MPPSC Paper 1 (GS) Mock Test - 9 - MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) MCQ

Budget 2020-21

• ​Budget 2020-21 was presented by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Narottam Mishra on 21st September 2020.
• The Gross State Domestic Product (current price) is projected at Rs. 9,49,103 crores in the state.
• This time the Gross State Domestic Product is 4.7% higher than the last year.
• Total expenditure is estimated to be around Rs. 2,00,343 crores, which is 4.2% higher than the last year.
• Total receipts are estimated to be around Rs. 1,20,595 crores excluding borrowings.
• The revenue deficit is estimated to be 1.8% of the GSDP.
• The fiscal deficit is estimated to be Rs. 47,360 i.e., 4.9% of the GSDP.
• The revised estimate of the Fiscal deficit is 5.66%, which is higher than the budget estimate.
• In budget 2021-22, it is targeted at 4.47% of the GSDP.

Mahatma Gandhi said “Sanitation is more important than political independence,” while leading a non-violent movement for India’s independence in 1947.

• Gandhi spoke that slogan about the need to improve hygiene and cleanliness in the country.
• Mahatma Gandhi said, “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”

• Gomatgiri is a famous Jain Pilgrimage situated in the Indore district in MP.
• This temple belongs to the Digamber sect in Jainism.
• The temple has 21 feet tall statue of Gomateshwar.
• Gomateshwar is considered to be the replica of the Bahubali statue in Shravanbelagola (Karnataka).
• It consists of 24 marble temples dedicated to 24 Tirthankaras of Jainism.
• Madhya Pradesh Government donated this temple to the Jain religion in the year 1981.

• The State Women's Commission is a 7-member commission.
• It consists of a Chairman and 5 members as non-government and one member as government. 
• The state government has given the status of a cabinet minister to one of the non-government members, and the status of a minister of state to other members.
• A Member Secretary will also be appointed of the rank of Deputy Secretary in the state.
• One of the 6 members will be from SC / ST / OBC respectively.

• Kishan Mitra Yojana in Madhya Pradesh launched by the government of Madhya Pradesh.
• The main objective behind introducing this scheme is the empowerment and the welfare of farmers.
• The scheme implemented by the Farmer welfare and Agriculture Department.
• All farmer residences of Madhya Pradesh are eligible to be Kishan Mitra or can take benefit.

• Job Card is a unique document that records workers’ entitlements under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
• Job card legally empowers the registered households to apply for work and protects workers against fraud.
• A household having adult members desirous of seeking unskilled employment in MGNREGA may apply for the job card.
• The validity of a job card under MGNREGS is 5 years.
• It can be renewed/re-validated following the process prescribed for renewal/revalidation based on the requirement.
• All complaints on non-issuance of the job card shall be disposed off within 15 days.
• No job card can be canceled except where it is found to be a duplicate, or if the entire household has permanently migrated to a place outside the Gram Panchayat(no longer lives in the village.

• ​‘Untouchability’ is an extreme and particularly vicious aspect of the caste system that prescribes stringent social sanctions against members of castes located at the bottom of the purity-pollution scale.
• Strictly speaking, the ‘untouchable’ castes are outside the caste hierarchy – they are considered to be so ‘impure’ that their mere touch severely pollutes members of all other castes, bringing terrible punishment for the former and forcing the latter to perform elaborate purification rituals.
• Despite the limited the literal meaning of the word, the institution of ‘untouchability’ refers not just to the avoidance or prohibition of physical contact but to a much broader set of social sanctions.
• Here the above case in which the owner of a restaurant does not allow a group of Harijans to enter his restaurant is a classical case of untouchability (Article- 17).

Right to equality (Articles 14 - 18)

• The right to equality provides for the equal treatment of everyone before the law.
• It prevents discrimination on various grounds.
• It treats everybody as equals in matters of public employment.
• Abolition of untouchability and titles.

Skin cancer can be defined as the abnormal growth of skin cells. Ozone depletion means the thinning of the ozone layer present in the upper atmosphere. It is very harmful to nature and the atmosphere. It might result in various health issues such as skin cancer, etc.

The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members.

The ear is a sensory organ that picks up sound waves, allowing us to hear. It is also essential to our sense of balance: the organ of balance (the vestibular system) is found inside the inner ear. It is made up of three semicircular canals and two otolith organs, known as the utricle and the saccule. The semicircular canals and the otolith organs are filled with fluid.

The correct answer is Roshan Akhtar.

Key Points

Muhammad Shah Rangila;-

• He also known as Bahadur Shah Rangila, was the 14th Mughal emperor of India.
• He reigned from 1719 to 1748. His reign is often seen as a period of decline for the Mughal Empire, as it was marked by political instability, economic hardship, and military setbacks.
• His real name was Roshan Akhtar.
• Muhammad Shah was born in 1702 in Fatehpur Sikri.
• He was the grandson of Bahadur Shah I, and the son of Khujista Akhtar Shah. He was a handsome and intelligent young man, but he was also known for his pleasure-loving nature.
• Muhammad Shah ascended to the throne at the age of 17. He was initially under the control of the Sayyid brothers, who were a powerful group of nobles. However, he was able to assert his independence in 1722.
• Muhammad Shah died in 1748 at the age of 46. He was succeeded by his son, Ahmad Shah Bahadur.

Additional Information

• Qutub-ud-din Aibak:-
  • He was known as Lakh Baksh, or the "Giver of Lakhs."
  • He was the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the Slave Dynasty.
  • He was known for his generosity and his charitable donations to the poor and needy.

Key Points

Therefore, from the above explanation, it is clear that option 2) is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Narmada.

Key Points

• Narmada river is the longest river in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Narmada river is the 1st longest river in Madhya Pradesh which has 1312 km of the total length of which 1077 km flows in Madhya Pradesh.

Additional Information

• Tapi River is the second-largest west-flowing river of Peninsular India after the Godavari.
• Son River is one of the major southern tributaries of the Ganga River. The place of origin of the Son river is near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.

The correct answer is The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act.

Key Points

• Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1976. Article 51A was added to the Constitution by this amendment.
  • The fundamental duties in the Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of the then USSR.
  • This was done after the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
  • The amendment included 10 fundamental duties in a separate Part IVA.
  • In 2002, another duty, to provide education opportunities to children and dependents aged 6 to 14 years. This was done by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act.
  • Fundamental duties are limited to Indian citizens only and are not equitable.

Additional Information

• 85th Amendment Act, 2001:
  • 'Consequential seniority' in the matter of promotion was provided for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Government servants based on reservation rules with retrospective effect from June 1995.
• 92nd Amendment Act, 2003:
  • Four more languages were included in the Eighth Schedule. They are Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Maithili and Santhali. With this, the total number of constitutionally recognized languages became 22.
• 44th Amendment Act, 1978:
  • In relation to national emergency, the words 'internal disturbance' were replaced by 'armed rebellion'.
  • The President had to declare national emergency only on the written recommendation of the Cabinet.
  • Some procedural safeguards were taken about national emergency and the President's rule.
  • The right to property was removed from the list of fundamental rights and made only a legal right.
  • Provided that the fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during a national emergency.​

The correct answer is Great Canyon of Gandikota.

Key Points

• Great Canyon of Gandikota is known as the “Grand Canyon of India”.
• The Great Canyon of India is located in Gandikota, a small village in the Andhra Pradesh district of Kadapa.
• It is well-known for the breathtaking gorge that the Pennar River, which flows through the Erramala Hills, created.
• Travelers now refer to this exquisite example of natural building as India's "Hidden Grand Canyon."

Important Points

• In cross-section, the Grand Canyon in Arizona is a naturally occurring feature that is characterized by stratified bands of red rock that disclose millions of years of geological history.
• With a length of 277 miles, the canyon is enormous, averaging 10 miles across and 1 mile deep.
• With its expansive views and white-water rapids in the Colorado River, a large portion of the region is protected as a national park. 

Additional Information

• Laitlum Canyon, located near Smit in Meghalaya, is a lovely mountain ridge.
• In the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India, there is a natural canyon called Gongoni Danga that is located close to the town of Garbeta.
• The state of Madhya Pradesh in central India is home to the Chambal River Gorge.  

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

Key Points

• It was in 1934 that the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was put forward for the first time by M. N. Roy, a pioneer of the communist movement in India.
• In 1935, the Indian National Congress (INC), for the first time, officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India.
• In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf the INC declared that ‘the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise’. Hence the correct answer is option 2.
• The demand was finally accepted in principle by the British Government in what is known as the ‘August Offer’ of 1940.
• In 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the cabinet, came to India with a draft proposal of the British Government on the framing of an independent Constitution to be adopted
  after the World War II.

The correct answer is Babulal Gaur.

Important Points 

• Babulal Gaur became the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh after Uma Bharathi.
  • Babulal Gaur served as the 16th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2004 to 2005.
  • Babulal Gaur was succeeded by Shivraj Singh Chouhan in 2005.
• Uma Bharathi served as the 15th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2003 to 2004.
  • She is the only women chief minister in Madhya Pradesh.

Additional Information 

• Digvijaya Singh served as the 14th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 2003.
• Kailash Joshi served as the 9th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from 1977 to 1978.
• Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the 19th and current chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
  • He is the longest-serving chief minister in Madhya Pradesh.

The correct answer is Ramgarh.

Key Points

• Rani Avantibai was born in 1831 into a family of landlords, she was trained in fencing, archery, and horse riding.
  • Avantibai became the queen of Ramgarh after her marriage to Raja Vikramaditya Singh.
  • His first battle with the British took place at Kheri village near Mandla and he defeated the British army with great courage.

The correct answer is the First Amendment.

Key Points

• The first amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1993 was made on 27^th September 1994.
  • In this amendment, the association system was abolished and the quarterly meeting of the gram sabha and the recommendations of the gram sabha were made mandatory.

Additional Information

• The second amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1993 came on 23^rd December 1994.
  • According to this amendment, the District and Fort Panchayats were given the right to change the number and subject of their Standing Committees and the Vice-Chairman of District and District Panchayat was made the Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee.
• The third amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1993 was made on 19^th December 1995.
  • Under this amendment, arrangements were made to disqualify the sarpanch who did not call the meeting of the gram sabha, to make the MLAs and MPs to be members in all the standing committees as well as the general administration committee and the chairman of the standing committee and elections.

The correct answer is a Pre-monsoon shower.

Key Points

Pre-monsoon shower:

• These rains normally occur from March to April, although their arrival is often difficult to predict.
• Their intensity can range from light showers to heavy and persistent thunderstorms.
• In India, mango showers occur as the result of thunderstorm development over the Bay of Bengal.
• They are also known as 'Kaal Baisakhi' in Bengal, as Bordoisila in Assam, and as Cherry Blossom showers or Coffee Showers in Kerala.

•  Amul’s ‘Be More Milk’ campaign goes global at Time Square

Key Points

• Amul said its ‘Be More Milk’ campaign had made a big splash at New York’s Time Square, the world-famous intersection that sports massive digital screens.
• The campaign displayed the message in a colourful and animated billboard that grabbed the attention of passersby and lit up the iconic intersection in a unique way
• Amul’s latest campaign creatively depicts milk in a new, and young avatar

The correct answer is Canada.

Key Points

• The Centre-State relationship has been borrowed from Canada.
•  The Indian constitution divides powers between the central and state governments into three lists - union list state list and concurrent list - similar to Canada's division of powers.
• The Indian Constitution which came into existence in the year 1949 borrowed many of its features from the constitution of different countries.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Kunjilal Dubey.

About Kunjilal Dubey:

• He was born in Narsinghpur Madhya Pradesh.
• He was the first speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly holding his tenure from 1st March 1956 to 7th March 1957.
• He is also known as 'Law man of Madhya Pradesh'.
• He served as Finance Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1967 during Dwaraka Prasad Mishra Ministry.
• He was bestowed with Padma Bhushan in 1964.

Key Points

Speaker of Legislative Assembly: 

• Speaker is the Chief Presiding Officer of the Legislative Assembly.
• Article 178 of the constitution deals with the office of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker who presides over the session of the Legislative Assembly.
• Deputy Speaker is responsible to officiate whenever Speaker is absent or the office of the Speaker is vacant (Article 180).
• The Speaker is elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly amongst themselves for the term of 5 years (
• Generally the speaker belongs to the ruling party.
• The salary of the Speaker is weighted on the Consolidated Fund of the State.
• Speaker certifies whether the bill is a money bill or not.
• Article 179- Both Speaker and Deputy Speaker can vacate their offices when they cease to be members of the Legislative Assembly. They may also resign from their offices.
• Removal- A resolution is passed by the majority of then members of the Legislative Assembly. For moving such a motion 14 days notice is required.
• The Speaker of Legislative Assembly does not have the power to preside over the meetings of the Joint Sittings.

Additional Information

• Madhya Pradesh has a unicameral legislature i.e. it has only Legislative Assembly no Legislative Council.
• Current Speaker of MP: Girish Gautam. His Legislative Assembly Seat is Devtalab (Rewa).

The Ken-Betwa Link Project, estimated to cost Rs 44,605 crore, is designed to provide significant benefits to the Bundelkhand region, particularly in terms of irrigation and water supply. Such large-scale projects are crucial for addressing water scarcity issues and supporting agricultural productivity in underdeveloped areas.

A budget provision of Rs 13,596 crore has been proposed for the construction and maintenance of irrigation projects. This funding is vital for improving agricultural productivity and ensuring water availability for farming, which is crucial for the economic stability of the state.

The Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project aims to harvest surplus water during the rainy season to address water scarcity in southeastern districts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Such projects are important for sustainable water management, particularly in regions facing chronic water shortages, and they enhance agricultural irrigation and drinking water supply.

The Chambal River originates at the Singar Chouri peak, located in the northern slopes of the Vindhya mountains in Madhya Pradesh. This region is significant for its unique topography and rich biodiversity, which contribute to the ecological importance of the river's basin.