MPPSC Paper 1 (GS) Mock Test - 7 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

• Powari dialect is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the areas of Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Maharashtra.
• Major spoken areas:-

1. Madhya Pradesh - Balaghat, Chhindwara, and Seoni district.
2. Maharashtra - Bhandara and Gondia district

• It is a sub-group of the Hindi language.
• Sometimes it is also considered to be a part of the Bundeli dialect.

The Gross National Product is always greater than the Net National Product because of the Depreciation.

The National Income enables us to measure and analyze how much is the aggregate economic production of a country in a given period.

• The gross national product of a country (GNP) is defined as:
• "The total money value of all final goods and services produced by the residents of a country in one year period".
• It is the GDP of a country + Income from Abroad or GDP of a country - Income from Abroad.
• Income from abroad includes Trade balance, Private Remittance and Interest on External Loans.
• For India, the Income from Abroad is Negative Because of heavy outflow in the trade deficit and Interest payment on foreign loans.

The Net National Product (NNP) is defined as:

• The monetary value of finished goods and services produced by a country's citizens, overseas and domestically, in a given period.
• It is the equivalent of the gross national product (GNP), the total value of a nation's annual output, minus depreciation.
• The amount of GNP required to purchase new goods to maintain existing stock is the Capital Consumption Allowance otherwise known as depreciation.

Cabinet Mission Plan:

• The Cabinet Mission plan was announced in the year 1946 by Attlee, the Prime minister of England.
• Cabinet Mission is composed of three Cabinet Ministers of England.
• Sir Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, Alexander.
• The main objective of the Cabinet Mission Plan was to transfer the power from the British government to the Indian leadership
• The Cabinet mission recommended an undivided India and rejected the demand of the Muslim League for a separate Pakistan.

Delhi Lahore Conspiracy case:

• It took place in the year 1912.
• It was also known as Hardinge Bomb Case.
• It was an assassination attempt on the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge.
• A bomb was thrown into the Viceroy’s carriage, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi.
• Lord Hardinge was injured and an Indian attendant was killed.
• It was led by Rash Bihari Bose and Sachin Chandra Sanyal.

The headquarters of the National Safety Council(NSC), India is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• National Safety Council is a non-profit, self-financing body at the national level in India.
• National Safety Council was formed on 4th March 1966.
• It was established to generate, develop, and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health, and Environment at the national level.
• It was set up by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India.
• It was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

• Two common types of low-level programming languages are assembly language and machine language.
• Examples of high-level programming languages in active use today include Python, Visual Basic, Delphi, Perl, PHP, ECMAScript, Ruby, C#, Java.
• A software developer can create and edit source code in a high-level language using a programming IDE or even a basic text editor.

The Indian women's badminton team secured a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 were held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, marking a significant achievement in India's badminton journey.

The National Chambal Sanctuary has announced an eco-sensitive zone on 2nd March 2020.

National Chambal Sanctuary is also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary.

• It is a protected area for the protection of the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle, and the endangered Ganges river dolphins.
• The Chambal Sanctuary came into existence on 30th September 1978.
• This sanctuary is protected under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
• The sanctuary is administered by the Department of Forest under the Project Officer with headquarter at Morena, Madhya Pradesh.

The Great Stupa at Sanchi, also known as Stupa No. 1, was commissioned by none other than the Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, in the 3rd century BCE. It is believed that his intention behind constructing this Stupa was to preserve and spread the Buddhist philosophy and way of life.

The molecules of air and other fine particles in the atmosphere have a size smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

These are more effective in scattering light of shorter wavelengths at the blue end than the light of longer wavelengths at the red end.

The red light has a wavelength of about 1.8 times greater than blue light. Thus, when sunlight passes through the atmosphere, the fine particles in the air scatter the blue colour (shorter wavelengths) more strongly than red. The scattered blue light enters our eyes. 

The red colour of the sun at sunrise is due to scattering of light.

• Narmada river is India's largest river that does not form the delta.
• Narmada is also called the Reva and Narbada. 
• It is also known as the "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. 
• It arises from Amarkantak Plateau in the Anuppur district. 
• It makes the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km before it drained through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea. 
• It flows westward along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. 
• A rift valley has formed this river, and it does not form a delta along with Tapti, it mainly forms an estuary.

Jamini Roy (11 April 1887 – 24 April 1972) was an Indian painter. He was honored with the State award of Padma Bhushan in 1955. He was one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contribution to the emergence of art in India remains unquestionable.

Amazon, with a market value of $299.3 billion, is recognized as the most valuable brand in the world as of January 2024, showcasing its influence and diverse ventures in commerce, technology, and entertainment.

ASCII-encoded data have unique values for 128 alphabetic, numeric, or special extra characters and control codes. 

Key Points

• ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• The most prevalent character encoding system for text data in computers and on the internet is ASCII. 
• The ASCII character encoding standard was the first major character encoding standard for data processing.
• It's a standard for character encoding that includes ASCII encodings.
• For fundamental data transfers, ASCII provides a generally accepted and understood character set.

Therefore, In computers, ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Additional Information

• It allows programmers to create user interfaces that are intuitive to both people and computers.
• ASCII encodes a string of data as ASCII characters which may be read and presented by humans as plain text. 

The correct answer is option 4.

In News

• The Indian Express: Despite Supreme Court’s caution on a Governor’s role, Ravi tests the limits.

Key Points

Article 164:

• Article 164(1) of the Indian Constitution states that the Council of Ministers, headed by the Chief Minister, is appointed by the Governor. The Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. Hence option 4 is correct.
• However, the Governor cannot remove the ministers on his own. According to Article 164(2), the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
• Therefore, the ministers can be removed by a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly.

The correct answer is 1954.

Key Points

• Sahitya Parishad was established in Madhya Pradesh in the year 1954.
• Its headquarters at that time was Nagpur. Later, after the establishment of Madhya Pradesh, its headquarters became Bhopal.
• The Sahitya Akademi is trying to bring not only Madhya Pradesh but also the fame and personality of the country and the work of writers in front of society.
• In the past, the Academy has been celebrating the birth anniversaries of poets like some famous writers like Maithilisharan Gupta, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Makhanlal Chaturvedi, and has tried to give direction to many programs over time. As the academy progressed, it has expanded exponentially.
• Apart from this, Sahitya Akademi does the work of taking the ideological consciousness of Swami Vivekananda among the enlightened people/litterateurs/college/university students and youth who have established Indian consciousness in the public mind.

The correct answer is 1996.

• The first state finance commission in Madhya Pradesh submitted its report in 1996.

Important Points

• First State Finance Commission in Madhya Pradesh constituted in the year 1995.
  • It was constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Vitta Ayog Adhiniyam,
  • The first Commission submitted its reports, one relating to rural local bodies and the other to urban local bodies in June 1996,
  • The recommendations of the first state finance commission covered the period from April 1996 to March 2001.

Additional Information

• The State Finance Commission is expected to function as an independent quasi-judicial body.
• The State Finance Commission has the privilege to determine its own procedures, methodology, and principles governing its recommendations. 
• The second state finance commission was appointed in Madhya Pradesh in 1999.
  • Its reports were submitted in 2003.
  • The recommendations of the second state finance commission covered the period of 2001-2006

The correct answer is TB - Memory Storage Unit.

Hence, TB - Memory Storage Unit is the correct pair.

The correct answer is Dindori.

• 'Dindori' is the district with the highest rural population percentage in Madhya Pradesh.
• The 6th census of Madhya Pradesh and the 15th census of the country was 2011.
• The census is the subject of the Union list, which is mentioned in Article 246 of the Constitution.
• The census is done under the "Census Act 1948" and it is done every 10 years.
• "World Population Day" is observed on 11 July.
• "Population Day of Madhya Pradesh" is celebrated on 11 May.

The correct answer is Fifth.

Key Points

•  Fifth Five-Year Plan
  • The Fifth Five-year Plan emphasized the ‘removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance.
  • The fifth Five Year Plan duration was 1974 to 1978. This plan focussed on Garibi Hatao, employment, justice, agricultural production, and defense.
  • This plan was terminated in 1978 by the newly elected Moraji Desai government. 
  • The Electricity Supply Act was amended in 1975, a Twenty-point program was launched in 1975, the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP), and the Indian National Highway System was introduced. ​

Additional Information

• Planning Commission
  • Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950 and the plan era started from 1 April 1951 with the launching of the First Five Year Plan (1951-56).
  • The term economic planning is used to describe the long-term plans of the government of India to develop and coordinate the economy with the efficient utilization of resources.
  • Economic planning in India started after independence, in the year 1950 when it was deemed necessary for the economic growth and development of the nation.

The correct answer is Dayanand Saraswati. 

Key Points

• Dayanand Saraswati was born as Mool Shankar Tiwari in 1824 at Morvi (Gujarat).
• He left home at the age of 21 and lived an ascetic life for 25 years.
• He gave the slogan, ‘Go back to the Vedas’ and ‘the Vedas are the source of all knowledge'.
• He was the founder of Arya Samaj.
• He translated the Vedas and wrote three books:
  • Satyartha Prakash in Hindi
  • Veda Bhasya Bhumika, an introduction to his Vedic commentary, and
  • Veda Bhasya, a Vedic commentary in Sanskrit on the Yajurveda and Rig-Veda.

the correct answer is Bharat.

In News

•  Bharat is the proposed brand name under which the government plans to sell FCI rice to counter inflation.

Key Points

• The government plans to sell FCI rice under the 'Bharat' brand to counter inflation.
• The discounted rate for 'Bharat rice' is yet to be decided and the decision is expected to be taken by the Group of Ministers.
• This initiative follows the lukewarm response to the government's open market strategy for boosting domestic availability through the sale of FCI rice via e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).
• Under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is offering quality rice at a reserve price of Rs 29 per kg.
• The proposal to sell 'Bharat rice' is being considered to check price inflation but the discounted rate for this brand is yet to be determined.

The correct answer is Because the sun is exactly overhead at least once a year in tropical regions.

Key Points

• The torrid zone is the region located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn which receives maximum heat from the sun.
• The correct option states that the sun is exactly overhead at least once a year in the tropical region which results in maximum heat being received by the torrid zone.
• The other options mentioned in the question do not explain why the torrid zone receives maximum heat.
• Option 2 mentions that the earth is tilted which is true but it does not explain why the torrid zone receives maximum heat.
• Option 3 mentions earth rotation which is again true but does not explain why the torrid zone receives maximum heat.
•  Option 4 mentions Earth's revolution which is also true but it does not explain why the torrid zone receives maximum heat.

Additional Information 

• The torrid zone receives maximum heat due to the direct overhead rays of the sun.
• The earth is tilted at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees which results in the change of seasons and the length of daylight hours.
• Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours which results in day and night.
•  Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit once every 365.24 days which results in the change of seasons.

The Madhya Pradesh forest department cited national security concerns, specifically stating that disclosing information related to Project Cheetah could prejudicially affect India’s sovereignty and security. This reflects a common rationale used by agencies to withhold sensitive information, especially in projects that involve wildlife conservation and international collaboration.

The Ujjayini Meridian, also referred to as 'madhya rekha', is significant as it passed through Ujjain, a renowned center for astronomy. This meridian was used by Indian astronomers for various calculations long before the establishment of the Greenwich Meridian. Ujjain's historical relevance is further highlighted by the contributions of the famous astronomer Varahamihira, who lived there around 1,500 years ago.

The Chandipura virus is primarily transmitted by sand flies, which are vectors for various viral infections. Control of these vectors, along with maintaining hygiene and public awareness, is essential in preventing outbreaks of diseases caused by this virus. Interestingly, outbreaks of the Chandipura virus tend to occur during the monsoon season, which aligns with peak sand fly activity.

The Jabalpur Investor Summit garnered investment proposals amounting to Rs 17,000 crore, indicating significant interest in the region's economic development. This summit is part of a broader effort by the Madhya Pradesh government to attract investment and create job opportunities, reflecting an ongoing strategy to boost local economies through industrial development.

The Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence initiative was launched in Madhya Pradesh to offer courses aligned with the New Education Policy 2020. This policy emphasizes holistic education, focusing not just on academic subjects but also on life skills and innovative thinking, aimed at fostering comprehensive youth development.

The Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana aims to facilitate pilgrimage visits for senior citizens, enabling them to explore various religious sites both within Madhya Pradesh and across India. This initiative supports the spiritual and cultural engagement of the elderly population, ensuring they have opportunities to visit significant pilgrimage locations.