SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL

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Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education
Class XII
SYLLABUS FOR PRACTICE TEST – I (2023-24)
ENGLISH PHYSICS
1. UNSEEN COMPREHENSION
2. WRITING SKILLS 1. Electrostatics and current electricity
(full), Magnetic effect of current and
i. Notice
magnetism in matter.
ii. Invitation Card, Invitation Letter
and Replies 2. Optics (full), Photoelectric effect,
iii. Letter to the Editor Physics of atom
iv. Job Application
v. Article
CHEMISTRY
vi. Newspaper Report
3. FLAMINGO
1. Solutions.
i. The Last Lesson
2. Electrochemistry.
ii. Lost Spring
3. Chemical Kinetics.
iii. Deep Water
4. d -and f -Block Elements.
iv. The Rattrap
5. Coordination Compounds.
v. Indigo
6. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes.
vi. The Interview
7. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers.
vii. My Mother at Sixty-six
8. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic
viii. Keeping Quiet
Acids.
ix. A Thing of Beauty
x. A Roadside Stand BIOLOGY
4. VISTAS
i. The Third Level NCERT CHAPTER 2: SEXUAL
ii. The Tiger King REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
iii. Journey to the End of the Earth NCERT CHAPTER 3: HUMAN
iv. The Enemy REPRODUCTION
NCERT CHAPTER 4: REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH
MATHEMATICS NCERT CHAPTER 5: PRINCIPLES OF
INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
1. Relations and functions (EXCLUDE SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA;
2. Inverse Trigonometric PHENYLKETONURIA)
Functions NCERT CHAPTER 6: MOLECULAR BASIS
3. Matrices OF INHERITANCE
NCERT CHAPTER 8: HUMAN HEALTH
4. Determinants AND DISEASE
5. Continuity and
NCERT CHAPTER 10: MICROBES IN
Differentiability (with first
HUMAN WELFARE (INCLUDING
and second order derivatives) JUDICIOUS USE OF ANTIBIOTICS)
6. Application of Derivatives NCERT CHAPTER 11: BIOTECHNOLOGY –
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES
(Rate Measure, Increasing and
NCERT CHAPTER 12: BIOTECHNOLOGY
decreasing functions, Maxima
AND ITS APPLICATIONS
and Minima)
NCERT CHAPTER 13: ORGANISMS AND
7. Indefinite Integrals POPULATIONS (EXCLUDE ORGANISM
8. Definite Integrals AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, MAJOR
ABIOTIC FACTORS, RESPONSES TO
9. Differential equations
ABIOTIC FACTORS, ADAPTATIONS.)
10. Vectors and three-dimensional NCERT CHAPTER 14: ECOSYSTEM
Geometry (EXCLUDE ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
11. Probability AND NUTRIENT CYCLES) INCLUDING
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Python Programming
1. Revision of Python topics covered in
Class XI
2. Functions: types of function (built-in
functions, functions defined in module, user
defined functions), creating user defined
function, arguments and parameters, default
parameters, positional parameters, function
returning value(s), flow of execution, scope
of a variable (global scope, local scope)
3. Text file: opening a text file, text file open
modes (r, r+, w, w+, a, a+), closing a text
file, opening a file using with clause,
writing/appending data to a text file using
write() and writelines(), reading from a text
file using read(), readline() and readlines(),
seek and tell methods, manipulation of data
in a text file
4. Exception Handling: Introduction, handling
exceptions using try-except-finally blocks
5. Data Structure: Stack, operations on stack
(push & pop), implementation of stack using
list.
Database Management
1 Database concepts: introduction to database
concepts and its need
2 Relational data model: relation, attribute,
tuple, domain, degree, cardinality, keys
(candidate key, primary key, alternate key,
foreign key)
3 Structured Query Language:
4 Introduction, Data Definition Language and
Data Manipulation Language
5 Data type (char(n),varchar(n),int, float, date)
6 Constraints (not null, unique, primary key)
7 Create database, use database, show
databases, drop database, show tables, create
table, describe table, alter table (add and
remove an attribute, add and remove primary
key), drop table,
8 Insert, delete, select, operators
(mathematical, relational and logical), aliasing,
distinct clause, where clause, in, between, order
by, meaning of null, is null, is not null, like,
update command, delete command,
9 Aggregate functions (max, min, avg, sum,
count), group by, having clause,
10 Joins: cartesian product on two tables,
equi-join and natural join
Interface of python with an SQL
database:
1. Connecting SQL with Python, performing
insert, update, delete queries using cursor,
2. Display data by using connect(), cursor(),
execute(), commit(), fetchone(), fetchall(),
rowcount,
3. Creating database connectivity applications,
use of %s format specifier or format() to
perform queries
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 SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
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Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education
ECONOMICS
Macroeconomics
1.National Income and Related
Aggregates:
 Circular Flow of Income
 Basic Concepts of Macroeconomics
 National Income and related
aggregates
 Measurement of National Income
2.Money and Banking
 Money
 Banking: Commercial Banks and
Central Bank
3.Determination of Income and
Employment
 Aggregate demand and Related
concepts
 Income determination and Multiplier
4.Balance of Payments
 Foreign Exchange rate
 Balance of Payments
Indian Economic Development
1.Development Experience (1947-90) and
Economic Reforms since 1991:
 Indian Economy on the eve of
independence
 Indian Economy 1950-1990
 Economic Reforms since 1991
 Demonetisation and Goods& Service
Tax
2.Current Challenges facing Indian
Economy
 Human Capital formation
 Rural development
 Employment
 Sustainable Economic Development
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COMMERCE
ACCT -
Full syllabus with the exception
of Dissolution of a partnership (in
which only
preparation of Realisation A/c is
included in PT1)
BSTD -
Full syllabus excepting Financial
Markets.
ENTP -
Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (up to Gross &
Net working Capital) & Unit 6.
HISTORY
PART- I
 Bricks, Beads and Bones
 Kings, Farmers and Towns
 Kinship, Caste and Class
 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
PART- II
 Through the Eyes of Travellers
 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
 An Imperial Capital :
Vijayanagara
 Peasants, Zamindars and the
State
PART- III
 Rebels and the Raj
 Mahatma Gandhi and the
Nationalist Movement
(Please follow the soft copy of
the 2023-2024 edition of the
NCERT Textbook
Themes in Indian History – I,II
& III)
Note: Link for Rationalized 2023-
24 NCERT textbooks:
https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?l
ehs1=ps-4
Map Work on the related
Themes included
Part - I- Maps
1.Mature Harappan sites:
Harappa, Banawali,
Kalibangan, Balakot,
Rakhigarhi, Dholavira,
Nageshwar,
Lothal, Mohenjodaro,
Chanhudaro, KotDiji.
HISTORY (contd….)
2.Mahajanapada and cities:
Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru,
Panchala, Gandhara, Avanti,
Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila,Varanasi.
3.Distribution of Ashokan
inscriptions:
• Pillar inscriptions – Sanchi,
Topra, Meerut Pillar and
Kaushambi.
• Kingdom of Cholas, Cheras and
Pandyas
4.Important kingdoms and towns:
• Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas,
Vakatakas,Guptas
• Cities/towns: Mathura, Kanauj,
Puhar, Braghukachchha,
Shravasti,
Rajgir, Vaishali, Varanasi,Vidisha
5.Major Buddhist Sites:
Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi,
Amaravati, Lumbini, Bharhut,
Bodh Gaya, Ajanta
Part II - Maps
6. Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur,
Vijayanagar, Chandragiri,
Kanchipuram,
Mysore, Thanjavur, Kolar,
Tirunelveli
7.Territories under Babur, Akbar
and Aurangzeb:
Delhi, Agra, Panipat, Amber,
Ajmer, Lahore, Goa
Part III- Maps
8. Territories/ cities under British
control in 1857:
Punjab,Sindh,Bombay,Madras,
Berar,Bengal,Bihar,Orissa,Surat,
Calcutta,
Patna,Allahabad.
9.Main centres of the Revolt of
1857:
Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow,
Kanpur, Azamgarh, Calcutta,
Benaras,
Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Awadh
10.Important centres of the
National Movement:
Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad,
Benaras,Amritsar, Chauri Chaura,
Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay
(Quit India Resolution), Karachi
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 SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
An ISO 45001:2018 Certified Institution
Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education
GEOGRAPHY
FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY
1. Chapter 1: Human Geography- Nature and
Scope
2. Chapter 2: The World Population Density,
Distribution and Growth
3. Chapter 3: Human Development
4. Chapter 4: Primary Activities
5. Chapter 5: Secondary Activities
6. Chapter 6: Tertiary and Quaternary
Activities
7. Chapter 7: Transport and Communication
8. Chapter 8: International Trade
INDIA- PEOPLE AND ECONOMY
1. Chapter 1: Population Distribution,
Density, Growth, and Composition
2. Chapter 2: Human Settlements
3. Chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture
4. Chapter 4: Water Resources
5. Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources
6. Chapter 6: Planning and Sustainable
Development in the Indian Context
7. Chapter 7: Transport and Communication
MAP POINTING SYLLABUS :
 Map items for identification only on the
outline political map of the world
Fundamentals of Human Geography :
Chapter 4: Primary Activities:
• Areas of subsistence gathering (Fig. 4.2)
• Major areas of nomadic herding of the world
(Fig. 4.4)
• Major areas of commercial livestock rearing
(Fig. 4.6)
• Major areas of extensive commercial grain
farming (Fig. 4.12)
• Major areas of mixed farming of the world
(Fig. 4.14)
Chapter 7: Transport and Communication:
• Terminal Stations of Transcontinental
Railways—Trans-Siberian, Trans-Canadian,
and Trans-Australian Railways
• Major Sea Ports: · Europe: North Cape,
London, Hamburg · North America:
Vancouver, San Francisco, New Orleans ·
South America: Rio de Janeiro, Colon,
Valparaiso · Africa: Suez and Cape Town ·
Asia: Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Aden,
Karachi, Kolkata · Australia: Perth, Sydney,
and Melbourne
• Major Airports: · Asia: Tokyo, Beijing,
Mumbai, Jeddah, Aden · Africa: Johannesburg
and Nairobi · Europe: Moscow, London, Paris,
Berlin, and Rome · North America: Chicago,
New Orleans, Mexico City · South America:
Buenos Aires, Santiago; · Australia: Darwin
and Wellington
• Inland Waterways: Suez Canal, Panama
Canal, Rhine Waterways, and St. Lawrence
Seaways
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GEOGRAPHY (contd….) LEGAL STUDIES
 Map items for locating and  Unit 1- Judiciary
labelling on the political outline
map of India  Unit 2- Alternative Dispute
India - People and Economy - Resolution in India (ADR).
• Chapter 1: Population Distribution
Density Growth and Composition:  Unit 3- Topics in Law I (Business
State with the Highest Population
Density and State with the Lowest Laws)
Population Density (2011)  Chapter 3A: Law of Contract
• Chapter 3: Land Resources and
Agriculture: Leading Producing  Chapter 3B : Law of Torts
States of the Following Crops: (a)
rice; (b) wheat; (c) cotton; (d) jute;  Chapter 3C : Law of Property
(e) sugarcane; (f) tea; and (g) coffee.
 Chapter 3D : Intellectual Property
• Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy
Resources: Mines: Iron-ore mines: Law
Mayurbhanj, Bailadila, Ratnagiri,
Bellary · Manganese mines:  Unit 4- Topics in Law II (General
Balaghat, Shimoga · Copper mines:
Hazaribagh, Singhbhum, Khetari ·
Laws)
Bauxite mines: Katni, Bilaspur, and  Chapter 4A : Laws of Sustainable
Koraput · Coal mines: Jharia,
Bokaro, Raniganj, Neyveli · Oil Development
refineries: Mathura, Jamnagar, and
Barauni  Chapter 4B : Forms of Legal Entities
Note: Kindly refer to the latest  Chapter 4C : Criminal Laws in India
editions of all NCERT Textbooks.
 Unit 5- Concept of Human Rights
POLITICAL SCIENCE  Chapter 5(A) – Human Rights in
Book 1- Contemporary World
India
Politics
• Chapter 2- End of Bi-polarity  Chapter 5 (B) – Human Rights
• Chapter 4- New Centres of Power Violations- Complaint
• Chapter 5- South Asia in the
Mechanism(Quasi-Judicial Bodies)
Contemporary World
• Chapter 6- United Nations
 Unit 6- International Law
Organization
• Chapter 7- Security in the
Contemporary World PSYCHOLOGY
• Chapter 8 – Environment and
Natural Resources Chapters :
Book 2- Politics in India Since
Independence 1. Variation in psychology Attributes
• Chapter 1- Challenges of Nation 2. Self and Personality
Building
• Chapter 2- Era of One Party 3. Meeting Life Challenges
Dominance
• Chapter 3- Politics of Planned 4. Psychological Disorders
Development 5. Therapeutic Approaches (Excluding
• Chapter 5- Challenges to and
pages 94 to 96; 101 and 102)
Restoration of the Congress System.
• Chapter 6 – The Crisis of the The Syllabus is according to the
Democratic Order Revised Curriculum uploaded on
• Chapter 8- Regional Aspiration CBSE Website.
• Chapter 9- Recent Developments in
Indian Politics
Map identification - Book 2
Cartoon interpretation and passage
based question- Book 1 and Book 2
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SOCIOLOGY BENGALI
1. UNSEEN COMPREHENSION
[অপঠিত গদ্যাংশ থেকে থ যধপরীক্ষণ]
2. PROSE [গদ্]
 থে যাঁচযয়, থে যাঁকচ - মযঠিে
ক্্যপযধ্যয়
 ভযরত র্ষ - সৈয়দ মুস্তযফয ঠৈরযজ
 ভাত – মহাশ্বেতা দেবী
 িযিয রকের ঠদি [িযটে] - অঠজকতশ
ক্্যপযধ্যয় [সম্পূ র্]ণ

3. POETRY [েঠ তয]

 রূপিযরযকির েূকে - র ীন্দ্রিযে িযেুর
 আঠম থদঠি – শঠি চকটযপযধ্যয়
 ক্রন্দনরতা জননীর পাশ্বে – মৃ েুল
োেগুপ্ত
 পড়কত জযকি এমি এে মজুকরর প্রশ্ন
[আন্তজষযঠতে েঠ তয] - থ কটষযল্ট থেখ্ট
(অিু যদ : শঙ্খ থ যর্)

4. SUPPLEMENTARY READER :
আমযর যাংেয – ৈু ভযর্ মুকিযপযধ্যয়
 গযকরয পযহযকড়র িীকচ
 ছযঠতর দকে হযঠত
 থমক র গাশ্বে থজেিযিয

5. GRAMMAR [ ্যেরণ]
 ধ্বঠিতত্ত্ব : অঠপঠিঠহঠত, অঠভশ্রুঠত,
স্বরভঠি, স্বরৈঙ্গঠত
 শব্দযেষতত্ত্ব : অকেষর উৎের্ষ, অকেষর
অপের্ষ, অকেষর প্রৈযরণ, অকেষর
ৈাংকেযচি
 যগ্ধযরয ও প্র যদ-প্র চি [সম্পূ র্]ণ

6. COMPOSITION AND WRITING

[ঠিঠমষঠত]
 প্রঠতক দি পযি
 ঠ জ্ঞযপি ঠেিি [অ-কেঠণ দ্ধ]