MPPSC Prelims 2017

Which of the following countries did President Pranab Mukherjee visit in May 2016?

Sania Mirza's mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig is from which country?

What is the name of that book of Suhel Seth which was released in London in June 2016?

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?

Which one of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?

Where is the oldest music college of Madhya Pradesh, 'Madhav Sangeet College' located?

A 'closed economy' is an economy in which

The period of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

'India Vision 2020' is prepared by

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the 'International Monetary Fund'?

Who was declared 'Man of the Series' in the India-Zimbabwe One Day Cricket Series in 2016?

The final match of IPL-9 (2016) was played in the stadium of which State?

Who was the author of the book 'Rashmirekha'?

In which district of Madhya Pradesh was Chandrashekhar Azad born?

Who among the following was not a king of the Parmar dynasty?

Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?

At which of the following places was Habib Tanvir born?

Under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in which Section is there a provision for the arrangement of a Special Court?

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?

Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?

The 'Goods and Services Tax' was proposed by a task force, whose President was

When were the Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution?

The States and the Central Government derive power from

Which of the following may be considered a Pressure Group?

Who is the inventor of www?

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

Which of the following rulers got the Jantar Mahal of Mandu constructed?

Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?

The tenure of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is

Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India?

Joe Root is associated with which game?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jacob Zuma in July 2016, who is the

In which year was the Mohun Bagan Club of football founded?

In which of the following countries, a woman became the President for the first time in May 2016?

Who won the Men's Singles Title of French Open, 2016?

Manohar Aich was called 'Pocket Hercules'. He was a/an

What are "Ranjit Sub-1" and "Bahadur Sub-1"?

In May 2016, Rodrigo Duterte was elected the President of which country?

Who administered the oath of the Chief Minister of West Bengal to Mamata Banerjee on 27 May, 2016?

The first Indian State to start State Data Centre (SDC) is

In which of the following States, Bharatiya Janata Party formed Government for the first time in 2016?

Bhawani Prasad Mishra's birth place was

Sunil Lanba is

Who among the following was elected as the Chairman of world's biggest commercial organization 'the International Chamber of Commerce' in June 2016?

When was the State Bank of India established?

In which post was the former Police Commissioner of Delhi, B. S. Bassi appointed in May 2016?

Sound waves travel fastest in

In human eyes, the image of an object is formed on

The kidneys in human beings are a part of system for

Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?

Transfer of heat by convection can take place in

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

The power of a lens is measured in

Which of the following is also used as a lubricant?

The laughing gas is

Lightning can even burn a tree because it contains tremendous amount of

Eight-year-old Tajamul Islam of J & K is related to which game?

Who among the following was a Hockey player of Madhya Pradesh?

The tradition of which game started with the setting up of the Parsee Club?

Where is Roop Singh Stadium located?

With which game is Amitabh Vijayvargiya associated?

What was the name of the Cricket World Cup played in 1987?

In which year was Sachin Tendulkar given the Arjuna Award?

In which year were the Commonwealth Games started?

Which of the following countries has never been a winner in the T-20 Cricket World Cup (Men)?

In which of the following years were Olympics not held in London?

The service of the Internet that provides 'audio' and 'video' conversation is called

Which of the following is not a Web browser?

In the context of computer security, crackers are also known as

DuckDuckGo is a

Ethernet is an example of

A modem converts

Which of the following introduced the 'Principle of Constitutional Autocracy'?

Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?

Who is called the 'Father of Indian Archaeology'?

Who adorned Ram Mohan Roy with the title of 'Raja'?

The Act of 1909 was associated with

Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?

Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period?

An important event of Lord Dufferin's tenure as Viceroy was

Who among the following was the youngest person to become the President of the Indian National Congress?

From which year was regular and scientific Census started in India?

Who among the following had not participated in the Second Round Table Conference?

Which of the following countries does not form border with the Caspian Sea?

What is Kayal?

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Stromboli is a/an

In which year was the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act enforced?

According to 2011 Census, the density of population in India was

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Peneplain is related to

Which of the following regions is the original habitat of the 'Toda Tribe'?

Where is Ras Tanura Oil Refinery located?

What is the botanical name of opium?

Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in

A bacteriophage is a

To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be

You are a member of the governing board of an educational institution and also a member of the local municipal corporation. The other members of the governing board urge you to use your membership in the municipal corporation to promote the educational institution. What do you do?

You are a freelance journalist for a publication. One of your friends wants to promote his product and offers you money if you can submit his publicity material for publication under your name. What do you do?

You are in a movie theatre. Before the movie, the National Anthem is played. While the Anthem is being played, some college students are still sitting in their seats and talking. What do you do?

A person working as an assistant in your lab comes from a poor family and is really interested in doing a PhD. How best would you help this person get into the PhD programme at your institute?

Aide: An aide of the minister answered the questions on his behalf. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Seek: The murderer seeks pardon from the victim's family. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Disappoint: The manager was disappointed with the performance of the programmer. Choose the phrase that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Break: The tennis player broke the earlier world record. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

A tiger would rather kill a buffalo than a child because

Panthers take to child lifting

Which one of the following statements is false?

Jim Corbett said that

Panthers

Which one of the following statements is true?

Butterflies

Ants are considered to run much of the terrestrial system as

Ants and butterflies

Most species of butterflies are pollinators and scavengers. Hence

India faces severe energy crisis. In order to meet this crisis without compromising the environmental concerns, the best option before the government is to

A person asked his friend about the registration number of his newly purchased car. Instead of answering directly, he answered this way – The registration number has four alphabets and six digits. The first two alphabets represent the Member of Parliament and the last three alphabets represent a writing instrument. The sum of all the digits gives 20 and the sum of the first two digits is 3. The registration number is

In order to encourage farming, the district administration decided to supply free seeds and subsidized fertilizers. This means

Heads of governments of almost all the countries have decided to take many urgent initiatives to reduce CO₂ emission since the steps taken so far are not found to be yielding good results. This shows that

Friendship is important, but choosing the correct friends is more important. Otherwise, friendship becomes a burden. This implies that

The new Principal of the school has urged each student in the school to take up at least one extra-curricular activity. She is of the opinion that studies and the extra-curricular activities should go hand in hand. The Principal thinks that

The government has taken many steps to implement Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. It has requested many celebrities to become ambassadors of this movement. This shows that

All that glitters is not gold. This means that

Statement: Conservation of rivers is important today. Assumption I: It will reduce water scarcity. Assumption II: It protects our ecosystem.

Statement: Many services related to government are now brought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Assumption I: It will bring in more transparency. Assumption II: It will bring in more accountability.

Statement: All citizens have the right to challenge a lower court verdict in higher courts. Assumption I: Lower courts are not efficient, while the higher ones are better. Assumption II: The possibility of error in the judgement may exist.

Statement: Parliamentary democracy works in many countries. Assumption I: It represents the overall opinion of the public. Assumption II: It always fulfils people's aspirations.

Statement: For most of the appointments, initial one or two years are treated as probation and the service is confirmed only after the probation period. Assumption I: The employer does not know much about the recruitee. Assumption II: The employer wants to extract more work during the probation.

Statement: Nowadays many entrance examinations are slowly getting shifted from 'offline' to 'online' examinations. Assumption I: Online system is more efficient. Assumption II: Online system creates more job opportunities.

Statement: In metro cities, there is shortage of water supply to all the houses. This is partly due to the huge leakage of water from water pipelines. Argument I: There should be 24×7 maintenance and water leakage should be fixed. Argument II: With the same or less expense, we should pump more water.

Statement: Using mobile phones while driving should be banned. Argument I: Yes, it causes road accidents. Argument II: No, it will hamper business.

Statement: Children below 6 years cannot be admitted to Class I in many States. Argument I: The child should have the necessary mental and physical growth. Argument II: The child should be with their parents in the initial years.

Should education be made compulsory for all children up to Class XII? Argument I : No, industries employing school dropped-out children will be affected. Argument II : Yes, school education forms the basis for higher education and a better future.

Consider the numbers bearing a certain relationship among themselves along the columns in the table below: 6 18 15 4 3 x 3 2 5 8 27 9 Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by ‘x’?

Which one of the following figures is the odd one? (Figures are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.)

The figures (P), (Q), (R) and (S) have a certain common feature. Identify, among the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4), which one possesses the same common feature.

Identify the correct vertical mirror image of the following word: INDORE

Consider that (i) Abhay is taller than Bhaskar; (ii) Chandra is taller than Abhay; (iii) Eswar is taller than Chandra, and Dhiraj is the tallest of all. If they are made to sit in the above order of their heights, who will occupy the mid-position?

When a dice has been thrown four times, it produces the following result each time (faces shown in the figure). Which one of the following numbers appears opposite to the number ‘3’ in the dice?

In a certain code language, DAM is written as WZN. How will TABLE be written in the same code?

Directions for Questions 44–47 : Two families are enjoying dinner around a round table, facing its centre. The distance between any neighbouring people is the same. Family I : Arun (Husband), Asha (Wife), Arup (Son), Anjali (Daughter) Family II : Bhaskar (Husband), Beena (Wife), Biju (Son), Brinda (Daughter) Additional information: • Arun is sitting diametrically opposite to Bhaskar. • Asha is sitting diametrically opposite to Beena. • Asha is sitting at the East-most position around the table. • Bhaskar is sitting just to the right of his wife. • The sons are sitting next to their fathers. • The daughters are sitting next to their mothers. Question 44 : Who is sitting at the North-most point of the table?

Using the same information given in Question 44, who is sitting to the right of Biju?

Based on the seating arrangement described earlier, the immediate neighbours of Bhaskar are

Who is sitting in the exact North-East direction of Beena?

A circular clock has all the three hands – hour, minute and second. All three hands coincide at 12:00 hours. What is the angle, in degrees, between the hour and second hands at 12:10 hours?

Kanchan is standing at a point A and his friend Kumar is standing at a point B, which is exactly in the East direction of Kanchan. Kanchan starts walking straight in the North direction. At the same time, Kumar also starts walking straight at double the speed of Kanchan. Both meet after Kanchan has walked 5 km. The distance between A and B is equal to

If 6 × 4 = 12, 7 × 5 = 20, 5 × 8 = 21, then 5 × 7 = ?