MPPSC Mock Test - 3 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

• In the North, Montane wet temperate forests are found in the region to the east of Nepal into Arunachal Pradesh.
• There are three layers of forests: the higher layer has mainly coniferous, the middle layer has deciduous trees such as the oak and the lowest layer is covered by rhododendron and Champa.
• In the South, it is found in parts of the Nilgiri Hills, the higher reaches of Kerala.
• The forests in the northern region are denser than in the South. Rhododendrons and a variety of ground flora can be found here.

Chambal River (996km long) is a seasonal river famous for soil erosion and ravines generation.Chambal Project is a joint project from both Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan government, which aims at harvesting the Chambal River for irrigation, power prevention and control of soil erosion in the valley.

• Badlands: The term 'badlands' was first given to an arid area in South Dakota, U.S.A., where occasional rain-storms badly eroded the hills into gullies and ravines.
• The extent of water action on hill slopes and rock surfaces was so great that the inhabitants abandoned the entire region. Deserts with similar features are now referred to as badlands, e.g. the Painted Desert of Arizona, which lies south-east of the Colorado River's Grand Canyon.

• Coal deposits are primarily found in eastern and south-central India. Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh accounted for almost 70% of the total known coal reserves in India.
• India is the world’s second largest coal producer.
• Coal mines in a state can be allocated to different state for its extraction and use.

Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 24 countries and the European Commission (on behalf of the European Union) working to reinvigorate and accelerate global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy widely affordable. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

• Mission Innovation was announced on November 30, 2015 due to pioneering efforts by India, France and USA, as world leaders came together in Paris to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change Hence statement 3 is correct.
• The mission's objective is to accelerate the pace of clean energy innovation (research and development) to achieve performance breakthroughs and cost reductions to provide widely affordable and reliable clean energy solutions that will revolutionise energy systems throughout the world over the next two decades. Hence statement 1 is correct.

Its goals are:

• A substantial boost in public-sector investment in clean energy R&D at the national level of MI members.
• Increased private sector engagement and investment in energy innovation, particularly in key Innovation Challenges.
• Many new or strengthened voluntary cross-border networks and partnerships on energy innovation, greater engagement from innovators, and accelerated progress in addressing specific Innovation Challenges.
• Greater awareness amongst MI members and the wider clean energy community of the transformational potential of energy innovation, the progress being made, and the remaining critical clean energy innovation gaps and opportunities.

• A chargesheet, as defined under Section 173 CrPC, is the final report prepared by a police officer or investigative agencies after completing their investigation of a case.
• After preparing the chargesheet, the officer-in-charge of the police station forwards it to a Magistrate, who is empowered to take notice of the offences mentioned in it.
• A chargesheet must be filed against the accused within a prescribed period of 60-90 days, otherwise the arrest is illegal and the accused is entitled to bail.
• The term ‘chargesheet’ has been expressly defined under Section 173 of the CrPC but ‘First Information Report’ or FIR, has not been defined in either the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or the CrPC. Instead, it finds a place under the police regulations/ rules under Section 154 of CrPC, which deals with ‘Information in Cognizable Cases’.
• While the chargesheet is the final report filed towards the end of an investigation, an FIR is filed at the ‘first’ instance’ that the police is informed of a cognizable offense or offence for which one can be arrested without a warrant; such as rape, murder, kidnapping.

• The glacier scratches, scrapes, polishes, and scours the valley floor with the debris frozen into it by abrasion. 
• By plucking the glacier freezes the joints and beds of the underlying rocks, tears out individual blocks and drags them away.

Outcomes of Battle of Plassey

• The Treaty of Alinagar was signed on 2nd January 1757 between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula.
• Based on the terms of the accord, the Nawab would recognize all the provisions of Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar's farman of 1717.
• Moreover, all British goods that passed through Bengal would be exempt from duties.
• In other tenets of the agreement, the British would not be hindered from fortifying Calcutta, as well as mint coins in Calcutta.
• The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous Battle of Plassey.

Hence, the correct option is 'D'

The NCSK was constituted in 1994 as a statutory body under National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) Act, 1993. It was made and was valid up to 1997. But it was later extended indefinitely. In 2004, the Act lapsed and since then the NCSK acts as a non-statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It serves as a recommendatory body to the Central Government regarding specific programmes and policies for the elimination of inequalities in status, and opportunities for Safai Karamcharis. So, Statement (1) is not correct and (2) is correct. Therefore, the correct answer is b.

Various factors can locally influence the chemical reactions of CO₂ with seawater and add to the effects of ocean acidification. For example:

• Acid rain can have a pH between 1 and 6 and has an impact on surface ocean chemistry. It has a major effect on ocean acidification locally and regionally but very small globally.
• Eutrophication Coastal waters are also affected by excess nutrient inputs, mostly nitrogen, from agriculture, fertilizers and sewage. The resulting eutrophication leads to large plankton blooms, and when these blooms collapse and sink to the sea bed the subsequent respiration of bacteria decomposing the algae leads to a decrease in seawater oxygen and an increase in CO₂ (a decline in pH).

RNA interference (RNAi) is present in all eukaryotic organisms as a method of cellular defense. This method involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to complementary dsRNA molecules that binds and prevents translation of the mRNA.

• Lord Ripon, who served as the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884, is credited with introducing local self-government in India. In 1882, he introduced the Local Self-Government Resolution, which provided for the establishment of local self-government bodies in rural and urban areas of British India. This resolution marked a significant shift in the governance of India, as it provided for greater participation of Indians in the administration of their own affairs.
• Under the Local Self-Government Resolution, local bodies such as municipalities, district boards, and taluk boards were established, which were responsible for the provision of local services such as sanitation, water supply, and roads. The members of these bodies were to be elected by local citizens, thereby providing an opportunity for Indians to participate in the decision-making process.
• Lord Mountbatten was the last British Governor-General of India, who oversaw the transfer of power from British rule to Indian independence in 1947. Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India, who served from 1858 to 1862, after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Lord Macaulay was a British statesman and historian who served in India as the Law Member of the Governor-General's Council from 1834 to 1838, during which time he made important contributions to the Indian legal system and education policy.

• A state legislature can impose taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments, sale or purchase of goods (other than newspapers), etc.
• However, a tax imposed on the sale or purchase of goods declared by Parliament to be of special importance in inter-state trade and commerce is subject to the Parliament's restrictions and conditions. Presidential assent is not generally required for the introduction of taxes by a state.

Alcoholic fermentation is a biochemical process in which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose are converted into small amounts of ATP, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide during the process. In this form of anaerobic respiration, pyruvate is broken down into ethyl alcohol (C₂H₆O) and carbon dioxide.

Treaty of Bassein (1802) Under the treaty, the Peshwa agreed: 

1. To receive from the Company a native infantry (consisting of not less than 6,000 troops), with the usual proportion of field artillery and European artillerymen attached, to be permanently stationed in his territories.
2. To cede to the Company territories yielding an income of Rs 26 lakh.
3. To surrender the city of Surat.
4. To give up all claims for Chauth on the Nizam's dominions.
5. To accept the Company's arbitration in all differences between him and the Nizam or the Gaekwad.
6. Not to keep in his employment Europeans of any nation at war with the English.
7. To subject his relations with other states to the control of the English

The Purvanchal Hills/Eastern Himalayas

• The Karakoram range is part of the Trans-Himalayas.
• The Patkai Bum, Naga Hills and Mizo Hills are along the international boundary with Myanmar while the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located along the border with Bangladesh. These are Eastern Himalayas.

The Kedar Nath ruling on sedition (Kedarnath Singh v State of Bihar)
A five-judge Constitution Bench overruled the earlier rulings of the high courts and upheld the constitutional validity of IPC Section 124A. However, the court attempted to restrict its scope for misuse. The court held that unless accompanied by an incitement or call for violence, criticism of the government cannot be labelled sedition. The ruling restricted sedition only insofar as seditious speech tended to incite “public disorder”- a phrase Section 124A itself does not contain but was read into it by the court.

1. Basic lavas are the hottest lavas and are highly fluid:

   • This statement is correct. Basic (mafic) lavas are hotter than acid (felsic) lavas and generally have a lower viscosity, making them more fluid and capable of flowing more easily.

2. When Basic lava flows from a volcano, it is very explosive:

   • This statement is incorrect. Basic lavas are typically less explosive compared to acid lavas. They tend to flow more smoothly and form broad shield volcanoes rather than explosive eruptions.

3. Acid lavas are highly viscous and cause less explosive volcanoes:

   • This statement is incorrect. Acid (felsic) lavas have higher viscosity due to their higher silica content, which makes them thicker and more resistant to flow. This viscosity tends to result in more explosive eruptions as gases are trapped and build up pressure.

4. Acid lava is also called as felsic lava:

   • This statement is correct. Acid lava is another term for felsic lava, which refers to lava that is rich in silica and aluminum minerals.

• Ethylene glycol is a colourless and odourless alcoholic compound that can be fatal if consumed in high concentrations.
• The sweet-tasting ethylene glycol is a syrupy or viscous liquid at room temperature
• It is mostly used as an automotive antifreeze and as a raw material for manufacturing polyester fibres. It is also found in several products such as hydraulic brake fluids, stamp pad inks, ballpoint pens, solvents, paints, cosmetics and plastics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  

Cosmic waves have very high wavelength. cosmic rays are high-energy charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light. Their extremely high energies are comparable to those of gamma rays at the upper end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964). The CBI is not a statutory body. It derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.

The word freedom is not used in the text of the Preamble.

Dengue is a viral disease transmitted through mosquito. Fever, headache, pain in joints, back muscles and eyeballs, skin rash for a few days, bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of the dengue fever.

Before a Minister enters upon his office, the president administers to him the oaths of office and secrecy. In his oath of office, the minister swears: 1. to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India, 2. to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, 3. to faithfully and conscientiously discharge the duties of his office, and 4. to do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.

According to Anushruti literature, Lord Rama spent most of his exile in Mahakantara and Dandakaranya region. According to Anushruti literature, Lord Rama spent most of the period of his exile in this region only.

Statement 1 and 4 are incorrect: 

• Dumping of a city or town waste for landfilling, discarding ash, or any other waste from thermal power stations, and mining of sand, rocks and other substrate materials constitute non-permissive activities.

The main recommendations of the committee were: 

• The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the 2-tier system: Zilla Parishad at the district level, and below it, the Mandal Panchayat Consisting of a group of villages covering a population of 15000 to 20000. 
• A district should be the first point for decentralisation under popular supervision below the state level. 
• Zila Parishad should be the executive body and made responsible for planning at the district level. 
• There should be an official participation of political parties at all levels of Panchayat elections. The Panchayat Raj institutions should have compulsory powers of taxation to mobilise their own financial resources. 
• There should be a regular social audit by a district level agency and by a committee of legislators to check whether the funds allotted for the vulnerable social and economic groups are actually spent on them. 
• The state government should not supersede the Panchayat Raj institutions. In case of an imperative supersession, the election should be held within 6 months from the date of supersession. 
• The Nyaya Panchayats should be kept as separate bodies from that of development Panchayats. They should be presided over by a qualified judge etc.

A Devpal king was not related with Chandela dynasty. Devapala was the most powerful ruler of the Pala Empire of Bengal region in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the third king in the line and had succeeded his father Dharamapala. Devapala expanded the frontiers of the empire by conquering the present day Assam and Orissa.