MPPSC Paper 1 (GS) Mock Test - 3 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

• Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to establish a full-fledged Panchayati Raj System.
• It has a three-tier system.

1. Gram Panchayat - Village level
2. Janpad Panchayat - Block level
3. Zila Panchayat - District level

• Gram Panchayat is formed for a population of 1,000-5,000.
• Janpad Panchyat is formed for a population of 5,000-50,000.
• Zila Panchayat is formed for a population above 50,000.
• For the implementation of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992, Madhya Pradesh State Assembly had passed a new Panchayati Raj Act on 25th January 1994. ​It came into force on 20th August 1994.

About the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme:

• The sovereign gold bond was introduced by the Government in 2015.
• Government introduced these bonds to help reduce India’s over dependence on gold imports. So, statement 1 is correct.
• The move was also aimed at changing the habits of Indians from saving in physical form of gold to a paper form with Sovereign backing.
• Eligibility: The bonds will be restricted for sale to resident Indian entities, including individuals, HUFs, trusts, universities and charitable institutions. So, statement 2 is incorrect.
• Denomination and tenor: The bonds will be denominated in multiples of gram(s) of gold with a basic unit of 1 gram. The tenor will be for a period of 8 years with exit option from the 5th year to be exercised on the interest payment dates. So, statement 3 is incorrect.

• Part IX provides for a 3 tier Panchayat system, which would be constituted in every state at the village level, intermediate level, and district level.
• The 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats”.
• This provision brought uniformity in the Panchayati Raj structure in India. 

• The Governor of Nagaland has special responsibilities with respect to law and order which shall be exercised after consulting the Council of Ministers on the basis of his individual judgment under Article 371 A.
• Article 371 of the Constitution includes “special provisions” for 11 states, including six states of the Northeast.

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The Chandela dynasty ruled the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh).

Chandela Dynasty was established by "Nannuk" in 831 AD and its capital was Khajuraho.

The Chandela ruler Vidyadhar (1017-1029 AD) built the famous "Kandariya Mahadev Temple".

Vidyadhar protected the state from 'Mahmud Ghaznavi'.

Yashovarman built the famous 'Vishnu temple' of Khajuraho. 

The last ruler of the Chandela dynasty was 'Parmardidev', whose commander was 'Alha-udal'.

The entire region of present-day Madhya Pradesh came under the Mughal Empire during the period 1156–1605 AD.

On November 1, 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh, the state capital was shifted to Bhopal. This is the only city in India that has an Indian Institute of Technology and an Indian Institute of Management.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has developed the 'National Single Window System (NSWS)' for India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

It is known as Teerthraj or The King of Pilgrims.

It is surrounded by three mountain ranges Satpura, Vindhya, and Maikal.

It is at a height of 3500 ft from mean sea level.

Three rivers Narmada, Johila, and Son originates from here.

It is one of the best examples of radial drainage pattern found in the country.

Eleventh Schedule Contains provisions related to the Panchayati Raj system (73rd amendment, 1992).

The state legislatures are needed to enact laws to endow powers and authority to the Panchayats to enable them functions of local government. The 11th schedule enshrines the distribution of powers between the State legislature and the Panchayats.

• The United Kingdom is a classic example of constitutional monarchy.
• A constitutional monarchy is a rule in which a monarch acts as head of state but exercises his authority in accordance with the constitution.
• In a Constitutional monarchy, the monarch is the de facto head of state.
• Countries with Constitutional monarchy are Belgium, Cambodia, Jordan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand.

Gulbadan Begum was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur and the sister of Humayun. She is best known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Humayun. Later, her nephew, Prince Jalal-ud-Dīn ascended the imperial throne as Emperor Akbar the Great. She was also the paternal aunt of Akbar's chief consort, Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum.

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through from the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through 14 districts of Madhya Pradesh, namely Bhopal, Damoh, Katni, Jabalpur, Ratlam, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Shahdol, Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen, Sagar, Umariya, and Ujjain. 23.5 degrees latitude is known as the Tropic of Cancer. Tropic of Cancer is present above the Equator. Tropic of Cancer passes through 16 Countries.

The correct answer is 1963.

Key Points 

• Central Bureau of Investigation
  • The CBI was established in 1963 by a resolution made by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • It was established on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee on the prevention of corruption (1962 -64)
  • CBI attributes its powers to the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946.
  • CBI is the major investigating agency of the Central Government and it performs an integral role in the prevention of corruption.
  • The Director of CBI is responsible for the administration of the organisation.

The correct answer is Udant Martand.

Key Points

• Udant Martand is the first Hindi-language newspaper of India, first published on 30 May 1826.
• Starting on 30 May 1826, from Kolkata, the weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla.
• By the 1820s, newspapers in several Indian languages were starting, including Bengali and Urdu; however, printing in the Devanagari script was still rare.
• Soon after Calcutta School Book started printing, Samachar Darpan, a Bengali journal that started in 1819, had some portions in Hindi.

Additional Information

• Dainik Bhaskar is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group.
  • According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  • It is ranked 4th in the world by circulation and is the largest newspaper in India by circulation.
• Deshbandhu is a Hindi newspaper.
  • It was launched on 17 April 1959 from Raipur, now the capital of Chhattisgarh, by veteran journalist Mayaram Surjan.
  • In 2008, Deshbandhu started its National Edition from New Delhi, thus, becoming the first newspaper in central India to achieve this feat.

The correct answer is Kashi Prasad Pandey.

Key Points

• Kashi Prasad Pandey
  • The present-day Madhya Pradesh state came into existence on 1 November 1956 following the reorganization of states. 
  • The first elections to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha were held in 1957, and the second Vidhan Sabha was constituted on 1 April 1957.
  • Shri Kashi Prasad Pandey was the Protem Speaker of the first Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh (1956-57). Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • Shri Kashi Prasad Pandey assumed office on 29 November 1956.
  • Kashi Prasad Pandey was also known as Jairam Pandey.
  • Jairam Pandey was an Indian politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Kashi Prasad Pandey represented the Sihora Vidhan Sabha constituency of the undivided Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by winning the General election of 1957.
  • Madhya Pradesh was established on 1 November 1956.
  • Madhya Pradesh’s capital is Bhopal and the largest city of Madhya Pradesh is Indore.

The correct answer is option 4

Explanation;-

These are processes that involve chemical reactions.

Grapes get fermented: Fermentation is a chemical reaction in which sugars are broken down into smaller molecules such as ethanol and carbon dioxide, often by yeast. The chemical reaction for the fermentation of glucose (a type of sugar present in grapes) is:

C₆H₁₂O₆ —yeast→ 2 C₂H₅OH + 2 CO₂

Where C6H12O6 is glucose (sugar), C₂H₅OH is ethanol (alcohol), and CO₂ is carbon dioxide.

Breakdown of food: The breakdown of food in the body involves a series of chemical reactions. For instance, the digestion of carbohydrates into glucose involves various enzymes which break the bonds between monosaccharide units.

An example could be the breakdown of sucrose (table sugar) into glucose and fructose by the enzyme sucrase:

C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ + H₂O ―sucrase→ C₆H₁₂O₆ + C₆H₁₂O₆

Where C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ is sucrose, C₆H₁₂O₆ are the glucose and fructose, and H₂O is water.

Formation of curd: The transformation of milk into curd or yogurt involves the fermentation of lactose sugar by bacteria (e.g., Lactobacillus species). During this reaction, lactose is converted into lactic acid which gives curd its sour taste and helps to preserve it:

 C12H22O11 + H₂O —bacteria→ 4 C₃H₆O₃

Where C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ is lactose, C₃H₆O₃ is lactic acid, and H₂O is water.

Conclusion:-

In all these examples, reactants are changed into products through a process of breaking and reforming bonds, So all of these are chemical reaction.

The correct answer is Ashok Nager.

Key Points

• The town of Chanderi in Ashok Nagar District of Madhya Pradesh is known for its world-famous hand-woven Chanderi sarees.
• It is situated on the boundary of two cultural regions of the state, Malwa, and Bundelkhand.
• Chanderi sari is characterized by its lightweight, sheer texture and fine luxurious feel.
• Chanderi fabric is produced by weaving in silk and golden Zari in the traditional cotton yarn.

Additional Information

• Guna - 
  • A district of Madhya Pradesh is popularly known as the Gateway of Malwa & Chambal.
  • It is located on the north-eastern part of Malwa Plateau, on the bank of the river Parbati.
  • Guna has an ancient history of its existence.
• Gwalior - 
  • ​It is famous for its stunning natural beauty and rich cultural heritage.
  • It Most famous for Maharaj Bada, Sun Temple, Tombs, and Scindia Palace, and Gwalior fort.

• 'Bandi Jiwan', which served as a textbook to the revolutionary movement, was written by Sachindranath Sanyal.

Key Points

• After the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the revolutionaries in northern India were the first to emerge out of the mood of frustration and reorganize under the leadership of the old veterans, Ramprasad Bismil, Jogesh Chatterjea and Sachindranath Sanyal whose Bandi Jiwan served as a textbook to the revolutionary movement.
• They met in Kanpur in October 1924 and founded the Hindustan Republican Association (or Army) to organize an armed revolution to overthrow colonial rule and establish in its place the Federal Republic of the United States of India whose basic principle would be an adult franchise.
• The HRA had also decided ‘to start labour and peasant organizations and to work for ‘an organized and armed revolution.’
• The Kakori conspiracy case, in which Ashfaqulla Khan, Ramprasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, and Rajendra Lahiri were hanged, four others were sent to the Andamans for life and seventeen others were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, was a major setback to the revolutionaries of northern India but it was not a fatal blow.
• Younger men such as Bejoy Kumar Sinha, Shiv Varma, and Jaidev Kapur in U.P.,- Bhagat Singh, Bhagwati Charan Vohra, and Sukhdev in Punjab set out to reorganize the HRA under the overall leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad. Simultaneously, they were being influenced by socialist ideas.
• Finally, nearly all the major young revolutionaries of northern India met at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground at Delhi on 9 and 10 September 1928, created a new collective leadership, adopted socialism as their official goal and changed the name of the party to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (Army).

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Kalidasa.

The correct answer is Thermosphere.

Key Points

The atmosphere consists of different layers with varying densities and temperatures. The column of the atmosphere is divided into five different layers depending upon the temperature condition.
They are the troposphere stratosphere mesosphere thermosphere and exosphere.
The troposphere

• It is the lowest part of the Earth's atmosphere in which all tropical changes take place. It contains about 75% of the total air in the atmosphere.
• This layer contains dust particles and water vapor.
• All changes in climate and weather take place in this layer.
• This is the most important layer for all biological activity.
• The zone separating the troposphere from the stratosphere is known as the tropopause.
• The temperature here is nearly constant and hence it is called tropopause.

The stratosphere

• It is found above the tropopause and extends up to a height of 50 km.
• One important feature of the stratosphere is that it contains the ozone layer.
• This layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation and shields life on the earth from an intense harmful form of energy.
• The stratopause caps the top of the stratosphere.

The mesosphere

• It lies above the stratosphere which extends up to a height of 80 km.
• In this layer once again the temperature starts decreasing with the increase in altitude and reaches up to minus 100°C at a height of 80 km.
• The upper limit of the mesosphere is known as mesopause.

The thermosphere 

• It is located between 80 and 400 km above the mesopause.
• It contains electrically charged particles known as ions and hence it is also known as the ionosphere.
• Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by this layer.
• It contains Ions and helps in wireless communication
• The temperature here starts increasing with height.

The exosphere

• It is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere.
• This is the highest layer but very little is known about it.
• Whatever contents are there these are extremely rarefied in this layer and it gradually merges with outer space.

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The correct answer is Ministry of Rural Development.

In News

• DAY-NRLM launches Mobile App to market products made by women of SHG.

Key Points 

• Taking another step of strengthening marketing support for products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched eSARAS mobile App which will add to eCommerce initiatives for products made by the SHGs.
• The App was launched by Shailesh Kumar Singh Secretary Ministry of Rural Development Government of India at New Delhi.
• The eSARAS fulfillment centre will be managed by the Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains (FDRVC - a Not for Profit Company constituted jointly by Ministry of Rural Development and Tata Trust) and will be used for processing packaging and shipping of products that customers purchase through the eSARAS Portal and eSARAS mobile App.
  • It will handle the logistics required to bring an online order to a customer's doorstep.
• eSARAS an e-commerce mobile app will be used as a more effective platform for marketing of the products made by women of self-help groups.
• It is an initiative conceptualized by the DAY-NRLM Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) towards the marketing of the best authentic handicrafts and hand-looms.

Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of leopards in 2022, with a total of 3,907 individuals. This significant population emphasizes the state's role as a critical habitat for leopards, reflecting effective conservation practices and habitat protection initiatives in place.

The PM Shri Air Ambulance Service is designed to provide access to medical services, particularly for residents in rural and underserved areas. By operating both helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, this service significantly reduces transport times to healthcare facilities, which is crucial in emergencies. Access to timely medical care can be life-saving, especially in regions where road transport may be inadequate.

Madhya Pradesh recorded a significant economic growth of 16.34% in 2022, which reflects robust economic progress in various sectors. The growth in GDP from ₹71,594 crore to ₹13,22,000 crore indicates a strong recovery and expansion of the state's economy, driven by industrial growth and effective fiscal policies.

The Delhi government introduced the Mukhyamantri Samman Yojna, which provides Rs 1,000 per month to all women above 18 years. This initiative is similar to Madhya Pradesh's Ladli Behna Yojana, aiming to empower women financially and support their economic independence.