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Preparation Material of Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad (UGKO) for Class 10

Art Odyssey

  1. What are global film events like the Oscars or Cannes?
  2. What are major art and culture festivals worldwide?
  3. What modern buildings like the Louvre Pyramid stand out?
  4. How does new architecture blend art, design, and tech?
  5. What is fusion food, and how does it mix cultures?
  6. What food trends mix global styles and ingredients?
  7. How do culture and geography shape food over time?
  8. What did artists like Monet or Dal show in their work?
  9. What are art movements like Modernism or Surrealism?
  10. How do music styles like Jazz or Reggae shape culture?
  11. How do clothes like Dirndl show identity and tradition?
  12. What does UNESCO do to protect world heritage?
  13. Which museums preserve global art and culture?
  14. What is calligraphy as cultural visual art?
  15. How is writing expressed as poetry, scripts, or symbols?

Energy Vault

  1. What are major thermal power projects, and how do they generate electricity?
  2. How do thermal and nuclear plants differ in impact and resource use?
  3. Where is geothermal power suitable, and why?
  4. What is energy security, and why are petroleum reserves important?
  5. What are global oil chokepoints, and why do they matter?
  6. How do energy markets influence national fuel and power policies?
  7. What groups or treaties manage global energy and climate goals?
  8. Where are the worlds major mineral-rich regions?
  9. What are key economic minerals like bauxite or copper?
  10. What environmental issues come from mining and fossil fuel use?

The First Movers

  1. Which countries first gave women voting rights or nature legal status?
  2. Which leaders promoted firsts in democracy or public service?
  3. Which nations led in high-speed rail or flying taxis?
  4. What are firsts in civil aviation, EVs, or urban planning?
  5. What are eco-firsts like 3D-printed homes or biodegradable tech?

The World Stage

  1. What are major regional conflicts like the RussiaUkraine war or Suez Crisis?
  2. How have global organisations responded to crises in the Middle East or Europe?
  3. What are the global effects of events like the Iranian Revolution or Israels creation?
  4. Why are areas like the South China Sea considered global hotspots?
  5. What are alliances like Quad, BRICS, and ASEAN, and what do they do?
  6. How do G7 and G20 summits shape global economic and political decisions?
  7. What is the role of UN Security Council permanent members in resolving conflict?
  8. Why are defence groups like the Five Eyes important?
  9. What are key treaties like the UDHR, Geneva Conventions, and NPT?
  10. What does the ICC do to hold leaders accountable for war crimes?

Cosmic Steps

  1. What are recent missions by NASA, ISRO, ESA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin?
  2. What roles do space agencies like NASA, ESA, ISRO, CNSA, and JAXA play?
  3. What is the ISS, and which countries are part of it?
  4. Why are private space missions like Starship and Inspiration4 important?
  5. What causes solar and lunar eclipses, and how do orbits affect satellites?
  6. What is space weather, and what are solar flares and CMEs?
  7. What are exoplanets, and how are they found?
  8. What is terraforming, and how could it help make Mars livable?

World Sports

  1. Some famous players in different sports.
  2. What are some records that have been broken by athletes in different sports?
  3. What are anti-doping rules and why are they important in sports?
  4. What kinds of equipment are used in different sports?
  5. What major awards do top athletes win, like the Ballon d'Or or Olympic gold?
  6. What are some unique or traditional sports played in different countries?
  7. Give a brief about the Olympics and the Paralympics.
  8. What are the major international tournaments held for different sports?

Earths Essence

  1. What do discoveries and landforms reveal about Earth's diversity?
  2. Where are major landforms, and how do they affect life?
  3. How do Earths layers and plates cause natural events?
  4. What is continental drift, and how do rocks form?
  5. What causes monsoons, El Nino, and heat islands?
  6. What are jet streams, and how do they affect weather?

Economic Insights

  1. What are demand and supply, and how do they affect prices and decisions?
  2. What are market structures, and how do they affect pricing?
  3. What are opportunity costs, and how do people make choices with limited resources?
  4. How do budgeting, saving, and investing support financial wellbeing?
  5. What is inflation, how is it measured, and how does it affect savings and spending?
  6. How is economic performance measured using indicators like GDP or NNP?
  7. What is the circular flow of income, and how does it show money movement?
  8. What do central banks do, and how do tools like repo rate and CRR control inflation?
  9. What are subsidies and price floors, and how do they influence markets?
  10. What are economic systems like capitalism and socialism, and how do they differ?
  11. How does international trade work, and what role do agreements and the WTO play?

Money Matters

  1. What are assets, liabilities, income, and expenses, and how do they explain financial health?
  2. What are FDs, stocks, and crypto, and how do they differ in risk and return?
  3. What is the link between risk and return, and how do risk types affect decisions?
  4. What is a blue-chip stock, and why do investors prefer them?
  5. What do credit scores and credit ratings say about financial trust?
  6. What is the central banks role in managing inflation and liquidity?
  7. What do the IMF and World Bank do to support global stability?
  8. How are FinTech, green finance, and digital wallets changing money management?

Think Tanks of the World

  1. What are BRICS, G20, NATO, WHO, and what roles do they play globally?
  2. What do science bodies like CERN, NASA, ESA, IAEA, and OECD focus on?
  3. Where are the headquarters of groups like FAO and UNCTAD located?
  4. Which global organisations were founded first, and how have new ones evolved?
  5. What do global bodies do in health, education, economy, and peace?
  6. What are the six UN organs, and what does each one do?
  7. What do UN bodies like the General Assembly and ICJ handle?
  8. Who publishes the Human Development Report, and what does it measure?
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