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LEBRAT CE F IN SO G SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2023-24 CLASS Total Questions : 50 Section PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME (1) History (2) Geography (3) Social and Political Life Time : 1 hr. (4) Achievers Section 8 SOF INTERNATIONAL No. of Questions 20 15 10 5 SOCIAL STUDIES OLYMPIAD Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3 SYLLABUS Section – 1 : History – Modern India-Sources and Significance, The Establishment of Company Power, Rural Life and Tribal Societies, Crafts and Industries, The Revolt of 1857-58, Education and British Rule, Women, Caste and Reform, Freedom Struggle in India, India After Independence Section – 2 : Geography – Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources, Mineral, Power and Human Resources, Agriculture and Industries Section – 3 : Social and Political Life – The Indian Constitution and Secularism, Parliamentary Government and The Judiciary, Social Justice and The Marginalised, Economic Presence of the Government Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 1, 2 & 3. 1. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is home to (D) Kolkata University. a large population of which endangered primate? 6. Which of the following is not an eligibility criteria to (A) Chimpanzee become a member of the Lok Sabha? (B) Orangutan (A) The candidate must be a citizen of India. (C) Gorilla (B) The age should not be less than 25 years. (D) Lion-tailed macaque (C) He should have the citizenship of another 2. Which of the following states in India is not prone to country. tropical cyclones? (D) All of these (A) Bihar (B) Odisha 7. This court is also known as ‘Court of Record’ (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu because it records and prints all its proceedings and 3. Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse? judgements. Which court is this? (A) Lord Wellesley (B) Robert Clive (A) High Court (C) Lord Dalhousie (D) Lord Mountbatten (B) District and Sessions Court (C) District Munsiff Court 4. Which tribal group inhabited the Chota Nagpur (D) Supreme Court Plateau region? (A) Kol (B) Onge 8. Nirmal Gram Puraskar has been launched to (C) Bhil (D) Munda promote ___________. (A) Urban sanitation 5. Rabindranath Tagore established the (B) Education in rural areas (A) Maharaja Sayajirao University (C) Rural sanitation (B) Aligarh Muslim University (D) Employment in urban areas (C) Visva Bharati University ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Which of the following statements are correct? codify Indian laws. (i) The British and the Marathas fought three wars. (A) (i) and (iii) only (B) (i) and (ii) only (ii) The British annexed Sindh in 1849. (C) (ii) and (iii) only (iii) In 1833, a Law Commission was appointed to (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) Sample Paper | Class-8 | 1
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10. Select the option that correctly identifies our (v) Right to constitutional remedies fundamental rights. (A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only (i) Right against exploitation (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (ii) Right to freedom of religion (C) (i) and (v) only (iii) Right to equality (iv) Right to freedom (D) (i), (iii) and (iv) only SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK ANSWERS ISSO – 1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (B) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-8
