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NCERT Foundations · Class 10 · Social Science

Ch 1 · Development

Understanding Economic Development · Class 10 · 16 pages · about 80 min

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Understanding Economic Development · Class 10 · 7.5 h reading · GS III

Read it before the Class 11 and 12 economics books if you have no economics background.

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  1. Ch 1 · Development jess201
  2. Ch 2 · Sectors of the Indian Economy jess202
  3. Ch 3 · Money and Credit jess203
  4. Ch 4 · Globalisation and the Indian Economy jess204
  5. Ch 5 · Consumer Rights jess205

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