Bihar BSEB State Board 12th Arts All Subjects Unit wise Syllabus 2018 Political Science Home Science Geography

* Population change-spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population change;

* Age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition;

* Human development – concept; selected indicators, international comparisons

subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied

activities – some examples from selected countries.

* Secondary activities-concept; manufacturing: types – household, small scale, large

scale; agro based and mineral based industries; people engaged in secondary activities –

some examples from selected countries.

* Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport and communication; services; people

engaged in tertiary activities – some examples from selected countries

* Quaternary activities-concept; knowledge based industries; people engaged in

quaternary activities – some examples from selected countries

* Water transport- inland waterways; major ocean routes.

* Air transport- Intercontinental air routes.

* Oil and gas pipelines.

* Satellite communication and cyber space.

* International trade-Bases and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international

trade, role of WTO in International trade.

mega cities; problems of human settlements in developing countries.

map of World.

religious; sex, rural-urban and occupational– population change through time and

regional variations;

* Migration: international, national-causes and consequences;

* Human development: selected indicators and regional patterns;

distribution of major crops (Wheat, Rice, Tea, Coffee, Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane and

Rubber), agricultural development and problems.

* Water resources-availability and utilization-irrigation, domestic, industrial and other

uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods-rain water harvesting and watershed

management (one case study related with participatory watershed management to be

introduced).

* Mineral and energy resources- distribution of metallic (Ironore, Copper, Bauxite,

Manganese) ; non-metallic (Mica, Salt) minerals; conventional (Coal, Petroleum,

Natural gas and Hydro electricity) and non-conventional energy sources (solar, wind,

biogas) and conservation.

* Industries – types, factors of industrial location; distribution and changing pattern of

selected industries-iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and knowledge

based industries; impact of liberalization, privatization and globalization on industrial

location; industrial clusters.

* Planning in India- target area planning (case study); idea of sustainable development

(case study).

* Urban settlements – types, distribution and functional classification.

* Population, environment and development.

pipelines; national electric grids; communication networking – radio, television,

satellite and internet.

* International trade- changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; sea ports and their

hinterland and airports,

* Urbanization, rural-urban migration; problems of slums.

* Land Degradation.

proportions; motor development during 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12

months and 1-3 years (milestones only); social and emotional developments; recognition

of people around; socialization, expression of emotions; cognitive development; learning

through concrete operations and language development.

Protection from preventable diseases: immunization – concept and types (natural

and acquired), breast feeding (one of the ways to develop natural immunity);

immunization chart; symptoms and incubation period of childhood diseases – TB, DPT,

polio, measles, cholera, diarrhoea, Chicken Pox.

Physically handicapped (partially blind & deaf, affected/missing limb):

characteristics & needs. Substitute care at home and outside: siblings, grand parents, neighbors creche, day

care centres etc: Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) – objectives and functions.

factors affecting meal planning, planning meals for the family; keeping in mind the needs of

individual members, including children, pregnant women, lactating mother, members suffering

from fever and diarrhea; role and preparation of ORS.

Ways to ensure good health for the family: using safe drinking water-importance of

potable water for good health, qualities of safe drinking water; household methods of

making water safe for drinking; boiling, filtering, use of alum and chlorine tablet role of

hygiene for food handlers at home level. Safety against food adulteration, definition and

meaning of food adulteration as given by Food safety and standred authority of India;FSSAI

common adulterants present in cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, fats and oils, sugar,

jaggery, honey, spices and condiments. Ill effects of some of the adulterants present in the

foods: kesari dal, metanil yellow, argemone seeds.

Nutrition Education of Community : Preparation of ORS, Nutrition Education of Pregnant woman

direct and indirect; Supplementing family income-need & ways; need and procedure for

keeping household accounts.

Savings and Investment: meaning and importance of savings; ways/methods of

investment banks, post-office, LIC, Units, PPF, PF; basis for selection of method of

investment risk, security, profit, tax saving.

Consumer Protection and Education: meaning, problems faced by consumer, Consumer

Protection Amendment Act (2001) and Services; Consumer aids: labels, standardization

marks, advertising, guidebooks/leaflets, Consumer redressal forum.

design: balance, rhythm, proportion, harmony, emphasis; factors that influence the selection

of clothes: personality, age, climate, occupation, figure, occasion, fashion; selection and

purchase of fabrics. Purpose, quality, cost, season, reliable shop.

Checking size and quality in ready-made garments, need and criteria: seams, hem, plackets,

fasteners, workmanship, design, drape.

Care of clothes: General principles and precautions to be followed while removing stains

and washing: Cleansing agents: soaps and detergents (basic differences); Storage of clothes.

Application of knowledge of Home Science in everyday life.

Usefulness of some of the skills learnt here for supplementing family income.

Skills learnt here can be gainfully used for employment (self-employment, apprenticeship).

Further training required to make this field a career: various sources and facilities

available for training.

and syadvada.

Gunas, Yoga- The Eight-fold Practice

entailment, regularity and succession. Theories of causation