BSEH Secondary Social Science study plan
BSEH Secondary Social Science · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
History: India and the Contemporary World
Sequence the main phases of the Indian national movement from 1857 to 1947 onto a single timeline, marking at least 20 turning points with dates
Explain the causes and consequences of the Revolt of 1857 in 150 words without notes
Compare the Moderates and Radicals by listing three demands and two methods for each
Define 15 key terms from the domain (e.g., swadeshi, satyagraha, dominion status) in your own words
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated timeline of 1857-1947 with 20 dated events and a 150-word written explanation of the 1857 Revolt
History: India and the Contemporary World
Trace the causes, course and outcomes of the First World War and Russian Revolution and link each to Indian developments
Outline the rise of Nazism and Fascism, naming three economic and three political causes
Describe the impact of the Great Depression on different economies in five bullet points
Answer two 5-mark source-based questions on nationalist thought under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
Two timed 5-mark answers (10 minutes each) scored against a self-made rubric, plus a 10-item cause-effect table linking world events to India
Geography: Contemporary India – Resources, Land, Water, Agriculture and Minerals
Classify Indian soils into six types and state one crop and one conservation method for each
Explain land degradation causes and list four remedial measures with examples
Diagram the water cycle and label five major multipurpose river projects with the states they serve
Distinguish between conventional and non-conventional energy sources with two examples each
Your checkpoint
A labelled soil-and-crop matrix covering six soil types plus a hand-drawn water-cycle diagram with five named projects
Geography: Contemporary India – Resources, Land, Water, Agriculture and Minerals
Compare the three cropping seasons and name two crops for each with their sowing and harvest months
Explain the Green and White Revolutions, naming the crops and products involved
Locate and describe the distribution of iron ore, coal, bauxite and mica on an outline map
List five mineral conservation strategies and justify each in one sentence
Your checkpoint
A completed outline map of India showing four minerals with a legend, plus a 200-word note on the Green Revolution's benefits and costs
Political Science: Democratic Politics and Institutions
Describe the federal structure and distribute 12 subjects between Union, State and Concurrent lists
Explain the powers and functions of the President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in a comparison table
Trace the working of Parliament through the law-making process in six sequenced steps
Distinguish civil, criminal and appellate jurisdiction of the judiciary with one example each
Your checkpoint
A three-column power-and-function comparison table for the executive, legislature and judiciary, with 12 correctly classified subjects
Political Science: Democratic Politics and Institutions
Explain the role of political parties, pressure groups and movements in a democracy with Indian examples
Analyse two challenges to democracy and propose one reform for each
Describe the election process from notification to declaration of results in eight steps
Interpret three political cartoons or posters by identifying the message and the institution involved
Your checkpoint
An eight-step election flow chart plus a 250-word analysis of one challenge to democracy with a proposed reform
Economics: Understanding Economic Development
Define GDP, GNP and per capita income and compute per capita income from given figures
Explain the role of sectors of the economy and calculate sectoral shares from a table
Describe how money and credit work, naming the functions of the RBI and formal versus informal credit sources
Distinguish between developed and developing economies using four indicators
Your checkpoint
A worked problem set of five numerical questions (per capita income, sectoral shares, growth rates) with all steps shown
Disaster Management and Social Science Skills & Map Work, Source Interpretation and Data Analysis
Categorise five hazards as natural or man-made and match each to one mitigation measure
Outline the roles of local authorities, NGOs and communities in disaster response
Read a table and a bar graph and write two conclusions from each in exam format
Interpret two short source extracts and answer one inference question on each
Complete a full-length mock paper under timed conditions and list three weak areas
Your checkpoint
One full-length timed mock paper (all six domains) with a self-scored error log listing three weak areas and a revision action for each
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60% on a 25-question self-test on Domain 1, and produce the 1857-1947 timeline and cause-effect table without referring to notes
Week 4: Correctly identify at least 8 of 10 soil-crop pairs and 4 of 5 mineral locations on a blank outline map
Week 6: Explain the three organs of government in under 5 minutes each from memory, and classify 10 of 12 subjects into the correct list
Week 8: Score at least 65% on the full-length mock, with no domain below 50%, and have a written revision plan for the three weakest areas