TN State Board · Class 10
Social Science Complete Guide
Syllabus, official resources, chapter guides, textbook solutions, question bank, model papers, revision plan, exam tips, and FAQs.
Chapters
27
Published Guides
59
Chapter Guides
27/27
Practice Resources
5
📝 Textbook Exercise Solutions — Chapter-wise
MCQ, short answers, long answers, and numericals with full worked solutions
Syllabus and Official Resources
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- History: nationalism, modern world developments, freedom movement, social change, and important personalities.
- Geography: resources, climate, agriculture, industries, population, transport, maps, and environment.
- Civics: constitution, democracy, government institutions, rights, duties, elections, and administration.
- Economics: production, money, banking, public finance, development, and Tamil Nadu/Indian economy basics.
Official Books
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27/27 chapter guides published
History · Chapter 1
Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath
History · Chapter 2
The World Between Two World Wars
History · Chapter 3
World War II
History · Chapter 4
The World After World War II
History · Chapter 5
Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century
History · Chapter 6
Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu
History · Chapter 7
Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
History · Chapter 8
Nationalism: Gandhian Phase
History · Chapter 9
Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu
History · Chapter 10
Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu
Geography · Chapter 11
India: Location, Relief and Drainage
Geography · Chapter 12
Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
Geography · Chapter 13
Components of Agriculture
Geography · Chapter 14
Resources and Industries
Geography · Chapter 15
India: Population, Transport, Communication and Trade
Geography · Chapter 16
Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu
Geography · Chapter 17
Human Geography of Tamil Nadu
Civics · Chapter 18
Indian Constitution
Civics · Chapter 19
Central Government
Civics · Chapter 20
State Government
Civics · Chapter 21
India's Foreign Policy
Civics · Chapter 22
India's International Relations
Economics · Chapter 23
Gross Domestic Product and its Growth
Economics · Chapter 24
Globalization and Trade
Economics · Chapter 25
Food Security and Nutrition
Economics · Chapter 26
Government and Taxes
Economics · Chapter 27
Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu
Question Bank
- One-mark facts, dates, places, personalities, terms, and institutions
- Two-mark reasons, differences, and short explanations
- Map marking, timeline, table, and data interpretation questions
- Five-mark history, geography, civics, and economics explanations
- Full Social Science model paper practice with map-work timing
Model Papers
- After History and Geography, write one mixed unit test.
- After Civics and Economics, write one short-answer practice set.
- Practise map work separately every week.
- In the final month, write one full Social Science model paper every week.
Revision Plan
- Week 1: Finish History and Geography textbook reading and mark maps.
- Week 2: Finish Civics, Economics, terms, dates, and short answers.
- Week 3: Practise map work, timelines, differences, and five-mark answers.
- Week 4: Write model papers and revise only the mistake notebook.
Published Chapter Guides
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 7 - Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism with causes, organisations, leaders, important questions, and revision notes.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 19 - Central Government
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Civics guide for Central Government with Parliament, President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, judiciary, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 12 - Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for Climate and Natural Vegetation of India with monsoon, seasons, forests, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 13 - Components of Agriculture
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for Components of Agriculture with crops, farming types, irrigation, inputs, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 6 - Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu with causes, leaders, events, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 25 - Food Security and Nutrition
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Economics guide for Food Security and Nutrition with food availability, PDS, malnutrition, government schemes, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 9 - Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu with leaders, movements, places, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 24 - Globalization and Trade
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Economics guide for Globalization and Trade with meaning, exports, imports, WTO, MNCs, benefits, issues, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 26 - Government and Taxes
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Economics guide for Government and Taxes with public revenue, direct tax, indirect tax, GST, public expenditure, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 23 - Gross Domestic Product and its Growth
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Economics guide for Gross Domestic Product and its Growth with GDP meaning, sectors, growth, per capita income, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 17 - Human Geography of Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for Human Geography of Tamil Nadu with population, agriculture, industry, transport, urbanisation, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 11 - India: Location, Relief and Drainage
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for India: Location, Relief and Drainage with location, physical divisions, rivers, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 15 - India: Population, Transport, Communication and Trade
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for India: Population, Transport, Communication and Trade with demographic terms, transport networks, trade, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 18 - Indian Constitution
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Civics guide for Indian Constitution with preamble, features, rights, duties, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 21 - India's Foreign Policy
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Civics guide for India's Foreign Policy with principles, non-alignment, Panchsheel, peace, international cooperation, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 22 - India's International Relations
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Civics guide for India's International Relations with neighbours, organisations, diplomacy, cooperation, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 27 - Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Economics guide for Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu with meaning, regions, industries, advantages, challenges, map practice, and important questions.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 8 - Nationalism: Gandhian Phase
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Nationalism: Gandhian Phase with major movements, principles, leaders, important questions, and exam revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1 - Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath with causes, alliances, results, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 16 - Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu with location, relief, rivers, climate, soil, vegetation, map practice, and important questions.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 14 - Resources and Industries
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Geography guide for Resources and Industries with resource types, minerals, energy, industries, maps, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 5 - Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century with reformers, organisations, ideas, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 10 - Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu with social justice movements, education, caste reform, important questions, and revision notes.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 20 - State Government
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science Civics guide for State Government with Governor, Chief Minister, Legislature, Council of Ministers, High Court, important questions, and revision checklist.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 4 - The World After World War II
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for The World After World War II with Cold War, decolonisation, United Nations, non-alignment, important questions, and revision notes.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 2 - The World Between Two World Wars
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for The World Between Two World Wars with Great Depression, fascism, Nazism, world politics, important questions, and revision tips.
9 May 2026
chapter-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 3 - World War II
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science History guide for World War II with causes, course, results, United Nations, important questions, and exam revision checklist.
9 May 2026
Exercise Solutions
Chapter-wise textbook answers with a quick path back to notes.
Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 1 Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
The World Between Two World Wars
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 2 The World Between Two World Wars exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
World War II
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 3 World War II exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
The World After World War II
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 4 The World After World War II exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 5 Social and Religious Reform Movements exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 6 Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 7 Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 10 Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 12 Climate and Natural Vegetation of India exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Components of Agriculture
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 13 Components of Agriculture exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Resources and Industries
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science Chapter 14 Resources and Industries exercise solutions with MCQs, fill-ups, true or false, short and detailed answers, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
India: Population, Transport, Communication and Trade
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 15 India: Population, Transport, Communication and Trade exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Human Geography of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 17 Human Geography of Tamil Nadu exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Indian Constitution
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 18 Indian Constitution exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Central Government
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 19 Central Government exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
State Government
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 20 State Government exercise solutions guide with MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false, match the following, short answers, detailed answers, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
India's Foreign Policy
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 21 India's Foreign Policy exercise solutions guide with MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false, match the following, short answers, detailed answers, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
India's International Relations
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 22 India's International Relations exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Gross Domestic Product and its Growth
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 23 Gross Domestic Product and its Growth exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Globalization and Trade
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 24 Globalization and Trade exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Food Security and Nutrition
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 25 Food Security and Nutrition exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Government and Taxes
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 26 Government and Taxes exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Chapter 27 Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu exercise solutions guide with one-mark answers, short answers, long-answer points, and revision checklist.
15 June 2026
Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 9 Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
India: Location, Relief and Drainage
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science Geography Chapter 1 — India's location, physiographic divisions, Himalayan and Peninsular rivers, drainage patterns, full exercise solutions.
15 June 2026
Nationalism: Gandhian Phase
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science History Chapter 8 Nationalism: Gandhian Phase exercise solutions with MCQs, fill in blanks, true or false, match the following, short and detailed answers, common mistakes, and exam checklist.
15 June 2026
Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu
Samacheer Kalvi 10th Social Science Geography Chapter 8 exercise solutions — Tamil Nadu physical divisions, rivers, climate, soils, vegetation, and map work with full answers.
15 June 2026
Practice Resources
revision-plan
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science 30-Day Revision Plan
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science 30-day revision plan for History, Geography, Civics, Economics, map practice, important terms, question bank, and model papers.
9 May 2026
subject-guide
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Complete Guide
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science complete guide with History, Geography, Civics, Economics, map practice, important terms, question bank, model paper, and revision plan.
9 May 2026
model-paper
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Model Paper 1
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science model paper practice plan with History, Geography, Civics, Economics, map work, answer presentation, and correction checklist.
9 May 2026
question-bank
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Question Bank
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science question bank with History, Geography, Civics, Economics, map work, important terms, timelines, and model-paper practice.
9 May 2026
textbook-solutions
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science Textbook Solutions Map
Samacheer Kalvi Class 10 Social Science textbook solutions map for History, Geography, Civics, Economics, map practice, timelines, key terms, and model-paper revision.
9 May 2026