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Social Studies Questions For Teaching Exams

Social Studies is an important section for CTET, MPTET, State TET, and other teaching exams. It is also the main subject in the CTET exam Paper II. In the CTET Exam, the Social Studies section comprises a total of 60 questions of 60 marks, 40 of which come from the content section, i.e., History, Geography, and Political Science, and the rest 20 questions from the Social Studies Pedagogy section.

Social Studies Weightage in Teaching Exams

Exam

Total Questions

Total Marks

CTET Paper 2

60

60

DSSSB TGT Social Science

100

100

UPTET Paper 2

60

60

MPTET Paper 2

60

60

CGTET Paper 2

60

60

History Study Notes

S.NO

TOPIC

1.

Indus Valley Civilization

2.

Rise Of Magadha Empire

3.

Buddhism and Jainism

4.

Maurya Empire

5.

Gupta Empire (Part 1)

6.

Gupta Empire (Part 2)

7.

Chalukyas, Pallavas and Chola Dynasty

8.

Delhi Sultanate

9.

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Empire

10.

Mughal Empire

11.

The Advent Of The Europeans In India

12.

Battles And Wars In India

13.

Governor Generals And Viceroys Of India

14.

Socio-Religious Movements In India

15.

Gandhian Era

Geography Study Notes

S.NO

TOPIC

1.

Solar System

2.

Earth In The Solar System

3.

Latitude And Longitude

4.

Internal Structure Of Earth

5.

Earthquakes And Volcanoes

6.

Atmosphere

7.

Types of Wind

8.

Types Of Soil In India

9.

Agriculture In India

10.

Transport In India

11.

Distribution Of Oceans

12.

Major Landforms Of The Earth

13.

Himalayan Rivers

Political Science Study Notes

S.NO

TOPIC

1.

Democracy

2.

Constitution of India

3.

Important Constitutional Amendment Acts

4.

Fundamental Rights

5.

Fundamental Duties

6.

Directive Principle of State Policy

7.

President Of India

8.

Powers Of The President

9.

Vice President Of India

10.

Indian Judiciary System

11.

Local Government System In India

12.

The Parliament Of India

13.

The Parliament Of India Part 2

14.

Election Commission Of India

15.

Emergency Provisions

16.

The State Executive (Part 1)

 The State Executive (Part 2)

17.

Constitution: Historical Background

Social Studies Pedagogy Study Notes

S.NO

TOPIC

1.

Teaching Learning Methods in Social Studies

2.

Aims And Objectives Of Teaching Social Studies

3.

Assessment And Evaluation In Social Studies

4.

Classroom Processes And Learning Activities Of Social Studies

5.

Primary And Secondary Sources

6.

Formulation Of Instructional Objectives In Social Studies

7.

Critical Thinking In Social Studies

8.

Project Method In Social Studies Pedagogy

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