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Preparation Material of Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad (UGKO) for Class 9

Chronosphere

  1. What caused Cold War clashes like the Cuban Crisis and Korean War?
  2. How did alliances shape global ties during the Cold War?
  3. How did the Vietnam War affect politics and public opinion?
  4. What were key independence movements in Asia and Africa?
  5. How did decolonisation shape new national identities?
  6. How did civil rights and nonviolence inspire anti-colonialism?
  7. Why did the Soviet Union collapse?
  8. What changed in post-Soviet nations after communism fell?
  9. What was the Great Depression, and how did it affect the world?
  10. What was the Arab Spring, and how did it spark political change?
  11. How did reform movements shape laws and human rights?
  12. What key inventions shaped transport, communication, and navigation?
  13. How have time tools like clocks and calendars evolved?
  14. What roles do the UN and WHO play in modern history?
  15. What treaties shaped peace and global cooperation post-war?
  16. How did sea routes and expeditions impact trade and culture?
  17. How did European explorers change global commerce and colonisation?
  18. What did ancient civilisations contribute to science and government?

Demographic Flow

  1. What is population density, and how do geography and resources influence it?
  2. What challenges do aging populations bring, and how does healthcare respond?
  3. What is the demographic dividend, and how can it boost economic growth?
  4. What is a megacity, and how does urbanisation cause sprawl or rural flight?
  5. What are migration types like reverse or circular, and how do they shape movement?
  6. Why do skilled workers migrate, and how do brain drain and outsourcing affect jobs?
  7. How are migrants classified, like political, climate, or economic migrants?
  8. What challenges do migrants face, like culture shock or nationalism?
  9. How do nationalism, globalisation, and refugee flows shape population policies?
  10. What do demographic trends like youth bulge or age wedge reveal?

Economics in Action

  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. How is economic performance measured using indicators like GDP or NNP?
  6. What is the circular flow of income, and how does it show money movement?
  7. What are economic systems like capitalism and socialism, and how do they differ?
  8. What do the IMF and World Bank do, and how is inequality measured?

Financial Literacy

  1. What are assets, liabilities, income, and expenses, and how do they explain financial health?
  2. What is financial literacy, and why is it important for young people?
  3. What are FDs, stocks, and crypto, and how do they differ in risk and return?
  4. What is the link between risk and return, and how do risk types affect decisions?
  5. What is cryptocurrency, and how is it different from regular money?
  6. What do the IMF and World Bank do to support global stability?

Food Safety Standards

  1. What are key parts of a food label like ingredients or nutrition claims?
  2. How do terms like fat-free and low sugar impact consumer food choices?
  3. What are common misleading tactics on food labels?
  4. Why are labels like Fair Trade Certified or Eco-Friendly important?
  5. What are food additives, and why are they used?
  6. What risks are linked to additives like MSG or BPA?
  7. How do sealing, refrigeration, and pasteurisation prevent spoilage?
  8. What are GMOs, and why are they controversial?
  9. What are the danger zones in food safety?
  10. How does cooking temperature prevent foodborne illness?
  11. What methods preserve food without harming nutrients?
  12. What are WHO and Codex?
  13. What does the FDA do for labelling and consumer safety?
  14. What ethical issues come from false and misleading products?
  15. How do subsidies or pricing rules affect food producers and buyers?
  16. How do food labels help manage allergies or health conditions?

Powerful Phrases

  1. What powerful phrases were used by leaders like Marx and Martin Luther?
  2. What iconic slogans came from revolutions and civil movements?
  3. What values are shown in quotes like 'Give me liberty or give me death'?
  4. Why did speeches like 'I Have a Dream' become influential?
  5. What phrases from global groups like the UN promote peace?
  6. How do quotes like 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' affected the social movements?

Universal Efforts

  1. What is Fridays for Future, and how did Greta Thunberg inspire action?
  2. How did the anti-nuclear movement grow after events like Hiroshima and Chernobyl?
  3. What was women suffrage movement?
  4. How did Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement end segregation in South Africa?
  5. What are climate deals like the Paris and Montreal Agreements?
  6. How does Doctors Without Borders provide medical aid in crises, and why is it vital?
  7. Which country leads in space, and what does that show about tech?
  8. What is the UN global education movement?
  9. What have 'He for She' and 'MeToo' achieved for gender equality?
  10. How do digital rights campaigns like Net Neutrality promote open internet access?

World Visionaries

  1. How are leaders like von der Leyen and Macron, Putin shaping global politics?
  2. Which historical leaders made bold decisions that transformed their nations?
  3. Who were key social reformers like Emmeline Pankhurst and Malala Yousafzai?
  4. How did women leaders like Thatcher and Truss break political barriers?
  5. Which thinkers shaped modern society with ideas, like Descartes and Adam Smith?
  6. How did innovators like Steve Jobs and AI pioneers change daily life and tech?
  7. What can we learn from famous quotes by leaders like JFK, Einstein, and Edison?
  8. How did Nobel Peace winners like Malala drive change through peaceful activism?
  9. What challenges do visionary leaders face while leading change?
  10. How have figures like Ataturk, Malala, Jobs, and Smith shaped global values?
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