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PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BIHAR ZONE

Syllabus For Half – Yearly Examination, 2023-24
CLASS: X
Subject: ENGLISH
First Flight:
Prose
o A Letter to God
o Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom
o Two Stories about Flying
o From the Diary of Anne Frank
o Glimpses of India
o Mijbil the otter
Poem:
o Dust of Snow
o Fire and Ice
o A tiger in the Zoo
o How to Tell wild Animals
o The ball poem
o Amanda!

Footprints:
o A Triumph of Surgery
o The Thief’s Story
o The Midnight Visitor
o A Question of Trust
o Footprints without Feet
o The making of scientist

Writing Skills
o Formal letter (The Editor)
o Analytical paragraph based on given outline/data/Chart/Clues
o The midnight Visitor
o Formal Letter (Complaint)
o Formal Letter (Order)

Grammar
o Tense
o Modals
o Subject verb Concord
o Reported speech

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 Subject: Hindi – A
क्षितिज भाग – २
पद्यखंड:
▪ सरू के पद - सरू दास
▪ राम लक्ष्मण – परशरु ाम संवाद
▪ आत्मकथा – जयशंकर प्रसाद
▪ सूयक
य ांत त्रिपाठी रचित उत्साह और अट नहीं रही कववता
▪ नागाजुन
य रचित यह दं तुररत मुस्कान और फसल

गद्यखंड:
▪ पाठ सं० – 10 नेताजी का िश्मा – स्वयंप्रकाश
▪ रामवक्ष
ृ बेनीपुरी रचित पाठ सं० – 11, बालगोत्रबन भगत
▪ यशपाल रचित पाठ सं० – 12, लखनवी अंदाज
▪ मन्नु भंडारी रचित पाठ सं० – 14 एक कहानी यह भी

कृतिका भाग – 2
▪ पाठ सं० – 1, माता का आँिल – शशवपूजन सहाय

व्याकरण एवं रचनात्मक लेखन

❖ वाक्य भेद – रिना के आधार पर
❖ दे श प्रेम ववषय पर अनुच्छे द लेखन
❖ काव्य सौंदयय के ववशभन्न अंगों को स्पष्ट करते हुए सप्रसंग व्याख्या
❖ वाच्य प्रकरण – वाच्य की पररभाषा, वाच्य के भेदों का उदाहरण, सहहत पररिय तथा वाच्य पररवतयन
❖ पद पररिय या व्याकरणणक पररिय सोदाहरण, यथा – कतायपद, क्रिया पद, संज्ञा, सवयनाम पद,
ववशेषण तथा क्रिया ववशेषण पदों को पररिय, शव्द तथा पद में अंतर
❖ वाक्य ववन्यास और वाक्य ववश्लेषण
❖ अन्नुछेद लेखन, ववज्ञापन लेखन, सन्दे श लेखन, स्ववत्त
ृ अथवा बायोडाटा बनाना तथा ई० मेल लेखन

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 Subject: HINDI - B
स्पर्श - गध
▪ बड़े भाई साहब
▪ डायरी का पन्ना
▪ ततााँरा वामीरो कथा
▪ तीसरी कसम के शिल्पकार िैलेन्र

स्पर्श - पध
▪ कबीर -साखी
▪ मीरा पद
▪ मनुष्यता
▪ पववत प्रदे ि में पावस

संचयन -
▪ हररहर काका
▪ सपनो के से ददन

व्याकरण -
▪ पदबंद
▪ रचना के आधार पर वाक्य रूपांतरण
▪ समास
▪ मुहावरे

लेखन
▪ अनुच्छे द लेखन
▪ औपचाररक पत्र
▪ सुचना लेखन
▪ अपदित गदयांि
▪ लघु कथा
▪ इ मेल

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 Subject: MATHEMATICS
▪ Real number:-
Fundamental theorem of arithmetic statement after reviewing work done earlier and after
illustrating and motivating through examples proofs of irrationality of √2, √3, √5
▪ Polynomials:-
Zeros of polynomial Relationship between Zeros and coefficients of quadratic polynomials.
▪ Pair of linear equation in two variables:
Pair of linear equation in two variables and method of their solution,
consistency/inconsistency. Algebraic condition for number of solutions. Solution of a pair of
linear equations in two variables algebraically by substitution, by elimination. Simple
situational problems. Definitions, examples, counter examples of similar triangles.
1. (Prove) If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two side in
distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
2. (Motivate) If a line divides two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, the line is parallel to the
third side.
3. (Motivate) if in two triangles, the corresponding sides are proportional and the triangle are
similar.
4. (Motivate) if the corresponding sides of two triangles are similar.
5. (Motivate) if one angle of a triangle is equal to one angle of another triangle and the side
including these angles are proportional, the two triangles are similar.
▪ Introduction to trigonometry:-
Trigonometry ratios of an acute angle of a right hand angled triangle. Proof of their existence
(Well defined); motivate the ratios whichever are defined at 0° and 90°. Values of the
trigonometric rations of 30°,45° and 60°. Relationship between the ratios.
▪ Trigonometric identities:-
Proof and applications of the identity sin2A+ cos2A=1.
Only simple identities to be given.
▪ Coordinate geometry
▪ Area related to circles
▪ Probability
▪ Quadratic Equation

Subject: SCIENCE
Physics:
Chapter - 09: Light –Reflection and Refraction
Chapter - 10: Human eye and Colourful world.
Chemistry:
Chapter - 01: Chemical Reaction and equations
Chapter - 02: Acid, Bases and Salts
Chapter - 03: Metals and Non - Metals
Biology:
Chapter - 05: Life Processes
Chapter - 06: Control and Coordination

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 Chapter – 13: Our Environment

Subject:- Social science

HISTORY
Section 1: Events and Processes
▪ The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
▪ Nationalism in India
Section 2: Livelihoods, Economics and Societies
▪ The Making of a Global World (Sub Topic 1 to 1.3 only)
GEOGRAPHY
▪ Resource and Development
▪ Forest and Wildlife Resources
▪ Water Resources
▪ Agriculture
POLITICAL SCIENCE
▪ Power sharing
▪ Federalism
▪ Gender, Religion and Caste
▪ Political Parties
ECONOMICS
▪ Development
▪ Sectors of the Indian Economy

Subject: Sanskrit (122)

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 Subject: Artificial Intelligence (417)
PART A:-
Employability Skill
1. Communication Skill-II
2. Self-Management skills-II
3. ICT Skill-II
PART-B:-
Subject Specific Skills
1. Introduction to Artificial intelligence
2. AI project Cycle
3. Basic of python (Introduction, features, Token, identifiers, variables, operators,
character set, Keywords, Practical of python programs)

Subject: Information Technology (402)

PART A:-
Employability Skill
1. Communication Skill-II
2. Self-Management skills-II
3. ICT Skill-II
PART A:-
Subject Specific Skills
1. Digital Documentation (Advance)
2. Electronic Spreadsheet (advance)
3. Basic of DBMS (introduction of DBMS, Application, Advantage & Disadvantage,
Flat DBMS, RDBMS etc.)

NOTE: For details, please refer to the syllabus released by the CBSE, Delhi for academic year 2023 – 24.

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