SOF ISSO Sample Paper 2026 Class 10

CLASS 10 SAMPLE PAPER 2025-26 SOF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES OLYMPIAD Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr. PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME Section (1) History (2) Geography (3) Political (4) Economics (5) Achievers Science Section No. of Questions 15 10 10 10 5 Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 1 3 SYLLABUS Section – 1 : History – Nationalism in Europe and India, Globalisation and Industrialisation, Print Culture and the Modern World Section – 2 : Geography – Resources and Development, Forest, Wildlife and Water Resources, Agriculture and Industries, Minerals and Energy Resources, Lifelines of National Economy Section – 3 : Political Science – Power Sharing and Federalism, Gender, Religion and Caste, Political Parties, Outcomes of Democracy Section – 4 : Economics – Development and Sectors of the Indian Economy, Money and Credit, Globalisation and Consumer Rights Section – 5 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 1, 2, 3 & 4. 1. X was an Act, passed through the Imperial Legislative Council. It gave enormous power to the government to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. Identify X. (A) Inland Emigration Act (B) Government of India Act (C) Rowlatt Act (D) Vernacular Press Act 2. ________ was a car manufacturer, who was also well known pioneer of mass production. (A) John Maynard Keynes (B) Henry Ford (C) James Watt (D) Andrew Yule 3. X was an Italian miller. He reinterpreted the message of the Bible and formulated a view of God and Creation that enraged the Roman Catholic Church. He was hauled up twice and ultimately executed. Identify X. (A) Erasmus (B) Johann Gutenberg (C) Martin Luther (D) Menocchio 4. Which of the following multi-purpose river projects is built on Kaveri River? (A) Bhakra Nangal Dam (B) Panchet Dam (C) Mettur Dam (D) Hirakud Dam 5. Which two places of extreme locations are linked by East-West Corridor? (A) Silchar and Porbandar (B) Guwahati and Vadodara (C) Nagaon and Junagadh (D) Sivasagar and Jamnagar Sample Paper | Class-10 | 1

6. When did Sri Lanka emerge as an independent country? (A) 1945 (B) 1946 (C) 1947 (D) 1948 7. Which of the following factors is considered to be one of the most crucial attributes for comparing development of countries? (A) Per capita income (B) Population of old aged people (C) Availability of natural resources (D) Level of pollution 8. Which of the following does not comprise the terms of credit? (A) Collateral (B) Interest rate (C) Mode of repayment (D) None of these ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Match the given columns and select the correct option. Column I Column II (i) Anthology (a) Places where people gathered to drink alcohol, eat and meet friends (ii) Taverns (b) Beliefs which do not follow the accepted teachings of the Church (iii) Heretical (c) A parchment made from animal’s skin (iv) Vellum (d) Collection of literary passages, primarily poetry and music (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (a) (c) (b) (d) (B) (d) (a) (b) (c) (C) (c) (a) (b) (d) (D) (d) (b) (a) (c) 10. Names of few places where iron ore mines are found are given below. (i) Chandrapur (ii) Mayurbhanj (iii) Durg (iv) Tumakuru Select the option that correctly arranges them in the order of their location from North to South. (A) (ii) – (i) – (iii) – (iv) (B) (iii) – (ii) – (iv) – (i) (C) (iii) – (ii) – (i) – (iv) (D) (ii) – (iii) – (i) – (iv) ANSWER KEY 1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (D) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-10