MPPSC Prelims 2017 – Paper 1: General Studies: Solved Question Paper

100 questions, each with a model answer in Hindi and English.

Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?
A.(A) TughlaqCorrect
B.(B) Khilji
C.(C) Sayyid
D.(D) Lodi
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Who is called the 'Father of Indian Archaeology'?
A.(A) Alexander CunninghamCorrect
B.(B) John Marshall
C.(C) Mortimer Wheeler
D.(D) James Prinsep
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Who adorned Ram Mohan Roy with the title of 'Raja'?
A.(A) Aurangzeb
B.(B) Robert Clive
C.(C) Mahatma Gandhi
D.(D) Mughal Emperor Akbar IICorrect
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The Act of 1909 was associated with
A.(A) introduction of separate electorateCorrect
B.(B) decentralization
C.(C) dyarchy
D.(D) legislative councils
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Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1794 [1194] in the Battle of Chandawar?
A.(A) Kumarpal
B.(B) JaichandCorrect
C.(C) Govindraj
D.(D) Bhim II
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Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period?
A.(A) KhiljiCorrect
B.(B) Tughlaq
C.(C) Sayyid
D.(D) Lodi
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An important event of Lord Dufferin's tenure as Viceroy was
A.(A) establishment of Ramakrishna Mission
B.(B) establishment of Muslim League in Dhaka
C.(C) establishment of Indian National CongressCorrect
D.(D) beginning of the first Census
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Who among the following was the youngest person to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
A.(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B.(B) Abul Kalam AzadCorrect
C.(C) Ananda Mohan Bose
D.(D) Bhupendra Nath Bose
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From which year was regular and scientific Census started in India?
A.(A) 1861
B.(B) 1871
C.(C) 1881Correct
D.(D) 1891
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Who among the following had not participated in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.(A) Mahadev Desai
B.(B) Pyarelal Nayyar
C.(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
D.(D) Jawaharlal NehruCorrect
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Which of the following countries does not form border with the Caspian Sea?
A.(A) Azerbaijan
B.(B) Iran
C.(C) IraqCorrect
D.(D) Kazakhstan
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What is Kayal?
A.(A) Terai Plain
B.(B) Ganges Delta
C.(C) Regur of Deccan Plateau
D.(D) Lagoon of KeralaCorrect
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.(A) Canyon—River
B.(B) Zeugen—Wind
C.(C) Inselberg—GlacierCorrect
D.(D) Moraine—Glacier
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Stromboli is a/an
A.(A) dormant volcano
B.(B) active volcanoCorrect
C.(C) extinct volcano
D.(D) None of the above
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In which year was the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act enforced?
A.(A) 1980
B.(B) 1974Correct
C.(C) 1981
D.(D) None of the above
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According to 2011 Census, the density of population in India was
A.(A) 325
B.(B) 335
C.(C) 382Correct
D.(D) 385
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.(A) Lipulekh—Uttarakhand
B.(B) Nathu La—Arunachal PradeshCorrect
C.(C) Rohtang—Himachal Pradesh
D.(D) Palghat—Kerala
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Peneplain is related to
A.(A) wind
B.(B) underground water
C.(C) glacier
D.(D) riverCorrect
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Which of the following regions is the original habitat of the Toda Tribe?
A.(A) Jaunsar Hills
B.(B) Garo Hills
C.(C) Nilgiri HillsCorrect
D.(D) Jaintia Hills
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Where is Ras Tanura Oil Refinery located?
A.(A) Iran
B.(B) United States of America
C.(C) Saudi ArabiaCorrect
D.(D) Iraq
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What is the botanical name of opium?
A.(A) Emblica officinalis
B.(B) Papaver somniferumCorrect
C.(C) Rauwolfia serpentina
D.(D) Cinchona sp.
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Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in
A.(A) 1975
B.(B) 1980Correct
C.(C) 1996
D.(D) 2008
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A bacteriophage is a
A.(A) bacterium with a tail
B.(B) newly formed bacterium
C.(C) bacterium infecting virus
D.(D) virus infecting bacteriumCorrect
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To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be
A.(A) shoot apex
B.(B) root apex
C.(C) anthersCorrect
D.(D) leaf cells
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Sound waves travel fastest in
A.(A) solidsCorrect
B.(B) liquids
C.(C) gases
D.(D) vacuum
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In human eyes, the image of an object is formed on
A.(A) cornea
B.(B) iris
C.(C) pupil
D.(D) retinaCorrect
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The kidneys in human beings are a part of system for
A.(A) nutrition
B.(B) transportation
C.(C) excretionCorrect
D.(D) respiration
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Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?
A.(A) Cholera
B.(B) Diphtheria
C.(C) Pneumonia
D.(D) MalariaCorrect
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Transfer of heat by convection can take place in
A.(A) solids and liquids
B.(B) solids and vacuum
C.(C) gases and liquidsCorrect
D.(D) vacuum and gases
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.(A) Vitamin A - Maculan
B.(B) Vitamin B - Maculan
C.(C) Vitamin C - James Lind
D.(D) Vitamin D - Paul MullerCorrect
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The power of a lens is measured in
A.(A) dioptreCorrect
B.(B) aeon
C.(C) lumen
D.(D) candela
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Which of the following is also used as a lubricant?
A.(A) Cuprite
B.(B) GraphiteCorrect
C.(C) Haematite
D.(D) Cryolite
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The 'laughing gas' is
A.(A) hydrogen peroxide
B.(B) nitrous oxideCorrect
C.(C) carbon monoxide
D.(D) sulphur dioxide
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Lightning can even burn a tree because it contains tremendous amount of
A.(A) heat energy
B.(B) electric energyCorrect
C.(C) chemical energy
D.(D) nuclear energy
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Eight-year-old Tajamul Islam of J & K is related to which game?
A.(A) Squash
B.(B) KickboxingCorrect
C.(C) Swimming
D.(D) Football
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Who among the following was a Hockey player of Madhya Pradesh?
A.(A) Sameer DadCorrect
B.(B) Kirti Patel
C.(C) Michael Nath
D.(D) Amit Banerjee
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The tradition of which game started with the setting up of the Parsee Club?
A.(A) Hockey
B.(B) Football
C.(C) CricketCorrect
D.(D) Table Tennis
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Where is Roop Singh Stadium located?
A.(A) GwaliorCorrect
B.(B) Indore
C.(C) Bhopal
D.(D) Jabalpur
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With which game is Amitabh Vijayvargiya associated?
A.(A) Hockey
B.(B) Football
C.(C) CricketCorrect
D.(D) None of the above
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What was the name of the Cricket World Cup played in 1987?
A.(A) Reliance CupCorrect
B.(B) Benson and Hedges Cup
C.(C) Wills Cup
D.(D) None of the above
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In which year was Sachin Tendulkar given the Arjuna Award?
A.(A) 1990
B.(B) 1994Correct
C.(C) 1997
D.(D) 1999
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In which year were the Commonwealth Games started?
A.(A) 1922
B.(B) 1925
C.(C) 1927
D.(D) 1930Correct
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Which of the following countries has never been a winner in the T-20 Cricket World Cup (Men)?
A.(A) India
B.(B) AustraliaCorrect
C.(C) England
D.(D) Pakistan
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In which of the following years were Olympics not held in London?
A.(A) 2012
B.(B) 1968Correct
C.(C) 1948
D.(D) 1908
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The service of the Internet that provides 'audio' and 'video' conversation, is called
A.(A) chat
B.(B) e-mail
C.(C) video conferencingCorrect
D.(D) video chat
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Which of the following is not a Web browser?
A.(A) Opera
B.(B) Google AppsCorrect
C.(C) Vivaldi
D.(D) Mozilla Firefox
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In the context of computer security, crackers are also known as
A.(A) black hat hackersCorrect
B.(B) white hat hackers
C.(C) elite hackers
D.(D) script kiddie
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DuckDuckGo is a
A.(A) search engineCorrect
B.(B) Web browser
C.(C) virus
D.(D) news Web site
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Ethernet is an example of
A.(A) MAN
B.(B) LANCorrect
C.(C) WAN
D.(D) Wi-Fi
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A modem converts
A.(A) analog signals into digital signals
B.(B) digital signals into analog signals
C.(C) Both (A) and (B)Correct
D.(D) None of the above
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Which of the following Acts introduced the Principle of Constitutional Autocracy?
A.(A) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
B.(B) The Government of India Act of 1919
C.(C) The Government of India Act of 1935Correct
D.(D) The Indian Independence Act of 1947
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Who is the inventor of www?
A.(A) Bill Gates
B.(B) Tim Berners-LeeCorrect
C.(C) Timothy Bil
D.(D) Ray Tomlinson
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A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on a level ground. After covering a short distance, the ball comes to rest. The ball slows to a stop because
A.(A) the batsman did not hit the ball hard enough
B.(B) velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball
C.(C) there is a force on the ball opposing the motionCorrect
D.(D) there is no unbalanced force on the ball, so the ball would try to come to rest
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Which of the following rulers got the Jantar Mahal of Mandu constructed?
A.(A) Mahmud Shah KhiljiCorrect
B.(B) Alauddin Khilji
C.(C) Bhoj Parmar
D.(D) Hoshang Shah
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Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?
A.(A) Alauddin Khilji
B.(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C.(C) Firoz TughlaqCorrect
D.(D) Iltutmish
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.(A) The President of Switzerland—Johann Schneider-Ammann
B.(B) The President of Mexico—Enrique Peña Nieto
C.(C) The President of Namibia—Hage Geingob
D.(D) The President of Côte d'Ivoire—Angela MerkelCorrect
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Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?
A.(A) Aravali
B.(B) Satpura
C.(C) AjantaCorrect
D.(D) Sahyadri
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The tenure of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is
A.(A) 3 yearsCorrect
B.(B) 4 years
C.(C) 5 years
D.(D) 6 years
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Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India?
A.(A) B. P. Walia
B.(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C.(C) N. M. LokhandeCorrect
D.(D) N. G. Ranga
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Joe Root is associated with which game?
A.(A) CricketCorrect
B.(B) Chess
C.(C) Polo
D.(D) Golf
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jacob Zuma in July 2016, who is the
A.(A) President of Namibia
B.(B) President of Qatar
C.(C) President of Mexico
D.(D) President of South AfricaCorrect
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In which year was the Mohun Bagan Club of football founded?
A.(A) 1850
B.(B) 1879
C.(C) 1889Correct
D.(D) 1901
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In which of the following countries, a woman became the President for the first time in May 2016?
A.(A) TaiwanCorrect
B.(B) Myanmar
C.(C) Angola
D.(D) Namibia
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Who won the Men's Singles Title of French Open, 2016?
A.(A) Ivan Dodig
B.(B) Novak DjokovicCorrect
C.(C) Andy Murray
D.(D) Roger Federer
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Manohar Aich was called 'Pocket Hercules'. He was a/an
A.(A) boxer
B.(B) athlete
C.(C) swimmer
D.(D) bodybuilderCorrect
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What are 'Ranjit Sub-1' and 'Bahadur Sub-1'?
A.(A) Two fighter planes
B.(B) Two submarines
C.(C) Two new varieties of paddyCorrect
D.(D) Two new varieties of wheat
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In May 2016, Rodrigo Duterte was elected the President of which country?
A.(A) Thailand
B.(B) Switzerland
C.(C) Mexico
D.(D) PhilippinesCorrect
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Who administered the oath of the Chief Minister of West Bengal to Mamata Banerjee on 27 May, 2016?
A.(A) Ram Naik
B.(B) Keshari Nath TripathiCorrect
C.(C) T. S. Thakur
D.(D) P. Sathasivam
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The first Indian State to start State Data Centre (SDC) is
A.(A) Telangana
B.(B) RajasthanCorrect
C.(C) Chhattisgarh
D.(D) Himachal Pradesh
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In which of the following States, Bharatiya Janata Party formed Government for the first time in 2016?
A.(A) AssamCorrect
B.(B) Rajasthan
C.(C) Kerala
D.(D) Odisha
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Bhawani Prasad Mishra's birth-place was
A.(A) Sagar
B.(B) Ujjain
C.(C) Indore
D.(D) HoshangabadCorrect
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Sunil Lanba is
A.(A) the author of the novel, Masiha
B.(B) a famous Hindi novelist
C.(C) the 23rd Naval Chief of IndiaCorrect
D.(D) the Director General of Border Security Force
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Who among the following was elected as the Chairman of world's biggest commercial organization 'the International Chamber of Commerce' in June 2016?
A.(A) Mukesh Ambani
B.(B) Adi Godrej
C.(C) Lakshmi Narain Mittal
D.(D) Sunil Bharti MittalCorrect
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When was the State Bank of India established?
A.(A) 1954
B.(B) 1955Correct
C.(C) 1956
D.(D) 1957
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In which post was the former Police Commissioner of Delhi, B. S. Bassi appointed in May 2016?
A.(A) The Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
B.(B) The Governor of Meghalaya
C.(C) The Director General of Border Security Force
D.(D) The Member of Union Public Service CommissionCorrect
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Which of the following countries did President Pranab Mukherjee visit in May 2016?
A.(A) JapanCorrect
B.(B) Myanmar
C.(C) China
D.(D) France
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Sania Mirza's mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig is from which country?
A.(A) Sweden
B.(B) Switzerland
C.(C) Russia
D.(D) CroatiaCorrect
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What is the name of that book of Suhel Seth which was released in London in June 2016?
A.(A) Mantras for SuccessCorrect
B.(B) Dark Horse
C.(C) Wings of Fire
D.(D) Masiha
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What was the name of the sculpture stolen from the Khajuraho Temple which was handed over by the Prime Minister of Canada to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A.(A) Golden Parrot
B.(B) Singing Parrot
C.(C) Talkative Parrot
D.(D) Parrot LadyCorrect
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Which one of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?
A.(A) Meghadutam
B.(B) Kumarasambhavam
C.(C) UttararamacharitamCorrect
D.(D) Ritusamharam
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Where is the oldest music college of Madhya Pradesh, 'Madhav Sangeet College' located?
A.(A) Raipur
B.(B) Indore
C.(C) Bhopal
D.(D) GwaliorCorrect
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A 'closed economy' is an economy in which
A.(A) the money supply is fully controlled
B.(B) deficit financing takes place
C.(C) only exports take place
D.(D) neither exports nor imports take placeCorrect
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The period of the 12th Five-Year Plan is
A.(A) 2007-2012
B.(B) 2012-2017Correct
C.(C) 2010-2015
D.(D) 2006-2011
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'India Vision 2020' is prepared by
A.(A) S. P. Gupta CommitteeCorrect
B.(B) Panth Committee
C.(C) Malhotra Committee
D.(D) Narasimham Committee
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.(A) First World Climate Conference-1979
B.(B) First Earth Summit-Agenda 21
C.(C) Earth Summit + 5-1997
D.(D) Carbon Trading-Montreal ProtocolCorrect
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Which of the following statements is correct with regard to International Monetary Fund?
A.(A) It can grant loans to any country.
B.(B) It can grant loans to only developed countries.
C.(C) It grants loans to member countries only.Correct
D.(D) It grants loans to the Central Bank of a country.
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Who was declared 'Man of the Series' in the India-Zimbabwe One Day Cricket Series in 2016?
A.(A) Jasprit Bumrah
B.(B) Virat Kohli
C.(C) Ajinkya Rahane
D.(D) K. L. RahulCorrect
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The final match of IPL-9 (2016) was played in the stadium of which State?
A.(A) Karnataka
B.(B) MaharashtraCorrect
C.(C) Haryana
D.(D) West Bengal
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Who was the author of the book, Rashmirekha?
A.(A) Gajanan Madhav 'Muktibodh'
B.(B) Bal Krishna Sharma 'Naveen'Correct
C.(C) Harishankar Parsai
D.(D) Bhawani Prasad Mishra
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In which district of Madhya Pradesh was Chandrashekhar Azad born?
A.(A) Khargone
B.(B) Gwalior
C.(C) JhabuaCorrect
D.(D) Satna
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Who among the following was not a king of the Parmar dynasty?
A.(A) Upendra
B.(B) Munj
C.(C) GangeyadevCorrect
D.(D) Udayaditya
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Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?
A.(A) Chandelas of JejakabhuktiCorrect
B.(B) Parmar of Malwa
C.(C) Kalchuri of Mahishmati
D.(D) Kalchuri of Tripuri
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At which of the following places was Habib Tanvir born?
A.(A) RaipurCorrect
B.(B) Jhabua
C.(C) Indore
D.(D) Ratlam
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Under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in which Section there is a provision for the arrangement of a Special Court?
A.(A) 14Correct
B.(B) 17
C.(C) 21(1)
D.(D) 21(3)
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In how many days will the investigating officer submit his report for the offences committed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?
A.(A) 15
B.(B) 20
C.(C) 25
D.(D) 30Correct
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Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?
A.(A) Aitareya BrahmanaCorrect
B.(B) Gopatha Brahmana
C.(C) Shatapatha Brahmana
D.(D) Taittiriya Brahmana
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The 'Goods and Services Tax' was proposed by a task force, whose President was
A.(A) Vijay KelkarCorrect
B.(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
C.(C) Arun Jaitley
D.(D) Narsimham
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When were the Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution?
A.(A) At the time of framing of Constitution
B.(B) On 26th January, 1950
C.(C) In the 42nd Constitutional AmendmentCorrect
D.(D) In the 41st Constitutional Amendment
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The States and the Central Government derive power from
A.(A) the Constitution of IndiaCorrect
B.(B) the President of India
C.(C) the Prime Minister of India
D.(D) the Parliament of India
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Which of the following may be considered a Pressure Group?
A.(A) Members of the Lok Sabha
B.(B) Members of a Panchayat
C.(C) Members of the Cabinet
D.(D) Members of a Trade UnionCorrect
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