HISTORY - Nationalism in Europe
1789 French Revolution → ideas of liberty, equality.
Symbols: Red cap, tricolour, Marianne.
1830 & 1848 Revolutions spread nationalism.
Unification: Italy → Cavour + Garibaldi; Germany → Bismarck, King William I.
HISTORY - Nationalism in India
Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–22): boycott schools, foreign clothes, law courts.
Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–34): Salt March → Dandi (Gandhi), boycott salt law.
Quit India Movement (1942): 'Do or Die'.
Simon Commission (1927): 'Go back Simon'.
Map Work: INC sessions (Nagpur, Madras, Lahore, Calcutta), Champaran, Ahmedabad,
Kheda, Dandi, Amritsar, Chauri Chaura.
GEOGRAPHY - Soils
Alluvial: fertile, rice, wheat.
Black: cotton, Deccan plateau.
Red: poor, needs fertiliser.
Laterite: tea, coffee.
Arid: Rajasthan.
Forest: hilly regions.
GEOGRAPHY - Water Resources
Bhakra Nangal (Satluj), Hirakud (Mahanadi),
Sardar Sarovar (Narmada), Tehri (Bhagirathi), Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna).
GEOGRAPHY - Agriculture
Rice: West Bengal, Bihar.
Wheat: Punjab, Haryana, UP.
Sugarcane: UP, Maharashtra.
Cotton: Maharashtra, Gujarat.
Tea: Assam, Darjeeling.
Coffee: Karnataka.
Jute: West Bengal.
GEOGRAPHY - Industries
Iron & Steel: Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela, Bokaro.
Cotton Textile: Mumbai, Ahmedabad.
Software IT: Bangalore, Hyderabad.
Sugar Industry: UP, Maharashtra.
Map Work: Coal mines (Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Neyveli).
Thermal plants (Korba, Singrauli, Talcher, Namrup).
Nuclear: Tarapur, Kalpakkam, Kakrapar.
Industries: Mumbai, Bangalore, Bhilai, Durgapur, Bokaro.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Power Sharing: Belgium (French & Dutch), Sri Lanka (Sinhala vs Tamil).
Federalism: 2 levels → Union & State. Panchayati Raj → 1992 amendment.
Democracy & Diversity: challenges (inequality, discrimination), outcomes (responsive
govt).
Political Parties: Functions → contest elections, policies, laws, govt formation.
Major Parties: INC, BJP, CPI, CPI(M), BSP.
ECONOMICS
Development: Per capita income, HDI (life expectancy, literacy, income).
Sectors of Indian Economy: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary.
Money & Credit: Formal vs informal sources, SHGs.
Globalisation: Role of MNCs, WTO, pros & cons.