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Madhya Pradesh P.S.C.Examination

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MPPSC Previous Years Solved Papers

• MPPSC Preliminary Examination Indian History Model Question Paper Q.31-60 
• MPPSC Preliminary Examination Indian History Model Question Paper Q.61-90
• MPPSC Preliminary Examination Indian History Model Question Paper Q.91-120 
• MPPSC Pre Exam-2008 General Studies Paper Held on 11.01.2009 Q-1-30
• MPPSC Pre Exam-2008 General Studies Paper Held on 11.01.2009 Q-31-60
• MPPSC Pre Exam-2008 General Studies Paper Held on 11.01.2009 Q-61-90 
• MPPSC Pre Exam-2008 General Studies Paper Held on 11.01.2009 Q-91-120 
• MPPSC Pre Exam-2008 General Studies Paper Held on 11.01.2009 Q-121-150
   

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Madhya Pradesh P.S.C.(Pre.) Exam.,2008 (Held on 11-1-2009) Political Science Solved Paper

Madhya Pradesh P.S.C.(Pre.) Exam.,2008

(Held on 11-1-2009)

Political Science : Solved Paper

Q.1.Which one is not the principle of Parliamentary government in a democracy ?

• Collective responsibility of Executive
• Fixed Tenure
• Prime Minister as Primes inter pares
• Judicial guarantee of Fundamental Rights

Q.2.The Executive in Presidential form of government is powerful because—

• the Legislature is weak
• judges are appointed by the President
• it enjoys the fixity of tenure
• the procedure of impeachment is cumbersome

Q.3.Presidential form of government is based on the principle of—

• accountability of Executive to Judiciary
• independence of the Executive
• separation of powers
• sovereignty of the Legislature

Q.4.“Politics is struggle for power”, was said by—

• Morgenthau
• Quincy Wright
• Sprout
• Thomson

Q.5.“Politics is concerned with the authoritative allocation of values for a society.” This definition of politics has been given by—

• David Easton
• Harold Lasswell
• Robert Dahl
• Charles Merriam

Q.6.According to Structural-Functional approach which of the following does not constitute ‘input functions’ of a political system ?

• Political socialization
• Political development
• Interest aggregation
• Political communication

Q.7.Who of the following is regarded as an exponent of empty liberty ?

• Bentham
• J.S. Mill
• Hegel
• Green

Q.8.Which one of the following books is not written by Machiavelli ?

• The Prince
• The Discourses
• The Art of War
• Behemoth

Q.9.The view that “the State is a necessary evil”, is associated with—

• Individualists
• Anarchists
• Marxists
• Sophists

Q.10.The philosophy that stands diametrically opposite to liberalism is—

• Individualism
• Capitalism
• Marxism
• Fascism

Q.11.Who of the following first propounded the organic theory of State ?

• Machiavelli
• Plato
• Marx
• Herbert Spencer

Q.12.Social Contract theory is based on—

• Nationalism
• Constitutionalism
• Individualism
• Socialism

Q.13.Who of the following first used the term ‘Socialism’ ?

• Kropotkin
• Robert Owen
• Marx
• Bentham

Q.14.Which one of the following is not an agency of public opinion ?

• Press
• Judiciary
• Political Party
• T.V. and Radio

Q.15.The first systematic classification of government was given by—

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Machiavelli
• Montesquieu

Q.16.Which one of the following functions is performed by political parties ?

• To render help to poor people
• To run hospitals
• To manage newspapers
• To assist candidates in contesting elections

Q.17.‘The concept of liberty’ includes—

• absence of unjust restraints
• maximum justice
• national liberation
• absence of restraints

Q.18.The best explanation of ‘Equality’ is—

• identity of treatment
• parity of remuneration
• fulfilment of minimum needs
• abiding by rules

Q.19.Marxian socialism is called ‘scientific socialism’, because Marx—

• considered personal experiences as his laboratory
• opposed religion and metaphysical issues
• rejected idealistic, vague and utopian assumptions
• accepted dictatorship of the proletariat

Q.20.The Retributive Theory of Justice is based on—

• the principle of deterrent punishment
• the principle of revenge
• the principle that punishment should aim at reforming the criminals
• the principle of ‘hate the sin and not the sinner’

Q.21.Classless society according to Marx denotes—

• a tribal society
• a caste-less society
• a society where there is only one class–the working class
• a society in which all classes are in equal proportion

Q.22.Rousseau’s ‘General Will’ means—

• Will of the sovereign
• Will of the general public
• Will of majority
• Collective good of the people

Q.23. The Deterrent Theory of Justice is based upon the principle of—

• Tit for tat
• Severe and exemplary punishment to prevent the re-occurrence of crime
• That criminals should be reformed
• That criminals should be treated leniently

Q.24. Theory of Political Development means—

• Development of the whole state
• Development of the consciousness amongst the people
• Development of the whole society through the instrumentality of the State
• Development of political elite

Q.25. Divine Origin theory of the State holds that—

• State was created by a saint named Divine
• State was created by Pope
• State was created by God
• State was created by majority vote

Q.26. Oligarchy is a system where—

• representatives of the common people dominate
• aristocratic class dominates
• working class dominates
• peasantry dominates

Q.27. A Totalitarian State is one in which—

• total power of the state is vested in one person
• state has total power over its subjects
• state caters to the total needs of its subjects
• state has complete control over its resources

Q.28. The characteristic which is of the ‘List System’ but not of ‘Single Transferable Vote System’ is—

• it is proportional representation
• the constituency must be multiple-member
• quota is calculated
• votes are cast to the party and not the candidate

Q.29. The scholar who first propounded the single transferable vote system is—

• Thomas Paine
• J.S. Mill
• Thomas Hare
• Rousseau

Q.30. The ideology of Democratic Socialism lays emphasis on—

• basis of society is not competition, but cooperation
• state is a necessary evil
• violent revolution
• class-struggle theory

Q.31.Which of the following statements is not applicable to Hobbes ?

• Men entered into a single contract
• Sovereign enjoyed absolute powers
• Men can appoint their ruler
• The contract was one-sided

Q.32. Which of the following contains the elements of the historical theory of the origin of the State ?

• Kinship, religion, war, political consciousness
• War, customs, kingship, dictates of natural law
• Kingship, force, mutual agreements, political leadership
• Blood-relations, contractual agreements, religion, anarchy

Q.33. The basic principle of liberalism is—

• social justice
• equality
• individual freedom
• nationalism

Q.34.Modern Individualism demands freedom for—

• Group
• Individual
• People
• Working class

Q.35. The concept of constitutional government was first elaborated by—

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Bodin
• Machiavelli

Q.36. Who propagated “the greatest happiness to the greatest number” ?

• Marxists
• Utilitarians
• Liberals
• Pluralists

Q.37. Input-output model is chiefly attributed to—

• Peter Merkl
• Robert Dahl
• David Easton
• David Apter

Q.38. What are the essential elements of the State ?

• Population, territory, constitution, power
• Population, territory, government, sovereignty
• Population, territory, political party, sovereignty
• Population, power, authority, sovereignty

Q.39. Which of the following theories of origin of State is more appropriate and reliable as it is based on scientific base ?

• Divine theory of origin of state
• Force theory
• Evolutionary theory
• Social contract theory

Q.40. The concept of ‘Rule of Law’ was given by—

• A.V. Dicey
• Laski
• Austin
• MacIver

Q.41. Mrs. Annie Besant was associated with—

• Servants of India Society
• Home Rule Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• Quit India Movement

Q.42. Who presides over the joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament ?

• President of India
• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Prime Minister
• Leader of Ruling Party

Q.43. In the Indian Constitution the word secularism means—

• State has a religion of its own
• State has nothing to do with religion
• State has irreligious
• State tolerates religions without professing any particular religion

Q.44.Who was the Chairman of the ‘Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly’ ?

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
• J. L. Nehru
• B. N. Rao

Q.45.Through which Amendment was the word ‘Socialism’ added to the Constitution ?

• 42nd Amendment
• 43rd Amendment
• 44th Amendment
• 45th Amendment

Q.46. Indian Institute of Public Administration is situated at—

• Delhi
• Chennai
• Kolkata
• Mumbai

Q.47. In India the power of judicial review is enjoyed by the—

• High Court only
• Supreme Court only
• Supreme Court and High Court only
• Parliament

Q.48. In which part of the Indian Constitution proclaims India to be a welfare state ?

• Part III
• Part IV
• Part IX
• Part VI

Q.49. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in—

• Part I of the Constitution
• Part III of the Constitution
• Part IV of the Constitution
• None of the above

Q.50. Which one of the following commissions was constituted to examine the Centre- State relations ?

• Sarkaria Commission
• Shah Commission
• Bachhavat Commission
• Jain Commission

Q.51. In India the work of Budget forming is performed by—

• Planning Commission
• Public Service Commission
• Finance Minister
• Finance Commission

Q.52. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right ?

• Right to Life
• Right to Liberty
• Right to Property
• Right to Freedom of Expression

Q.53. Indian system is—

• Federal
• Quasi-federal
• Unitary
• Federal with unitary bias

Q.54. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission of 1945 ?

• Sir Stafford Cripps
• A.V. Alexander
• Lord Pathik Lawrence
• C. Atlee

Q.55. The partition of India was first hinted—

• at the II Round Table Conference
• in the Cripps Proposals
• in the Cabinet Mission Plan
• in the Mountbatten formula

Q.56. The demand of the Swarajist Party was—

• Poorna Swaraj
• Parliamentary Institutions
• Dominion Status
• Communal Electorates

Q.57. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Vice-President
• Union Planning Minister

Q.58. Mohd. Ali Jinnah propounded the ‘Two-Nation’ theory in the year—

• 1920
• 1928
• 1940
• 1946

Q.59.Who among the following was not a moderate ?

• B.G. Tilak
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• Feroz Shah Mehta
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q.60. ‘Dyarchy’ was introduced in India under—

• Morley-Minto Reforms
• Montford Reforms
• Simon Commission Plan
• Government of India Act, 1935

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GENERAL AWARENESS

(Sample Paper)

Q.1.Which of the following pairs does not match ?

• Trans Siberian Railway—Moscow to Vladivostok 
• Canadian Pacific Railway—Halifax to Vancouver
• Orient Express Railway—Paris to Istanbul
• Cape Cairo Railway—Warsaw to Madrid

Q.2.Which is the largest canal of the world ?

• Suez canal 
• Panama canal
• Kra canal
• Bhakra canal

Q.3.Which of the following are connected by Suez canal ?

• Red Sea and Dead Sea 
• Red Sea and Arabian Sea
• Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea and Black Sea

Q.4.Which of the following ports is not situated at Pacific coast ?

• Vancouver 
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco
• Miami

Q.5.Which of the following airports is not situated at New York-Tokyo air route ?

• London 
• Paris
• Rome
• Panama

Q.6.Which of the following occupations is not related to tertiary economy ?

• Transport 
• Hunting and gathering
• Trade
• Communication

Q.7.In which region of the world are nights the winters ?

• Tundra region 
• Mediterranean region
• Tropical desert region
• Equatorial region

Q.8.Which of the following is not the most developed part of the world ?

• Most of the Western Europe 
• Japan
• Nepal 
• South-East Australia

Q.9.The school of Environmental Determinism was born in—

• Germany 
• India
• England
• France

Q.10.Who was the father of the school of possibilism ?

• Davis 
• Chisolm
• Vidal-de-la-Blache 
• Aristotle

Q.11.Which of the following is secondary consumer ?

• Goat 
• Lion
• Reindeer
• None of these

Q.12.How much is the area of India ?

• 32,87,263 sq. km 
• 99,76,140 sq. km
• 95,97,000 sq. km
• 31,40,200 sq. km

Q.13.Which is the southern-most point of India ?

• Kanyakumari 
• Goa
• Indira point
• Rameshwaram

Q.14.From economic point of view, the most important rocks are—

• Dharwar 
• Gondwana
• Vindhyan
• Cuddapah

Q.15.The stretch of the Himalayas between the Indus and the Sutlej rivers is called—

• The Assam Himalayas 
• The Punjab Himalayas
• The Nepal Himalayas 
• The Kumaon Himalayas

Q.16.The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called—

• Bhabar 
• Khadar
• Tarai
• Bangar

Q.17.Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?

• Kosi
• Chambal 
• Gandak
• Son

Q.18.In which state are the Mahadeo hills located ?

• Bihar 
• Rajasthan
• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh

Q.19.The 'Kalabaisakhis' originate during—

• Winter season 
• Rainy season
• Period of retreating monsoon
• Summers

Q.20.What type of forests are the 'Sunderbans' ?

• Tidal forests 
• Monsoon forests
• Tropical Evergreen forests
• Temperate Evergreen forests

Q.21.The 'Regur' soil is—

• Red soil
• Black soil
• Alluvial soil
• None of these

Q.22.Which river basin has the maximum amount of water available for irrigation ?

• The Ganga
• The Indus
• The Brahmaputra
• Mahanadi

Q.23.Which state of India is the largest producer of Iron ore ?

• Karnataka
• Orissa
• Jharkhand
• Madhya Pradesh
  

Q.24.Which mineral is known as 'Black Gold' ?

• Iron ore
• Bauxite
• Coal
• Manganese
  

Q.25.Which food grain occupies the largest cropped area in India ?

• Maize
• Wheat
• Rice
• Sugarcane
  

26. Which of the following states is the largest producer of wheat ?

• Punjab
• Uttar Pradesh
• Haryana
• Madhya Pradesh
  

Q.27.The leading jowar (Sorghum) producing state in India is—

• Maharashtra
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Bihar
  

28. Which of the following is a cash crop ?

• Rice
• Wheat
• Sugarcane
  
• Jowar
• 
  

Q.29.Which of the following is a fibre crop ?

• Sugarcane
• Jute
• Wheat
• Maize
  

Q.30.Which of the following states is the leading producer of sugarcane in India ?

• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Punjab
• Bihar
  

Q.31.Which Indian state has the highest per hectare production of cotton ?

• Haryana
• Punjab
• Maharashtra
• Tamil Nadu

Q.32.Which state is the largest producer of tea in India ?

• Assam
• West Bengal
• Kerala
• Karnataka
  

Q.33.Which of the following is a basis to divide agriculture into different types ?

• Cropping system
• Water supply and moisture
• Availability of land
• All of these
  

Q.34.In India, the local name of shifting cultivation is—

• Jhum
• Kumari
• Penda
• All of these
  

Q.35.Which city of Madhya Pradesh, as per census of 2001, is most populated ?

• Jabalpur
• Mandsaur
• Bhopal
• Indore
  

Q.36.What is the problem faced by Indian farmers ?

• NORMAL and fragmented land holdings
• Lack of capital
• Faulty marketing system
• All of the above
  

Q.37.Which of the following is not a merit of green revolution ?

• Increase in agricultural production
• Reduction in the import of food grains
• Prosperity of the farmers
• Regional imbalance
  

Q.38.What is National Water Grid Plan ?

• To link the Himalayan rivers with peninsular rivers
• To link east and west flowing rivers of the peninsular
• To link the rivers of India with the rivers of Pakistan
• None of the above
  

Q.39.Which of the following is called the 'Cottonopolis' of India ?

• Kanpur
• Agra
• Mumbai
• Ahmedabad

Q.40.After crushing the sugarcane, the left over baggasse is used as :

• Fuel
• Mixed with jaggery ('gur')
• Mixed in sugar
• None of the above

Q.41.Which of the following raw materials is needed for the manufacturing of cement ?

• Limestone 
• Sea shells
• Slag from steel plant
• All of the above

Q.42.Which of the following cement plants is located in Madhya Pradesh ?

• Satna
• Durg
• Narnaul
• None of these

Q.43.Which of the following factors is responsible for regional disparities in India ?

• Regional variations in relief
• High incoherence of temperature in different parts of India
• Regional variations in the availability of minerals
• All of the above

Q.44.Which of the following is not an area of the highest agricultural productivity ?

• Punjab
• Haryana
• Madhya Pradesh
• Western Uttar Pradesh

Q.45.Who used the method of ranking coefficient for the first time in India in order to calculate agricultural productivity ?

• Prof. Mohammed Shafi
• Prof. Jasbir Singh
• Prof. M.G. Kendall
• Prof. Dudley Stamp

Q.46.Which of the following is a method to eradicate poverty ?

• More investment in productive activities
• Increased savings
• Population control
• All of the above

Q.47.Which is the period of rapid growth of India's population ?

• 1901–1921
• 1921–1951
• 1951–1981
• 1981–2001

Q.48.Which of the following is an effect of globalization on India ?

• Increase in foreign trade 
• Increase in the number of foreign banks
• Direct foreign investment
• All of the above

Q.49.Which of the following is a result of 'Green House Effect' ?

• Rise in temperature 
• Industrial development
• Population growth
• None of these

Q.50.Which disease is not caused by drinking polluted water ?

• Cholera 
• Diarrhoea
• Jaundice
• AIDS

Q.51.Which of the following states of India has the highest sex ratio ?

• Chhattisgarh
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Nagaland

Q.52.Which one of the following Indian cities has population more than 50 lakh, as per the census of 2001 ?

• Rajkot
• Ludhiana
• Jaipur
• Hyderabad

Q.53.Which of the following states does not have common boundary with Madhya Pradesh ?

• Gujarat
• Rajasthan
• Jharkhand
• Bihar

Q.54.Which of the following landforms is not found in Madhya Pradesh ?

• Betul Plateau
• Pulicat Lake
• Bharner Mountain Range
• Kaimur Hills

Q.55.The 'Bad land' landform is found in—

• Thar desert
• Chambal valley
• Sundarban delta
• Gulf of Kachchh

Q.56.Which state of India is the largest producer of diamond ?

• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh
• Jharkhand
• Rajasthan

Q.57.Which of the following pairs is not correct ?

• Assam—Magh Bihu
• Haryana—Tea Festival
• Punjab—Hola Mohalla
• Madhya Pradesh—Fair of Nagaji

Q.58.Which state is the only producer of tin in India ?

• West Bengal
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Assam
• Madhya Pradesh

Q.59.The total number of districts in Madhya Pradesh is—

• 25
• 48
• 47
• 37

Q.60.What is the name of handicrafts emporia centres of Madhya Pradesh ?

• Koel
• Mayur
• Kingfisher
• Mriganayanee

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