FREE IMO, NSO, NCO & IEO Previous Year Papers



35 - 50
Questions Per Paper

60
Minutes

Statistics

Performance
Analysis

NCO Syllabus

Here, at SOF Olympiad Trainer, we strive to provide you content of high quality and relevance. We have ensured that all the topics and sub-topics are covered in detail in accordance with the course. A wide variety of questions of varied difficulty have been given in order to ensure proper practice for students.
The syllabus for National Cyber Olympiad is divided into three sections for each class starting from class 1 st to class 12 th . This has been done in order to ensure that it is represented in an easy-to- find way. The sub- topics are given strictly according to the class in which the student is and the Mock Tests and Sample Papers are also provided. All the Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
Upto class 5 th the Section 1 contains questions related to Patterns, classifications, analogies etc. Class 6 th onwards, it contains questions related to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 contains questions related to the topics and sub-topics relevant to the class in which the student is. Some topics which could be found here are Fundamentals of Computers, Hardware, Evolution of Computers etc.
Section 3 consists of the questions of Higher Order Thinking. The topics are same as those of Section 2 for each class but the level of the questions gets raised a few notches up. This section should be started only after the previous sections are completed as it tests the students differently.

Class 1

Section – 1 : Patterns, Completion of Figure Pattern, Measuring Units (Length, Weight, Time and Money), Geometrical Shapes, Odd One Out, Spatial Understanding, Grouping of Figures, Analogy, Ranking Test.

Section – 2 : Introduction to Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Keys and Keyboard, Computer Mouse, Starting and Shutting Down the Computer, Introduction to MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2. 

Questions are based on Windows 7.

Class 2

Section – 1 : Patterns, Measuring Units, Odd One Out, Series Completion,  Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Coding-Decoding, Embedded Figures.

Section – 2 : Computer-a Smart Machine, General Information about Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7.

Class 3

Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Alphabet Test, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Figure Matrix, Geometrical Shapes, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, General Information about Computers, Storage Devices, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Introduction to Internet, MS-Paint, Introduction to MS-Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS-Word window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 4

Section – 1 : Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Ranking Test, Direction Sense Test, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations, Analogy and Classification.

Section – 2 : About Computers (General Information), Evolution of Computers, Parts of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, MS-Word(Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows 7, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 5

Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror Images, Water Images, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test.

Section – 2 : Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, Storage Devices, Memory –Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, Introduction to Multimedia, MS-Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document Views, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Clip Arts, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features), Introduction to MS-PowerPoint(Component of MS-PowerPoint window and its features, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Clip Arts, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header & Footer and exploring its features, Running slide shows, Presentation Views), Internet, Computer Networks, Using Windows 7, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 6

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : History and Generation of Computers, Types of Computers, MS-Windows 7, MS-Word(Working with Charts and Tables, Using Page Layout tab, Arranging multiple windows of a document), MS-PowerPoint(Creating presentation using Animation, Custom Animation and Transitions, Creating new slides using Slides pane, Outline pane and Slides from Outline, Working with Handouts and Notes Master, Arranging multiple windows of a presentations, Working with Charts and Tables), Internet & E-mail, Introduction to QBasic, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 7

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Evolution of Computers, Memory & Storage Devices, Using Windows 7, MS-Word(Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring Styles group), MS-PowerPoint (Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing and Broadcasting Slide Shows), MS-Excel (Components of MS-Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros, Features of Insert and Page layout tabs), Programming in QBasic, Internet & Viruses, Networking, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 8

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computers, Internet & Viruses, HTML-[Html, Head, Title, Body (Attributes: Background, Bgcolor, Text, Link, Alink, Vlink), Font (Attributes: Color, Size, Face), Center, BR, HR (Attributes: Size, Width, Align, Noshade, Color), Comment tag(<!-- -->),  <H1>..<H6>, <P>, <B>, <I>, <U>, <IMG>, Html Elements: A, Ul and Ol (Attributes: Type, Start), Li], Flash CS6, MS-Access, Networking, MS-Word (Exploring File tab, Language and Translate options, Tracking features -Comments, Reviewing Pane, Tracking Changes, Comparing, Combining and Protecting documents, Working with References), MS-PowerPoint (Exploring File tab and Slide Show tab, Comparing, Combining and Protecting presentations), MS-Excel(Exploring File tab, Useful Formulas and Functions - IF,Even, Odd, LCM, GCD, Power, Product, Round, Sqrt, Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count, Upper, Lower And Replace, Cell referencing, Using Defined Names group), Memory & Storage Devices, Basics of Cyber Crimes, Cyber Laws, Operating Systems(Introduction, Features, Types-single user and multi-user), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 9

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Algorithms and Flowcharts in Programming, Visual Basic, Animations, HTML(Links, Anchors and Table tags), MS-Word, MS-Excel(Formula Auditing, Data Tools, Protecting and Sharing workbooks/worksheets, Working with cell range),  MS-PowerPoint, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Flash CS6, Communication Technology (Networking, Internet and Multimedia),Operating Systems(Types-Interactive (GUI based), Real Time and Distributed, Commonly used OS), Using Windows 7, Introduction to Scratch, Introduction to Python (2.7.0), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Class 10

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Operating System, MS-Word, Networking, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, HTML, Internet, Database Management System(Functions, Types, MS-Access), Using Windows 7, Scratch, Python (2.7.0), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.


I am in








National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) Level-1 Pattern

Class Section No. of Questions Marks per Question Total Marks
1 to 4 Logical Reasoning 5 1 5
Computers & IT 25 1 25
Achievers Section 5 2 10
Grand Total 35 40
5 to 12 Logical Reasoning 10 1 10
Computers & IT 35 1 35
Achievers Section 5 3 15
Grand Total 50 60