Silver Zone SKGKO SmartKid General Knowledge Olympiad 2014

Name of the Organisation : Silver Zone
Name of the Competition : SKGKO SmartKid General Knowledge Olympiad 2014
Location : India
Deadline : 30th September 2014

Website : https://www.silverzone.org/

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SKGKO SmartKid General Knowledge Olympiad 2014 :
The Smart Kid General Knowledge Olympiad, a test of competence and proficiency in General Knowledge, (Based on subjects like History, Geography, General Science, Current affairs and sport etc.) is held annually at the national level based on syllabus prescribed by CBSE/ICSE and the State Boards. Detailed syllabus with Sample question paper is provided at our Website. Please refer the Books published by Silverzone for the preparation of SKGKO. SSE recommends the competition for each and every student in the school.

About Test Paper :
The language medium is English only. The examination is being conducted for all classes from 1st to 10th with the following details.

For Classes 1-2 :
There will be 40 questions and the duration will be of 60 Minutes.

For Classes 3-10 :
There will be 40 questions and the duration will be of 60 Minutes.*

Note :
The details of the manner in which the test is to be conducted will be sent with the question papers. The questions will be of objective type in nature with multiple choice answers. There is no negative marking. For all classes OMR answer sheets will be provided.

*Time Division :
Participants from Class 3rd to 10th will be required to complete the test between a minimum of 40 minutes and a maximum of 60 minutes. Answer sheets cannot be submitted before the completion of 40 minutes. Participants should try to submit the answer sheet, with maximum correct answers, at the earliest after the end of 40 minutes to get the benefit of the third tie-breaker** rule. The invigilator is expected to write the correct time in the appropriate space provided in the answer sheet. As time is the third, not the first/second tie-breaker rule, students are requested to focus on achieving maximum correct answers in an optimum time.

**Tie-breaker :
Each question may not carry the same mark. In case of tie-up, preference will be given to the student who has attempted a greater number of questions correctly. The second preference will be given to the following respect : First computer related question and then mental ability, reasoning and Mathematics. The third preference will be given to the student, who has submitted the answer sheet earlier than the other/s. Should the tie-up still exist, a telephonic interview will be conducted with the participants.

Prizes, Dates & Venue:
The Venue of the Olympiad will be the school itself.
The Registration for SKGKO’14 has already been started.
The SamrtKid General Knowledge Olympiad ’14 will be held in Nov. ’14/Jan. ’15.
The Result will be available at olympiads.asia in the month of February ’15.
The Awards and prizes will be sent to the school within 3-4 weeks after the Result is declared on our Website.