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CLASS 8 SAMPLE PAPER 2025-26 SOF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES OLYMPIAD Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr. PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME Section (1) History (2) Geography (3) Social and (4) Achievers Section Political Life No. of Questions 20 15 10 5 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, The Revolt of 1857-58, Education and British Rule, Women, Caste and Reforms, Freedom Struggle in India Section – 2 : Geography – Resources (Natural, Man-made and Human Resources), Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 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 National Archives of India, which came up in the 1920s is situated in ______. (A) Mumbai (B) Chennai (C) New Delhi (D) Nagpur 2. The First Anglo-Maratha War ended in 1782 with the ____________. (A) Treaty of Salbai (B) Treaty of Surat (C) Treaty of Mangalore (D) Treaty of Allahabad 3. X was a Guru from Ezhava caste. One of his famous statements was ‘‘one caste, one religion, one God for humankind’’. Identify X. (A) Guru Ramdas (B) Guru Arjan Dev (C) Shri Narayana Guru (D) Guru Ghasidas 4. Which of the following is/are the source(s) of freshwater on our planet? (A) Ice sheets and glaciers (B) Groundwater (C) Rivers (D) All of these 5. The way in which people are spread across the earth’s surface is known as (A) Population density (B) Pattern of population distribution (C) Population growth (D) Population pyramid. 6. Identify the crop with the help of clues given below. (i) It requires warm and wet climate. (ii) It needs well-drained loamy soil. Sample Paper | Class-8 | 1
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(iii) Hill slopes are most suitable for its cultivation. (iv) Brazil is the leading producer of this crop. (A) Wheat (B) Maize (C) Tea (D) Coffee 7. Which right allows citizens of India to move the court, if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated by the State? (A) Right to Freedom (B) Right to Constitutional Remedies (C) Right to Equality (D) Right against Exploitation 8. Which among the following is one of the most important functions of the Lok Sabha? (A) To select the judiciary (B) To select the legislative (C) To select the executive (D) Both (A) and (B) ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Starting from the earliest, arrange the following historical events in a chronological order and select the correct option. (i) The Vernacular Press Act was passed (ii) The Congress resolved to fight for Purna Swaraj (iii) Partition of Bengal took place (iv) Split in Congress (A) (i) → (ii) → (iv) → (iii) (B) (ii) → (iv) → (iii) → (i) (C) (i) → (iii) → (iv) → (ii) (D) (iii) → (iv) → (i) → (ii) 10. Read the given statements regarding the population pyramid of countries P, Q and R and select the option which correctly identifies them. P : The pyramid is broad at the base and rapidly narrows towards the top. Q : The pyramid is broad in the younger age groups. R : The pyramid is narrow at the base. P Q R (A) Japan India Kenya (B) Japan Kenya United Kingdom (C) United Kingdom Japan India (D) Kenya India Japan ANSWER KEY 1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (D) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-8
