MPPSC Preliminary Examination : General Studies Model Papers

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General Studies Model Question Answers

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 casteless 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 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 Center-State relations ?

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

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MPPSC Preliminary Exam

Indian History Solved Model Question Paper

1. Which among the following Vedas is partly in prose ?

• Rigveda
• Samaveda
• Yajurveda
• Atharvaveda

2. Which one among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise ?

• Pattupattu
• Ettutogai
• Silappadikaram
• Tolkappiam

3. Who among the following has not quoted from the Indica of Megasthenese ?

• Pliny
• Strabo
• Diodorus
• Arrian

4. Who was the first to decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script ?

• Alexander Cunningham
• James Princep
• Max Muller
• Mortimer Wheeler

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—
          List-I                                                  List-II 
Stuart Piggot                            1. Personality of India 
(b) Subbarao                                 2. The Birth of Indian Civilization 
(c) B. and R. Alchin                       3. Prehistoric India 
(d) H. D. Sankalia                         4. Prehistory and Protohistory of India and Pakistan

• a b c d
• 1 2 4 3
• 3 1 2 4
• 1 2 3 4
• 3 1 4 2

6. Select the correct statement about the Nanaghat Inscription of the Satavahanas—

• It speaks about Shaka-Satavahana conflict
• It refers to the place of origin of Satavahanas
• It speaks about the navy of the Satavahanas
• It refers to one of the mother-queens of the Satavahanas

7. Which among the following excavated sites is related to Malwa culture ?

• Navadatoli
• Nagda
• Eran
• Azadnagar

8. In which one of the following regions the earliest evidence of rice cultivation has come ?

• Central Ganga Valley
• Belan Valley
• Gomal Valley
• Bolan Valley

9. Horse remains are found at which of the following Harappan sites ?

• Surkotada, Kalibangan and Dholavira
• Kalibangan, Manda and Surkotada
• Surkotada, Dholavira and Manda
• Surkotada and Kalibangan

10. Identify the incorrect combination among the following—

• Harappa and Grenary
• Mohen-jo-daro and the great bath
• Dholavira and single citadel
• Lothal and Dockyard

11. At which place among these the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found ?

• Mohen-jo-daro
• Harappa
• Kalibangan
• Lothal

12. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was—

• The Indo-Gangetic region
• The Punjab and Delhi region
• The Indus valley region
• The region between Swat and Indus

13. The Rigvedic king did not maintain an administrative machinery because—

• The king did not wish to have so
• The Rigvedic economy was not suitable to it
• The social structure was not in accordance
• The kingship was not hereditary

14. Which of the following statements regarding Vedic woman is not correct ?

• Woman attended assemblies
• Woman participated in sacrifices
• Woman was allowed to have Vedic education
• The family was matriarchal

15. For what reason the ganasamgha areas have been indicated as ‘mlechchhadesha’ in the post-Vedic period ?

• Absence of ranking based on varna
• Rejection of Vedic rituals
• Killing of cows
• Speaking alien languages

16. With what name the Jainism referred to before the coming of Mahavir ?

• Jina
• Kevalin
• Nirgranthas
• Tirthankaras

17.Which tradition has most importance for deciding the dates of birth & death of lord Buddha?

• Ceylones Tradition–Mahavansa & Deepavansa
• Chinese Tradition–Canton
• Indian Buddhist literature–Avadana literature
• Tibetan Tradition–Historian Taranath

18. Which one of the following ancient cities is not related to the life of Gautam Buddha ?

• Champa
• Saketa
• Pataliputra
• Kosambi

19. The term ‘Rupadarshaka’ denotes what ?

• The supervisor of prostitutes
• The supervisor of royal harem
• The supervisor of the quality of coins
• The supervisor of the folkdancers

20. Which one of the statements is controversial in the context of the treaty of 303 B.C. between Chandragupta and Seleucus ?

• Seleucus surrendered his large territories to Chandragupta
• Chandragupta made a gift of 500 elephants to Seleucus
• Megasthenes was sent as a Greek envoy to the court of Chandragupta
• Seleucus gave his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta

21. In which year of Asoka’s coronation did the Kalinga war take place ?

• First
• Fifth
• Eighth
• Thirteenth

22. Which among the following combinations is correct ?

• Pushyamitra Shunga–Patanjali
• Kanishka–Thera Nagasena
• Menander–Ashvaghosh
• Chandragupta I–Harishena

23. Which Gupta emperor has been called ‘Lichchhavi-dauhitra’ ?

• Shrigupta
• Chandragupta I
• Chandragupta II
• Samudragupta

24. Which Kushana king adopted the epithet ‘dhrama-thida’ ?

• Vim Kadaphises
• Kuzul Kadaphises
• Kanishka the Great
• Huvishka

25. Which of the following inscriptions record the annihilation of Hunas ?

• Prayag-Prashasti
• Bhitari Inscription
• Junagarh Inscription
• Mandasor Inscription

26. Who impressed upon Harsha to incline towards Buddhism ?

• Bhikshu Mahakashyapa
• Hiuen-Tsang
• Thera Nagasen
• Diwakarmitra

27. Which king is called ‘Kaviraj’ in one of his inscriptions ?

• Pratihara king Mihirbhoja
• Paramara king Bhoja
• Pala king Dharmapala
• Chalukya king Kumarapala

28. Who among these is credited with the construction of ‘Pagodas’ at Mahabalipuram ?

• Cholas
• Chalukyas of Kalyani
• Pallavas
• Pandyas

29. The Office-in-charge of collection of revenue in the Mauryan administration was—

• Sannidhatri
• Pradeshta
• Yukta
• Samahatri

30. Which of the statements about the trade regulation in the Mauryan period is not correct ?

• The state exercised control over the trade process and profits
• A levy of 1/10th was fixed on merchandise
• The state kept strict vigil on the sale of merchandise
• The state employed a few of the artisans directly

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