MPPSC Paper 1 (GS) Mock Test - 4 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

• The Adamgarh site is situated on the banks of the Narmada river in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. 
• On this site many world-famous rock caves with rock paintings founded. This excavation was headed by Mr. R.V.Joshi and Mr. M.D.Khare in the year 1960-61.
• Many ancient tools, handheld axes, scrapers, cutting tools, circular tools of the paleolithic age were found.

• 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 came into force on 24th April 1993.
• In accordance with provisions of Part IX of the constitution, Madhya Pradesh was first to enact Panchayati Raj Act.
• The new framework for Panchayati Raj Institutes came into force on 25th January 1994.

• The four members of the Union Council of Ministers are nominated by Prime Minister in NITI Aayog.
• Currently, the following are nominated as Ex-officio members of NITI Aayog:
  • Amit Shah
  • Narendra Singh Tomar
  • Rajnath Singh
  • Nirmala Sitaraman

Initially, the capital was Rajagriha. Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near the present-day Patna in India. The founder of this dynasty was Bimbisara himself. According to the Buddhist text, the Mahavamsa, Bimbisara was anointed king by his father at the age of fifteen.

Harmanpreet Kaur is the first Indian woman cricketer to hit a century in T20 International cricket by scoring 103 runs in 51 balls.

Chachai falls are more than 130 meters in height and are situated on River Bihad, near Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

The Bhagoria Haat Festival is called the festival of love.

In this festival, a boy and girl put red powder on their partner's face if they like each other.

It is celebrated in the month of March, before Holi.

It is celebrated in the districts of Jhabua and Khargone.

It is also celebrated in Maharashtra.

• Neki Ram is an Indian Politician.
• He was a Member of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1960–1972 not 1952 to 1956. Therefore, option (D) is not true.
• He fought against the British throughout his life.
• Pt. Neki Ram Sharma played a vital role in the Home Rule Movement of Lokmanya Tilak. Therefore, option (A) is true.
• He organized a public meeting of Gandhiji's at Bhiwani during Non-cooperation Movement.
• He was a politician from the Indian National Congress. Therefore, option (B) is true.
• Sandesh was the weekly magazine started by Pt. Neki Ram Sharma of the state of Haryana. Therefore, option (C) is true.
• He was an Indian politician and writer who was born in the Bhiwani district of Haryana.

Mswipe Technologies has been granted a Payment Aggregator (PA) license by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Jabalpur was chosen by the State Reorganization Commission for the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) constituted by the Central Government of India on 22 December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In 1955, after nearly two years of study, the Commission recommended that India's state boundaries should be reorganized to form 14 states and 6 territories. States Reorganisation Commission consisted of Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar, and H. N. Kunzru. Some of its recommendations were implemented in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.

The Commission submitted its report on 30 September 1955, with the following recommendations:

• The three-tier (Part-A/B/C) state system should be abolished
• The institution of Rajapramukh and special agreement with former princely states should be abolished
• The general control vested in the Government of India by Article 371 should be abolished
• Only the following 3 states should be the Union Territories: Andaman & Nicobar, Delhi, and Manipur. The other Part-C/D territories should be merged with the adjoining states.

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. In this process, plants use chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and release oxygen. Sunlight Is absorbed by this chlorophyll. Stomata are tiny holes present in the epidermis of leaves. It is responsible for the intake of Carbon dioxide gas in plants. So, Carbon dioxide is taken in through Stomata.

• A Modem (Modulator-Demodulator) is a hardware component that allows a computer or another device, such as a router or switch, to connect to the Internet.
• It modulates signals to encode digital information and demodulates the signal to decode the transmitted information.
• It can also convert digital data from a computer or other device into an analog signal that can be sent over standard telephone lines.

The value of total produced goods and services i.e. national income of any economy is calculated on either of the two parameters - ‘factor cost’ or the ‘market cost’.

Factor cost is basically the input costs (like raw material, interest on loans if taken, laborers' wages, etc) the producer or the manufacturer has to bear during the process of producing goods. Factor cost is also termed as ‘factory price’. So in a way, it can also be termed as the ‘price’ of the commodity from the producer’s side. 

Before 2015 officially India calculated the national income at factor cost(however the data regarding market cost was also released) but after 2015, CSO has switched over to calculating it at market price (i.e., market cost). 

In the 9th century, the Bhutia (Denzongpas) migrated to Sikkim from Tibet and introduced the Nyingma order of Mahayana-Buddhism.

• They call Sikkim Denzong means valley of rice.
• According to the Tibetan saint, Lhatsun Kempo Buddhism was consolidated in Sikkim in the 15th century.
• The Bhutias have been instrumental in both the ruling of Sikkim through the Chogyals-dynasty and the consolidation of the Nyingma-order of Buddhism the state
• Its native language is Sikkimese, a language similar to Tibetan and Dzongkha of Bhutan.
• Most Bhutia follow the Nyingma or Kagyu order of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism.
• They are mostly employed in the government sector or engaged in agriculture.

The correct answer is Brihadratha.

Key Points

• The last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha was assassinated in 185 BC by his commander in chief Pushyamitra Shunga.
• Pushyamitra Shunga set up a kingdom in the north.
• Pushyamitra Shunga established his own Sunga dynasty.

​Important Points

• The Mauryan dynasty lasted 137 years.
• Chandragupta dethroned the last Nanda ruler Dhana Nanda and occupied the Patliputra in 322 BC.
• Three important rulers of the Maurya dynasty were
  • Chandragupta.
  • Bindusara.
  • Ashoka.

• Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by his son Bindusara.
  • Bindusara was known as Amitrochates or Amitraghata.
• Dasharatha was a grandson of Ashoka.
• Devvarman was the successor of Shalishuka Maurya and reigned for a short period of seven years.

The correct answer is Hoshangabad.Key Points

• The Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance.
• It is responsible for conducting printing and minting activities of the Government of India.
• It prints the 100% requirement of passports and other travel documents, non-judicial stamp papers, cheques, bonds, warrants, postal stamps and postal stationery and other security products.
• Narmadapuram, previously known as Hoshangabad is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Additional Information

• Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is very famous for its marvellous palaces, old temples and the medieval fort.
• Bhopal is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural as well as artificial lakes and is also one of the greenest cities in India.
• Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is known as the Soy Capital of India and is a major part of the soy bean processing industry in the country.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e Santhal rebellion.

Key Points:Santhal rebellion:

• The rebellion took place in 1855-56. 
• Santhals are a tribal group concentrated in the state of Jharkhand.
• It was against the oppressive British zamindari system.
• It was led by Sidhu and Kanhu in present-day Jharkhand. 

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

Manu:

• At Badoni (Ganga Ghat) Varanasi, Rani Lakshmibai was born on November 19, 1835 as Manikarnika Tambe, nicknamed Manu .
• Rani Lakshmi Bai plays an important role in India's first war of independence.
• The U.P government(In memory of Rani Lakshmi Bai) made their birthplace Smriti Sthali, there is a big representation of Rani Lakshmi Bai. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched.

Bhoja: 

• From the Paramara dynasty, Bhoja was a monarch 
• In central India, the Bhoja kingdom was concentrated around the Malwa region, and the capital was located at Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar).
• Bhoja is best known as a contributor of arts, literature, and sciences. He assailed from present-day Uttar Pradesh.
• The foundation of the Bhoj Shala, a centre for Sanskrit studies, is assigned to him. 
• In Indian history, Bhoja became one of the most celebrated kings.
• After his death, he came to be promoted in several legends as a righteous scholar-king.
• The body of legends congregate around him is comparable to that of the fabled Vikramaditya. Hence pair 3 is correctly matched.

Tantia Bhil:

• Tantia Bhil also known as Tantya Mama was a dacoit active in India between 1878 and 1889.
• He has been expressed very negatively as a criminal in period British accounts but is acknowledged by Indians as an audacious figure.
• Eras of both Accounts have considered him as an Indian "Robin Hood".
• It is an incontrovertible fact that freedom fighters have all along been designated as insurgents by the powers that be it the Mughal Empire of Aurangzeb or the British rule. Hence both pairs 1 and 4 are not correctly matched.

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points

• Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh, with its large area, enjoys diverse climatic and soil conditions suitable for a broad range of agricultural products.
  • The agricultural sector in Madhya Pradesh forms the backbone of its economy.
  • It contributes almost one-fourth of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and is the main source of employment for over 65 percent of the population and constitutes about 60- 75 percent of the rural income.
  • The state is a large producer of soybean and wheat.
  • Sharbati variety of famous wheat is grown in Sehore, Vidisha, and Ashok Nagar districts, and in some parts of Bhopal and Hoshangabad. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • Madhya Pradesh leads in the production of a gram, linseed, green pea, garlic, and coriander.
  • The state is also a major producer of linseed, mustard, sunflower, and safflower.
  • Agro-climatic diversity and topographical variations enable the state to grow a wide range of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and cash crops, besides being home to myriad varieties of plant species, both in forest areas and outside.
  • Various tropical fruits and vegetables and spices like coriander, chili, and garlic are also widely grown. Areas under cultivation of safflower and sunflower are also expanding.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Car Manufacturing Industry - Indore.

Key Points

• Pithampur (Dhar) is called the 'Detroit of India' because many car manufacturing industries are established here.
• Madhya Pradesh's first 'Export Promotion Park' has been set up at Pithampur.
• Indore is the major centre of the 'textile industry' in the state.
• The first plywood factory of the state was established in the year 1964 in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh Handicraft Development Corporation was established in 1981.

The correct answer is 3.

Key Points

• Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956 was a protestation of the major part played by the Government sector in the process of the growth of industrialization.
• The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956, formed the base of the alternate five-time plan (1956- 1961) of the planning commission.
• Under this, diligence was classified into three orders, which are popularly known as the top rudiments of IPR- 1956:
  1. The three-fold classification of industries: This element divided industries into three categories namely;
     • Schedule A: Industries that are exclusively owned by the state.
     • Schedule B: Industries can be under the private sector, but the starting of the new units will be under the public sector control.
     • Schedule C: Some industries will be under the private sector, but these have to take a license from the public sector.
  2. Industrial License: This is also known as Permit License Raj, under this element, no new industry was allowed to be set up unless a license was obtained from the Government.
     • This policy was used for promoting industrialization in backward regions because it was easier to obtain a license if the industrial unit was established in an economically backward area to promote regional equality.
     • Even any existing industry had to obtain a license for expanding or diversifying its production.
  3. Industrial Concessions: Industrial units were given concessions such as tax benefits and electricity at a lower rate to encourage establishing their units in the country’s backward region.
     • This was done to promote regional equality.

Important Points

• IPR-1956, focused on the role of the Government in boosting the industrial sector by classifying them into different categories, imposing licensing as a mandatory measure to open or expand any industry and providing concessions like discounts to lure more industries setting up in the backward region.

The correct answer is Directive Principles of State Policy.

Key Points

• Directive Principles of State Policy:-
  • Articles 36-51 of Part-IV of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). 
  • They are borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland. 
  • DPSPs are non-justiciable i.e non-enforceable in the court of law.
  • They act as directives to the government to create any law.
  • They act as the ‘instrument of instructions’.
  • Article 40 is with respect to the Organisation of village panchayats. (Hence option 1 is correct).

Additional Information

• Fundamental duties:-
  • ​These  are a set of moral obligations that are mentioned in the Constitution of India.
  • They were added by the 42nd Amendment Act in 1976.
  • These duties are not enforceable by law but are expected to be followed by every citizen as a means of promoting a spirit of patriotism and upholding the ideals of the Constitution.
• Fundamental Rights:-
  • FRs are known as the base of the Indian constitution & mentioned in Part III of the constitution.
  • They prohibit unreasonable interference of the state & prevent its executive & legislature to become authoritarian, hence putting due limitations on state power.
•  Legal right:-
  • It is an interest accepted and protected by law.
  • It is a claim that a person has against another person or against the state. Legal rights can be enforced through the courts.

The correct answer is sponges.

Key Points

• Sponges have cellular-level organization meaning that 
  • Their cells are specialized so different cells perform different functions.
  • Similar cells are not organized into tissues and bodies are a sort of loose aggregation of different kinds of cells.
• Sponges
  • Sponges the members of the phylum Porifera are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblastic.
  • They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells.

Additional Information

• Annelids are segmented worms with a tubular body and a specialized digestive system with a terminal mouth and an anus.
• The flatworms or Platyhelminthes are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian unsegmented soft-bodied invertebrates.
• Nematodes are parasites of animals and occur in almost all organs of the body but the most common sites are in the alimentary circulatory and respiratory systems.
• Chordates are animals that bear notochord.
  • It has a dorsal hollow nerve chord.
  • It has pharyngeal gill slits.
  • It has a ventral heart.
  • Phylum Chordata comprises Urochordata Cephalochordata and Vertebrata.

A Western Disturbance is a meteorological phenomenon characterized by a series of cyclonic storms that originate in the Mediterranean region. These disturbances travel significant distances and bring winter rains to northwest India. They play a crucial role in replenishing Himalayan glaciers, which are vital for the water supply in major rivers like the Ganga and Indus. Understanding Western Disturbances is important for weather forecasting and agriculture in northern India.

The statement that the Eurasian otter has been radio-tagged for the first time in the Satpura Tiger Reserve is true. This initiative aims to study the ecology of the Eurasian otter in Central India, where it had not been previously documented until 2016. The project highlights conservation efforts and the importance of understanding species distribution and habitat needs in wildlife reserves.