Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TGTET) 2024-II Paper II Social Studies Syllabus

Submitted By Nimi M P on 18 January 2025

Detailed syllabus for the Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TGTET) 2024-II Paper II (Classes VI to VIII) Social Studies are given below. The Syllabus was published in the year 2024. Total marks of the Paper IIs 150 and Marks of Social Studies is 60. You can refer our 'exam' section for previous and sample question papers. Exam details can be found in our news section or our youtube channel.

IVb. Social Studies (Marks : 60)

CONTENT (Marks 48)

I. DIVERSITY ON THE EARTH

1. Maps - scale - cardinal points - types of maps - evolution of maps - conventional signs - contour lines
2. Globe - oceans and continents - latitudes and longitudes - origin of earth - realms of the earth (lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere) - landforms - movements of the earth and its effect - seasons - interior of the earth
3. Solar Energy - insolation - temperature and its measuring - terrestrial radiation - polar regions
4. Elements of climate - types of rainfall.
5. Europe, Africa - location - physical features - climate - forests and wild life - population - agriculture - minerals - industries - transportation - trade, exports and imports.
6. Geography of India and Telangana - physical features - rivers and other water sources - seasons - forests - climate and its factors affecting - floods and droughts - forests and animal wealth - soils - electricity - agriculture - mineral wealth - industries - population, literacy rate - density of population - settlements and migration - transportation.

II. PRODUCTION - EXCHANGE AND LIVELIHOODS

1. Livelihood of earliest people - sites in Telangana - domestication - settled life Agriculture - types of farming - crop seasons - problems of agriculture and agricultural labourers and small farmers - contract farming - agriculture in Telangana - trade and marketing - Self Help Groups - agricultural markets yards - Minimum Support Price - trading paddy in Telangana - land holdings - phases in agricultural development - green revolution - organic farming.

2. Production - handicrafts and handlooms - cooperative societies and their role - industrial revolution - sources of energy - trade in industrial products - urbanization and slums - production in a paper factory - process of making paper - transport system in Telangana - employment in transport - congestion and pollution.

3. Industries - factors of location - agro based and mineral based industries - automobile industries and IT - phases in industrial development - Industrial policies - growth in production - environmental problems.

4. Service Activities - categories - importance - challenges.

5. Money and Banking - Barter System - exchange with money - evolution of money - emergence of banks - commercial banking - types of deposits - Cheques and Demand Drafts - loans - Internet Banking - credit in the financial system - financial literacy.

6. Prices and Cost of Living - price's effect on people - inflation - consumer price index - regulation of prices - government budget and taxation - VAT.

7. Production and Employment - sectors of the economy - National Income (GDP) - Percapita Income - HDI - employment - organized and unorganized sectors - impact of technology on three sectors of the economy.

8. Public Health and Government - health care services - public and private health insurance.

9. Globalization - flows in economic exchange - MNCs - Foreign trade - factors enabling globalization - WTO, IMF impact.

10. Food Security and Nutritional Status of India - PDS - sustainable development meaning - sustainable development with equity.

III. POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND GOVERNANCE

1. Tribal Panchayat system - present local body system (Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad) & Urban Governments - formation and functions.

2. Emergence of kingdoms and republics - first empires - Mouryas - Rajputs - Rastrakutas - Cholas - Deccan kingdoms - Satavahana - Kushants - Guptas.

3. Regional Kingdoms : Kakatiyas - Vijayanagara Empires - Qutubshahis.

4. Moghals - Asafjahis - British Empire - landlords and tenants under the British and Nizams and Moghals - peasant movement in Hyderabad.

5. National Movement in India - Muslim League - partition and migration - merging of princely states - and Freedom Movement in Hyderabad State.

6. Making of laws and implementation of laws - Assembly - Council and Parliament - Election process - WALTA Act-2002.

7. Indian Constitution - formation - features and preamble - Justice - Rule of Law - Judicial System - civil and criminal laws - levels of courts.

8. Changing cultural traditions in Europe 1300-1800 - renaissance - reformation - modern science.

9. Democratic and National Movements - England, American and French revolutions - unification of Germany and Italy. Expansion of Democracy in Myanmar and Libya - Civil Liberties.

10. Industrialization and social change - Britain, Germany and France - movements of women, workers (Socialism).

11. Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa - impact on India and other regional movements.

12. World Wars I and II - reasons -Treaty of Versailles - League of Nations Holocaust - Nazism - Facism, consequences - Great depression.

13. National Liberation Movements in China, Vietnam and Nigeria

14. Post War World and India - UNO - NAM - west Asian conflicts - peace movements and collapse of USSR.

15. Independent India - first general elections - SRC - Relation with neighboring countries - regional agitations and formation of parties - coalition governments - Emergency period - Mandal commission - economic liberalism.

16. The Movement for the formation of Telangana - gentle men's agreement - reasons for Telangana demand - different JACs - TRS - achieving Telangana.

17. Disaster management - types of disasters - drought - accident related - threat of terrorism - human induced disasters

18. Traffic Education - traffic signals - signs - necessary documents

IV. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND INEQUITIES

1. Diversity in India - gender inequalities - sex ratio - employment - status of women and their work with wages - women protection acts.

2. Caste discriminations - reformers initiations.

3. Abolition of Zamindari System - Rural poverty at the time of independence - Land ceiling - Bhoodan Movement.

4. Poverty - distress in rural areas - poverty as chronic hunger - food inequality - elimination of poverty - access to affordable food - the right to life

5. Human Rights and Fundamental Rights - Right to Information - Right to Education - Lok Adalat.

6. Social Movements - Civil Rights movement in USA - Green Peace movements - Bhopal gas disaster - NBM - meria paibi - Human Rights Movement in USSR.

V. RELIGION AND SOCIETY

1. Religion and society in early times - Indus Valley Civilization - Vedas - Hinduism, Buddism, Jainism, Christionity, Islam Bhakti movement, new religious developments in India.

2. Folk - religion - communal worship of folk deities. The antiquity of folk traditions - inter mixing of village deities and high religious traditions

3. Social and Religious Reforms Movement - Christian Missionaries and Oriental Scholars - Religious Movements of Bengal and Punjab - Reform and Education among Muslims - Reform Movements in Nizam Dominions - Women and Dalits in freedom movements.

4. Understanding Secularism.

VI. CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

1. Indian Heritage and Culture - Historical sites
2. Language, writing and script - Vedas - epics - jataka stories - sangam literature in Tamil.
3. culpture and Buildings - Harappan cities - Buddhist Stupas and Viharas - rock cut chaityas.
4. Rulers and Buildings - Engineering skills and construction (temples, mosques, tombs, forts and tanks) destruction of temples - imperial style of Vijayanagara period.
5. Performing arts - Film and Print Media - Evolution of cinema - influence of films on the society - role of newspapers in cultural awakening and freedom movement.
6. Sports: Nationalism and Commerce

PEDAGOGY (Marks: 12)

1. Social Sciences as on integrating area of study: Context and concerns
- Distinguishing between Natural and Social Sciences - Social Studies and various Social Sciences -
contributions of some eminent Social Scientists
2. Aims and objectives of learning Social Sciences
- values through Social Sciences - learning objectives and illustrations - learning objectives in constructivist approach - Academic Standards
3. School curriculum and resources in Social Sciences
- NCF-2005, RTE-2009, SCF-2011 - syllabus - Resources - Dale's Cone of Experience
4. Teaching - Learning Geography - space, resources and development
5. Teaching - Learning Economics - State, market and development
6. Approaches and strategies for learning Social Sciences
- collaborative learning approach - 5E learning model - problem solving approach - planning - concept mapping
7. Teaching - Learning History
8. Teaching - Learning of Political Science, Democracy and Development
9. Community Resources and Social Sciences Laboratory
10. Tools and techniques of assessment for learning: Social Sciences Evaluation - CCE - assessment framework - assessment learning of students with special needs