Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad (UGKO) Class 5 Sample Paper

Sample Paper
(2020-21)

Class 5
Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad

Section – Class* Total Marks per Total
*Syllabus covered Questions Questions Questions
Classic Section – Class 4 23 1 23
Classic Section – Class 3 7 1 7
Scholar Section – Class 4 7 2 14
Scholar Section – Class 3 3 2 6
Grand Total 40 50

1. The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian politician and independence activist
___________________, who was the first Deputy Prime Minister.

a) Jagjivan Ram b) Charan Singh
c) Yashwant Rao Chavan d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct Answer: d 1 Mark

2. The national song of Bangladesh is written by the same person who wrote India’s
national Anthem. The national anthem of India is “Jana Gana Mana”, similarly, the
national anthem of Bangladesh is:

a) Mili Thirana b) Amar Sonar Bangla
c) All Hail, Liberia, Hail! d) As Salam al Amiri

Correct Answer: b 1 Mark

3. Name the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar:

a) A Century is not Enough b) The Test of My Life
c) Playing It My Way d) 281 and Beyond

Correct Answer: c 1 Mark

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4. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on
_________ when Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British
Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed civilians.

a) 21 May, 1947 b) 13 April, 1919
c) 25 July, 1980 d) 13 April, 1991

Correct Answer: b 1 Mark

5. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

a) Lagaan – First Indian movie nominated for Oscar
b) AR Rahman – First Oscar award winner in India
c) Raja Harishchandra – First talkie film in India
d) Dada Saheb Phalke – Father of Indian Cinema

Correct Answer: d 1 Mark

6. In Indian flag, the middle stripe at its centre bears the design of an Ashoka Chakra in
navy blue color with ___ equally spaced spokes.

a) 12 b) 24
c) 48 d) 36

Correct Answer: b 1 Mark

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7. India is divided into six zones – North, South, East, West, Central and _______.

a) North-East b) North-West
c) South-East d) South-West

Correct Answer: a 1 Mark

8. I am a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a
crew member of a spacecraft. Who am I?

a) Astronaut b) Geologist
c) Architect d) Pilot

Correct Answer: a 1 Mark

9. Choose the incorrect statement:

a) Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer.
b) Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player.
c) Mary Kom is an Indian professional wrestler.
d) Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player.
Correct Answer: c 2 Marks

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10. Match the following:
Column (A) Column (B)
Inventor Invention
(P) Wright Brothers (i) Airplane
(Q) Telephone (ii) Issac Newton
(R) Mobile phone (iii) Graham Bell
(S) Gravity (iv) Martin Cooper

a) P – (i), Q – (iii), R – (iv), S – (ii)
b) P – (iv), Q – (ii), R – (i), S – (iii)
c) P – (i), Q – (iv), R – (iii), S – (ii)
d) P – (iv), Q – (ii), R – (iii), S – (i)

Correct Answer: a 2 Marks

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