MPSC State Services Prelims 2015, GS Paper I, 5 Apr 2015 question paper

100 questions · 200 marks · 120 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one

Every question in the order it was set, free to read. Tap an option to check it, or open the answer. Answers open as you go; sign in free to keep opening them.

Sit it as a timed mock

1 $During the freedom struggle of the Hyderabad State, who from the following made an attempt to assassinate the Nizam by throwing a bomb at him on 4th December 1947 ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
2 $Find out the wrongly matched pair :$
Tap an option to check your answer.
3 $This state and city attracted many of the Hindu refugees from the North. From the contemporary accounts it appears that the city was rich and very beautiful. ‘The city is such that eye has not seen nor ear heard of any place resembling it upon the whole earth’, says Abdur Razzak. Which city and state get referred in these sentences ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
4 $What was the net result of the Great Depression of 1930's ? a. Population of Bombay decreased. b. Number of textile mills in Ahmedabad decreased. c. Bombay mill owners reduced the textile workers' wages by 30 - 50%. d. All of the above are correct.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
5 $Who described Jinnah as “the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity” ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
6 $The earliest Sanskrit plays were written by him. They are really only fragments of manuscripts on palm leaves, and they were discovered, strangely enough at Turfan, on the borders of Gobi desert. Who was this Ancient Indian author ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
7 $In 1926, ______ proposed a bill in the Bombay Legislative Assembly, by which the ‘Gram Joshi’ would have no right to claim his fees if he was not invited to perform rituals.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
8 $Whose obnoxious acts are mentioned below ? a. Lowering the age of admission to the Indian Civil Service. b. Imposition of restrictions upon the liberty of the press. c. The Arms Act, 1878. d. Abolition of duties on the imports of British products.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
9 $Which two classes of people from the following were against the organization of a Ganapati festival ? a. The liberal Hindus of the School of Ranade b. The orthodox Congress politicians c. The Buddhists d. The Jains$
Tap an option to check your answer.
10 $Who from the following took various names such as Raosaheb Peshwa, Bhausaheb Limaye, Ganesh Keshav Limaye, Bhaurao Limaye, Bahusaheb Kashinath Khasgiwale, Rajesaheb, Vithal Chhatre and Balwant Jagadamb ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
11 $Pick out the association for women which was the first to be founded by the women, from the following.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
12 $______, Cripps' best Indian friend, was so disappointed that he confessed, “It is sad beyond measure that a man like Cripps should allow himself to become the devil's advocate.”$
Tap an option to check your answer.
13 $Which one the following statements is incorrect ? a. The perecentage turnout in the Lok Sabha elections of India in 2014 was the highest at about 66%. b. The previous best was recorded in 1984 at about 54%.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
14 $In 1893, Tilak converted the Ganapati celebration into a public ceremony by drawing inspiration from the ______.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
15 $Which of the following industries were established by the Walchand Group of companies prior to Independence ? a. Hindustan Aircraft b. Scindia Steam Navigation c. Premier Automobiles d. Hindustan Motors$
Tap an option to check your answer.
16 $Our cricketing God Sachin Tendulkar always sported jersey no. 10 ! Some of the soccer players too come with the touch of the divine — dribbling, passing, scoring with a grace and beauty that takes your breath away. These are some of the players who wore / wear jersey no. 10. Who did / does not wear jersey no. 10 ? (a) Messi (b) Pele (c) Neymar (d) Maradona (e) Baggio (f) Kaka (g) Ronaldo (h) Rooney$
Tap an option to check your answer.
17 $What is the average increase of temperature with increasing depth in the interior of the earth ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
18 $Consider the following statements about Mars : a. Thin atmosphere b. Dry river bed c. Temperature ranges from - 30°C to - 100°C d. Phobos is the only satellite Which of the above statements are correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
19 $Which of the following rivers crosses an extensive desert before it reaches the sea ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
20 $Which of the following features is not related to volcanic activity ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
21 $The National Hindu Radicals who were supported by ______ were victorious at the Allahabad meeting of the Central Khilafat Committee.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
22 $Golden Revolution is related to ______.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
23 $Gandhiji inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement on 6th April 1930, at Sabarmati; the Movement was simultaneously inaugurated in Maharashtra at ______, a suburb of Bombay, on 6th April 1930.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
24 $India has monopoly in the production of Muga Silk. It is produced in the states of$
Tap an option to check your answer.
25 $“Yoga helps us cure what cannot be endured and endure what cannot be cured” said a Yoga Guru of whom the following are the disciples : a. Violin maestro Yehudi Menuhin b. Cartoonist R.K. Laxman c. Actor Naseeruddin Shah d. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Name the Yoga Guru.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
26 $Which of the following states of India became the first carbon free state ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
27 $At the event of the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park, New York at the end of Narendra Modi's epic speech, what seems to have pleased the Americans most ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
28 $Which of the following is not an example of tilted plateau ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
29 $Which of the following continents is known as a land of thousand languages ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
30 $The Mini car was a design classic of 60s. Taking inspiration therefrom, who invented in 60s another revolution on the streets, “The Miniskirt” ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
31 $Below are recorded 13 sites from India, 12 of which have ‘Jyotirlinga’. Name the site which does not have a ‘Jyotirlinga’. (i) Somnath, Prabhaspattan, Gujarat (ii) Mallikarjun, Srisailam, A.P. (iii) Mahakaleshwar, Ujjain, M.P. (iv) Onkareshwar, M.P. (v) Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (vi) Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir (vii) Vishweshwar, Varanasi, U.P. (viii) Rameshwar, Setubandh, T.N. (ix) Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra (x) Vaidyanath, Parali, Maharashtra (xi) Nageshwar, Aundha, Maharashtra (xii) Ghrishneshwar, Ellora, Maharashtra (xiii) Bhimashankar, Khed, Maharashtra$
Tap an option to check your answer.
32 $______ have the largest number of species in the world.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
33 $Which one of the following two statements is incorrect ? a. The Constituent Assembly turned into Legislative Assembly which got transformed into Provisional Parliament of India. b. On the day the Constitution was being signed it was drizzling outside and it was interpreted as a sign of good omen.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
34 $Which of the following gases is primarily responsible for eutrophication of water bodies ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.

Match the following : List 1 (Environmental Legislation) List 2 (Years) A. Environmental Protection Act I. 1991 B. Scheme of labelling of environment friendly products II. 2000 C. Biomedical Waste Management Rules III. 1986 D. Municipal Solid Wastes Management Rules IV. 1998

List 1 (Environmental Legislation)	List 2 (Years)
A. Environmental Protection Act	I. 1991
B. Scheme of labelling of environment friendly products	II. 2000
C. Biomedical Waste Management Rules	III. 1986
D. Municipal Solid Wastes Management Rules	IV. 1998

Tap an option to check your answer.

36 $Which of the following statements is incorrect ? a. Surendranath Banerjea had been selected into the Indian Civil Service but gave it up on his own so as to form a political association. b. Surendranath Banerjea convened an all-India conference at Bombay in December 1885.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
37 $Which of the following two statements is correct ? a. In most parts of India it is illegal to home-brew without a permit from the State Excise Department. b. Home-brewing is permitted (without a permit therefor) only for self-use in India.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
38 $To encourage two child norm was one of the two main objectives of$
Tap an option to check your answer.
39 $As per the National Population Policy 2000, by which year is it aimed to stabilize the population in India ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
40 $Gender Inequality Index includes three critical dimensions for women which are$
Tap an option to check your answer.
41 $As per the Census 2011, correlation between urban population and percentage of people below the poverty line is - 0\cdot39. It indicates that$
Tap an option to check your answer.
42 $What is the main purpose of Right to Education Act, 2009 ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
43 $Under the guidelines of which Article of the Indian Constitution have the State Governments accepted the policy of prohibiting the transfer of land from tribals to non-tribals ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
44 $Note issuing department of RBI should always possess a minimum gold stock worth$
Tap an option to check your answer.
45 $Annual rate of inflation during 9th and 10th Plan in India was$
Tap an option to check your answer.
46 $Which Five Year Plan had a unique feature to lay down specific targets for each state in consultation with the State Government ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
47 $Total Fertility Rate refers to$
Tap an option to check your answer.
48 $Butter is stored at what temperature, in a commercial cold storage ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
49 $The laser system which is used for monitoring the environment is called$
Tap an option to check your answer.
50 $The key enzyme involved in enzymatic browning of fruits and vegetables is$
Tap an option to check your answer.
51 $TV programmes can be transmitted all over the world, with the help of ______. a. geostationary satellites b. space wave propagation c. ground wave propagation d. longitudinal waves$
Tap an option to check your answer.
52 $The most common and least expensive plastic film used for packaging of solid food materials is$
Tap an option to check your answer.
53 $Ultraviolet rays cannot pass through ______. a. glass b. quartz c. fluorite d. rock salt$
Tap an option to check your answer.
54 $In an optical instrument like telescope, the combination of field lens and eye lens forms$
Tap an option to check your answer.
55 $E_k$
Tap an option to check your answer.
56 $Which of the following is not considered as a planet of the solar system but called as a dwarf planet since the year 2006 ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
57 $What is the role of oxygen in aerobic respiration ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
58 $Which of the following chemicals is responsible for the aching of muscle after vigorous muscular activity ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
59 $Which of the following matches is correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
60 $‘Agrimycin’ is used to control which of the following diseases ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
61 $How does the pH change from the mouth to the anus in the digestive system ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
62 $Which of the following is a macronutrient ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
63 $The percentage of carbon in glucose is$
Tap an option to check your answer.
64 $Plants have been used as healers and health rejuvenators since times immemorial. More than half the drugs under clinical use owe their origin to plants. The Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants lists 3000 plants. Which part of the plants is used most for medicinal properties ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
65 $Which one of the following minerals regulates the acid-base balance of the body ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
66 $The hygroscopic nature of chemical substance indicates that it is a good$
Tap an option to check your answer.
67 $The Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 1995 of the Government of Maharashtra which received Presidential assent a month before, excludes which of the following animals permitting their slaughter ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
68 $Which river in Maharashtra flows all round the year (perennially) ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
69 $\alpha$
Tap an option to check your answer.
70 $The Financial year of a Co-operative organization is ______.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
71 $Which scientist from amongst the following in his article published in 1940 titled “Science and Religion” argued that “Science without Religion is lame and Religion without Science is blind” ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
72 $Consider the following statements regarding the Parliament : a. The provision for the Calling Attention Notices was first made in the year 1954. b. Notices of Calling Attention have to be given by members in writing by 10.00 am. c. A member can give not more than one Calling Attention Notice for any one sitting. Which of the above statements is not correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
73 $Consider the following statements : a. In Britain, no judicial review of legislation is permitted. b. Judiciary in India is not as supreme as in the United States of America which recognises no limit on the scope of judicial review.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
74 $Consider the following statements : a. The British Constitution is an unwritten constitution. b. In Britain, the Parliament is supreme. c. Britain has the most flexible form of constitution. Which of the above statements is not correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
75 $Against which country did the Indian Cricket Team on 7th August 2014 equal the world record of maximum number of six ducks (zero runs) in a test innings ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
76 $The Japanese terms ‘tsu’ and ‘nami’ in the word ‘Tsunami’ mean$
Tap an option to check your answer.
77 $Frederick Sanger was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice. What was the gap between the two prizes ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
78 $“Well played Blue, Red is the winner !” Where do we hear this remark of a referee commonly ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
79 $Who appoints the Chairman of the State Administrative Tribunal ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
80 $The ‘basic structure’ theory of the Constitution of India is implied from$
Tap an option to check your answer.
81 $Who among the following is known as the ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ of the members of Parliament ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
82 $According to the 2011 Census, the population density of Maharashtra is equal to the population density of which district ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
83 $Indias first six lane high speed track handling over 43000 vehicles a day — the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, is a stretch of$
Tap an option to check your answer.
84 $Ramon Magsaysay awards were instituted in 1957. In which year did Ramon Magsaysay die in an air crash ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
85 $Cross country skiing is the national sport of ______.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
86 $Consider the following statements : a. Originally the use of the National Flag by private persons was prohibited except on National Days. b. The Code was amended again in 2007. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
87 $Gyanpeeth Award was instituted in 1961. The newspaper group behind the award is$
Tap an option to check your answer.
88 $The Indian flag has evolved gradually. The first flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906 in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta. At a meeting of the All India Congress Committee in 1921 a flag was brought to Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji suggested addition of a strip. What colour strip did he suggest ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
89 $The Commonwealth countries are independent states which were earlier parts of the British Empire. a. All of them recognise the Queen as the head of the Commonwealth only, not as the titular head of their states. b. Members of the Commonwealth have diplomatic officers in each other's states addressed as Ambassadors. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
90 $Name the person who wrote his own epitaph before his death as below : “Here rests a person who neither spared a man nor the God”$
Tap an option to check your answer.
91 $The UN emblem consists of a global map as projected from$
Tap an option to check your answer.
92 $Consider the following statements regarding Atal Bihari Vajpayee : a. He was the Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 2004, three times. b. He was a member of the Lok Sabha eight times and Rajya Sabha thrice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
93 $The creator of the Common Man — R.K. Laxman, made readers smile every morning. What was the title of his cartoon series appearing in The Times of India ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
94 $Consider the following statements regarding Vatican City : a. It is a smallest country in the world in area, the area being less than 1 sq. km. b. The population of Vatican City is less than 500. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
95 $Who withdrew the Judicial Powers from the District Collector during the British Rule ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
96 $Malala Yousafzai, a symbol of defiance and courage in the fight against terrorism in the Pashtun tribal areas in Pakistan, is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Prize. How old is Malala Yousafzai ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
97 $India's first Ethanol-run Bus has been launched in ______.$
Tap an option to check your answer.
98 $Shri Bhalchandra Nemade has been declared winner of the Gyanpeeth Award for 2014 for his most talked about novel ‘Hindu’. The novel$
Tap an option to check your answer.
99 $Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with infected organisms. Which one of the following, however, cannot be the one ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.
100 $Nelson Mandela became the first elected President of South Africa on 10th May, 1994. How many years did he spend behind bars before becoming the President ?$
Tap an option to check your answer.

Want the real exam feel? Sit this paper with a 120-minute timer and get your score straight away.

Sit it as a timed mock