APC Modern Indian History, Contemporary World & Civics Textbook for Class 10

The Twenty-First Edition of the book appears at a time of momentous changes, both domestic and foreign. Therefore, all the Chapters have been updated and revised.

SECTION-A that examines the nature and working of our democratic polity incorporates the following changes:

• Chapter 1 highlights the fact that the Constitution One hundred and Fourth amendment Act did not extend the period of reservation of the two Lok Sabha seats for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha. This amendment came into effect on 25 January, 2020.
• Chapter 2 examines the nature of Indian polity. Ours being a Parliamentary System of Government, the President was required to act on the advice of the Union council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head. In the last Presidential election Smt. Droupadi Murmu got 2824 votes (having a total value of 6,76,803), while shri Yashwant Sinha could muster only 1877 votes that had a total value of 3,80,177. Shri Jagdeep Dhankar was elected as the Vice-President of India on 6 August, 2022.
• Chapter 3 dwells on the fact that the BJP-led NDA Government was different from the previous Coalition Governments. Both 2014 and 2019 were truly “national elections” fought on the plank of a real “national message.”
• Chapter 4 deals with the necessity and functioning of a supreme court in a Federal Setup. On august 26, 2022 the Supreme Court observed that ‘Freebies’ can drive the State to bankruptcy… We should remember that such freebies are extended utilizing taxpayers’ money only for increasing the popularity of the party and its electoral prospects.” A Freebie “is something that you are given without having to pay for it.”
• Chapters 5 and 6 look at the structure and functions of the High courts and subordinate Courts. The Hyderabad High court was the common High court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. On 3 February, 2019 Andhra Pradesh got its own High Court at Nelapadu in Amravati. Among the Union Territories only Delhi has its own High Court.