Last verified: 1 November 2026. The paper pattern below (Class 6: 150 minutes, 125 questions, 300 marks; GK 25 questions, 50 marks; 25% per section and 40% aggregate qualifying marks) is CONFIRMED from the AISSEE 2026 bulletin pattern and is EXPECTED to repeat for 2027 until the official bulletin appears. The practice questions in this article are original examples in the style of the paper, not reproduced paper questions.
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Talk to any parent after AISSEE and you will hear the same story: months on Maths, weeks on Intelligence, and GK left for “the last ten days.” Then the paper arrives, and the child stares at a question about a trophy or a defence day that they half-remembered and never nailed down.
Here’s the thing — GK is the only section where a fact learned in two minutes is worth exactly as much as a concept learned in two hours. Maths rewards depth; GK rewards coverage. And the coverage that pays off is surprisingly narrow. The same buckets come back year after year: the three services and their days, the big sports trophies, the major awards, the national symbols, and a handful of geography basics. Learn those properly and 25 questions stop looking like a lottery.
If you are still balancing static GK against current affairs, read our guide on getting that balance right — the short version is three parts static, one part recent news. And if you want the wider topic list, our important GK topics guide covers the ground beyond this article.
| Bucket | What to actually learn | Why it repeats |
|---|---|---|
| Defence days and services | Army Day (15 January), Navy Day (4 December), Air Force Day (8 October); the three service chiefs’ titles; what NDA, IMA and OTA stand for | Sainik Schools are defence schools — the paper leans into it every year |
| Sports trophies and terms | Ranji Trophy (cricket), Thomas Cup (badminton), Davis Cup (tennis); terms like “LBW”, “checkmate”, “deuce” | Trophy-to-sport matching is the single most repeated GK question type |
| Awards and honours | Bharat Ratna (highest civilian award), Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri in that order; Param Vir Chakra (highest military gallantry award); Arjuna Award (sports) | Order and category questions, not just names — children mix up the Padma order constantly |
| National symbols and firsts | National animal (Bengal tiger), national bird (Indian peafowl), national flower (lotus), national anthem and song; first President (Dr Rajendra Prasad) | Straight recall, asked in some form almost every year |
| India basics | States and capitals of neighbouring states, major rivers, the largest state by area (Rajasthan), the smallest (Goa) | Easy marks for a child who has looked at a map even once |
| Everyday science | Common instruments (thermometer, barometer), vitamins and their sources, simple machines | Crosses over with the science-flavoured GK questions in the paper |
Notice what is not on the list: obscure dates, long lists of chief ministers, and anything that changed last week. A Class 6 paper tests a 10-year-old’s general awareness, not a civil services aspirant’s. Depth in six buckets beats shallow coverage of sixty.
These are original practice questions, written the way the paper asks them. Cover the answers, let your child try, and then check.
1. Which trophy is associated with badminton? (a) Ranji Trophy (b) Thomas Cup (c) Davis Cup (d) Durand Cup. Answer: Thomas Cup. Ranji is cricket, Davis is tennis, Durand is football — that one question tests four sports at once, which is exactly why trophy questions repeat.
2. On which date is Indian Army Day observed? (a) 15 January (b) 26 January (c) 15 August (d) 4 December. Answer: 15 January. Children confuse it with Republic Day (26 January) and Navy Day (4 December) — learn the three defence days as a set, not one by one.
3. Which is the highest civilian award in India? (a) Padma Vibhushan (b) Bharat Ratna (c) Padma Bhushan (d) Arjuna Award. Answer: Bharat Ratna. The trap is the Padma order: Vibhushan above Bhushan above Shri, and Bharat Ratna above them all.
4. Which is the national bird of India? (a) Sparrow (b) Peacock (c) Eagle (d) Parrot. Answer: Peacock — formally the Indian peafowl. Simple, but only if the child has actually been told it once.
5. Which state is the largest in India by area? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan. Answer: Rajasthan. This is a map question disguised as a memory question — a child who has seen the map answers it in two seconds.
If your child got three or fewer right, the buckets above are the fix, not a new GK book. If they got all five, move on to current affairs of the last six months and keep the static facts warm with weekly quizzes.
| Week | Focus | Daily work |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Defence + national symbols | Learn the three defence days, the three services, and the symbols table; 10 quiz questions at night |
| Week 2 | Sports trophies + terms | One trophy-to-sport list, learned as pairs (Thomas–badminton, Ranji–cricket, Davis–tennis); 10 quiz questions |
| Week 3 | Awards + India basics | Padma order, gallantry awards, states and capitals of your region first, then all-India; 15 quiz questions |
| Week 4 | Mixed revision + current affairs | Mixed 20-question quizzes daily; read one news page together and note two facts a day; re-test every wrong answer from weeks 1–3 |
One rule for the whole month: every wrong answer goes into a small notebook, and that notebook is re-tested the next day. GK revision fails when children re-read what they already know and never revisit what they got wrong. The notebook is the whole method, honestly.
The biggest GK mistake is not ignorance — it is over-collection. Parents download five PDFs, buy two books, and bookmark ten websites, and the child drowns in lists that never get revised. Pick one source per bucket, learn it properly, and quiz from it. A child who knows 200 facts cold will outscore a child who has “seen” 2,000 facts once.
How many GK questions are in the AISSEE Class 6 paper?
25 questions for 50 marks, in a paper of 125 questions and 300 marks to be finished in 150 minutes. GK is the smallest section by marks but one of the fastest to score in, because most answers are either known or not.
Should my child study current affairs for AISSEE Class 6 GK?
Yes, but lightly. A few questions touch recent events, but the bulk of the section is static GK — defence, sports, awards, symbols and geography basics. Spend roughly three quarters of GK time on static topics and one quarter on the last 6 to 12 months of news.
Are the practice questions in this article actual AISSEE paper questions?
No. They are practice questions written in the same style and on the same topics that repeat in the paper, so your child can test the method. Real papers are not reproduced here.
What is the best way to revise GK in the last month?
Short daily quizzes, not long reading sessions. Twenty questions a day from a notebook of facts, with wrong answers written down and re-tested the next day, beats reading a GK book cover to cover.
Does GK decide selection in AISSEE Class 6?
On its own, no — but it decides close calls. The qualifying rule is 25 percent in each section and 40 percent overall, so a weak GK section can pull a child below the section cutoff even with strong Maths. GK is cheap insurance.
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