How to prepare for Class 10: Tips & Tricks, Important Topics for Social Studies - Civics | How To Prepare For Class 10

Social Science is a very important subject for Class 10 board exams. It has quite a few subjects and Civics or Political Science is one of them. Civics is not as difficult as it appears and if preparation is done very well and with a proper plan, you can score pretty good in this subject.

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Make a proper time-table and practice a lot for this subject. Some tips to guide you in the right direction with preparation are given here:

1. Firstly, Civics is one of the subjects that deals with contemporary issues. Keeping yourself aware of current affairs will help you in understanding concepts in Civics. Secondly, your fundamentals related to Political science for class 10 need to be very strong and so, NCERT Textbooks for class 10 Civics are a must read. Once your basics are strengthened, you will be able to understand the higher level concepts with ease. The next step should be practicing questions and answers and NCERT Solutions for class 10 political science/civics are provided to guide you in this area. The answers are easy to understand and learn. They are in accordance to CBSE NCERT Pattern and you will know the right way of attempting answers in the exam.

NCERT Textbooks and solutions

Democratic Politics - II

Chapter 1 - Power Sharing

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 1 - Power Sharing, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Power Sharing, Class 10 SST

Chapter 2 - Federalism

• NCERT Book Chapter : Federalism
• NCERT Solution, Federalism, Class 10 SST

Chapter 3 - Democracy and Diversity

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 3 - Democracy and Diversity, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Democracy and Diversity, Class 10 SST

Chapter 4 - Gender Religion and Caste

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 4 - Gender, Religion and Caste, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Gender, Religion and Caste, Class 10 SST

Chapter 5 - Popular Struggles and Movements

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 5 - Popular Struggles and Movements, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Popular Struggles and Movements, Class 10 SST

Chapter 6 - Political Parties

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 6 - Political Parties, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Political Parties, Class 10 SST

Chapter 7 - Outcomes of Democracy

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 7 - Outcomes of Democracy, Class 10, SST
• NCERT Solution, Outcomes of Democracy, Class 10 SST

Chapter 8 - Challenges to Democracy

• NCERT Textbook Chapter 8 - Challenges to Democracy, Class 10, SST

2. Make notes for all the chapters when you are studying them. This way you you can improve your writing skills and also, these notes prepared would be quite handy during revision. Revising these notes every next morning can help in better retention of facts. Besides mugging up the facts, it is also important to have good writing skills in order to get good marks in lengthy questions.

3. Do attempt Previous Year question papers for class 10 SST or sample papers before the final exam as they would prove quite beneficial. You would understand the pattern of the exam and also the type of questions that one can expect. Other than that, you will be able to manage your time once you've attempted a few papers. Evaluating yourself is of great advantage.

Practice tests

• Power Sharing - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• Federalism - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• What Is Democracy? Why Democracy? - MCQ Test , Class 9 SST
• Gender Religion And Caste - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• Popular Struggles And Movements - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• Political Parties - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• Outcomes Of Democracy - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST
• Challenges To Democracy - MCQ Test , Class 10 SST

Key Concepts:

The key concepts of a chapter refer to the important points or events explained in that chapter. They are a precise version of NCERT Textbook. These key concepts will help you learn all the major points of every civics class 10 chapter before the exam so that they remain in your mind during the exam. When you need to do a quick revision of any chapter, go through these key concepts for Class 10 Civics and save a lot of time. Every topic is explained briefly but very well.

CIVICS/POLITICAL SCIENCE Important Topics:

Here is a list of important topics for Class 10 Civics to help you prepare well for the final exam. It is suggested that you should go through all the topics of all the chapters thoroughly as that is important to gain basic knowledge. Once you’re done with that, you can focus more on these mentioned important topics to save time and revise.

1. Power Sharing

• Accommodation in Belgium

• Reasons for civil war in Sri Lanka

• Forms of power sharing

2. Federalism

• Key features of federalism

• What makes India a federal country

• Decentralisation in India

3. Democracy and Diversity

• Overlapping and cross cutting social differences

• Crucial factors in deciding the outcome of the politics of social divisions

4. Gender, religion and Caste

• Women’s political representation

• Forms of communalism in politics

• What makes India a secular nation?

• Caste in politics and politics in caste

5. Political Parties

• Meaning, component and functions of the political parties

• National and state parties

• Challenges and reforms to political parties

6. Outcomes of Democracy

• Concept of transparency in democracy

• Meaning of legitimate and responsive government

7. Challenges to democracy

• Foundational challenge to democracy

• Challenge of expansion

• Challenge of deepening of democracy

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