Exam-oriented handwritten-style notes — every page laid out like class notes, with highlighting, boxes and a mind map, built to be read the night before rather than skimmed.
Chapter 4 of Part B, Political Theory. CBSE gives Social Justice 6 marks out of 80 on its own. Checked against CBSE’s own 2026-27 curriculum document.
What is justice?
How it has been understood — from dharma and Confucius to Plato and Kant — and the three principles of justice, with examples.
Do special needs conflict with equal treatment?
The chapter’s question — conflict or extension? — answered both ways.
What is Rawls’ veil of ignorance?
A thought experiment: choose the rules of society without knowing where you will end up in it. The notes work through John Rawls‘s argument step by step.
How should the state pursue social justice?
The basic minimum and the state’s duty, and free markets against state intervention — both positions set out.
What else is in the file
- Chapter at a glance — a one-page mind map of the whole chapter
- A 24-term glossary of every definition the paper can ask for
- 11 questions solved with full model answers — board-pattern questions and NCERT exercises, 1, 2, 4 and 6 markers
- A revision tracker to tick off each topic as read, practised and revised
The file
- Format: PDF, A4 — works on a phone and prints cleanly
- Length: 29 pages plus cover
- Delivery: instant download link after payment, plus a copy by email
- Free updates: if CBSE changes the syllabus or a correction goes in, the updated file is sent to you at no cost. You never pay twice for the same chapter.
By Aditi Ojha (Savvy Ma’am) — Founder and educator, The Savvy Humanities. Teaching Humanities on YouTube since 2023. These notes pair with the free chapter videos; QR codes inside the file link to them.
