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International Social Studies Olympiad - ISSO 22 CLASS 8 SAMPLE QUESTIONS The Actual Question Paper Contains 35 Questions. The Duration of the Test Paper is 40 Minutes. 1. Birsa was born in a family of: 6. Who issued a ‘farman’ granting the East India Company the (A) Santhals (B) Mundas right to trade duty free ? (C) Oraons (D) Bhils (A) Murshid Quli Khan (B) Aurangzeb (C) Bahadur Shah Zafar (D) Alivardi Khan 2. In which of the following years the government amended the Child Labour Prevention Act, banning children under 7. Tipu Sultan was killed in: 14 years of age from working as domestic servants or as (A) The Third Battle of Panipat workers in dhabas, restaurants, tea shops etc? (B) The Third Battle of Mysore (A) October 2006 (B) June-July 2001 (C) The Battle of Seringapatam (C) March 2003 (D) December 2005 (D) The Battle of Buxar 8. An average urban Indian uses about _____of water every 3. Which of the following is an example of agro-based day. industry? (A) 135 litres (B) 145 litres (A) Cotton textile (C) 150 litres (D) 165 litres (B) Petroleum 9. Which of the following is the most appropriate reason to (C) Information technology separate the State and religion in democratic societies? (D) Railway coaches (A) So that the State cannot interfere into the religious 4. A field left uncultivated for a while so that the soil recovers practices of its citizens. fertility is called: (B) So that every religion gets an equal standing in the (A) Fellow (B) Follow eye of law. (C) Fallow (D) Fillow (C) So that every festivals can be enjoyed by every one. 5. Which of the following the government of India has to (D) So that the tyranny of the majority and thereby the emphasise to ensure that every worker gets fair wages? violation of Fundamental Rights may not occur. (A) Making of proper law. 10. James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, (B) Regular inspection of work sites. divided Indian history into three periods, namely: (C) Stringent punishment for violating the law. (A) British, Muslim ,Hindu (D) Both (B) and (C) (B) Hindu. Muslim, British (C) Muslim, British, Hindu (D) Muslim, Hindu, British ANSWERS 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B 8