Use of Resources
3. Enforcement of acts, Laws, and Policies

Units

Important topics

Arithmetic Progression

• Introduction to Sequence,
• Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) and Geometric Progression (G.P.),
• General term of an A.P. and G.P.,
• Sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. and G.P

Quadratic Equations

• Solutions of quadratic equations,
• Nature of roots based on discriminant,
• Relation between roots of the equation and coefficient of the terms in the equation
• Equations reducible to a quadratic form

Linear equations in two variables

• System of linear equations in two variables,
• Algebraic methods of solving linear equations in two variables,
• Graphical representation of different possibilities of solutions/Inconsistency,
• Graphical method of solving a system of linear equations,
• Determinant of order two.

Probability

• Introduction to probability and related terms,
• Classical definition of probability,
• Types of events,
• Equally likely outcomes,
• Probability of an event,
• Properties of Probability

Statistics

• Brief revision of Tabulation of data,
• inclusive and exclusive type of tables,
• Mean, median and mode of grouped data,
• Histograms,
• frequency polygon,
• frequency curve,
• pie diagram,
• Ogives (Cumulative frequency graphs), Applications of ogives in the determination of median, Relation between measures of central tendency

Geometry

• Triangle - Properties of ratios of areas of two triangles, Basic proportionality theorem, Introduction to similarity, Similar triangles, Areas of two similar triangles, Similarity in right-angled triangles, Pythagoras theorem and its converse.
• Circles - Tangents and its properties, Theorem - Tangent at any point to the circle is perpendicular to the radius and its converse, Number of tangents from a point to a circle, Theorem- The length of two tangent segments drawn from a point outside the circle are equal, Touching circles
• Slope of a line, Intercepts made by a line, Standard forms of equation of a line, General equation of a line.
• Construction of tangent to the circle from the point on the circle and outside the circle. · Construction of tangent without using centre · Construction of triangle If the base, angle apposite to it and either median altitude is given · Construction of a triangle similar to a given triangle
• Length of an arc, Area of the sector, Area of a Circular Segment, Euler's formula, Surface area and volume of cuboids Spheres, hemispheres, right circular cylinders cones, frustum of a cone, Problems based on areas and perimeter/circumference of circle, sector and segment of a circle.
• Angles in standard position, Trigonometric ratios in terms of coordinates of a point, Trigonometric Identities (with proof), Use of basic identities and their applications, Problems on height and distance

Subject

Units

Important Topic

History

Imperialism

a) Geographical discoveries and colonization

b) Asia: India, China, Japan

c) Africa

20th Century Age of conflict

a) First world war

b) Russian Revolution

c) The League of Nations

d) Dictatorships in Europe, Second World War and world

e) United Nations Organization

Emancipation of Asia and Africa

a) Asia

b) Africa

World after World War II

a) Cold war

b) Scientific and Technological Progress

c) Globalization

Political Science

Chapters -

1) Democracy Meaning, Types and characteristics

2) Political Parties and types Meaning, Need, Types of Political Parties - National and Regional.

3) Social Diversity and Democracy, What is social diversity?

i) Caste/race and Democracy

ii) Language and Democracy

iii) Religion and Democracy

iv) Gender and Democracy

4) Challenges to Democracy Remedial measures to the challenges

5) Internal work

Geography

Physical Divisions of India

Identification of Physical divisions

North Indian Mountains

Himalayas, Associated mountains

North Indian Plain Region

Deserts, Western Plains, Central Plains, Eastern Plains, Delta region

Peninsular Plateau Region

Malwa Plateau, Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Maharashtra Plateau, Karnataka Plateau, Telangana Plateau

The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Sahyadries, Eastern Ghats

Coastal Region

Eastern coastal plain, Western coastal plain

Indian Islands

Western Islands, Eastern Islands

Practical

One dimensional diagram, Two-dimensional diagrams

Economics

Chapters:

1) Introduction of an Economy-What is an economy?, Types of Economy, Main features of Economy.

2) Basic problems of an economy solution.

3) Public distribution system & consumer protection- Introduction, Public Distribution system - meaning & explanation, Objectives of P.D.S., Progress of P.D.S., Drawbacks of P.D.S., Remedial Measures, Consumer Protection - Rights & duties of consumer, food adulteration.