IGKO Sample Paper Class 6

Achievers Section provides the sample paper 2022-23 for the International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) for class 6.

IGKO (International General Knowledge Olympiad), it can be useful for students because it builds general awareness and encourages learning beyond the regular school syllabus.

Practicing with Previous Year Papers help you gain confidence.

Sample Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS Q.1 TO 40

1. What percent of the Earth ‘s water is found in the atmosphere?

A. 0.001

B. 0.003

C. 0.02

D. 0.2

A

2. He was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who wrote the book named ‘ A Brief History of Time’ from the Big Bang to Black Holes,. Identify him.

book

D

3. Read the given statements about a planet and identify it.

(i) This planet was absorbed with the help of telescope by Galileo Galilei and Thomas Harriott in 1631.

(ii) It spins slowly on its axis  and completes one rotation in every 59 Earth days.

(iii) It does not have any satellites.                          

A. Venus

B. Mars

C. Mercury

D. Earth

C

4. What is the meaning of the given French expression?

Ce n’est pas ma tasse de the

A. It’s not my cup of tea

B. To say it as it is

C. Pass the book kept on the other side of table

D. To get really angry

A

5. He is a Sanskrit poet and writer who is believed to be one among the nine jewels or Navaratnas in the court of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya). Vikramorvasiyam and Abhigyan Shakuntalam are the Sanskrit plays written by him. Identify him.

A. Mirza Ghalib

B. Kabir Das

C. Surdas

D. Kalidasa

D

6. He is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers in the world. He has predominantly worked in Bengali films. He was honored by the Academy at 64th Academy Awards in 1992 with the Honorary Award. Identify him.

A. Gulzar

B. Resul Pookutty

C. Satyajit Ray

D. Ashutosh Gowariker

C

7. Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth after the Sun is a type of _____.

A. Red dwarf star

B. Brown dwarf star

C. Blue giant star

D. Yellow dwarf star

A

8. Who among the following has designed the Olympic rings?

A. Pierre de Coubertin

B. Mark Spitz

C. Allyson Felix

D. Chris Hoy

A

9. Example of living fossil plant is

A. Ginkgo

B. Ephedra

C. Pinus

D. All of these

A

10. Which of the following planet was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781?

A. Jupiter

B. Mars

C. Uranus

D. Venus

C

11. He is an American entrepreneur, who founded

e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994. Who is he?

e-commerce

B

12. This is a layer of atmosphere present above the stratosphere. The coldest temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere, about -85°C is found near the top of this layer. The layer we are talking about is

A. Troposphere

B. Thermosphere

C. Exosphere

D. Mesosphere

D

13. On which date the Charter of United Nations was signed?

A. 26th June. 1945

B. 2nd May, 1945

C. 24th October, 1945

D. 29th October, 1945

A

14. Who among the following was the Chalukya King who performed “ Ashwamedha Yajna to assert his sovereign status?

A. Pulakesin I

B. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

C. Rajendra II

D. Rajadhiraja I

A

15. It is a popular folk dance of Rajasthan performed chiefly by women. It is known to be the characteristic dance of the Bhil tribe and later got associated with the royal ladies of Jaipur. Identify it.

folk dance

A. Ghoomar

B. Tera Tali

C. Chari dance

D. Kalbelia

A

16. Which of the following was the first full length Indian feature film?

A. Barsaat

B. Do Bigha Zamin

C. Raja Harishchandra

D. Mahal

C

17. It is a legally binding international treaty on climate change that came into force in 2016. Its aim is to limit global warming. Identify it.

A. The Paris Agreement

B. Montreal Protocol

C. Nagoya Protocol

D. The Rio Declaration

A

18. Who among the following cricket players has taken most wickets in International cricket?

wickets

A

19. Software robotics is a technique that uses automation technologies to mimic back-office task of human workers. Identify it.

A. Robotic Process Automation

B. Edge Computing

C. Quantum Computing

D. Block chain

A

20. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe title in 1994?

miss universe

C

21. Who coined the famous quote ‘Be yourself. everyone else is already taken?

A. Oscar Wilde

B. Dr. Seuss

C. Mark Twain

D. Robert Frost

A

22.In a certain code language. SOFTWARE is written as UQHVYCTG. How will CREATIVE be written in the same code language?

A. GXKVCGTE

B. ETGCRGTC

C. ETGCVKXG

D. APCCVKXF

C

23. Given below are the names of some tournaments related to different sports.

P. FIFA World Cup Q. The Davis Cup   R. Thomas Cup S. Wimbledon T. SudirmanCup U. Santosh trophy

Which of these are related to badminton?

A. R and T only

B. Q and S only

C. P and U only

D. Q, S and T only

A

24.Ink is absorbed by blotting paper due to.

A. Capillary action
B. Sublimation
C. Diffusion
D.Osmosis

A

25. She is the winner of MasterChef India Season-1. She also hosted some TV shows like Kifayati Kitchen. She was the first MasterChef winner worldwide to have an official MasterChef cookbook in her name. Who is she?

A. Pankaj Bhadouria

B. Shipra Khanna

C. Nita Mehta

D. Anjum Anand

A

26. Which of the following terms is used in basketball

for half of a basketball court that a team defends?

A. Back screen

B. Backcourt

C. Backdoor cut

D. Backboard

 

B

27. Which type of joints do not show any movement?

A. Joint present in shoulder

B. Joint present in skull

C. Joint present in knee

D. Joint present in elbow

B

28. After a mother bird lays eggs, she must warm them till they hatch. What is the time from laying an egg to the hatching of the egg called?

A. Gestation period

B.  Incubation period

C. Quarantine period

D. Procrastination period

B

29. In a set of 15 questions. 3 marks are awarded for every correct answer and -1 mark for every wrong answer. Rishi gave seven correct and eight wrong answers. What is his score?

A. 13

B. -10

C. 21

D. 18

A

30. Which of the following generations of computer is based on microprocessor?

A. First generation

B. Third generation

C. Fourth generation

D. Second generation

C

31.Who among the following is the current Minister of External affairs of India?

current affairs

C

32. What was the theme of the ‘International Mathematics Day’ 2022?

A. Mathematics Unites

B. Mathematics for a Better World

C. Mathematics is Everywhere

D. None of these

A

33. Who among the following film directors received Padma Shri Award 2022 in the field of Art?

film director

C

34. Which of the following countries hosted the 2022 BWF World Championship?

A. India

B. Japan

C. USA

D. England

B

35. Who among the following is the winner of Norway Chess Group A Open Chess tournament 2022?

A. Parimarjan Negi

B. Abhimanyu Mishra

C. R. Praggnanandhaa

D. Pravin Thipsy

C

36.Who among the following is in the top 10 list of richest billionaire in the world as per Forbes 2022 World ‘s Billionaire List?

richest

B

37. World Population Day is observed on_____ every year.

A. 12th March

B. 19th April

C. 11th  July

D. 22nd November

C

38. Who among the following has won the ’01 Best Content Award’ and Immunization Champion Award by UNICEF at the annual Radio 4 Child 2022 Award?

A. RJ Naved

B. RJ Umar Nisar

C. RJ Malishka

D. RJ Karishma

B

39. Which one the following teams won the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2022 finals?

A. Rajasthan Royals

B. Kolkata Knight Riders

C. GujaratTitans

D. None of these

C

40. Which of the following states of India was the host of Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

A. Haryana

B. Punjab

C. Gujarat

D. Delhi

A

LIFE SKILLS Q.41 TO 45

41.Which one the following is not a step of decision making?

A. Identify the alternative

B. Gathering relevant information

C. Evaluation decision

D. None of these

D

42. Which one the following is a barrier to creative thinking?

A. Being afraid of rejection

B. Open- mindedness

C. Divergent thinking

D. Thinking proactively

A

43. To think critically means

A. To imagine what it would be like to be criticized

B. To criticize things for their shortcoming

C. To actively and skillfully conceptualizing applying analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information encountered

D. None  of these

C

44. An effective communication should be

A. Clear

B. Concise

C. Complete

D. All of these

D

45. A procrastinator is the one who

A. Plan for his future events in an organized way

B. Always gets his work done on time

C. Always get started on his project early so as to finish it before time

D. Habitually puts things off as long as possible

D

ACHIEVERS SECTION Q.46 TO 5O

46. Match the columns and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I                                                    Column II

(i) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary                 (a) Kerala

(ii) Ranthambore National Park                  (b) Uttarakhand

(iii) Chinnar Wildlife                                     (c) Karnataka Sanctuary

(iv) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve             (d) Rajasthan

A. (i)-(a). (ii)-(b). (iii)-(c). (iv)-(d)

B. (i)-(c). (ii)-(d). (iii)-(a). (iv)-(b)

C. (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)

D. (i)-(b), (ii)-(c). (iii)-(a). (iv)-(d)  

B

47. Select the correct match(es).

(i) Numismatics – Study of coins

(ii) Cartology – Study of climate

(iii) Mycology – Study of fungi

(iv) Pomology – Study of society

A. (i) and (ii) only

B. (iii) only

C. (ii) and (iv) only

D. (i) and (iii) only

D

48. Read the given statements and identify i). (ii) and (iii).

(i) She was the first woman to receive a medical Elizabeth Blackwell degree in the United States.

(ii) She is an American talk show host of a popular show that ran nationally for 25 seasons. She has her own cable channel named OWN.

(iii) She was an Indian political activist and poet who became first woman to hold the office of Governor in the Dominion of India.

A. (i)-Elizabeth Blackwell. (ii)-Oprah Winfrey (iii)-Sarojini NaiduOprah Winfrey

B. (i)-Marie Curie. (ii)-Kathy Warden (iii)-Amrita Pritam

C. (i)-Clara Barton. (ii)-Lisa Su (iii)-Sucheta Kriplani

D. (i)-Pearl S. Buck. (ii)-Mo Abudu (iii)-Ahilyabai Holkar

A

49. Read the given statements about X and select the option that correctly  identifies it.

. X is one of the built-in feature of window 10.

. X is a  voice controlled digital assistant that allows you o talk to your computer.

A. Task view

B. Microsoft Edge

C. Cortana

D. File  Explorer

C

50. Which of the following  options is correct?

A. Number of prime factors of 125 is 3.

B. The L.C.M. of 40, 60 and 120 is 240.

C. The least value that should be given to ’*’ . so  that the number 985 *04 is visible by 3 is  indeed 1

D. None of these

C

REMEMEBER:

Solving sample papers is one of the most important things students must do during their preparation.

Why is this Exam Important?

  • Improves General Knowledge – Students learn about science, history, geography, sports, current affairs, and everyday life.
  • Builds Awareness – It helps students understand what is happening around them and develop curiosity about the world.
  • Encourages Independent Learning – Students are motivated to explore topics beyond textbooks.
  • Develops Thinking Skills – Many questions require understanding, observation, and logical thinking rather than simple memorization.
  • Provides Competitive Exposure – Students experience an Olympiad-style examination and learn how to manage time during a test.
  • Boosts Confidence – Preparing for and participating in competitions can help students become more confident in their knowledge.

📚 IGKO Preparation Strategy

A smart and consistent preparation plan can make IGKO much easier and more interesting.

1. Know the Syllabus
Focus on major areas such as:

  • 🌍 General Awareness
  • 🔬 Science & Everyday Science
  • 🏛️ History & Geography
  • 🏅 Sports
  • 📰 Current Affairs
  • 🧠 Logical Reasoning
  • 🌱 Environment

  • 2. Study a Little Every Day
    Spend 20–30 minutes daily on GK instead of trying to learn everything at once.

    3. Make Short Notes
    Write important facts, dates, places, discoveries, personalities, awards, and important events in a notebook.

    4. Read and Observe
    Read age-appropriate news and GK books/magazines. Pay attention to the world around you—countries, capitals, inventions, famous people, nature, sports, and important events.

    5. Practice MCQs Regularly
    Solve 10–20 questions daily. After every practice test, check your mistakes and understand the correct answer.

  • 6. Revise Frequently
    Use a simple revision cycle:

    • Daily → revise what you studied
    • Weekly → revise the week’s topics
    • Monthly → take a full-length test

    7. Improve Speed and Accuracy
    During mock tests, practice answering questions within the given time. Avoid spending too long on one question.

    8. Learn from Mistakes
    Keep a “Mistake & Revision” notebook. Write questions you got wrong and revise them regularly.

  • ⭐ Golden Tip

    Don’t just memorize facts—understand them and connect them with everyday life. This makes GK easier to remember and helps with application-based questions.

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