Original revision introduction and starter practice. Full learning texts are available through the publisher links below. This guide is not a CBSE-issued solution manual.
Revision introduction
Power sharing distributes authority among organs of government, levels of government and social groups. Federalism divides powers constitutionally between levels. Development includes income and non-income indicators such as health and education. Follow the current syllabus boundaries: some globalisation content, Consumer Rights and map work have specific assessment routes.
Curriculum navigation
The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Nationalism in India
The Making of a Global World – prescribed sections
Print Culture and the Modern World
Resources and Development
Forest and Wildlife Resources
Water Resources
Agriculture
Minerals and Energy Resources
Manufacturing Industries
Lifelines of National Economy – map work
Power Sharing
Federalism
Gender, Religion and Caste
Political Parties
Outcomes of Democracy
Development
Sectors of the Indian Economy
Money and Credit
Globalisation and the Indian Economy – prescribed sections
Consumer Rights – project
Consult the current official syllabus for examinable sections, project-only content, practicals, prescribed texts and exclusions. A unit index does not override those boundaries.
Original practice
Which arrangement illustrates vertical power sharing?
Union and state governments
Legislature and judiciary at one level
Two newspaper editors
Two private shops
Worked answer
Union and state governments
Vertical sharing distributes power between different levels of government in a federal structure.
Full publisher materials and answer resources
CBSE 10 Social Science · syllabus · CBSE · 2026-27 The current official syllabus defines examinable content, internal assessment, practicals and prescribed books. Unit names in the app are a navigation index; consult this document for exclusions and assessment boundaries.
NCERT · India and the Contemporary World-II · NCERT · 2026-27 Official book selector with chapter PDFs and complete-book download. A textbook may contain material outside the assessed syllabus; follow the linked current syllabus.
NCERT · Contemporary India · NCERT · 2026-27 Official book selector with chapter PDFs and complete-book download. A textbook may contain material outside the assessed syllabus; follow the linked current syllabus.
NCERT · Democratic Politics · NCERT · 2026-27 Official book selector with chapter PDFs and complete-book download. A textbook may contain material outside the assessed syllabus; follow the linked current syllabus.
NCERT · Understanding Economic Development · NCERT · 2026-27 Official book selector with chapter PDFs and complete-book download. A textbook may contain material outside the assessed syllabus; follow the linked current syllabus.
KVS student support material · Class 10 · Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan · 2026-27 Use the 2026–27 support-material folders linked by the school. These are KVS teaching/revision resources, not CBSE official marking schemes. Subject availability varies; older packs must be mapped to the current syllabus.
CBSE 2026–27 · Sample question paper · CBSE · 2026-27 Official document listed by CBSE for 2026–27. Open at the publisher; no third-party solutions are represented as official. Sample papers are practice models, not previous board examination papers.
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DIKSHA · curriculum learning resources · Ministry of Education / DIKSHA · Current portal Choose CBSE/NCERT, Class 10, subject and medium. This is a searchable portal, not a promise of a specific playable lesson.