MPPSC Mock Test - 9 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

Malhar Rao Holkar was the first Maratha Subedar of Malwa region. He was the first Holkar prince who ruled the Indore state. Malhar Rao is known for being the first Maratha Subhedar of Malwa in Central India.

Chhattisgarh was separated from Madhya Pradesh and became a new state on 1 November 2000. This separation was a result of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000, which was passed by the Parliament of India. The act aimed to divide Madhya Pradesh into two separate states - Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Chhattisgarh was formed by carving out 16 districts from the eastern and southern regions of Madhya Pradesh. Raipur was declared as the capital city of the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh.

The Battle of Chanderi was fought in the year 1528 between Babur and Medini Rai. This battle was fought between Babur and Medini Rai who was the Rajput ruler of Malwa.

Coolants of air conditioners and refrigerators consist of halons and CFCs which can deplete the Ozone layer.

The Khalji ruler Alauddin Khalji expanded his empire by capturing Ujjain, Kalinjar, Bhilsa, Chanderi, Dhar and Mandu. He captured Ranthambore and killed Hamir Deva its ruler. He also captured Malwa, Chittor, Dhar, Mandu, Ujjain, Marwar, Chanderi and Jalor.

Abiotic pollination refers to situations where pollination is mediated without the involvement of other organisms. The most common form of abiotic pollination, anemophily, is pollination by wind. This form of pollination is predominant in grasses, most conifers, and many deciduous trees.Of the 20% of abiotically pollinated species, 98% are anemophilous and 2% hydrophilous, being pollinated by water.

Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of the Shekhawati region. Khetri is two towns, the first “Khetri Town” was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan.

Expanded form of RIA is Radio immuno assay.

• Village Defence Committee (VDC) were first formed in the erstwhile Doda district (now Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban districts) in mid 1990s as a force multiplier against militant attacks. The then Jammu and Kashmir administration decided to provide residents of remote hilly villages with weapons and give them arms training to defend themselves.
• The VDCs have now been renamed as Village Defence Guards (VDG). The new scheme to set up VDGs in vulnerable areas of J&K was approved by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in March last year. Like a VDC member, each VDG will be provided a gun and 100 rounds of ammunition.
• Both VDG and VDC is a group of civilians provided guns and ammunition to tackle militants in case of attack until the arrival of security forces.
• The VDGs, officials said, will function under the direction of the SP/SSP of the district concerned.
• A minimum of 10-15 ex-servicemen, ex-policemen and able-bodied local youth were enrolled in each VDC on a voluntary basis.
• The idea was taken from the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars, when the government armed ex-servicemen and abled-bodied youth in villages along the border to guard against infiltration of Pakistani spies.

The act provides for a three-tier system of Panchayati raj in every state, that is, panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels. Thus, the act brings about uniformity in the structure of Panchayati raj throughout the country. However, a state having a population not exceeding 20 lakh may not constitute panchayats at the intermediate level.

The Grounds for removal of Judge of SC are two - proved misbehaviour and incapacity.

The removal procedure is regulated by The Judges Enquiry Act 1968.

It is true that so far no judge of the Supreme Court has been removed by impeachment, but there was one single case of impeachment that was put forth in the Lok Sabha against V Ramaswami (1991-1993)

• Saraswati River refers to a river that was a distributary of the Bhagirathi and is now no more there but was active till around the 16th century AD.

• The course and condition of the Saraswati have played an important role in the development and decline of river port towns in Bengal. Initially, the major port town was Tamralipta, after its decline Saptagram rose and declined, and finally, Kolkata came up.

Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen were primarily responsible for the origin of life on the earth.

Madhya Pradesh is known for its abundant resources of diamond and copper. The state is home to the famous Panna Diamond Mines, which is one of the largest diamond mines in the world. These mines produce high-quality diamonds, including rare and precious gemstones.

In addition to diamonds, Madhya Pradesh also has significant copper deposits. The Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh is known for its copper mines, which contribute to a significant portion of India's copper production.

Therefore, Madhya Pradesh is rich in both diamond and copper resources.

Tansen the great musician of Baghel ruler Ramchandra. Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district and is the 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital of Bhopal and 550 km north from Betul. The city is distributed over a land area of 111.9 square kilometres.

The Third Battle of Katwa occurred between the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim and the British East India Company in 1763.Dissatisfied with Nawab Mir Qasim's administration, the English deposed him in favor of his father-in-law Mir Jafar and officially declared war against Mir Qasim on July 7, 1763. The English command was given to Major Thomas Adams, who led a small force, variously estimated as between 3,000 and 5,000 men, of whom, approximately 1,000 were European.

• Lakes are also classified based on their water chemistry. Based on the levels of salinity, they are known as Freshwater, Brackish or Saline lakes (similar to that of classification of the aquatic ecosystem).

•  An oligotrophic lake or water body is one which has a relatively low productivity due to the low nutrient content in the lake.

• Eutrophic lake: a lake with high productivity, high nutrients and with dark water. The water is usually not good for drinking purpose.

•  Vast majority of lakes in India are either eutrophic or mesotrophic because of the nutrients derived from their surroundings or organic wastes entering them.

Memory cells are formed in lymphocytes of WBC. Immunization against the particular disease based on the function of memory cell induced due to mild, heat killed pathogen administrated during immunization.

• Red Sanders is a flora-species that is endemic to a distinct tract of forests in Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh and fall under ‘endangered list’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
• Red Sanders is also listed in Appendix-II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES).
• Its rich hue and therapeutic properties are responsible for its high demand across Asia, particularly China, for use in cosmetics, medicinal products and high-end furniture/woodcraft.
• The export of Red Sanders from India is prohibited as per the Foreign Trade Policy.

We don’t feel the atmospheric pressure because our blood exerts a pressure slightly more than that of the atmosphere.

• The Kashmir stag (Cervus affinis hangul) also called Hangul is a subspecies of Central Asian Red Deer native to northern India.

• It is the state animal of Jammu & Kashmir.

• In Kashmir, it’s found in Dachigam National Park at elevations of 3,035 meters.

• However, the state of Jammu & Kashmir, along with the IUCN and the WWF prepared a project for the protection of these animals. It became known as Project Hangul. This brought great results and the population increased to over 340 by 1980.

According to the Preamble, the citizens enjoy equality of status and opportunity and are secured social, economic and political justice. The term socialist has no clear meaning and remains undefined.

Famous Hindi music director Kuldeep Singh has been selected for the Madhya Pradesh government’s prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2018. Another famous female playback singer Suman Kalyanpur was selected for the award, for the year 2017.
The Madhya Pradesh government instituted the award in 1984-85 to recognize the contribution made by the artistes in the field of music. The award, which was named after the legendary musician Lata Mangeshkar, will be presented in February at an event in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

It inactivates/kills the harmful microorganisms in water.