Which of the following is NOT an E-Procurement portal?
- (a)MP Tenders
- (b)GeM
- (c)MP Online
- (d)MP LUN
Correct — C, MP Online. MP Online is Madhya Pradesh's general government-to-citizen services portal — used for certificates, admission and exam form submissions, and utility bill payments — not a platform for floating or awarding government tenders. That makes it the odd one out among the listed e-procurement options.
- (a)MP Tenders — This IS an e-procurement portal — Madhya Pradesh's dedicated state e-tendering site where government departments float and process tenders online — so it does not fit a 'NOT' answer.
- (b)GeM — GeM (Government e-Marketplace) is the Government of India's official online procurement platform for goods and services bought by ministries, PSUs, and state departments — a genuine e-procurement portal, so it does not fit a 'NOT' answer.
- (d)MP LUN — Per the official key, this functions within Madhya Pradesh's e-tendering/procurement ecosystem rather than as a general citizen-services portal, so it too does not fit a 'NOT' answer.
E-Procurement is the use of internet-based platforms by governments to publish tenders, receive bids, and award contracts transparently. It is distinct from e-Governance/citizen-service portals, which deliver public services like certificates, applications, and bill payments — both are 'e-' government platforms but serve different purposes.
MPPSC often tests 'which of these is NOT X' among a list of similarly-named MP government portals. The trap is assuming every official-sounding MP portal is a procurement site; MP Online is actually the state's best-known citizen-services portal, which is why it is placed among genuine e-procurement names as the odd one out.
- GeM (Government e-Marketplace) is the Government of India's national online procurement platform for goods/services
- MP Tenders is Madhya Pradesh's dedicated state e-tendering portal
- MP Online is Madhya Pradesh's general citizen-services (G2C) portal — forms, certificates, bill payments — not a tendering platform
- E-procurement portals publish tenders and process bids; citizen-service portals deliver public services
Of the four, only MP Online is a citizen-services portal rather than an e-procurement platform.
- Assuming every official-sounding MP portal is a procurement site
- Confusing e-Governance (citizen services) with e-Procurement (tendering)
MPPSC often asks 'which is NOT an X portal' among a list of similarly-named MP e-governance platforms — read each option by its actual function, not its name.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
GeM (Government e-Marketplace) is primarily used for:
- (a)Filing income tax returns
- (b)Online procurement of goods and services by government departments
- (c)Voter ID registration
- (d)Passport applications
Answer(b) Online procurement of goods and services by government departments.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Madhya Pradesh portal provides citizen services such as certificates and online exam form submission?
- (a)MP Tenders
- (b)GeM
- (c)MP Online
- (d)MP LUN
Answer(c) MP Online.