MPPSC 2024 Prelims Paper-I · Question 30 of 100

Correct — D, 1980. Vanya Prakashan, the publication wing of Madhya Pradesh's Tribal Affairs (Tribal Welfare) Department, was established on 25 March 1980 to promote and document the state's tribal traditions and cultural heritage, and to publicise government welfare schemes for tribal communities through print and, later, digital media.

• (a)1965 — Predates Vanya Prakashan's actual founding by 15 years — no source ties this year to the publication house.
• (b)1970 — A decade before Vanya's actual founding year — not correct.
• (c)1975 — Close to, but not, the correct year — Vanya was established five years later, in 1980.

Vanya Prakashan is Madhya Pradesh's Tribal Affairs Department publishing arm, founded in 1980 to record and popularise the state's tribal heritage — through books and magazines, and, since 2021, the 'Aadirang' digital platform, which markets authentic Gond and Baiga tribal art and handicrafts to a wider audience.

MPPSC likes pinning an exact founding year to Madhya Pradesh's institutional bodies — Vanya's 1980 date is worth locking precisely, since all four options here are plausible-looking decades close to one another.

• Vanya Prakashan — established 25 March 1980, under MP's Tribal Welfare / Tribal Affairs Department.
• Its mission: documenting and promoting tribal tradition and culture, and publicising government welfare schemes for tribal communities.
• Launched 'Aadirang' (2021) — a digital platform to sell authentic Gond and Baiga tribal art and handicrafts.

• Guessing a 'round' founding decade instead of the precise, tested year — Vanya is 1980, not 1975 or 1970.
• Confusing Vanya Prakashan (MP Tribal Affairs Department's publishing wing) with unrelated 'Vani'/'Vanya'-named bodies elsewhere in India.

MPPSC directly asks the founding year of MP's own cultural/tribal institutions — a pure recall fact worth memorising precisely.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'Aadirang', the digital platform launched by Vanya Prakashan to promote and sell tribal art, primarily showcases the art of which two Madhya Pradesh tribal communities?

  • (a)Gond and Baiga
  • (b)Bhil and Kol
  • (c)Sahariya and Korku
  • (d)Bharia and Kamar

  Answer(a) Gond and Baiga.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Vanya Prakashan, the publication wing responsible for documenting Madhya Pradesh's tribal culture, functions under which state department?

  • (a)Tribal Affairs / Tribal Welfare Department
  • (b)Culture Department
  • (c)Panchayat & Rural Development Department
  • (d)School Education Department

  Answer(a) Tribal Affairs / Tribal Welfare Department.