CBSE Revised Syllabus for Class 9 Social Science 2024-25

Max. Marks: 40

SI. No.

Units

No. of Periods

Marks

I

India and the Contemporary World -1

60

20

II

Contemporary India – I

55

20

III

Democratic Politics – I

50

20

IV

Economics

50

20

Total

215

80

Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World – I 

Themes 

Learning Objectives 

Section 1: Events and Processes: (Theme one)

I. The French Revolution 

• French Society during the late eighteenth century 

• The Outbreak of the Revolution 

• France abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic 

• Did Women have a Revolution? 

• The Abolition of Slavery 

• The Revolution and Everyday Life  

In this theme students would get familiarized with distinct ideologies, extracts of speeches, political declarations, as well as the politics of caricatures, posters and engravings. Students would learn how to interpret these kinds of historical evidences.

• Familiarize with the names of people involved, the different types of ideas that inspired the revolution, the wider forces that shaped it. 

• Know the use of written, oral and visual material to recover the history of revolutions.  

Unit 2: Contemporary India – I 

Themes 

Learning Objectives 

1. India 

• Size and Location 

• India and the World 

• India’s Neighbours 

2. Physical Features of India

• Major Physiographic Divisions 

• Identify the location of India in the Indian subcontinent. 

• Understand the major landform features and the underlying geological structure; their association with various rocks and minerals as well as nature of soil types. 

Unit 3: Democratic Politics – I 

Themes 

Learning Objectives 

1. What is Democracy? Why Democracy? 

• What is Democracy? 

• Features of Democracy 

• Why Democracy? 

• Broader Meaning of Democracy 

2. Constitutional Design 

• Why do we need a Constitution? 

• Making of the Indian Constitution 

• Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution 

• Develop conceptual skills of defining democracy. 

• Understand how different historical processes and forces have promoted democracy. 

• Develop a sophisticated defence of democracy against common prejudices. 

• Develop a historical sense of the choice and nature of democracy in India.

• Understand the process of Constitution making. 

• Develop respect for the Constitution and appreciation for Constitutional values. 

• Recognize the Constitution as a dynamic and living document. 

Unit 4: Economics 

Themes 

Learning Objectives 

1. The Story of Village Palampur 

• Overview 

• Organization of production 

• Farming in Palampur 

• Non-farm activities of Palampur 

2. People as Resource 

• Overview 

• Economic activities by men and women 

• Quality of Population 

• Unemployment 

• Familiarize with basic economic concepts through an imaginary story of a village. 

• Understand the demographic concepts. 

• Understand how population can be an asset or a liability for a nation. 

3.Poverty as a Challenge

• Overview  Two typical cases of Poverty

• Poverty as seen by Social Scientists 

• Poverty Estimates  Vulnerable Groups

• Interstate Disparities  Global Poverty 

• Scenario  Causes of Poverty

• Anti-Poverty measures  The Challenges       Ahead

• Understand poverty as a challenge.  

• Identify vulnerable groups and interstate disparities.  

• Appreciate the initiatives of the government to alleviate poverty.

4. Food Security in India

• Overview  

• What is Food Security?

• Why Food Security?  

• Who are food insecure?  

• Food Security in India 

• What is Buffer Stock?  

• What is the Public Distribution System?  

• Current Status of Public Distribution

• System  Role of Cooperatives in food               security

• Understand the concept of food security.  

• Appreciate and analyse the role of the government in ensuring food supply.