Prepare for MPSC State Services Examination (Rajyaseva) General Studies Paper 1 with official previous year questions, in-depth analytical solutions, and Maharashtra-specific references across History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment, and General Science.
Marking pattern: +2.00 positive, -0.50 negative (Official MPSC Rajyaseva 1/4th Negative Scheme).
Which of the following States had the lowest child sex ratio in 2011?
Which of the following, according to the World Bank, are critical issues to be addressed in India's urbanisation?
(a) Poor local governance
(b) Weak finances
(c) Inappropriate planning leading to high costs
(d) Rapidly deteriorating environment
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Which of the following is/are applicable to Gender Inequality Index (GII)?
(a) It provides insights into gender disparities in health, empowerment and the labour market.
(b) Higher values in the GII indicate worse achievements.
(c) The empowerment dimension is partly measured by the share of parliamentary seats held by each gender.
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Which of the following statement/s is/are applicable to the web based utility Bhoomi Rashi ?
(a) It was launched on 1st April, 2018.
(b) It has been launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
(c) It has been introduced to fully digitize and automate the entire process of land acquisition.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct about UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20?
Goal-wise performance of India by NITI Aayog SDG India Index Report (2020 21) reveals that
(a) India's overall score improved to 66 in 2020-21 from 60 in 2019-20 and 57 in 2018-19.
(b) Despite 2020-21 being a pandemic year, India performed well on eight of the 15 SDGs.
Which of the above options is/are correct ?
Which of the following statements is/are true about Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achievements in India?
(a) India has achieved the poverty reduction in an even manner.
(b) India was on-track to achieve the hunger target after the 2015 deadline.
(c) Empowering women remains a major development challenge.
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Name the online platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to support women entrepreneurs.
Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Commission for Scheduled Tribes [NCST]?
(a) It is a constitutional body which came into existence in 2004.
(b) Its function is to inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of Scheduled Tribes.
(c) It works to improve literacy rate of Tribal community.
(d) Its function is to facilitate women empowerment of Tribal women.
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National Policy on Voluntary Sector (2007) covers which of the following voluntary organizations?
(a) Formal and Informal Groups
(b) Community-based organizations
(c) Charitable organizations
(d) Support organizations
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Which of the following methods is used for measurement of distance between Earth and planets?
When a potential difference of 33 V is applied to a device whose resistance is 110 Ξ©, some current flows through it. If the same current is to be passed through a device whose resistance is 500 Ξ©, then how much potential difference is to be applied?
Which one of the following is a natural magnet?
SONAR (Sound Navigational Ranging) technique is used for
Calculate the distance travelled by a sound wave having frequency 1000 Hz and wavelength 0.25 m, if it travels for 5 seconds in a certain medium.
A cat is sitting in between two plane mirrors. If the angle between two plane mirrors is 30 degrees, how many images of the cat will appear?
Which of the following plant hormone is responsible for senescence?
What will be the eye colour of all female individuals in F1 generation when a white eyed female Drosophila is crossed with a red eyed male Drosophila?
Viroids are identified on the basis of which of the following three characteristic features?
(a) Much smaller in size than viruses
(b) Consist of circular RNA molecule
(c) RNA molecule covered by protein coat
(d) Infect the plant cells
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Which of the following substances are components of soil?
(a) Stones and sand
(b) Fine soil and decomposed matter
(c) Chemical substances
(d) Colour substances (Dyes)
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Which steps of taxons are followed for classification of animals?
Ecosystem is a self-regulatory and self-sustained structural and functional unit of nature where biotic and abiotic components are linked together with the following processes:
(a) Productivity
(b) Decomposition
(c) Nutrient cycling
(d) Energy flow
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pituitary gland is endocrine gland connected to hypothalamus at the base of the brain. It secretes many hormones.
(a) It is called as master endocrine gland.
(b) Its anterior part is neurohypophysis and posterior is adenohypophysis.
(c) Oxytocin and Vasopressin are secreted by posterior pituitary.
(d) STH, TSH, ACTH are secreted by adenohypophysis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
During Krebs cycle in respiration, fumaric acid gets converted into malic acid by
In a diamond, each carbon atom is surrounded by other carbon atoms.