Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad (UGKO) Class 9 Sample Paper

Sample Paper
(2020-21)

Class 9
Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad

Section – Class* Total Marks per Total
*Syllabus covered Questions Questions Questions
Classic Section – Class 8 28 1 28
Classic Section – Class 7 12 1 12
Scholar Section – Class 8 7 2 14
Scholar Section – Class 7 3 2 6
Grand Total 50 60

1. One of India’s neighbor countries has three national animals: the giant panda,
the Chinese dragon, and the red-crowned crane. The giant panda is the most famous
of this country’s national animals. Name this country:

a) Pakistan b) China
c) Nepal d) Myanmar

Correct Answer: b 1 Mark

2. Who is called the architect of the Indian Constitution?

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Rajendra Prasad d) B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: d 1 Mark

3. The Reserve Bank of India is India's central bank, which controls the issuance and
supply of the Indian rupee. RBI is the regulator of entire Banking in India. Who is the
Governor of RBI as on October 2019?

a) Urjit Patel b) Raghuram Rajan
c) Shaktikanta Das d) Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer: c 1 Mark

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4. He was one of the greatest hockey players in the history of sport. Adolf Hitler offered
him a senior post in Germany Army, to which he refused. The National Sports Day in
India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey legend. Name this
legend:

a) Major Dhyan Chand b) Udham Singh
c) Sunil Chhetri d) K. D. Singh

Correct Answer: a 1 Mark

5. Arrange the following in correct Chronological order:
I. Mesolithic Age
II. Chalcolithic Age
III. Neolithic Age
IV. Paleolithic Age

a) IV, II, III, I b) IV, I, III, II
c) IV, II, I, III d) IV, I, II, III

Correct Answer: b 1 Mark

6. Write the expanded form of the organization whose logo is given below:

a) United Nations Children's Fund
b) United Nations Children’s Education Fund
c) United Nations Children's Enlightenment Fund
d) United Nations Child Fund

Correct Answer: a 1 Mark

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7. Which among the following countries was not a member of Triple Entente in 1914?

a) France b) Russia
c) Germany d) Great Britain
Correct Answer: c 1 Mark

8. The __________________, or the August Movement, was a movement launched at the
Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August
1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.

a) Quit India Movement b) Non-cooperation Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement d) Khilafat Movement

Correct Answer: a 1 Mark

9. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which of the following reasons:
A. Gravitational force of the Sun
B. Gravitational force of the Moon
C. Centrifugal force of the Earth
a) A and C b) Only B
c) Only C d) All of the above
Correct Answer: d 2 Marks

10. Choose the incorrect statement:

a) Indian Agricultural Research Institute is in New Delhi.
b) India’s first Dolphin Research Centre is based in Patna.
c) Institute of Sports Science and Technology is in Pune.
d) National Rail and Transportation Institute is in Rajasthan.

Correct Answer: d 2 Marks

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