History and Civics Class 10 ICSE CISCE Topics and Syllabus

• Lok Sabha - Term, Composition, Qualifications for Membership 

  brief idea of sessions, quorum, question hour, adjournment and no-confidence motion

• Parliamentary Procedures of Lok Sabha 

   Parliamentary procedures: a brief idea of sessions, quorum, question hour, adjournment and no-confidence motion.

• Speaker – Election and Functions 

term, composition, qualification for membership, disqualification of membership. Parliamentary procedures: a brief idea of sessions, quorum, question hour, motions – adjournment and no-confidence motion. Speaker – selection and functions.

• Rajya Sabha - Composition, Qualifications for Membership, Election, Term 
• Concept for Rajya Sabha - Presiding Officer 
• Powers and Functions of Union Parliament 
  • legislative, financial, judicial, electoral, amendment of the Constitution, control over executive). Exclusive powers of the two Houses
• Relationship Between the Two Houses – Differences. Anti–Defection Law. 

composition, qualification for membership, disqualification of membership, election, term, presiding officer.

Powers and functions of (a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha - legislative, financial control over executive, judicial, electoral, amendment of the constitution. Relationship between the two Houses – differences. Anti–defection law.

• Union Executive - the President 
• Qualifications for Election 
• Procedure for Impeachment 
• Reason for Indirect Election 
• Composition of Electoral College 

Qualifications for election, composition of Electoral College, reason for indirect election, term of office, procedure for impeachment.

Powers – executive, legislative, financial, judicial, discretionary and emergency. Position of the President in a Parliamentary setup.

• Union Executive - the Vice-president 

Qualifications for election, term of office and powers

• Appointment, Formation of Council of Ministers Tenure, Functions 
• Position and Powers of the Prime Minister 
• Concept of Cabinet 
• Council of Ministers and the Cabinet 

Appointment, formation of Council of Ministers, tenure, functions - Policy making, administrative, legislative, financial, emergency. Position and powers of the Prime Minister. Collective and individual responsibility of the members of the Cabinet. Distinction between Council of Ministers and Cabinet.

Distinction between the Council of Ministers and the Cabinet. 

• Supreme Court - Composition, Qualifications of Judges, Appointment 
• Supreme Court - Independence of Judiciary from the Control of Executive and Legislature 
• Supreme Court Jurisdiction and Functions 
  • Original, Appellate, Advisory, Revisory, Judicial Review and Court of Record
• Supreme Court -enforcement of Fundamental Rights and Writs. 

Composition, qualification of judges, appointment, independence of judiciary from control of executive and legislature; Powers of the Supreme Court; Jurisdiction and functions: Original, Appellate settlement of disputes, enforcement of Fundamental Rights, Advisory, Revisory Judicial Review and Court of Record.

• High Courts - Composition, Qualifications of Judges, Appointment 
• High Courts -enforcement of Fundamental Rights and Writs. 
• High Courts - Jurisdiction and Functions: 
  • Original, Appellate, Advisory, Revisory, Judicial Review and Court of Record.

Composition, qualifications of judges, appointment, conditions of service; Powers of the High Court; Jurisdiction and functions; Original, Appellate. settlement of disputes; enforcement of Fundamental Rights, Writs, Advisory, Revisory, Judicial Review, Court of Record.

• Court of the District Judge and Sessions Court 
• Concept of Lok Adalat 
  • meaning and advantages

Distinction between Court of the District Judge and Sessions Court. Lok Adalats: meaning and advantages.

• Causes of First War of Independence, 1857 
  • Economic causes
  • Social causes
  • Political causes
  • Discontent among Indian soldiers
  • Immediate cause

Only the causes (political, socio-religious, economic and military) and consequences will be tested. The events, however need to be mentioned in order to maintain continuity and for a more comprehensive understanding.

• Economic Exploitation 
• Repressive Colonial Policies 
• Socio-religious Reform Movements 
• Foundation of the Indian National Congress - the Indian National Association (Surendranath Banerjee) 
• Rediscovery of India’S Past, Influence of Western Education 
• Role of the Press 
• Objectives of the Indian National Congress 
• East India Association (Dadabhai Naoroji) as Precursors 

Factors promoting the growth of Nationalism – economic exploitation, repressive colonial policies, socioreligious reform movements (brief mention of contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy and Jyotiba Phule), rediscovery of India’s past, influence of western education, role of the Press.

Foundation of the Indian National Congress - the Indian National Association (Surendranath Banerjee) and the East India Association (Dadabhai Naoroji) as precursors. Immediate objectives of the Indian National Congress - the first two sessions and their Presidents should be mentioned.

• Objectives and Methods of Struggle of the Early Nationalists 
• Contributions of Dadabhai Naoroji, Surendranath Banerjee and Gopal Krishna Gokhale 
• Causes of the Partition of Bengal 
• Surat Split of 1907 
• Objectives and Methods of Struggle of the Radicals 
• Contributions of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai 
• Factors Leading to the Formation of the Muslim League 
• Significance of the Lucknow Pact - 1916 

First Phase of the Indian National Movement (1885-1907) - objectives and methods of struggle of the Early Nationalists. Any two contributions of Dadabhai Naoroji, Surendranath Banerjee and Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

Second Phase of the Indian National Movement (1905-1916) - Brief mention of the causes of the Partition of Bengal and its perspective by the Nationalists. Brief mention of Surat Split of 1907; objectives and methods of struggle of the Radicals. Any two contributions of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai. The Muslim League; Factors leading to the formation of the Muslim League and its objectives. Brief mention of the significance of the Lucknow Pact - 1916.

• Causes of (Khilafat Movement, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy) 
• Programme and Suspension – Chauri Chaura 
• Civil Disobedience Movement Causes 
• Impact of the Movement, Gandhi-irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference 
• Quit India Resolution and the Significance of the Movement 

causes (Khilafat Movement, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy), programme and suspension – Chauri Chaura incident, and impact of the Movement; the Civil Disobedience Movement causes (Reaction to the Simon Commission, Declaration of Poorna Swaraj at the Lahore Session of 1929), Dandi March, programme and impact of the Movement, Gandhi-Irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference; the Quit India Movement causes (failure of Cripps Mission, Japanese threat), Quit India Resolution and the significance of the Movement.

• Objectives and Contribution of Subhas Chandra Bose 

Forward Bloc (objectives) and INA (objectives and contribution of Subhas Chandra Bose). 

• Clauses of Cabinet Mission Plan 
• Mountbatten Plan (Clauses and Its Acceptance) 
• Indian Independence Act of 1947 

Cabinet Mission Plan, (clauses, responses of the Congress and the Muslim League), Mountbatten Plan (clauses and its acceptance) and the Indian Independence Act of 1947(clauses only). 

• Causes of First World War ( Nationalism and Imperialism Armament Race, Division of Europe and Sarajevo Crisis) 
• Results of First World War (Treaty of Versailles, Territorial Rearrangements, Formation of League of Nations) 

Causes (Nationalism and Imperialism, Armament Race, division of Europe and Sarajevo crisis) and Results (Treaty of Versailles, territorial rearrangements, formation of League of Nations).

• Causes for the Rise of Fascism in Italy 
• Rise of Nazism in Germany 
• Study of Mussolini’s Fascist and Hitler’s Nazi Ideologies. 

Causes for the rise of Fascism in Italy and the rise of Nazism in Germany. A comparative study of Mussolini’s Fascist and Hitler’s Nazi ideologies.

• Causes of Second World War - Treaty of Versailles, Rise of Fascism and Nazism 
• Second World War - Policy of Appeasement 
• Japanese Invasion of China, 
• Failure of League of Nations and Hitler’s 
• Attack on Pearl Harbour 
• Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
• Formation of the United Nations 
• Consequences (Defeat of Axis Powers, Formation of the United Nations and Cold War) 

Causes (Dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles, Rise of Fascism and Nazism, Policy of Appeasement, Japanese invasion of China, Failure of League of Nations and Hitler’s invasion of Poland). Brief mention of the attack on Pearl Harbour and bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Consequences (Defeat of Axis Powers, Formation of the United Nations and Cold War).

• Objectives of the U.N 
• General Assembly, the Security Council, and the International Court of Justice 
• Major Agencies of the United Nations- UNICEF, WHO and UNESCO 

i) The objectives of the U.N. The composition and functions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the International Court of Justice.

(ii) Major agencies of the United Nations: UNICEF, WHO and UNESCO - functions only.

• Meaning and Objectives - Non Aligned Movement; 
• Panchsheel 
• Role of Jawaharlal Nehru 
• Architects of NAM 

Brief meaning; factors responsible; objectives; role of Jawaharlal Nehru. Names of the Architects of NAM.