SOF ISSO Sample Paper 2023 Class 8

SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2022-23 CLASS Total Questions : 50 8 Time : 1 hr. PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME (3) Social and (4) Achievers Section (1) History (2) Geography Political Life Section 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, Colonialism and Urban Change, Changes in the Arts: Painting, Literature, Architecture, 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 Marginalized, 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 a large population of which endangered primate? (A) Chimpanzee (B) Orangutan (C) Gorilla (D) Lion-tailed macaque 2. Which of the following states in India is not prone to tropical cyclones? (A) Bihar (B) Odisha (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu 3. Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse? (A) Lord Wellesley (B) Robert Clive (C) Lord Dalhousie (D) Lord Mountbatten 4. Which tribal group inhabited the Chota Nagpur Plateau region? (A) Kol (B) Onge (C) Bhil (D) Munda 5. Rabindranath Tagore established the (A) Maharaja Sayajirao University (B) Aligarh Muslim University (C) Visva Bharati University (D) Kolkata University. 6. Which of the following is not an eligibility criteria to become a member of the Lok Sabha? (A) The candidate must be a citizen of India. (B) The age should not be less than 25 years. (C) He should have the citizenship of another country. (D) All of these 7. This court is also known as ‘Court of Record’ because it records and prints all its proceedings and judgements. Which court is this? (A) High Court (B) District and Sessions Court (C) District Munsiff Court (D) Supreme Court Sample Paper | Class-8 | 1

8. Nirmal Gram Puraskar has been launched to promote ___________. (A) Urban sanitation (B) Education in rural areas (C) Rural sanitation (D) Employment in urban areas ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Which of the following statements are correct? (i) The British and the Marathas fought three wars. (ii) The British annexed Sindh in 1849. (iii) In 1833, a Law Commission was appointed to codify Indian laws. (A) (i) and (iii) only (B) (i) and (ii) only (C) (ii) and (iii) only (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) 10. Select the option that correctly identifies our fundamental rights. (i) Right against exploitation (ii) Right to freedom of religion (iii) Right to equality (iv) Right to freedom (v) Right to constitutional remedies (A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (C) (i) and (v) only (D) (i), (iii) and (iv) only SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK ANSWERS 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