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Licchavi Lyceum

MPPSC Prelims 2017 Solved Paper

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#1. Ghani Malik was the founder of which dynasty?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#2. Who is called the Father of Indian Archaeology?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Alexander Cunningham was a British Army engineer who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. He is regarded as the father of Indian archaeology.

#3. Who adorned Ram Mohan Roy with the title of Raja?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Akbar II gave the title of Raja to Raja Rammohan Roy. He was known for his efforts to abolish the practices of sati and child marriage.

#4. The Act of 1909 was associated with

Ans: (A)

Solution: Government of India Act 1909 is associated with the Separate electorate to Muslims.

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: The Battle of Chandawar (year: 1193 was fought between Muhammad of Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Ferozabad), on the Yamuna River close to Agra, giving Muhammad control of much of northern India.

#6. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period?

Ans: (A)

Solution: The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526).

The shortest period was of Khilji.

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Indian National congress was found in the year 1885. The British ICS offices A O Hume was the founder of congress.

Lord Dufferin was the viceroy of India during the formation of Congress.

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1923, at an age of 35.

#9. From which year was regular and scientific Cenaus started in India?

Ans: (C)

Solution: The first synchronous census in India was held in 1881.

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Second round conference was held in 1931, Gandhiji participated from the Congress side but Nehru ji was not a participant.

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Caspian Sea is situated above Iran. Iraq does not share boundary with Caspian Sea.

#12. What is Kayal?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Kayals are the shallow lagoons (coastal) lying parallel to the coastline.

#13. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Ans: (C)

Solution: An inselberg or monadnock is an isolated ruins of hilly region eroded by the running water. This geomorphic feature is formed in the final stage of cycle or erosion.

#14. Stromboli is a/an

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country.

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: The population density of India has gone up to 382 persons per square kilometre in 2011 from 325 persons per square kilometre in 2001.

#17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Sikkim and West Bengal.

#18. Peneplain is related

Ans: (D)

Solution: In geomorphology the peneplain is a low-relief plain formed by erosion. This is the ultimate final stage of cycle of erosion.

#19. Which of the following regions is the original habitat of the Toda Tribe"?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group who live in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

#20. Where is Ras Tanura Oil Refinery located?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#21. What is the botanical name of opium?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#22. Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in

Ans: (B)

Solution: In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared smallpox eradicated (eliminated), and no cases of naturally occurring smallpox have happened since.

#23. A bacteriophage is a

Ans: (D)

Solution: A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word “bacteriophage” literally means “bacteria eater,” because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.

#24. To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#25. Sound waves travel fastest in

Ans: (A)

Solution: The speed of sound in solid is 6000 m/s, sound moves 35 times faster in diamonds than in air.

Note: Diamond is much denser than air.

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: The images are formed on Retina.

Additional Facts: Images formed in the eye are inverted but the brain inverts them to make them seem upright.

#27. The kidneys in human beings are a part of system for

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#28. Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Malaria is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease.

#29. Transfer of heat by convection can take place in

Ans: (C)

Solution: Convection is the process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.

#30. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Elmer McCollum discovered Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin D.

James Lind discovered Vitamin C.

#31. The power of a lens is measured in

Ans: (A)

Solution: Power of Lens is measured in Dioptre. The Numerical Value of Power of the Lens (Dioptre) is equal to (1/f), where f is the Focal Length of the Lens. Positive Value of Dioptre shows Convex Lens and the Negative Value shows the Cancave Lens.

How will you calculate the Power of the Diode in case two Lences are joined together?

1/f = (1/f1) (1/f2), where f1 and f2 are the focal length.

#32. Which of the following is also used as a lubricant?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Graphite has been used for many years as lubricant. The lubricating mechanism of graphite is thought to be mechanical in nature.

Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore of copper.

Hematite is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe₂O₃ and is the ore of Iron.

#33. The laughing gas is

Ans: (B)

Solution: Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas.

#34. Lightning can even burn a tree because it contains termendous amount of

Ans: (B)

Solution: Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of energy.

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#36. Who among the following was a Hockey Player of Madhya Pradesh ?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#37. The tradition of which game started with setting up of the parsee club ?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#38. where is the Roop Singh Stadium Located?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#39. With which game is Amitabh Vijayvargia associted ?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#40. What is the name of the Cricket world cup played in 1987 ?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#41. In which year was Sachin Tendulkar given the Arjuna Award?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#42. In which year were the Commonwealth Games started ?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#45. The service of the Internet that provides audio' and video conversation, is called

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#46. Which of the following is not a Web browser?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#48. DuckDuckGo is a

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#49. Ethernet is an example of

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#50. A modem converts

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#51. Which of the following Acts introduced the Principle of Constitutional Autocracy'?

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Government of India Act, 1935 paved the way for the formation of Indian Federation with considerable degree of autonomy to the states.

#52. Who is the inventor of www?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#53. 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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#54. Which of the following rulers got the Jantar Mahal of Mandu constructed?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#55. Ain-ul-Mulle Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#56. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#59. The tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#60. Joe Root is associated with which game?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#66. What are Ranjit Sub-1¹ and Bahadur Sub-17

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#71. Bhawani Prasad Mishra's birth place was

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#72. Sunil Lanba is

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#74. When was the State Bank of India established ?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (D)

 

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

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#77. Sania Mirza's mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig in from which country?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#79. 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 ?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#80. Which one of the following books in not written by Kalidasa?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

#81. Where in the oldest music college. of Madhya Pradesh, Madhav Sangeet College located?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#82. A 'closed economy' is an economy in which

Ans: (D)

Solution: A closed economy is one that has no trading activity with outside economies. The closed economy is therefore entirely self-sufficient, which means no imports come into the country and no exports leave the country.

#83. The period of the 12th Five-Year Plan in

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#84. 'India Vision 2020' is prepared by

Ans: (A)

 

#85. Which of the following statements is correct with regard to "International Monetary Fund"?

Ans: (C)

 

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

Ans: (D)

 

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#88. Who is the author of the book ''Rashmirekha'' ?

Ans: (B)

Solution: Factual Question

#89. In which district of Madhya Pradesh was Chandrashekhar Azad born?

Ans: (C)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (C)

 

#91. Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#92. At which of the following places was Habib Tanvir born?

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#94. 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?

Ans: (D)

Solution: Factual Question

#95. Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?

Ans: (A)

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

Ans: (A)

Solution: Factual Question

#97. When were the Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution?

Ans: (C)

Solution: The Swarn Singh Committee recommended the inclusion of a separate chapter on fundamental duties in the Constitution.

The Congress Government at Centre accepted recommendations and enacted the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1976.

#98. The States and the Central Government derive power from

Ans: (A)

Solution: It is the constitution of India that empowers the State and Central government at the same time the constitution places certain limitation on these institutions.

#99. Which of the following may be considered a Pressure Group?

Ans: (D)

Solution: A pressure group is a group of people who are organised actively for promoting and defending their common interest, e.g. Trade Unions, Student Organization, Bar Council etc.

#100. Which of the following statements is correct with regarded to 'International Monetary Fund' ?

Ans: (B)

Solution: “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries.

It grants loan to the member countries only but World Bank gives loan to non member country also. “

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