RBSE Secondary Social Science study materials
RBSE Secondary Social Science study resources

RBSE Secondary Social Science study plan

RBSE Secondary Social Science · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

History & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Build a dated timeline of ancient and early medieval India (Indus Valley to 1200 CE) from your own notes, marking 15 anchor events

  • Label the major Rajput dynasties (Chauhan, Guhila/Sisodia, Rathore, Kachhwaha, Parmar) on a map of present-day Rajasthan with their capitals

  • Define 20 core history terms (janapada, mahajanapada, sabha, samiti, varna, guild/shreni) in one-line original definitions

  • Solve 30 recall questions on ancient India and record your accuracy per sub-topic

Your checkpoint

A one-page annotated timeline plus a labelled Rajasthan dynasty map, with a logged baseline accuracy score for ancient India

Week 2

History

  • Sequence the Delhi Sultanate dynasties and the Mughal emperors with reign dates and one defining policy each

  • Compare the administrative systems of the Khaljis, Tughlaqs and Mughals in a three-column table

  • Explain the Bhakti and Sufi movements with two named figures and one regional example each

  • Answer two 100-word exam-style questions on Sultanate administration under timed conditions

Your checkpoint

A completed comparative administration table and two timed written answers self-marked against a checklist

Week 3

History & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Trace the causes and consequences of the 1857 revolt and list five centres of resistance, including one in Rajasthan (Nasirabad/Auwa/Kota)

  • Describe the 1857 role of Rajput rulers and the political aftermath of their loyalty to the British

  • Outline the stages of the national movement (1885-1947) with five turning points and their years

  • Draw a cause-and-effect chain linking British land revenue policy to peasant unrest

Your checkpoint

A cause-and-effect chart on 1857 covering both the national picture and Rajasthan, checked for at least eight factual anchors

Week 4

Geography

  • Sketch and label the Earth's interior layers and plate boundaries, and match each boundary type to one landform

  • Explain the mechanism of monsoon onset and withdrawal over India, including the role of the ITCZ and jet streams

  • Classify Rajasthan's physiographic divisions (western desert, Aravalli, eastern plains, Hadoti plateau) and locate each on a sketch map

  • Interpret five contour and weather-symbol exercises without reference material

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn physical map of Rajasthan with four divisions labelled, plus a labelled monsoon mechanism diagram

Week 5

Geography & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Compare the Aravalli, Thar and eastern plain regions by rainfall, soil, drainage and cropping pattern in a matrix

  • Identify Rajasthan's major rivers (Chambal, Banas, Luni, Mahi, Sabarmati) with origin, drainage type and one dam or project each

  • Explain the causes of desertification and name three Rajasthan-specific conservation measures

  • Describe Rajasthan's climate zones and the rainfall gradient from west to east with approximate figures

Your checkpoint

A regional comparison matrix and a river map of Rajasthan with five rivers annotated

Week 6

Civics / Political Science & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Explain the Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties with one concrete example of each

  • Distinguish the powers of the President, Governor, Chief Minister and Rajasthan Chief Minister in a table

  • Describe Rajasthan's Panchayati Raj three-tier structure and the 73rd Amendment provisions

  • List five Rajasthan state institutions or schemes (e.g. Lokayukta, Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission) and state each one's function

Your checkpoint

A two-column comparison of Union and State executive powers plus a one-page note on Rajasthan Panchayati Raj

Week 7

Economics & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Define the four factors of production and classify ten real examples into them

  • Explain the roles of the Reserve Bank of India, commercial banks and cooperative banks in rural credit

  • Compute and interpret simple indicators: per capita income, literacy rate and a sectoral share of GSDP

  • Summarise Rajasthan's economy: leading sectors, major industries and one flagship state scheme

Your checkpoint

A worked problem set of five numerical questions with full solutions, plus a one-page Rajasthan economy summary

Week 8

History & Geography & Civics / Political Science & Economics & Rajasthan Studies (state-specific history, geography, culture and polity)

  • Take two full-length mock tests under exam timing and record domain-wise scores

  • Re-teach your five weakest sub-topics from memory using blank-paper recall

  • Build a one-page revision sheet of dates, rivers, articles and economic terms for final review

  • Review every error from the mocks and write the correct fact beside it

Your checkpoint

Two completed mock tests with an error log and a final one-page revision sheet covering all five domains

Milestones

Week 2: Recall 40 history facts (dates, rulers, policies) at 80% or better in a closed-book self-test

Week 4: Draw and label the Rajasthan physical map from memory with all four divisions correct

Week 6: Explain the three-tier Panchayati Raj system and three Fundamental Rights in writing without notes

Week 8: Score at least 65% overall on each mock test, with no domain below 50%