M.P.P.S.C. State Services (Pre.) Exam 2008
Examination Held on 11.01.2009
General Studies Solved Paper Question 31-60
31. Consider the following statements with reference to Beijing Olympics and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.
2. Usain Bolt became the fastest man by winning 100 m and 200 m races.
3. Roger Federer won gold medal in Men’s Singles Tennis.
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
32.Who won the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards Championship in September 2008 at Bangaluru ?
Pankaj Advani
Geet Sethi
Rupesh Shah
Peter Gilchrist
33. Who won the mixed doubles at US Open 2008 ?
Leander Paes—Cara Black
Leander Paes—Lisa Raymond
Mahesh Bhupathi—Martina Hingis
Mahesh Bhupathi—Mary Pierce
34. Madhya Pradesh won record number of medals in the 33rd National Games at Guwahati in 2007. In which game did Madhya Pradesh win maximum gold medals ?
Karate
Wushu
Shooting
Athletics
35. Which among the following awards is given to sports persons by the Government of Madhya Pradesh ?
Arjun Award
Vikram Award
Dronacharya Award
Khel Ratna Award
36. Which of the following is not a style of swimming ?
Free-style
Back stroke
Front stroke
Butterfly
37. Who won the AFC Challenge Cup Football Championship in August 2008 ?
India
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
DPR Korea
38. Who is the first Indian woman chess player to cross 2600 ELO rating ?
Koneru Humpy
Tania Sachdev
P. Harika
S. Vijay Laxmi
39. Where was 2nd All Star Asian Athletics Championship organized in September 2008 ?
Pune
Bangaluru
Indore
Bhopal
40. Who among the following cricketers from Madhya Pradesh has not played for India in a test match ?
Narendra Hirwani
Amay Khurasiya
Mushtaq Ali
Rajesh Chauhan
41. Two new districts were formed in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2008. Identify—
Alirajpur and Burhanpur
Burhanpur and Anooppur
Singrauli and Anooppur
Singrauli and Alirajpur
42. Which of the following cities is closest to IST (Indian Standard Time) meridian ?
Rewa
Sagar
Ujjain
Hoshangabad
43. Which of the following national highways has the longest length in Madhya Pradesh ?
NH-3 Agra-Gwalior-Dewas-Bombay (Mumbai)
NH-7 Varanasi-Rewa-Jabalpur-Salem
NH-12 Jabalpur-Bhopal-Jaipur
NH-26 Jhansi-Sagar-Lakhnadon
44. Consider the time of sun rise in Sidhi and Jhabua, and choose the correct option—
Sidhi will have sun rise 1 hour earlier
Jhabua will have sun rise 1 hour earlier
Sidhi will have sun rise ½ hour earlier
Jhabua will have sun rise ½ hour earlier
45. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Chhindwara 1. Bhil
Mandala 2. Bharia Jhabua 3. Gond Shivpuri 4. Sahariya
a b c d
2 4 1 3
1 3 2 4
2 3 1 4
1 4 2 3
46. Sanskrit University has been set up at—
Gwalior
Ujjain
Rewa
Jabalpur
47. Which of the following is not a world heritage site ?
Khajuraho temples
Bhimbetka caves
Sanchi stupa
Mandu palace
48. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Bhoj 1. Ujjain Durgawati 2. Vidisha Samudragupta 3. Dhar Ashok 4. Gondwana
a b c d
4 3 2 1
3 4 1 2
4 3 1 2
3 4 2 1
49. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna ?
Ken
Betwa
Son
Chambal
50. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?
Bargi
Omkareshwar
Indira Sagar
Ban Sagar
51. ‘Badhai’ is—
Folk dance of Bundelkhand
Folk dance of Malwa
Festival celebrated in Bhopal on 2nd day after Diwali
Folk music of Bundelkhand
52. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has a problem of soil erosion ?
Jabalpur
Bhopal
Morena
Khandwa
53. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) 1. Indore Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM) 2. Bhopal Indian Institute of Management (IIM) 3. Jabalpur Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) 4. Gwalior
a b c d
3 4 2 1
3 4 1 2
4 3 1 2
4 3 2 1
54. Which National Park/Sanctuary has been selected to house Gir lions ?
Pench
Kanha
Bandhavgarh
Palpur Kuno
55. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Zari Batua 1. Ujjain Bhairavagarh prints 2. Dhar Handicrafts of Bagh 3. Bhopal Sarees of Chanderi 4. Ashok Nagar
a b c d
3 1 2 4
1 3 4 2
1 3 2 4
3 1 4 2
56. Who amongst the following has served longest as Chief Minister ?
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
Arjun Singh
Dr. Kailashnath Katju
Digvijay Singh
57. Which party amongst the following is neither nationally recognised party nor a party recognized for the state of Madhya Pradesh ?
Bahujan Samaj Party
Samajwadi Party
Gondwana Ganatantra Party
Communist Party of India
58. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—In Madhya Pradesh :
1. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksha (President) is elected through indirect election.
2. 50% seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj.
3. Sarpanch is elected through direct election.
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
59. Where is the automobile industry cluster of Madhya Pradesh ?
Pithampur
Malanpur
Mandideep
Maneri
60. Of which crop is Madhya Pradesh the largest producer in the country ?
1. India was part of an ancient super continent called Gondwanaland. It included present day—
South America
Africa
Australia
All of these
2. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges ?
Malwa plateau
Chhota Nagpur plateau
Deccan plateau
Peninsular plateau
3. Which state of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan and China ?
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
West Bengal
Sikkim
4. The leading state in wheat production in India is—
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
5. Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India ?
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
6. One horned rhinoceros is found in the following states—
Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
West Bengal and Assam
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
West Bengal and Tripura
7. Which of the following is different from the remaining three ?
Haematite
Magnetite
Limonite
Bauxite
8. States with the highest and lowest density of population in India are respectively—
Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim
West Bengal and Sikkim
9. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below— Hirakud Project 1. West Bengal Haldia Refinery 2. Orissa Tarapur Nuclear Station 3. Karnataka Kudremukh Hills 4. Maharashtra
a b c d
2 1 3 4
1 2 4 3
2 1 4 3
1 2 3 4
10. Arrange the following in decreasing order of size and select the correct answer from the codes given below— 1. Jupiter 2. Uranus 3. Earth 4. Saturn
1, 4, 3, 2
4, 1, 2, 3
1, 4, 2, 3
4, 1, 3, 2
11. Arrange the following from west to east and select the correct answer from the codes given below— 1. London 2. Lisbon 3. Frankfurt 4. Beirut
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 1, 3, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
1, 2, 4, 3
12. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below— Kenya 1. Tashkent Uganda 2. Nairobi Uzbekistan 3. Kiev Ukraine 4. Kampala
a b c d
4 2 1 3
2 4 1 3
2 4 3 1
4 2 3 1
13. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha as stipulated in the Constitution of India is—
547
545
552
None of these
14. Which of the following political parties is not a national party as recognized by the Election Commission of India ?
Nationalist Congress Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Samajwadi Party
15. Consider the following statements with respect to qualification to become the member of Rajya Sabha and select the correct answer from the codes given below— 1. should be at least 30 years of age 2. should be registered as a voter on the list of voters in the state from which the candidate is to be elected 3. should not hold office of profit under the state
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
16. The 44th Amendment in the Constitution of India removed the following right from the category of Fundamental Right—
Freedom of speech
Constitutional remedies
Property
Freedom of religion
17. Which among the following sectors contributes most to the GDP of India ?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
All three contribute equally
18. Which is the final authority in India to approve Five Year Plans ?
Union Council of Ministers
Planning Commission
Prime Minister
None of these
19. Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy ?
Dr. Manmohan Singh
P.V. Narsimha Rao
Dr. Bimal Jalan
P. Chidambaram
20. Green Index has been developed by—
World Bank’s environmentally and socially sustainable development division
United Nations environment programme
United Nations development programme
Kyoto Protocol
21. Public Distribution System is aimed at—
Providing food security to the poor
To prevent hoarding and black-marketing
To prevent overcharging by traders
All of the above
22. Who among the following released “Citizens guide to fight corruption” ?
Ministry of Family Welfare
Consumer Co-operative Societies
Central Vigilance Commission
Transparency International
23. Which of the following is not included in Human Development Index ?
Life Expectary
Real per Capita Income
Social Inequality
Adult Literacy
24. Bharat Nirman includes (select the correct answer from the codes given below)— 1. Bring an additional one crore hectares under assured irrigation 2. To provide road connectivity to all villages that have a population of 2000 3. To give telephone connectivity to the remaining villages
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
None of the above
25. What is the size of the eleventh five year plan of India ?
Rs. 3,64,471 crore
Rs. 36,447 crore
Rs. 36,44,718 crore
Rs. 3,64,47,185 crore
26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below— 1. In Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in 10 metres rifle shooting. 2. In Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in fly weight boxing.
1 is correct
2 is correct
Both are correct
None of these
27. When did India last win a hockey gold medal at the Olympics ?
1964 Tokyo
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
28. This great hockey player was the prolific goal scorer (24 goals approximately) in 1932 and 1936 Olympics. There was demand in the media to celebrate his birth centenary on 8th September 2008. He spent his later life in Gwalior. Identify him‚
Dhyan Chand
Captain Roop Singh
Gurmeet Singh
A.I.S. Dara
29. Virendra Sehwag scored his second triple century in the test cricket. He became only the third player in the history to do so. The other two are—
Brian Lara and Gary Sobers
Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond
Gary Sobers and Wally Hammond
Donald Bradman and Brian Lara
30. Who among the following won the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award last year (2008) ?
