SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2019-20 CLASS

Total Questions : 50
8 Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
(1) General Aware- (2) Current (4) Achievers
Section Affairs (3) Life Skills
ness Section
SOF INTERNATIONAL GENERAL No. of Questions 30 10 5 5
KNOWLEDGE OLYMPIAD
Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3

SYLLABUS
Plants and Animals, India and the World, Science and Technology, Earth and Its Environment, Universe, Language and Literature, Entertainment, Social
Studies, Sports, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning, Current Affairs, Life Skills (Empathy, Effective Communication, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking,
Coping with Stress, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills, Managing Emotions, Self-awareness).
Achievers Section : Higher Order Thinking Questions from the above given Syllabus.

1. Identify the rainforest which is called the ‘Lungs 5. Mangalyaan has been called “The Super Smart
of our Planet’. Spacecraft”. Which organisation is involved in
(A) Asian rainforest it?
(B) Amazon rainforest (A) TISCO
(C) Assam rainforest (B) ISRO
(D) African rainforest (C) PSLV
(D) NASA
2. When a bank statement says ` 500 credited
to your account, it means ______. 6. If one has lactose intolerance, he /she is likely
(A) ` 500 is deposited in your account to avoid ______.
(B) ` 500 is withdrawn from your account (A) Sugar
(C) ` 500 is fined on your account (B) Milk
(D) None of these (C) Honey
(D) Alcohol
3. Identify the Indian scientist who found out
that when light passes through a transparent 7. What is the name of new crop insurance scheme
material, some of it undergoes change in its approved by the Union Cabinet?
wavelength. (A) Nehru Fasal Bima Yojna
(A) Homi K. Bhabha (B) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna
(B) C.V. Raman (C) Rashtrapati Fasal Bima Yojna
(C) C.N.R. Rao (D) Bharat Fasal Bima Yojna
(D) M.S. Swaminathan
8. If in the class while the teacher is teaching a
4. A great amount of work pertaining to Indus Valley lesson, then__________.
Civilisation is being done at village Bhirrana. (A) It is a good idea to read the same chapter
Where is this village located? (B) It is a good practice to take notes
(A) Gujarat (C) One must simply listen attentively
(B) Haryana (D) It matters little as one can catch up in
(C) Tamil Nadu coaching classes
(D) Bihar

Sample Paper | Class-8 | 1

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9. A delightful movie ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’ 10. ______ is the physicist, engineer and inventor,
was made on the tribe of the Kalahari Desert. whose name is synonymous with “small
Which of the following is the name of the tribe? speakers that generate big sound”.
(A) Santhals (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(B) Bedouins (B) Sumit Ghose
(C) Bushmen (C) Amar G. Bose
(D) Tuaregs (D) Vinod Dua

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

ANSWERS
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C)

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