SEE Social Studies Nepal cheat sheet
SEE Social Studies Nepal · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Social Studies & Life Skill Education (Grade 10 SEE)
Caste system in Nepal: Brahmins and Chhetris at the top, then Vaishyas, then Sudras at the bottom; the 1854 Muluki Ain legally codified it, and caste-based discrimination was criminalized by the 1963 Muluki Ain and banned again by the 2011 Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability Act.
Nepal's physiographic zones run north to south as Mountains (Himal), Hills (Pahar), and Terai (Madhes); the Terai occupies about 17 percent of the land area but holds over half the population, while the Mountains cover roughly 15 percent of the area.
Climatic belts by elevation: tropical below about 1,000 m, subtropical 1,000-2,000 m, temperate 2,000-3,000 m, alpine 3,000-4,000 m, and tundra/snow above 4,000 m.
Constitutional timeline: Government of Nepal Act 1948, Interim Constitution 1951, Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1959, Panchayat Constitution 1962, Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990 (constitutional monarchy, multiparty democracy), Interim Constitution 2007, and the Constitution of Nepal promulgated on 20 September 2015.
The 2015 Constitution has 35 parts, 308 articles, and 9 schedules; it declares Nepal a federal democratic republic with secular status and recognizes 7 provinces and 753 local units.
Fundamental rights in the 2015 Constitution include the right to live with dignity (Article 16), right to equality (Article 18), right against untouchability and discrimination (Article 24), right to education (Article 31), right to health (Article 35), and right to a clean environment (Article 30).
Life skills core set: self-awareness, empathy, critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, effective communication, interpersonal relationship, coping with stress, and coping with emotion.
Sustainable Development Goals: 17 goals adopted by the UN in 2015 with a 2030 target; Nepal's priority goals include no poverty (1), zero hunger (2), quality education (4), and climate action (13).
Map reading rules: contour lines close together mean steep slope; contours far apart mean gentle slope; a benchmark gives exact height; scale 1:50,000 means 1 cm on the map equals 500 m on the ground.