Social Studies Questionos For Teaching Exams

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