RBSE Secondary Social Science case studies
RBSE Secondary Social Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The RBSE Secondary Social Science examination is the Class 10 social science paper set by the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (BSER, commonly called RBSE) for students completing secondary schooling in Rajasthan. It is a school-leaving board subject rather than a recruitment or entrance test: candidates are usually regular Class 10 students in RBSE-affiliated schools, plus private or repeat candidates registering through the board. The RBSE Secondary Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 4,031 words.
1Four Sources, One Town: Judging Evidence for 1857
A Class X history club in Kota is preparing a wall magazine on 1857 and has collected four items about one town in a former princely state. (1) A political agent's report of November 1857 listing 'forty dacoits and plunderers' hanged after a disturbance at the town's thana, and asking the state to reward informers.
804 words, about 4 min2Eight Lakh Rupees in the Ravines: Sequencing Watershed Treatment
A watershed of 60 hectares near Dholpur, in the Chambal ravines, is to be treated under a state scheme. Survey findings: 34 per cent of the area is already cut into gullies; the gully head nearest the village road is advancing about 2 metres a year and now stands 40 metres from the road; soil loss on untreated slopes is estimated at 18 tonnes per hectare per year, against 4 tonnes on land already bunded.
791 words, about 4 min3Forty-Nine Days and a Photocopy Bill: An RTI Judgement Call
On 4 March a student of a government senior secondary school files an application under the Right to Information Act with the district office of a state department, pays the 10-rupee fee, and asks for three things: the list of 30 candidates selected for the post of junior assistant, the marks obtained by the last five selected candidates, and the minutes of the selection committee meeting. The office receives the application the same day.
818 words, about 4 min4Mustard, the Mill or a Buffalo: A Household's Economic Choice
A household in a Bhilwara village has 1.6 hectares of unirrigated land, four adult workers, two children in school and two goats. Three options are on the table for the coming year.
797 words, about 4 min5Sambhar Lake: Brine, Birds and a Fifteen-Year Lease
Sambhar Lake, roughly 230 square kilometres spread mainly over Jaipur and Nagaur districts, is India's largest inland saline lake and a Ramsar wetland. Brine is worked both by a company and by a cooperative of about 3,000 salt workers, and the lake hosts migratory birds, including flamingos, in winter.
821 words, about 4 min