MPPSC Paper 1 (GS) Mock Test - 2 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

Viceroy Lord Linlithgow described the Quit India Movement (1942) as by far the most serious rebellion since 1857.

• Linlithgow served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.
• He implemented the plans for local self-government embodied in the Government of India Act 1935, which led to provincial governments led by the Congress Party in five of the eleven provinces of British India, but the recalcitrance of the princes prevented the establishment of elected governments in most of the princely states.
• With the outbreak of the Second World War, Linlithgow's rejection of the request by the Congress for a declaration that India would be given the chance to determine its own future after the war led to the resignation of the Congress ministries. He declared India to be at war with Germany in September 1939 without consulting Indian politicians.
• On 8 August 1940 Lord Linlithgow August Offer and offered greater rights in the governance of India to the Indian people. The proposal was rejected by most Indian politicians, including the Congress Party and the Muslim League. Disputes between the British administration and Congress ultimately led to massive Indian civil disobedience in the Quit India Movement from 1942 to early 1944.
• Linlithgow suppressed the disturbances and arrested the Congress leaders.
• He is also blamed for the Bengal famine of 1943-45 which resulted in three million deaths.

• Hybrid computers are used to control air traffic and radar of national defense.
• Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers.
• The main objective is to perform very complicated calculations.
• Hybrid computers can be used in large-scale organizations to solve logical and technical calculations as well as offer great processing of differential equations. 

• Ganga (which is the Himalayan river) is the largest river in India with its length of about 2500 km. After Ganga, the Godavari river is the second largest river in India.
• Godavari river is one of the longest rivers in India and its total length is about 1,465 km.
• The Godavari River rises in northwestern Maharashtra in the Western Ghats range, only about 80 km from the Arabian Sea, and flows for most of its course generally eastward across peninsular India.
• After traversing Maharashtra it enters northern Telangana and then Andhra Pradesh.
• The river then turns southeastward for the last 320 km of its course, flowing through a gap in the Eastern Ghats ranges and then across Andhra Pradesh state before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
• There it empties via its two mouths: the Gautami Godavari to the north and the Vasishta Godavari to the south.

• Among the options, coal and iron are the most important minerals occurring in Madhya Pradesh.
• In terms of mineral production, Madhya Pradesh ranks third next only to Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh.
• India's largest Open Cast Copper mine is located at Malajkhand(Balaghat district) in Madhya Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh contains 7.71% of the total coal reserve of the country.
• The main minerals occurring in Madhya Pradesh are:
  • Coal.
  • Iron.
  • Limestone.
  • Manganese ore.
  • Bauxite.
  • Copper ore.
  • Dolomite.
  • Fire clay.
• Madhya Pradesh is the sole producer of diamonds in the country.
• The only working mines of diamond in India are in Panna, Madhya Pradesh.

•  In addition to this, evidence has been received from chalcolithic town from places like Khedinama, Besnagar, Ujjain, Maheshwar, Dhar, and Jabalpur.

• Rohilkhand is a region centered around Bareilly and Moradabad divisions in Northern UP.
• It is bounded by the Ganges Doab to the south and west, Uttarakhand to the north, Nepal to the east, and the Awadh region to the southeast.
• Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain with a stretch of about 25000 square km.
• Rohilkhand includes the cities of Amroha, Bareilly, Bijnore, Budaun, Khutar, Moradabad, Najibabad, Pilibhit, Rampur, Bahjoi , Kakrala and Shahjahanpur.

• Kartavirya Arjuna was a king of an ancient Haihayas kingdom.
• Mahishmati (present-day Maheshwar) is known to be the capital city of King Kartavirya Arjuna.
• Maheshwar is located on the banks of the Narmada River.
• Maheshwar city was mentioned in several ancient texts.
• It was also served as the capital of the Anupa Kingdom.
• Maheshwar is a center of handloom weaving since the 5th century.
• The famous Maheshwari saree is produced from Maheshwar.

• In terms of population, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh is Indore.
• Indore is followed by Bhopal.
• In terms of area, Bhopal is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh.

30% is directly reflected back i.e re-radiated towards space by clouds, the earth's surface, and different gases and particles in the atmosphere (the earth's albedo is 0.3 on average). ~20% is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds.

• The Morley-Minto Reforms increased the number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and the provincial councils.
• Some of the elected seats were reserved for landlords and British capitalists in India.
• For instance, of the 68 members of the Imperial Legislative Council, 36 were officials and 5 were nominated non-officials, of the 27 elected members, 6 were to represent the big landlords and the British capitalists.
• The Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 in no way changed the undemocratic and foreign character of British rule or the fact of foreign economic exploitation of the country.
• The real purpose of the Reforms of 1909 was to confuse the moderate nationalists, to divide the nationalist ranks and to check the growth of unity among Indians.

• The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved a proposal to levy a “Green Tax” on old vehicles that are polluting the environment.
• The proposal will now go to the states for consultation before it is formally notified.
• He also approved the policy of deregistration and scrapping of vehicles owned by the Government department and PSU, which are above 15 years of age.

• Betul and Narsinghpur are situated in the Malwa Plateau region.
• Malwa Plateau in Madhya Pradesh is called Maika of rivers.
• The Malwa Plateau region is bounded by the Madhya Bharat Plateau and Bundelkhand Upland to the north, The Vindhya range to the south, and Gujrat Plains to the west.
• The main rivers of this region are Mahi, Betwa, Dhasan, Ken, Shipra, Choti Kali Sindh also Chambal, Parbati and Gambhir rivers.
• The region includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Agar, Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore, and the Rajasthan districts of Jhalawar and parts of Kota, Banswara and Pratapgarh.
• The plateau is an extension of the Deccan Traps, formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Male Literacy Rate in Madhya Pradesh (Census 2011):

• ​Madhya Pradesh ranks 27th among all states in terms of male literacy.
• The male literacy rate in the state is 78.7%, which is 3.44% less than the national average (82.14%).
• The highest male literate district is Jabalpur and Indore (87.3%).
• The lowest male literate district is Alirajpur (42%).

Grants are included in the current account as they are unilateral and creates no liability. The recipient does not have to give anything back in return. Capital Account deals with capital transactions, i.e., those transactions which create assets or liabilities. It reflects the net changes in the ownership of national assets.

Malik Kafur was also known as Taj al-Din Izz Al-Dawla. He was an important slave-general of Alauddin Khilji of Delhi Sultanate. He was the commander of Alauddin Khiljis forces during his Deccan Campaigns.

The correct answer is Justice M. Hidayatullah.

Key Points

• Justice M. Hidayatullah was the first Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. 
• He served there for the period of 1956 to 1958. 
• In 1958, he was elevated as a justice to the Supreme Court of India.
• In his time, he was the youngest judge of the Supreme Court of India. 
• He also served as the 11th Chief Justice of India serving from 1968 to 1970. 
• Later on, he served as the sixth vice president of India from 1979 to 1984. 

Additional Information

• Justice P.V. Dixit- He was the third chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court from 1959 to 1969. 
• Justice G.P. Bhatt- He was the second chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court from 1958 to 1959.
• Justice H.J. Kania- He was the first Chief Justice of India. He served as the Chief Justice of India from 1950 to 1951. 

• Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs in the atmosphere, and it travels at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second.
• Thunder, on the other hand, is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air that occurs as a result of the lightning discharge. It travels at a much slower speed than light, which is approximately 343 meters per second.
• The reason why we see lightning before we hear thunder is that light travels much faster than sound, and therefore it reaches our eyes before the sound reaches our ears.
• The time interval between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder can be used to estimate the distance of the lightning strike, as sound travels at a constant speed and the distance can be calculated using the formula distance = speed x time.

• Thunder is always produced after lightning - This statement is incorrect as thunder is produced as a result of lightning, so it always occurs after lightning.
• Light travels slower than sound - This statement is incorrect as light travels much faster than sound.
• Thunder is always produced before lightning - This statement is incorrect as thunder is always produced after lightning.

The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.

Key PointsKishtwar Himalayas:

• The Kishtwar Himalaya is a small sub-mountain range of the Himalayas System, located in the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in northwestern India.
• It is a dramatic range of steep rock and ice peaks with great local relief. However it is not as well known as other parts of the Himalaya since its highest peak, Bharanzar, or Sickle Moon, is only 6,574 m (21,568 ft) in elevation.
• The Paddar Valley is to the north of Kishtwar range in the Greater Himalayas. Formerly this valley was under the rule of Himachali kings.
• Legend has it that this valley was given to the king of Jammu as a dowry. A mixture of Hindu and Buddhist people live here.
• Kishtwar High Altitude National Park is located in the Kishtwar district of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The area was declared as a Kishtwar High Altitude National Park in 1980.
• The area lies in the central crystalline belt of the great Himalayas and the tract is situated on the high altitudes i.e., sub-alpine and alpine zone.

The correct answer is "Internet Protocol".

• Internet Protocol has no relation to the performance of the network it is used as an addressing Protocol.

Key Points

• The performance of the network depends upon the following:
  • Number of users
  • Transmission type
  • Software
  • Hardware used
• The Internet Protocol is responsible for addressing Host Interfaces, encapsulating data into datagrams.
• Every device or domain that connects to the Internet is assigned an IP address, and as packets are directed to the IP address attached to them, data arrives where it is needed.
•  An IP address is a unique identifier assigned to a device or domain that connects to the Internet.
• Each IP address is a series of characters, such as '192.168.1.1'.
  • Via DNS resolvers, which translate human-readable domain names into IP addresses, users are able to access websites without memorizing this complex series of characters. 
• Each IP packet will contain both the IP address of the device or domain sending the packet and the IP address of the intended recipient, much like how both the destination address and the return address are included on a piece of mail.

The correct answer is ATP.

Key Points

• Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is often referred to as the "energy currency" of the cell.
• It serves as the main immediate source of energy for cellular reactions.
• ATP is so crucial:

1. Energy Storage: ATP is capable of storing energy within its bonds. This energy is released when ATP is broken down into ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate) and an inorganic phosphate molecule. The energy release happens through a process called hydrolysis, which involves the addition of a water molecule.
2. Energy Transfer: ATP is used by cells to transfer energy within the cell for metabolism. Essentially, ATP transfers energy from the breakdown of food molecules to cell functions.
3. Universal nature: ATP is used by all types of cells, from human cells to plant cells, which makes it the "universal" energy carrier. Whether it's muscle contraction, protein synthesis, nerve impulse propagation, or chemical synthesis, ATP powers these cellular processes.

Additional Information

1.  RNA (Ribonucleic acid) is a molecule crucial for coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes but isn't a direct energy carrier.
2. Oxygen is essential for the process of cellular respiration, in which ATP is produced, but it's not an energy carrier per se.
3. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of cellular respiration and doesn't serve as an energy carrier.

The correct answer is Persian.

Key Points

• The Mughal court chronicles were written in Persian.
• ​Mughal chronicles such as the Akbar Nama were written in Persian, while others, like Babur's memoirs, were translated from Turkish into the Persian Babur Nama.
• Urdu came from the amalgamation of Persian with Hindavi. 
• Chronicles commissioned by the Mughal emperors are an important source for studying the empire and its court.
• The authors of Mughal chronicles were mostly courtiers.
• The Mughals were Chaghtai Turks by origin.
• Turkish was their mother tongue hence the first ruler Babur wrote poetry and his memoirs in this language.

The correct answer is Dhupgarh.

 Key Points

• Dhupgarh Peak, near Pachmarhi in south-central Madhya Pradesh, is the highest point in the state.
  • To the northwest of the Vindhya range lies the Malwa plateau.
  • Mount Dhupgarh or Dhupgarh is the highest point in the Mahadev Hills, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Located at Pachmarhi in the Hoshangabad district, its elevation is 1,352 meters.

Additional Information

The correct answer is ​Harishankar Parsai.

Key Points

• Harishankar Parsai was born in the Hoshangabad district in 1924.
• He was a great satirist.
• He won the Sahitya Akademi award for his satirical poem Viklaang Shraddha ka daur.
• Apni apni beemari, Aisa bhi socha jata hai, Aawara bheed ke khatre, Pagdandiyon Ka Zamana, Inspector Matadeen on the Moon: Selected Satires, Premacanda ke phaṭe jūte, and Jaise unke din fire are some of his notable works.

Additional Information

• Keshavdas Mishra usually known by the name Keshavdas was a Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet.
  • Ramchandrika, Ratan Bavani, Rasik Priya Rakhshikh, Chhandamala, Vijnangita, Jahangirjas Chandrika, and Kavipriya are some of his notable works.
  • Keshavdas Mishra was born in 1555 near Orchha at Tikamgarh.
• Padmakar is one of the famous poets of the Riti Kaal of Hindi literature.
  • He was born in 1753, in Sagar, in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Jagdwinod, Padmabharan, Prabodh Pachasa, Himmatbahadur Virudawali and Ganga-Lahari are some of his notable works.
• Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright, and journalist.
  • He is known for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad, the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. 
  • Pushp ki Abhilaashaa, Him Kirtini, Him Tarangini, Deep Se Deep Jale, Kaisa Chhand Banana Deti hai, etc. are some of his notable works.

The correct answer is ​Bhima Nayak.

Key PointsBhima Nayak:

• He was a brave soldier of the Nimar region in Madhya Pradesh who fought valiantly against the British in the freedom movement. 
• Bhima Nayak popularly known as the Robinhood of Nimar left his mark against the British during the revolution of 1857. Hence option 4 is correct.
• His area of work spread from Barwani to Khandesh in Maharashtra.
• His army consisted of 10 thousand fighters.
• He confronted the English guns with the bow and arrow.
• He would loot the treasury of the British and distribute it among the poor people. Hence he was called Robin Hood of Nimar.
• Such a brave warrior was born in a tribal community. He was a great patriot.
• He was given many temptations but he considered India’s independence to be paramount.
• He was caught fraudulently due to traitors.
• Bhima Nayak was sentenced to Kala Pani (cellular jail) after his arrest.
• He was kept in Port Blair of Andaman Nicobar where he was subjected to torture. He was martyred on December 29 1876 in Port Blair.

The correct answer is Dewas.

Key Points

• Thakur Daulat Singh belonged to the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh who fought against the British government in the first freedom struggle of 1857. Hence Option 1 is correct.
• Thakur Daulat Singh of Raghogarh (Dewas) faced the British with great bravery and as a result was arrested at Guna Cantt.
• Upon attaining independence in 1947 the kings of Dewas ceded their kingdom to India.
• Later both the minor and senior states were merged into central India which became a state of India in 1950.
• Dewas district notified in the Gazette of India in mid-February 1949 was divided into five tehsils.
• In the year 1956 Central India became a part of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Additional Information

• The great revolt of 1857 in Madhya Pradesh started on June 3 1857 from the Neemuch cantonment area.
• Soldiers of Murar (Gwalior cantonment) took part in the revolt and cut down all the communication channels on 14 June 1857.
• Many revolutionaries took part in this revolt namely Rani Laxmibai Rani Avantibai Shiekh Ramzan Tatya Tope Shankar Shah Bhima Nayak Tantya Bhil Anand Rao Pawar etc.
• Dheer Singh was born in kachhiya tola village of Rewa district in 1820.
• He participated in the great revolt of 1857 from Rewa.
• Tantya Bhil participated in the great revolt of 1857 from Khargaon.
• Sahadat Khan participated in the great revolt of 1857 from Mhow Indore.
• The revolt was suppressed by the British officials namely Colonel Durand Stuart and Hamilton.
• Outcome: The British got control over Gwalior Neemuch Mhow Mandsaur Mandla Indore Sehore. etc.
• Reasons of Failure
  • Lack of cooperation between the revolutionaries.
  • Successful British strategy.

• It is a rhythmic oscillation of water in a lake or a partially enclosed coastal inlet (bay gulf or harbour). Hence Option 2 is correct.
• It may last for a few minutes to several hours.
• It may be induced by local changes in atmospheric pressure or by the motions of earthquakes and tsunamis.
• Seiches may disturb shipping by generating strong reversible currents at the entrances to harbours.
• Seiches also may drown unwarned persons on piers and shores.

The correct answer is Jyotiba Phule.

​Key Points

• Jyotirao Phule was an Indian social reformer and writer from Maharashtra.
• He was a pioneer of women's education in India.
• The book 'Ghulam Giri' was written by Jyotiba Phule.
  • Jyotiba Phule thanked Christian missionaries and the British colonists for making the lower castes realize that they are worthy of all human rights in his book 'Ghulam Giri'.
• Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodak samaj in 1873.
• Satyashodak samaj fought against the caste system in India.
• His wife Savitribai Phule was a pioneer of women's education in India.
• Jyotirao Phule and his wife established the first girl's school at Pune in 1851.

Additional Information 

• Notable works of Jyotirao Phule are:
  • Tritiya Ratna.
  • Brahmananche Kasab.
  • Sarvajanic Satya Dharmapustak.
  • Akhandadi Kavyarachan.
  • Asprashyanchi Kaifiyat.
• Notable works of B R Ambedkar are:
  • Annihilation of Caste.
  • The Untouchables.
  • Pakistan or Partition of India.
  • The Buddha and His Dhamma.
  • Waiting for a Visa.
• Notable works of Mahasweta Devi:
  • Mother of 1084.
  • Breast stories.
  • The Right of the Forest.
  • Neerete Megh.
  • Stanyadayani.
• Notable work of Kanshi Ram is:
  • The Chamcha Age.

Under the Aahar Anudan Yojana, women beneficiaries receive monthly installments of Rs 1,500 for nutritious food. This initiative is crucial in addressing malnutrition and supporting the health and well-being of women, especially from marginalized communities. Nutrition is a key factor in improving overall community health, and targeted financial support can lead to significant improvements in dietary habits.

The record for the largest Kathak dance performance was achieved by 1,484 artists. This event highlights the growing popularity and recognition of Kathak, one of the classical dance forms of India, showcasing the collaborative efforts of many performers in a culturally significant setting.