Brief Introduction at the beginning of each chapter provides an overview about the topics to be taught in the chapter ? Timeline is a chronological presentation of important dates and historical events ? Do you Know in chapters provide interesting information related to the topics ? Definitions help in enhancing the existing knowledge with add-ons ? Maps provide an idea about the geographical locations of historical events and developments as well as physical features, distribution of natural vegetation, wild life, climate and population ? Illustrations provide visual interpretation and exhaustive data have been given in tables ? Flowcharts provide information given in an easy-to-learn tabulated format ? Key Words provide meaning of new and difficult words ? Crosswords given in Economics help the students to understand the new terms in a better way ? Debate Topics have been included in Democratic Politics which will instigate the young brains to explore and initiate in developing their own opinion ? Rapid Fire questions in Contemporary India will help the students to know the subject at the micro level ? Let's Recapitulate includes in-text questions which will help in revising the topics immediately after going through the main text ? Exercises at the end of the chapter will test and reinforce what has been learnt ? NCERT Exercises with Solutions have been included in very simple language and lucid style ? Chapter Tree given at the end of each chapter will provide all the topics and concepts in a nutshell which will help the students in better understanding ? Know the Personalities given as an Appendix at the end of the book that provides a brief about the famous people from the past ? Web Resources will help the students in exploring the Internet for further information ? Case-based Study (Paragraph-based) and Assertion-Reason Questions given at the end of the book