MPPSC Prelims 2018 Solved Question Paper

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Solution: The National Green Tribunal was established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.

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Solution: The Indian state of Sikkim is now the world’s first 100 per cent organic state.

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Solution: There are plenty of use Aloe Vera, both topically and internally. It heals burns, acts as soothing, moisturizing, and cooling agents.

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Solution: Photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.

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Audible Range: 20 Hz to 20 KHz.
Ultra Sound: 20 KHz to 200 MHz.
Infra Sound: Less than 20 Hz.

Microwave frequencies range between 1 GHz to 1000 GHz.

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Solution: Sindhu area is a desert region, located on the north-western front of India.

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Solution: Each year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation.

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Solution: Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.

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Solution: Yusuf Meher Ali proposed the slogan to Mahatma Gandhi.

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Solution: Yusuf Meher Ali was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He coined the above term.

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Solution: The Ganges is the longest river in India and also the largest river in India followed by Godavari (1465 kms).

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Solution: The Cardamom Hill is the southernmost mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Kerala.

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Solution: In the north, Uttar Pradesh shares its border with the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, in the west with the states of Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan, in South with Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and in the east with the states of Jharkhand and Bihar.

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Solution: The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and Sri Lanka.

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Solution: The Intertropical Convergence Zone is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.

It lies mostly near the equator and moves with the apparent movement of Sun.

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Solution: Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. Tigers, jackals and wild pigs can be spotted in Kanha NP.

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Solution: Article 123 empowers the president to issue ordinances when the session of the parliament is not in session.

Article 213 empowers the governor to issue ordinance when the assembly is not in the session.

The provisions of ordinance in the constitution were enshrined to address the situation that requires immediate attention but it has widely been misused.

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Solution: A Parliamentary Secretary is a high-ranking government position. The Prime Minister of India appoints the Parliamentary Secretaries.

The Office of the Parliamentary Secretary in India was first created in 1951. According to original concept in 1951, Parliamentary Secretaries were appointed purely for the purpose of assisting the Minister in parliamentary work, analogous to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretaries in United Kingdom.

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Solution: Article 371-C makes the special provisions for Manipur. According to this article, the President is authorized to provide for the creation of a committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly consisting of the members elected from the Hill Areas of the state.

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Solution: Andhra Pradesh elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Andhra Pradesh.

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Solution: The Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

First Awardee: Viswanathan Anand

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Solution: The Dronacharya Award is sports coaching honour of India. All of the above were the first to receive.

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Solution: The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

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Solution: River Betwa does not join river Chambal.

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Solution: A sitting judge of a High Court or a sitting District Judge can be appointed only after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned state.

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Solution: The Commission submits its annual or special reports to the state government.

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Solution: Armed forces are not covered under the Protection of Human Rights Act.

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Solution: The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga and third largest in India, drains about 10% of India’s total geographical area.

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Solution: Main Pollutants are:
Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
Particulate Matter
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Photochemical Smog etc.

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Solution: Islam Shah Suri was the second ruler of the Suri dynasty. He was the successor of Sher Shah.

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Solution: Nepanagar is an industrial township in Burhanpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Nepanagar is famous for its newsprint paper mill.

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Solution: Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana is a scheme of the Government of Madhya Pradesh whereby the government pays farmers the difference between official Minimum Support Price and the rate at which they sell their crops or Model Price whichever is higher.

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Solution: Andhra Pradesh (AP): 11 Seats

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Solution: A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift.

Rifts are formed as a result of the pulling apart of the lithosphere due to extensional tectonics. The linear depression may subsequently be further deepened by the forces of erosion.

Son, Narmada and Tapi rivers flows through rift valley.

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Solution: Dhoopgarh is the highest point in the Mahadeo Hills in Satpura range.

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Solution: Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 is an act to prescribe punishment for the preaching and practice of Untouchability for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom. It is applicable in whole India.

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Solution: Ex-officio members of NHRC:

Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities
Chairperson, National Commission for Women
Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes
Chairperson National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

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NHRC has the power of a civil court. However, it can only recommend its decision. It cannot punish for human right violation. Its recommendation is not binding on the government or the authority.

It can investigate the cases of human right violation within one year from the date of occurrence the event.

The annual report of the commission is tabled before the parliament through the govt.

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