SOF ISSO Sample Paper 2026 Class 6

CLASS 6 SAMPLE PAPER 2025-26 SOF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES OLYMPIAD Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr. PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME Section (1) Social Studies (2) Achievers Section No. of Questions 45 5 Marks per Ques. 1 3 SYLLABUS Section – 1 : Locating Places on the Earth, Oceans and Continents, Landforms and Life, Studying the Past, The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation, India's Cultural Roots, Unity in Diversity, Family and Community, Governance at Central Level, Local Government in Rural Areas, Local Government in Urban Areas, Economic Life Around Us Section – 2 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 1. 1. The Earth has been divided into a twenty-four time zones of one hour each. USA has __________ time zones. (A) 7 (B) 11 (C) 6 (D) 5 2. The longitude of any place is determined with reference to its distance from (A) Tropic of Cancer (B) Tropic of Capricorn (C) Prime Meridian (D) Antarctic Circle. 3. The Upanishads were built upon the Vedic concepts. What does the Upanishads literally mean? (A) Desire and ignorance bring suffering (B) Approaching and sitting near (C) The cycle of death and rebirth (D) The escape from the cycle of samsara through enlightenment 4. Who composed the Vedic hymns in an early form of Sanskrit language? (A) Male deities (B) Male and female Rishis (C) Kings and priests (D) Brahamanas and tribes 5. Which type of map displays a specific information, like the density and distribution of population, etc. in a given geographic region? (A) Physical map (B) Thematic map (C) Political map (D) Navigation map 6. _________ is a group of people related by blood, marriage and other factors who support, care and take responsibilities for each other. (A) Society (B) Family (C) Community (D) Jāti Sample Paper | Class-6 | 1

7. Buddhism and Jainism departed from the authority of the _______ and laid emphasis on some specific values and practices. (A) Clans (B) Vedas (C) Janas (D) Karma 8. Select the incorrect match. (A) Satyameva Jayate – Truth alone triumphs (B) Yato Dharmastato Jayah – Where there is karma, there is victory (C) Demos – People (D) Kratos – Power ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Read the following statements and select the option that correctly identifies them as true (T) and false (F) ones. (i) Globe is a book or collection of maps. (ii) From West to East, India extends between 68°7′E and 97°25′E longitudes. (iii) All parallels of latitudes have the same length. (iv) Latitude and longitude together are the two coordinates of a place. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) T T T F (B) F T F T (C) F F T T (D) F T T T 10. Read the given statements and select the correct option to fill in the blanks. P. The Vedas consist of (i) of hymns prayers in the form of poems and songs that were recited orally, not written. These hymns were composed in the (ii) region. Q.  (iii) refers to the world or the universe as an ordered and harmonious system. R. Early Vedic society was organised in different (iv) . (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) Thousands Sapta Sindhava Cosmos Clans (B) Hundreds Avanti Spiritual Janas (C) Thousands Sapta Sindhava Seeker Clans (D) Hundreds Vidarbha Spiritual Janas ANSWER KEY 1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-6