Contemporary India — II is the Class 10 Geography NCERT, covering India's natural-resource base, agriculture, industry and transport networks. These Class 10 Geography NCERT notes for UPSC build the foundational vocabulary of resources, land use, farming systems and economic infrastructure that recurs across Prelims and GS1 Mains.

The book groups into four working themes:

  • Resources and conservation: types and development of resources; conservation of forests and wildlife.
  • Water and farming: water resources and management; agriculture, cropping patterns and major crops.
  • Minerals, energy and industry: mineral and energy resources; the location and types of manufacturing industries.
  • Economic infrastructure: lifelines of the national economy — transport, communication and trade.

For UPSC, this title anchors the economic-geography portion of GS1 (India's geography) and supplies high-yield Prelims factual ground on resources, crops, minerals and industries.