BSEH Secondary Social Science study materials
BSEH Secondary Social Science study resources

BSEH Secondary Social Science case studies

BSEH Secondary Social Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The BSEH Secondary Social Science examination is the Class 10 social science paper set by the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH), the state board headquartered in Bhiwani. It is a school-leaving assessment: candidates sit it as part of the Haryana matriculation certificate, and the result feeds into eligibility for Class 11 streams, polytechnic and ITI admission, and later board and competitive examinations. The BSEH Secondary Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 4,238 words.

1

Three papers, one rent meeting: what a 1921 archive can and cannot prove

In a district archive in eastern Uttar Pradesh, a Class X student is helping catalogue papers from 1921. She finds three items about a rent meeting in Bachanpur tehsil.

848 words, about 4 min
2

Sugarcane, a shrinking aquifer and three competing proposals

A semi-arid district in the Deccan receives 615 mm of rain against a normal of 745 mm, the third consecutive deficit year. Of its 14 blocks, 9 are officially over-exploited for groundwater, and depth to water in observation wells has fallen from 38 m in 2012 to 71 m in 2022.

843 words, about 4 min
3

Fourteen MLAs, a silent Speaker and the arithmetic of the Tenth Schedule

In a 200-member State Legislative Assembly, Party A holds 78 seats and Party B 36; together they form a coalition with 114 members, seven above the majority mark of 101. Party C, the Opposition, has 68 seats, and 18 members belong to smaller parties and independents.

814 words, about 4 min
4

Seasonal idleness, a food-processing plant and two interest rates

A block-level household survey covers 500 households with 1,100 persons aged 15 and above. Of these, 620 report work as their principal activity in the reference year, and 410 of the 620 work in agriculture.

829 words, about 4 min
5

Two camps, a saturated slope and a rainfall trigger that fires too late

Terra is a Himalayan block of 340 households in three settlements. Dhara (1,210 m) sits on the crest of a convex ridge.

904 words, about 5 min