MPPSC 2026 Prelims Paper-I · Question 83 of 100

Correct — D, Gwalior. Gwalior's One District One Product is a stone-based product rather than an agricultural one — which is exactly why it falls outside the group the question asks about — a mineral-based product, not an agricultural produce. So when the Madhya Pradesh Economic Survey 2024-25 lists the districts attached to the major agricultural produces under ODOP, Gwalior does not appear. The other three are agricultural ODOP districts: Anuppur is mapped to kodo-kutki (minor millets), Narsinghpur to tur (arhar) dal — the well-known Gadarwara tur — and Balaghat to Chinnor rice.

• (a)Anuppur — Anuppur's ODOP product is kodo-kutki, the minor millets grown across the state's eastern tribal belt — squarely an agricultural produce, so the district is included.
• (b)Narsinghpur — Narsinghpur's ODOP product is tur (arhar) dal, associated with Gadarwara in the district — an agricultural produce, so the district is included.
• (c)Balaghat — Balaghat's ODOP product is Chinnor rice, the fine-grained aromatic rice of the district — an agricultural produce, so the district is included.

One District One Product identifies, brands and promotes at least one distinctive product from every district so that the district becomes a recognised production and export hub for it. The products are of mixed character — agricultural and horticultural produce in some districts, handicrafts, textiles, minerals or processed goods in others. Madhya Pradesh runs the initiative across all its districts, and the state Economic Survey reports progress by grouping the districts under their products, which is why a question can ask which district does not belong to the agricultural group.

You do not need the Survey's exact table to crack this. Ask instead what each district is famous for producing: Anuppur and the eastern tribal belt mean millets, Narsinghpur means Gadarwara tur dal, Balaghat means Chinnor rice — three farm products. Gwalior is a stone and industrial district, and its ODOP is sandstone. The odd one out is therefore the non-agricultural one. This 'which one is not of the same category' framing is how MPPSC hides a list question inside a reasoning question.

• ODOP aims to select, brand and promote at least one product per district so that districts become production and export hubs
• Anuppur — kodo-kutki (minor millets); Narsinghpur — tur (arhar) dal, of Gadarwara; Balaghat — Chinnor rice
• Gwalior — sandstone / stone tiles, processed at the district's stone park under MPIDC: a mineral, not an agricultural produce
• ODOP products across India include agricultural, horticultural, handicraft, textile and mineral items — the scheme is not limited to farm produce
• Food-based ODOP products are supported through the PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme

• Assuming every ODOP product is agricultural — many districts are mapped to handicrafts, textiles or minerals
• Mixing up neighbouring districts' products (Balaghat's Chinnor rice with Dindori's or Mandla's kodo-kutki)
• Confusing ODOP with the GI tag: ODOP is a promotion and branding scheme, a GI is a legal intellectual-property registration

MPPSC asks ODOP as a district-to-product match — either 'what is the ODOP of district X' or, as here, 'which district does not belong to this product group'. Learn the mapping for the famous ones, and keep in mind whether each product is farm-based or craft/mineral-based.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Under the One District One Product initiative in Madhya Pradesh, Chinnor rice is associated with which district?

  • (a)Balaghat
  • (b)Rewa
  • (c)Hoshangabad
  • (d)Sagar

  Answer(a) Balaghat — Chinnor, the district's fine aromatic rice, is its ODOP product.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'Kodo' and 'kutki', frequently mentioned in the context of tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh, are:

  • (a)Varieties of pulses
  • (b)Minor millets
  • (c)Oilseeds
  • (d)Medicinal plants

  Answer(b) Minor millets — nutritious, drought-hardy coarse cereals grown widely in the state's eastern tribal belt.