Unicus General Knowledge Olympiad Class 11 Syllabus

Advanced topics span geopolitical strategies, economic theories, cutting-edge research, philosophical movements, and global policy debates. Senior students engage critically with complex contemporary issues while appreciating multidisciplinary connections. The General Knowledge Olympiad syllabus for Class 11 demands intellectual sophistication and broad awareness. This summer Olympiad assesses comprehensive worldview understanding, and the syllabus below ensures strategic preparation for this challenging competitive examination.

Class 11

1. Creative Pioneers

1. Recent inventions like the Himawari solar system, Lyra, Velcro, Nanotechnology, CRISPR gene-editing technology, Bubble wrap

2. Legacy Events

1. Formation of the United Nations
2. The Suez Crisis (1956)
3. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
4. The Discovery of Penicillin (1928)
5. The Great Depression (1929)
6. The Vietnam War (1955-1975)
7. The Kyoto Protocol (1997)
8. The Arab Spring (2010-2012)

3. Active Pursuits

1. Olympics and Paralympics
2. Women's Sports
3. Formula 1 and Technological Advancements
4. E-Sports
5. Recent records broken
6. Awards and honours

4. Global Attributes

1. Earth's rotation and revolution
2. Biodiversity hotspots
3. Urbanization and megacities
4. Geological features
5. Phenomena like El-Nino and La Nina
6. International date line
7. Major plates and minor plates

5. Global Legalities

1. International Human Rights Law
2. Separation of powers
3. International courts and tribunals
4. Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
5. Combating corruption e.g FATF
6. Constitutional features of different countries

6. Prestige Accolades

1. Nobel prizes
2. Oscar awards
3. Pulitzer prizes
4. Fields medals
5. UNESCO peace prize

7. Economic Engines

1. Opportunity cost
2. Capitalist, socialist, and mixed economies
3. Market structures
4. Subsidies
5. Price floors
6. Price indices like CPI and WPI
7. Circular flow of income
8. Money and Banking
9. GNP, NDP, NNP, Factor cost, and Market Price
10. Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

8. Global Blueprint

1. South Africa's three capitals (Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town)
2. El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin
3. Myanmar's shift to Naypyidaw
4. Topics like currency unions (Eurozone), disputed capitals (Jerusalem), and currency redenomination (Zimbabwe) highlight global trends
5. Investigate capital relocations (Indonesia to Nusantara)
6. Dual currencies (Cuba's CUP and CUC)

9. Global Affairs

1. G7 and G20 summits
2. Regional conflicts (Ukraine-Russia war)
3. Syrian Civil War
4. The Creation of Israel (1948)
5. Iranian Revolution
6. Conflict in the South China Sea
7. Suez Crisis
8. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
9. Formation of BRICS

10. Monetary Mechanics

1. Money market and capital market
2. Fixed deposits, mutual funds, bonds, stocks, real estate, equity, debt, retained earnings, dividend policies
3. Understanding credit scores and their importance
4. Basics of insurance
5. Role of central banks
6. Foreign exchange markets
7. Balance of Payments (BoP)
8. Market risk, credit risk, and operational risk
9. Cryptocurrency
10. Types of taxes-Direct and indirect, Green Finance