Bihar Board 10th Syllabus 2021 | बिहार बोर्ड सिलेबस (Paper Pattern Revised)

1

Mother Tongue

(Hindi or Urdu or Bangla)

2

Second Indian Language

3

English

4

Mathematics

5

Science

6

Social Science

Real Numbers

Euclid’s Division Lemma and Algorithm, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Rational and Irrational Numbers

10

Polynomials

Geometric Meaning of The Zeroes, Zeroes, and Coefficients, Division Algorithm For Polynomials

20

Pair of Linear Equations in 2 Variables

Graphical Solution to Linear Equations, Substitution Method, Elimination Method, Cross Multiplication Method, Equations Reducible to Linear Form

Quadratic Equations

Introduction to Quadratic Equations, Method of Completing The Square, Nature of Roots, Equations Reducible to Quadratic Form

Arithmetic Progression

Introduction to Arithmetic Progression, nth Term of A.P., Sum of n Terms of A.P., Word Problems of A.P.

Coordinate Geometry

Distance Formula, Section Formula, Area of Triangles

10

Introduction to Trigonometry

Trigonometric Ratios, Trigonometric Tables, Trigonometric Ratios of Complementary Angles, Introduction to Trigonometric Identities, Applications of Trigonometric Identities

20

Some Applications of Trigonometry

Introduction to Heights and Distances, Applications of Heights and Distances

Triangles

Basic Proportionality Theorem, Topic 2 – Converse of BPT, Criteria For Similar Triangles, Problems on Similar Triangles, Areas of Similar Triangles, Pythagoras Theorem

Topic 7 – Problems on Pythagoras Theorem

30

Circles

Tangents to A Circle, Properties of Tangents

Areas Related to Circles

Area and Circumference of a Circle, Areas of Sectors and Segments, Areas of Combination of Figures

Surface Areas and Volumes

Surface Area: Combination of Solids, Volume: Combination of Solids, Conversion of Solids, Frustum of A Cone

Statistics

Arithmetic Mean of Grouped Data, Mode of Grouped Data, Median of Grouped Data, Relation Between Central Tendencies, Cumulative Frequency Curve

10

Probability

Classical Approach to Probability, Applications of Probability

History

• The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

• The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

• Nationalism in India

• The Making of a Global World

• The Age of Industrialisation

• Work, Life, and Leisure: Cities in the Contemporary World

• Print Culture and the Modern World

• Novels, Society, and History

25

Civics

• Power Sharing

• Federalism

• Democracy and Diversity

• Gender, Religion, and Caste

• Popular Struggles and Movements

• Political Parties

• Outcomes of Democracy

• Challenges to Democracy

25

Geography

• Resources and Development

• Forest and Wildlife Resources

• Water Resources

• Agriculture

• Minerals and Energy Resources

• Manufacturing Industries

• Lifelines of National Economy

25

Economics

• Development

• Sectors of the Indian Economy

• Money and Credit

• Globalization and the Indian Economy

• Consumer Rights

25

Total

100

I

Chemical Compounds

20

II

The Living World

20

III

Electricity and its effects

10

IV

Light and Communication

2

V

Natural Resources

8

Total

60

English Prose

• Two questions are to be attempted among three short answer type questions (4 marks)

• One explanation in three different passages (4 marks)

• Comprehension question needs to be attempted between two passages (4 marks)

• Use of words (2 marks)

• One needs to be answered among two long answer type questions (6 marks)

Grammar

• Combining Sentence Correction (2 marks)

• Direct and Indirect Narration (2 marks)

Vocabulary

• Antonyms and Synonyms of two words Substitution of word ( two groups) Homophones

Translation

• Translate from English to Hindi Translate from Hindi to English

Composition

• One essay containing 250 words among 4-5 different topics Application Writing or Letter Writing