Following the protocol of NEP (2020), NCF (2023), NCERT and CBSE guidelines, National and various State Boards for the convenience of schools and students, any change/reduction in the syllabi will be reflected in actual question papers.
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : History – Sources of Medieval Indian History, New Kings and Kingdoms, The Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, Mobile and Settled Communities, Bhakti Movement, Sufism and Regional Cultures, New Political Formations in the Eighteenth Century
Section – 2 : Geography – Earth and Our Environment, Air and Water, Human-Environment Interactions (Life in the Tropical and the Sub-tropical Regions, Deserts)
Section – 3 : Social and Political Life – Democracy and Equality, State Government, Unpacking Gender, Understanding Media, Markets Around Us
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions-Syllabus as per Section – 1, 2 & 3.
PATTERN OF SOF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES OLYMPIAD (ISSO) (LEVEL1)
SOF ISSO | ||||
Class | TOPIC/ SECTION | No. of Questions | MARKS PER QUESTION | Total Marks |
3rd & 4th | Section – 1: Social Studies | 30 | 1 | 30 |
Section – 2: Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 35 |
| 40 | |
5th | Section – 1: Social Studies | 45 | 1 | 45 |
Section – 2: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 50 |
| 60 | |
6th to 8th | Section – 1: History | 20 | 1 | 20 |
Section – 2: Geography | 15 | 1 | 15 | |
Section – 3: Social and Political Life | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
Section – 4: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 50 |
| 60 | |
9th & 10th | Section – 1: History | 15 | 1 | 15 |
Section – 2: Geography | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
Section – 3: Political Science | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
Section – 4: Economics | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
Section – 5: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 50 |
| 60 | |
NOTE :
- Questions of Olympiad exams will be 70% from the current class syllabus and 30% from the previous class syllabus, e.g., class-7 ISSO exam will have 70% questions from class-7 syllabus and 30% questions from class-6 syllabus.
- Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
