History Syllabus

CLASS X

BHUTAN CIVICS

UNIT THREE: THE GOVERNMENT

1. The Legislature (Membership criteria, Removal of members of Parliament, Legislature: Powers and function, Gyalyong Tshogdu (National Assembly, Gyalyong Tshogde (National

Council), Relation between the two Houses, Political Parties, Function of the Political

Parties, Ruling Party and Opposition Party). 4%

2. The Executive (Types of Executive, The Lhengye Zhungtshog, Appointment and tenure of the members of Lhengye Zhungtshog, Functions of the Lhengye Zhungtshog, The

Administrative System , The Ministries, Autonomous Bodies). 4%

3. The Judiciary (Formation and Codification of Laws, Judicial System, Jurisdiction of the

Thrimkhangs or Courts, Salient features of our Judicial System, Judicial Reforms). 4%

4. The Constitutional Bodies (The Election Commission, the Royal Audit Authority, the Anti- CorruptionCommission, the Royal Civil Service Commission, Constitutional Offices). 2%

5. Local Government (Members of the Gewog Tshogde, Eligibility, Terms of Office, Removal of Gewog Tshogde members, Gewog Tshogde Meeting Procedures, Powers and Functions of

Gewog Tshogde, Regulatory powers of the Gewog Tshogde, Members of the Dzongkhag

Tshogdu, Eligibility, Terms of Office and Election Criteria, Powers and Functions of

Chairman of Dzongkhag Tshogdu, Powers and Functions of Dzongkhag Tshogdu,

Dzongkhag Tshogdu Meeting Procedures, Members of the Thromde Tshogde , Relationship Between Gewog Tshogde, the Dzongkhag Tshogdu and the Thromde Tshogde). 3%

6. Gross National Happiness and Good Governance (The Four Pillars of Gross National Happiness,

Features of Good Governance). 3%

Note: Those contents in Bhutan History (particularly class X) which overlap with the content in Bhutan Civics may please be treated as reference material for the latter.

Bhutan History

7. Jigme Namgyal: The Architect of United Bhutan - his origin and early years; rise to power; his role in the Duar War; his achievements (7%)

8. Druk Gyalpo Ugyen Wangchuck: The Founding Monarch and the King of Bhutan's Destiny - his early life; rise to power; ascent to the throne; reforms (6%)

9. Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck: The Consolidator - his early life; ascent to the throne; reforms and consolidation works (4%)

10. Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck: The Father of Modern Bhutan – early life; ascent to the throne; reforms; development plans; international relations (7%)

11. Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck: A Monarch of the People - early life; ascent to the throne; reforms; foreign relations (9%)

12. Art, Architecture and Handicrafts: General characteristics; historical background; types and significance (7%)

Indian History and World Developments since 1945

13. Gandhiji's contribution to India as a leader: Mahatma Gandhi's life-sketch, his ideals and methods; Gandhi's contribution to the freedom movement and India's independence (7%)

14. The UNO: formation of UNO, its main organs and their functions; its major agencies and their functions; role of the UNO in maintaining peace and security (7%)

15. A Few Regional Organisations: the EEC; the SAARC; the ASEAN (6%)

Modes of Assessment

The learning of history and civics in class X will be assessed internally by the school and externally by the Bhutan Board of Examinations.

1. Internal assessment (weighting - 20%)

Internal assessment will include the marks of the continuous assessment (homework, class work and project work) and the terminal and trial examinations. (The details on the breakup of marks are given in the Continuous Assessment, VI to X, Teachers' Guide, CAPSSD, 1999)

Note: The teacher should give proper guidance to the students at every step of their project work. The length of the project work should be 1000-1500 words ONLY.

The Heads of the schools should send the final mark in internal assessment for students to the

Bhutan Board of Examinations on the prescribed Mark Sheets NOT LATER THAN November

15 of the year of the examination. The mark awarded by the school for internal assessment will be added to the mark awarded by the Bhutan Board of Examinations on the written paper.

2. External assessment (weighting - 80%)

A written examination will be conducted at the end of the year by the Bhutan Board of

Examinations. It will be a combined paper of history and civics as in class IX. The paper format and allocation of marks is as shown in the table on the next page.

Allocation of marks in the written examination

Content Area Weighting

Bhutan Civics (17%)

Part I- Section A (compulsory) (7%)

Part II-Section A (essay questions-choice) (10)

Bhutan History (45%)

Part I- Section A (compulsory) (15)

Part II-Section A (essay questions-choice) (30)

Indian History and World Development since 1945 (18%)

Part I- Section A (compulsory) (8%)

Part II-Section A (essay questions-choice) (10)

TOTAL – 80%

Examination details:

Part I (30%): There will be three sections (A,B and C) on Bhutan Civics, Bhutan History and

Indian History. This part will comprise compulsory multiple choice and short answer questions to test factual knowledge, application and skills related to elementary/fundamental aspects of the entire syllabus. The number of questions in each section will be determined by the weighting for the sections.

There will be question worth 7 marks from Bhutan Civics, 15 marks from Bhutan History, and 8 marks from Indian History and World Development since 1945.

Part II (50%): There will be three sections (A, B and C) on Bhutan Civics, Bhutan History and

Indian History. There will be nine sets of questions worth 10 marks each: two on Bhutan Civics, five on Bhutan History and two on Indian History. Students will attempt a total of five Questions: one from Bhutan Civics, three from Bhutan History and one from Indian History and

World Development since 1945. (1+3+1 = 5 questions).

Textbooks and references

1. Bhutan History Coursebook Class X, CAPSD, Education Department, Thimphu, Bhutan

2. Bhutan Civics Textbook for Classes IX and X, CAPSD, Education Department, Thimphu,

Bhutan

3. Bhutan Civics Teacher’s Guide for Classes IX and X, CAPSD, Education Department,

Thimphu, Bhutan

4. I.C.S.E. History and Civics Part II, D.N. Kundra, Goyal Brothers Prakashan Educational

Publishers, 1992