Science — Class 10

Science — Class 10 is the foundational NCERT volume spanning chemistry, biology, and physics, and a core source of Class 10 Science NCERT notes for UPSC aspirants building conceptual clarity for Prelims science and technology and environment questions.

What the book covers, by theme:

• Chemistry: chemical reactions and equations, acids, bases and salts, metals and non-metals, carbon and its compounds, and the periodic classification of elements.
• Biology — life and continuity: life processes, control and coordination, how organisms reproduce, and heredity and evolution.
• Physics: light (reflection and refraction), the human eye and the colourful world, electricity, and magnetic effects of electric current.
• Energy and environment: sources of energy, our environment, and sustainable management of natural resources.

For UPSC, this book strengthens Prelims fundamentals in science, technology and ecology, and supports GS3 environment and conservation themes in Mains.