MP Public Service Commission (Pre)-2008 Held on 11-01-2009 Solved General Knowledge Questions

MP Public Service Commission (Pre)-2008
Held on 11-01-2009

Solved General Knowledge Questions

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

• Chhattisgarh
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Nagaland

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

• Rajkot
• Ludhiana
• Jaipur
• Hyderabad

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

• Gujarat
• Rajasthan
• Jharkhand
• Bihar

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

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

Q. The ‘Bad land’ landform is found in—

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

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

• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh
• Jharkhand
• Rajasthan

Q. Which of the following pairs is not correct ?

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

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

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

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

• 25
• 48
• 47
• 37

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

• Koel
• Mayur
• Kingfisher
• Mriganayanee

Q. Which ocean, according to Wegener, surrounded Pangaea on all sides ?

• Panthalassa
• Indian Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

Q. Many island arcs and peripheral trenches of the Pacific Ocean are the result of—

• The convergence of two continental plates
• The convergence of a continental plate and an oceanic plate
• The convergence of two oceanic plates
• None of the above

Q. Exfoliation is most active—

• in regions where frost occurs regularly
• in limestone areas
• at high altitudes
• in arid or semi-arid regions, which have a large diurnal range of temperature

Q. Which of the following landforms is not formed by weathering ?

• Rift valley
• Crevasses
• Talus
• Yardang

Q. Which of the following is not a process of river erosion ?

• Hydraulic action
• Deflation
• Corrosion
• Attrition

Q. Which of the following landforms is formed by glacier ?

• Tarn
• Lagoon
• Lappies
• Doline

Q. With what are the Inselberg and Hamada associated ?

• Glacial erosion
• Wind erosion
• River erosion
• Wind deposition

Q. Which of the following is a Caldera lake ?

• Lake Chilka
• Lake Pulicat
• Lake Toba
• None of these

Q. Which instrument is used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake ?

• Seismograph
• Hythergraph
• Altimeter
• None of these

Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?

• Alfred Wegener—Plate Tectonics
• Archdeacon pratt—Continental Drift Theory
• William Moris Davis—Geographical Cycle of Erosion
• Walter Penck—Theory of Isostasy

Q. Which of the following is an example of volcanic mountains ?

• Rockies
• Fujiyoma
• Salt range
• Caucasus

Q. The example of an intermontane plateau is—

• The Plateau of Bolivia
• The Plateau of Antrim
• The Deccan Plateau
• The Plateau of Pantagonia

Q. Monadnocks are situated in—

• Mountain
• Fold mountain
• Peneplain
• Loess plain

Q. That layer of the atmosphere, where ozone gas is found—

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

Q. Radiant energy from the sun that strikes the earth is called—

• Solar constant
• Insolation
• Heat budget
• Terrestrial radiation

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Madhya-Pradesh P.S.C. Examination MPPSC Mains-2008 General Studies (Mains) Paper-II, MPPSc mains general studies previous year exam paper

Madhya-Pradesh P.S.C. Examination

MPPSC Mains-2008

General Studies (Mains) Paper-II

Q.1.Give short comments (in one or two lines) on the following 20 words : (20 x 3 = 60)

• Biosphere
• Acid rain
• Habib Tanweer
• Khadak Nath
• Bio-farming
• Male/Female gender ratio in Madhya Pradesh
• Green revolution
• Operation Flood
• Currency Printing Press in Madhya Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh Hindi Sahitya Academy
• Agriculture University in Madhya Pradesh
• Social Forestry
• Talc
• Special Economic Zones
• Joint Project of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
• National Parks in Madhya Pradesh
• Industrial Complexes in Madhya Pradesh
• Gram Swaraj Yojana
• Karma Dance
• Major Sports Stadium in Madhya Pradesh

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Q. 2. Write comments in 200 words  each  on any  four  of  the following subjects :(10 x 4 = 40)

• National Rural Employment Guarantee Yojana (NREGY)
• Udyog Mitra Yojana 2004
• Water Conservation
• Tejaswini Gramin Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana
• Amar   Shaheed   Chandra Shekhar Azad
• Bharat Bhavan

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Q.3.Define the term ‘forest’.Classify the forests of M.p. on the basis of composition & describe the reasons for their degradation.    (5 + 10 + 10 = 25)
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What are National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries?How are these constituted ?Throw light on the problems of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries  of M.P. (5 + 10 + 10 = 25)

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Q. 4.What are the main sources of irrigation in Madhya Pradesh ? What is the percentage  of area irrigated in the districts of Jhabua, Dindori,Mandla, Shahdol and Hoshangabad of Madhya Pradesh ? Which districts will be benefited from Bansagar, Bargi,Chambal and Indira Sagar Projects ?  (10 + 5 + 10 = 25)
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What is the position of the use of non-conventional energy in Madhya Pradesh ? What are the programmes which are being implemented by the Government to encourage the use of non- conventional energy resources ? (8 + 7 + 10 = 25)
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Q. 5. What are the main objectives  of Industrial Policy  2004 of Madhya Pradesh ? How is this policy different from the Industrial Policy 1991 ?Discuss the important points of Industrial Policy 2004. (10 + 5 + 10 = 25)
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Give Comment on the following— (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana
• Deendayal Antyodaya Upachar Yojana
• Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana
• Rajeev Gandhi Ashraya Yojana
• Jawaharlal  Nehru  National Naveenikaran Mission

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Q. 6. Write Short notes on the composition and functions of the following organizations--(5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Zillah Yojana Samiti
• Madhya Pradesh State Sports Council
• State Wildlife Board
• State Information Commission
• Lokayukta Organization

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What do you understand by ‘Water Pollution’ ? What are the main sources of Water Pollution ? What  efforts should be done to check water pollution ?
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Q. 7. Write name of any one of the compositions of the following poets and also comment on their subject matter and writing style—

• Banabhatt
• Padmakar
• Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
• Dr. Shivmangal Singh ‘Suman’
• Pandit Bhavani Prasad Mishra

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Describe the subject matter, period of writing & writing style of composition of Singaji & Ghagh.
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Q. 8.Describe the area, subject matter, singing  style and the occasion of the following Folk songs—  (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Bharthari    
• Pandwani 
• Masanya     
• Aalha 
• Vasdeva

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Describe the area, occasion & dancing style of the following folk dances— (5+5+5+5+5 =25)

• Rai              
• Garba 
• Bhagoria    
• Dadaria 
• Dadar

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Q. 9. What do you understand by Scheduled tribe ? What is the percentage of Scheduled tribe popula-tion in Jhabua, Mandla, Dindori,Shahdol and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh ?  Describe the schemes being implemented by the Government for the development of Scheduled tribes. (5 + 5 + 15 = 25)
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Indicate the distribution, origin, physical features, dressing, living style and marriage system of the following tribes— (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Bhil                  
• Baiga 
• Shariya           
• Bharia 
• Panika

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Q. 10. Describe in short the role of the following freedom fighters in the freedom struggle of the country—  (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai 
• Tantya Tope 
• Rani Avantibai 
• Raja Bakhtawar Singh 
• Ganjan Singh Korku

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Where are the following places located in M.P.?What is their Historical & Archaeological importance ? How could these places be reached ? (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25)

• Caves of Udaigiri
• Bandhavgarh 
• Bhimbetka
• Hinglajgarh
• Muktagiri 

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