History

1.India and Its People

• Extent
• Boundaries
• Rivers
• Coastal Region – Sea Shore
• Diversities
  • People
  • Biodiversity

2.Pre-History of India

• The Evolution of Life
• Stone Age

3.Indus Civilization

• Introduction
• Major Centres Cities
• Town Planning / Buildings
• Economic Life
• Art
• Social Life
• Script
• Decline of the Cities

4.The Vedic Age

• Beginning of the Vedic Period
• Rigvedic / Culture
• Political System
• Economic System
• Society
• Later Vedic Period – Changes

5.Jainism and Buddhism

• Factors which led to the Rise of New Religion
• Jainism – Life and Teachings of Vardhamana Mahavira
• Buddhism – Life and Teachings of Gautama Buddha

6.Ancient North India

• Republics, Janapadas and Ganarajyas
• Impact of Foreign Invasions

7.The Age of Mauryas

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Spread of Dhamma
• Administrative System
• Art and Architecture
• Decline

8.Ancient South India

• Sangam Age
• Satavahanas – Gautamiputra Satakarni
• Trade and Urban Life
• Religion, Language and Literature
• Kadambas – Mayura Sharma – Contribution to Literature
• Gangas – Durvinita – Contributions to Literature
• Art and Architecture
• Status of Women

9.Kushanas

• Sungas and Kasvas
• Kushanas
  • Kanishka
  • Religion
  • Art and Architecture
  • Literature

10.The Guptas

• Chandragupta I
• Samundragupta II
• Chandragupta II
• Fahian
• Contributions to Literature
• Art and Architecture
• Science
• Decline

11.Vardhans, Chalukyan and Pallavas

• Vardhanas
• Harsha Varadhanas – Literature – Nalanda University – Religious Assemblies
• Pllavas of Kanchi – Literature – Temples – Heun – Tsang

Civics

1.Society

• Meaning
• Importance
• Units of Society
  • Family
  • School
  • Community

2.Citizen and Citizenship

• Meaning
• Qualities of Good Citizen
• Acquiring Citizenship
• Loss of Citizenship

3.Democracy

• Meaning
• Difference between Monarchy and Democracy
• Election Process

4.Village Communities Urban Communities

• Village Life
• Rural Occupations
• Problems of Rural Community
• Measures taken by the Government to improve the conditions of villages
• Urban Life
• Urban Occupations
• Urban Problems
• Measures taken by the Government to improve the conditions of Urban Life

5.Social and Economic Problems – Remedies

• Social Problems
  • Casterism
  • Communalism
  • Untouchability
• Measures taken by the Government to solve these social problems
• Economic Problems - Poverty

6.Protection of Public Property

• Public Property and their uses
• Maintenance
• Protection
• Duties of Citizen in Protecting Public Property

7.Local Self Governments (Local Administration)

• Village Panchayats
• Talik Panchayats
• Zilla Panchayats
• Municipal Corporations
  • Formation
  • Functions
  • Sources of Revenue

Geography

1.Earth – Our Mother Planet

• Sun’s Family – Earth and Others Members
• Shape and Size of the Earth
• Earth’s Satelite: Moon – Features, Phases
• Eclipses: Lunar and Solar
• Earth’s Inclination
• Movements of the Earth: Rotation, Revolution – Their Effects
• Geographic Co-ordinates: Meaning and Uses
• Longitude and Time: Local and Standard Times, Time Zones International Date Line (IDL)

2.Globe, Maps, Geographical Symbols – Map Reading

• Globe: Meaning
• Maps: Meaning, Types, Essential, Components, and Uses
• Geographical Symbols: Meaning, Colours and Lines (Contour) used to show Physical Features
• Map Reading: Identifying Location, Direction and Distance of Places on Latitudes and Longitudes (Karnataka, India)

3.World – Major Landforms and Climate

• Major Landforms: Mountains, Plateau, Plains, Deserts, Islands – Meaning, Types and Importance
• Major Climate Regions of the World: Meaning, Types and Importance

4.India – Physical Divisions

• India: Physical Setting
• Major Physical Division: Northern Great Mountains