MPPSC Prelims 2020 – Paper 1: General Studies: Solved Question Paper
100 questions, each with a model answer in Hindi and English.
Panna district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which mineral?
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Chambal Canal Irrigation Project is related with
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Jawahar Sagar Hydroelectricity Project is situated on which river?
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Main crop of Madhya Pradesh is
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Which one of the following is not commercial crop?
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Match the following States and their respective Chief Ministers, who became Prime Minister of India:
I
II
a. P. V. Narasimha Rao
i. Undivided Uttar Pradesh
b. Morarji Desai
ii. Undivided Andhra Pradesh
c. H. D. Devegowda
iii. Gujarat
d. Charan Singh
iv. Karnataka
e. Narendra Modi
v. Bombay
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Which of the following type of Judge/Judges can be appointed in the Supreme Court of India?
(i) ad hoc Judge
(ii) Additional Judge
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(A) (i) is true and (ii) is false
(B) (i) is false and (ii) is true
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are true
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Which of the following Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) does not fall under the category of 'Maharatna' listed (January, 2020) by the Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India ?
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The Committee on Financial Sector Assessment is Co-chaired by whom ?
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On which date, the Ombudsman Scheme for the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC), 2018 was effectively introduced by Reserve Bank of India ?
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In February 2021 which neighbour country face a "coup" ?
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Where does Headquarters of The International Olympic Committee is situated ?
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Who is the first Indian Woman to win an Individual Olympic Medal ?
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Which is the Highest Award given by Madhya Pradesh Government to sports coaches mentioned below ?
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Madhya Pradesh Archery Academy established by the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare is situated in
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Consider the following statements :
(i) It shall be the duty of the Comptroller and Auditor-General to audit all receipts which are payable into the Consolidated Fund of India.
(ii) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have authority to audit and report on the accounts of stores or stock kept in any office or department of the Union or a State.
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Who was the first Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog ?
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Who is not included in the Committee to recommend name for the appointment of Chairperson and Members of State Human Rights Commission ?
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Within how many days, an appeal can be made by an aggrieved person by decision of the National Green Tribunal to the Supreme Court ?
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Under which law, the State Food Commission is established ?
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Who was the original founder of Bhopal State?
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Where was the Capital of Raja Veersingh Dev?
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Who said that "Victory of Mandu was the key of Victory of South"?
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Bhimbetka was discovered by
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Which is the most common tribe in Madhya Pradesh?
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Match List - I with List - II and using the given codes select the correct answer:
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Which one of the following States has the maximum area under teak forest in India?
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Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
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Which is known as the storehouse of Indian minerals?
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The statements are given below, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of these two statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh are major wheat producing states of India.
Reason (R) : The well drained fertile soil, 10°-15°C temperature during winter and about 75 cm annual average rainfall are necessary for wheat production.
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Padmashree Bhuri Bai famous for
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Kailash Satyarthi born in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
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750 Megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant is situated in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
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Phawngpui National Park in Mizoram is also known as which of the following?
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In February 2021 Prime Minister inaugurates which Centenary Celebration?
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Consider the following statements :
(i) The Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India is paid the salary equal to the salary of the Judge of the Supreme Court.
(ii) The term of Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India shall be for a period of 6 years from the date of assuming office or till the age of 65 years, whichever comes first.
(iii) An Election Commissioner may, at anytime, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, resign his office.
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Which List and Entry of Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution is related to election of the legislature of the State?
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The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission was constituted on
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A Joint State Public Service Commission may be established for two or more States
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Under which Provision, the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission has been constituted?
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What was the real name of National poet Balkavi Bairagi?
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In which city of Madhya Pradesh, the Parikrama of 7 Sea, 9 Narayanas and 84 Mahadevas is completed?
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The poet of King Bhoj who accepted Jainism was
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It was also ancient name of world famous tourist destination of Sanchi
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What was the actual name of Tantya Bhil ?
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The characteristics features of genetic code are:
i. It is always universal
ii. It is triplet of nucleotides bases corresponding to 20 amino acids
iii. It is non-overlapping, non-ambiguous and commaless
iv. It has start and stop codon
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Where is the National Institute of Virology situated ?
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The task force of blue economy for the sustainable development is a collaboration between India and which country ?
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The hybrid variety of mango developed from the cross of Neelum and Alphonso is
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What is the main aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana of National Health Mission ?
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'Indian nationalism in the middle of the 19th century was in Embryonic stage' was a historian with regard to the fact
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Who was the Correspondent of the Newspaper 'Times' published from London in 1857 wrote that "Nobody in the North India looks at white man's car with friendly view" ?
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Who speaks of India's self-reliant social system 'The rural system in India is a tiny Republic' ?
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How many States and Union Territories were established by the 1956, State Restructuring Act ?
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When was the special rights and privy purse enjoyed by the Indian Princely States abolished ?
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Which organization developed Indian robot named "Vyommitra" ?
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According to Gartner, 4-phase maturity model can be arranged in sequence as
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A social network can be represented as
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IPv6 protocol defines an IP address of
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It is a method of making automatic predictions about the interest of a user by collecting preferences
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Which of the following States recorded the lowest decadal growth rate of population, according to the 2011 census?
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Which of the following is not a raw-material for fertilizer industry?
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Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Mountain Peak - Continent
(A) Kilimanjaro - Africa
(B) Mount Mckinley - North America
(C) Elbrus - Asia
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Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List - I (Economic Activity/Agricultural region)
a. Commercial dairy farming
b. Commercial grain farming
c. Commercial plantation farming
d. Commercial fruits production
List - II (Country)
1. Argentina
2. France
3. Denmark
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Which of the following States of India have the higher opportunities for the development of wind power?
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Ashoka won the Avanti Mahajanpad and merged in the Mauryan empire during Bindusara ruled. What text does it refer to ?
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According to Chachnama, what was the Capital of the Indus Country in the 6th and 7th century ?
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Who is the creator of the Mughal Text 'Masir-A-Alamgiri' ?
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In what context does 'Panahi' and 'Upanah' mention in the medieval Indian History ?
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Who founded the Adi Brahmasamaj ?
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In which year the last election of Indian Legislature under the Government of India Act, 1919 was held ?
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Who was the first nominated Deputy Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
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Which of the following expression is appropriate regarding the message to call joint sitting of both houses under Article 108 of the Constitution of India?
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Article 24 of the Constitution of India prohibits the employment of child in factories related to hazardous works. Such prohibition is
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Which of the following statement is correct regarding Article 368 of the Constitution of India?
(i) Article 368 was amended by the 24th Constitution Amendment Act, 1971.
(ii) Article 368 was amended by the 101st Constitution Amendment Act, 2016.
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Who among the following Governors of Madhya Pradesh has been the Chief Minister of Haryana?
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Which of the following Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh have not held the office of the leader of the opposition in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly?
1. Digvijay Singh
2. Motilal Vora
3. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
4. Shyamacharan Shukla
Select the correct answer using codes given below:
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Select the correct order of proceedings of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
1. Mention of death
2. Governor's Address
3. Oath or affirmation
4. Introduction of Ministers
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Who among the following Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court has not been the Judge at Supreme Court of India?
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The provision of reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Municipalities in Madhya Pradesh has been made under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
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What percentage of total forest area of Madhya Pradesh, Teak trees are found?
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Betwa river originate from
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In which part of Madhya Pradesh annual variation in temperature is maximum?
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Average temperature increases in summer in Madhya Pradesh
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Non-metallic mineral is
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There are how many pairs of cranial nerves in human?
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The pyramid of energy in any ecosystem is
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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) in food is used as
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The Disaster Management Act was made in
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Which of the following disease is related to Corona virus?
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Which is not a type of secondary memory?
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What is XML stands for?
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Microwaves are electromagnetic waves having frequencies in range of
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Blowfish is a type of
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What does "PUMA" stands in context of Robotics ?
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According to 2011 census, which district of Madhya Pradesh is having highest sex ratio ?
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Growth rate in crop sector of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2016-17 is
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Which of the following mineral is only found in Madhya Pradesh ?
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In which city Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum is situated ?
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Akanksha Scheme is related to
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