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MPPSC Mains 2016: previous year questions

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Paper-I

  1. Who was Leonardo da Vinci?Write your answer →
  2. What is "The Social Contract"?Write your answer →
  3. Explain the Theory of Separation of Powers.Write your answer →
  4. Where is Sarnath located?Write your answer →
  5. What is Panchmahavrata in Jainism?Write your answer →
  6. Who was Sitadhyaksha?Write your answer →
  7. Name the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire.Write your answer →
  8. Who was Sheikh Muinuddin Chishti?Write your answer →
  9. Who was Ahilyabai Holkar?Write your answer →
  10. What was the Kol Rebellion?Write your answer →
  11. What was the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?Write your answer →
  12. What is Harijan Sevak Sangh?Write your answer →
  13. Who was Dr. Raghuvir Singh?Write your answer →
  14. Where is Mandu located?Write your answer →
  15. Section A - Short Answer Type Questions (10x6=60)Write your answer →
  16. Describe the characteristics of the Renaissance. OR Evaluate the significance of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.Write your answer →
  17. Discuss the main doctrines of Jainism. OR Comment on the Devadasi Tradition in India.Write your answer →
  18. Write a short note on the city administration system of Pataliputra as narrated by Megasthenes. OR Throw light on the Chola Village Sabha administration as described in the Uttaramerur Inscription.Write your answer →
  19. Give a brief description of the Mughal military system. OR Discuss the development of painting during the period of Jahangir.Write your answer →
  20. Discuss the battle that took place between Rani Durgavati and the Mughal army. OR Discuss in short the impact of Muslim culture on India.Write your answer →
  21. In what way did the Permanent Settlement affect the peasants? OR Write the causes of the decline of traditional cottage industries in India.Write your answer →
  22. "The Santhal Rebellion of 1855-56 was a sharp reaction against exploitation." Explain. OR Give a brief description of the Bundela Rebellion of 1842.Write your answer →
  23. Throw light on the Jabalpur Jhanda Satyagraha (1923). OR Write a short note on the Swaraj Party.Write your answer →
  24. Make an evaluation of the role of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the modernization of India. OR Evaluate the Liberals (1885-1905).Write your answer →
  25. Why did Congress accept the partition of the country? OR Give a brief description of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal.Write your answer →
  26. Section A - Long Answer Type Questions (3x15=45)Write your answer →
  27. Narrate the role of philosophers in the French Revolution. OR Examine the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.Write your answer →
  28. Discuss the cultural contact of ancient India with Southeast Asian countries. OR Throw light on the social life of Malwa during the Sultanate period.Syllabus: Indian History:- Political, Economic, Social and Cultural History of…Write your answer →
  29. Write an essay on the Kashmir problem. OR Give a description of the main historical tourist places of Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  30. Section B - Very Short Answer Type Questions (15x3=45)Write your answer →
  31. Where is the Bundelkhand Plateau located in Madhya Pradesh?Write your answer →
  32. Define Crater Lake.Write your answer →
  33. Define the Solar Constant.Write your answer →
  34. What are the types of climatic disasters?Write your answer →
  35. Name the states surrounding Madhya Pradesh and state its longitudinal and latitudinal extent.Syllabus: Emergence of India as a Republic Nation, Reorganization of States…Write your answer →
  36. What is Sir Creek?Write your answer →
  37. What are the unfavorable factors for the development of canal irrigation in Madhya Pradesh?Write your answer →
  38. Kirkuk is famous for which economic activity?Write your answer →
  39. Define "The Great Dividing Range."Write your answer →
  40. Where is the place of origin of the Tons River?Write your answer →
  41. Mention the key producing states of manganese in India.Write your answer →
  42. Which formula is used for the calculation of the sex ratio in India?Write your answer →
  43. Which are the geographical areas occupied by the "Tharu" tribe in India?Write your answer →
  44. Differentiate between Apogean and Perigean Tides.Write your answer →
  45. What is the "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean?Write your answer →
  46. Section B - Short Answer Type Questions (10x6=60)Write your answer →
  47. Name the 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh with the highest population as per the 2011 Census and state the reasons.Syllabus: Dynasties of Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  48. Give a brief account of the Scheduled Tribes in Madhya Pradesh with special reference to the Vulnerable Tribal Groups.Syllabus: 2.3 Demography of India and M.P., Tribes of Madhya Pradesh with…Write your answer →
  49. Describe the crop zones of Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  50. Describe the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its causes.Write your answer →
  51. Discuss the groundwater resource potential of the Ganga, Narmada, and Krishna basins after describing their recharge sources.Write your answer →
  52. Discuss the objectives and measures for disaster mitigation.Syllabus: 4.1 Man-made and Natural disastersWrite your answer →
  53. Give a brief account of the sources and availability of drinking water in Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  54. Describe the rate and spatial pattern of population growth in India since 1901.Write your answer →
  55. Discuss the salient features of stalactites and stalagmites and the process of their formation.Write your answer →
  56. Discuss the problem of forest depletion in Madhya Pradesh and describe possible solutions.Write your answer →
  57. Section B - Long Answer Type Questions (3x15=45)Write your answer →
  58. Give an account of the physiography of Peninsular India and describe its physiographic sub-regions.Write your answer →
  59. Describe the minerals and energy resources of Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Infrastructure and resources of Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  60. Provide a detailed account of soil types, their characteristics, and their distribution in Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  61. Discuss the types of irrigation and their distribution pattern in India, and write about their role in agricultural development.Write your answer →
  62. Describe in detail the industrial zones and their major industries in Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Emergence of India as a Republic Nation, Reorganization of States…Write your answer →

Paper-II

  1. Write the prominent features of the Indian Constitution that are borrowed from the Constitution of the USA.Write your answer →
  2. Define ‘Environment’ as given in the Environment Protection Act, 1986.Write your answer →
  3. Name the taxes that are levied and collected by the Union Government and distributed between the Union and the States in India.Write your answer →
  4. Write two basic differences between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policies.Syllabus: Conceptual elements:- Objectives, fundamental rights and duties…Write your answer →
  5. What are the ‘Restrictive Trade Practices’ as per the Consumer Protection Act?Write your answer →
  6. What are the provisions for health facilities in MP for Distance, SC, and ST areas?Write your answer →
  7. Write any three provisions relating to ‘Social Justice’ in the Constitution with articles/parts of the Constitution.Write your answer →
  8. What is the model code of conduct to be followed by political parties on polling day?Write your answer →
  9. What is a ‘Policy Cut Motion’?Write your answer →
  10. What do you mean by a Self-Help Group in M.P.?Write your answer →
  11. What is ‘Mandamus’?Write your answer →
  12. What is the system of ‘Rule of Lapse’ in Government Administration?Write your answer →
  13. On which grounds can any political party be declared a National Political Party?Write your answer →
  14. What is ‘Digital Signature’ as per the IT Act, 2000?Write your answer →
  15. What is the basic function of the Public Accounts Committee?Syllabus: Control over public Expenditure, Parliamentary control, Estimate…Write your answer →
  16. Explain the Veto Power of the President of India and how it is exercised. OR Discuss briefly the Constitutional safeguards provided to civil servants and their significance.Write your answer →
  17. Describe the composition, functions, and working of the State Human Rights Commission. OR Examine the powers of the Central Government under the Environmental Protection Act.Syllabus: Accountability and Rights:- Competition Commission, Consumer Forum…Write your answer →
  18. Discuss the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution. OR What do you mean by the Legislative Council? Discuss its composition and utility.Write your answer →
  19. Briefly highlight the problems and security issues in the North-East States of India. OR What do you mean by Lokpal?Write your answer →
  20. Discuss the composition and working of the SC, ST Exploitation Prevention Act, 1989. OR Discuss briefly the basic purpose, composition, and mandate of the National Commission for Women.Write your answer →
  21. Examine the concept of separation of powers. How far has it been adopted in the Indian Constitution? OR What do you mean by Gram Nyayalaya? Discuss its objectives and provisions.Write your answer →
  22. What is the 123 Agreement of India with the USA, and discuss its importance. OR Discuss the aims and organization of WTO (World Trade Organization).Syllabus: India's international trade and balance of payment, role of Foreign…Write your answer →
  23. Why were unitary features adopted in the Indian Constitution? OR Explain the significance and working of the ‘Split System’ in the Indian Administrative System.Syllabus: Elements of social harmony, concept of civilization and cultureWrite your answer →
  24. Distinguish between ‘Money Bill,’ ‘Finance Bill,’ and ‘Appropriation Bill.’ OR Highlight the types and objectives of audits in Government Administration.Write your answer →
  25. Discuss the composition, functions, and working of the Cyber Tribunal under the Information Technology Act, 2000. OR What is the ‘Right to Service’? Discuss its working with special reference to Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: 1.7 Indian Culture, Heritage with special reference to M.P.Write your answer →
  26. Write a short note on the aims, organization, and future of SAARC.Write your answer →
  27. Discuss the working and nature of Co-operative Federalism in India.Write your answer →
  28. Write a short note on the need, measures, and challenges of Electoral Reforms in India.Write your answer →
  29. Is the electronic media a supporter or threat to democracy and culture? Comment.Write your answer →
  30. Discuss the main factors leading to the passage of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act and evaluate its impact.Write your answer →
  31. What are the main issues in the appointment of judges in High Courts and the Supreme Court? Discuss the views of the Government of India and the Apex Court in this regard.Write your answer →
  32. Give an example of ‘A Society’.Write your answer →
  33. When was the Human Rights Commission constituted in India?Syllabus: Accountability and Rights:- Competition Commission, Consumer Forum…Write your answer →
  34. Write the name of the Chief of the Human Rights Commission in India.Syllabus: Accountability and Rights:- Competition Commission, Consumer Forum…Write your answer →
  35. Define ‘Domestic Violence’.Write your answer →
  36. What are ‘Civil Rights’?Write your answer →
  37. What was the Infant Mortality Rate in Madhya Pradesh in 2011?Write your answer →
  38. According to the Census of 2001, what is the percentage of the SC population in the total population of Madhya Pradesh?Write your answer →
  39. Define ‘Infant’.Write your answer →
  40. Where is the Head Office of W.H.O.?Write your answer →
  41. ‘Immunization’ is a preventive tool or a curative tool?Write your answer →
  42. A husband does not have a sense of marital responsibilities toward his wife. Is it domestic violence or not?Write your answer →
  43. What is ‘Corruption’? Define it.Write your answer →
  44. What is ‘Information’? Explain.Write your answer →
  45. Tell about the main reasons for ‘Malnutrition’.Write your answer →
  46. At the time of birth, what should be the ideal weight of an infant? (Approximate in kgs).Write your answer →
  47. Write the main provisions of the Human Rights (Protection) Act, 1993. OR Evaluate how effective the Prevention of Corruption Act is in preventing corruption.Syllabus: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993Write your answer →
  48. Write a note on the misuse of the ‘Right to Information’. OR “It is necessary to make consumers aware of their rights.” Explain.Write your answer →
  49. Write a short note on the ‘Information Technology Act, 2000’. OR Explain the relationship between development and the environment in contemporary perspectives.Write your answer →
  50. Write a short note on ‘Family Health’. OR Briefly describe the welfare programs for women and children run in Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Health services, Preventive and curative health programmes in India /…Write your answer →
  51. Write a note on the conditions of Community Health Centres in India. OR Give the uses of ‘Spam Mail.’ Is it a tool of cybercrime?Write your answer →
  52. What is the utility of vital statistics of Birth and Death? OR What are the major factors in the improvement of nutrition and child health?Syllabus: Vital statistics of Birth and DeathWrite your answer →
  53. Write about the social changes occurring among Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Madhya Pradesh in contemporary situations. OR Explain the comparative positions (in various aspects) of SC & ST in Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Status of Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, Social Structure, customs…Write your answer →
  54. Explain the “Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.” OR Analyze the position of civil society in India.Syllabus: The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955Write your answer →
  55. Examine the guaranteed availability of public services in Madhya Pradesh in contemporary situations. OR Examine the programs for supplementary nutrition run by the Madhya Pradesh Government.Syllabus: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of…Write your answer →
  56. Write about the structure of W.H.O. OR What is AIDS? Write about ways of prevention.Write your answer →
  57. “Social Legislation is responsible for change in Indian society.”Syllabus: Social Legislation as an instrument of Social ChangeWrite your answer →
  58. OR Write about protection to women under Constitutional efforts in India.Syllabus: Protection to Women Women Under Indian Constitution & Criminal Law…Write your answer →
  59. “Positive effects occur due to cleanliness on the Environment and Health.” Explain.Write your answer →
  60. Write about ‘Health Services’ in India.Syllabus: Health services, Preventive and curative health programmes in India /…Write your answer →
  61. Write an essay about technological interventions regarding family healthcare areas.Write your answer →

Paper-III

  1. What is Parthenogenesis?Write your answer →
  2. What is the Periodic Table of Elements?Write your answer →
  3. Define Magnetic Field.Write your answer →
  4. Define Electric Current.Write your answer →
  5. What is Biodiversity?Write your answer →
  6. Define Mensuration.Write your answer →
  7. What is Remote Sensing?Write your answer →
  8. What is Climate Change?Write your answer →
  9. Explain Newton’s Third Law of Motion.Write your answer →
  10. What is Medical Solid Waste Management?Write your answer →
  11. Define Secondary Data.Write your answer →
  12. Who is M.C. Mehta?Write your answer →
  13. What is the Ozone Hole?Write your answer →
  14. Write a short note on Probability Theory.Write your answer →
  15. Write a short note on Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration.Write your answer →
  16. Explain Data Interpretation with the help of tables.Write your answer →
  17. Write in brief about Metals and Non-Metals.Write your answer →
  18. Discuss the application of Biotechnology in Agriculture.Write your answer →
  19. Write a brief note on Non-Conventional Sources of Energy.Syllabus: Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energyWrite your answer →
  20. Why is there a need for Environmental Law? Discuss the problems in making and implementing these laws.Write your answer →
  21. Explain Newton’s First Law of Motion.Write your answer →
  22. Give a brief description of factors responsible for Environmental Degradation.Write your answer →
  23. Write in brief about Primary and Secondary Sexual Characteristics.Write your answer →
  24. What is Nanotechnology? Explain its possible applications.Write your answer →
  25. Write a short note on Blood Groups.Write your answer →
  26. Work out the difference between Simple Interest and Compound Interest for one year at an 8% annual interest rate on ₹5,000.Syllabus: Numbers and its type, Methods of Unit Measurement, Equations and…Write your answer →
  27. Explain Energy Management.Write your answer →
  28. What are Information and Communication Technologies? Explain their applications.Syllabus: Emerging technologies like Information and Communication TechnologyWrite your answer →
  29. Describe Mendel’s Experiments and Laws of Inheritance.Write your answer →
  30. Write in brief about the Causes and Solutions of Climate Change.Syllabus: Climate change: Causes and Remedial measuresWrite your answer →
  31. Write in brief on E-Waste Management.Write your answer →
  32. Describe the Cell Structure with the help of suitable diagrams and explain its functions.Write your answer →
  33. What is the meaning of the Money Market?Write your answer →
  34. What is Food Security?Write your answer →
  35. Define Sustainable Economic Development.Write your answer →
  36. What is Poverty Intrigue?Write your answer →
  37. Define Rural Economy.Write your answer →
  38. What is the concept of Globalization?Write your answer →
  39. Explain National Income Accounting.Syllabus: National Income and Accounting SystemWrite your answer →
  40. What is Public-Private Partnership (PPP)?Write your answer →
  41. Mention Indicators of Poverty.Write your answer →
  42. What are the Objectives of NITI Aayog?Write your answer →
  43. What are the Components of Economic Development?Write your answer →
  44. Define Rural Credit.Write your answer →
  45. What is Industrial Sickness?Write your answer →
  46. What is Liquid Money?Write your answer →
  47. Define Migration.Write your answer →
  48. State the main problems of Developing Countries.Write your answer →
  49. Explain various stages of Indian Development after Independence.Write your answer →
  50. What do you understand by Public-Private Partnership (PPP)? How is it useful for the development of Indian Infrastructure?Write your answer →
  51. What are the causes of Industrial Sickness in Madhya Pradesh? How can it be re-established?Write your answer →
  52. What are India’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs)? Discuss their objectives.Write your answer →
  53. State the importance of Mining Energy in the economic development of Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Dynasties of Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  54. What are the parameters of the Human Development Index? How is it calculated?Write your answer →
  55. What is Extreme Poverty? Suggest measures to prevent it.Write your answer →
  56. What are the causes of Regional Imbalances? Provide concrete suggestions to prevent this issue.Write your answer →
  57. Give your opinion on the success and failure of Liberalization in India.Write your answer →
  58. Discuss the Housing Problems of Low-Income Groups in India.Syllabus: Urban issues, Urban development (social and economic infrastructure)…Write your answer →
  59. Explain the impact of the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Mission on urban development challenges in India.Write your answer →
  60. "The Planning of Economic Development has failed in India." Evaluate.Syllabus: Development Experience and Developmental Planning of IndiaWrite your answer →
  61. Migration is a serious problem in India. What solutions would you suggest to tackle it?Write your answer →
  62. What are the present imbalances between Food Security and Population? Discuss with reference to Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Dynasties of Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  63. What is the nature of the Cooperative Movement in Madhya Pradesh? How has it contributed to economic development?Syllabus: Independence Movement in Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  64. What is the contribution of Social Security to Rural Economic Structure? How can it be strengthened?Syllabus: Rural development (Social and economic infrastructure)Write your answer →
  65. Explain the structure of Unemployment in Madhya Pradesh, with special reference to Agricultural Unemployment.Syllabus: 1.7 Indian Culture, Heritage with special reference to M.P.Write your answer →
  66. What are the Objectives of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Madhya Pradesh? What are its limitations?Syllabus: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of…Write your answer →
  67. Discuss the relationship between Food Security and Buffer Stock in India. Can Food Security be ensured without Buffer Stock?Syllabus: Public Distribution SystemWrite your answer →
  68. Critically examine the recent trends in the Money Market of Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  69. Write a detailed essay on the relevance of MGNREGA in present conditions in India.Write your answer →
  70. What is Financial Inclusion? How has it contributed to economic development since the 11th Five-Year Plan?Write your answer →
  71. What are the Objectives of the 12th Five-Year Plan? Has it succeeded in fulfilling its objectives? Critically examine.Write your answer →
  72. What are the various Subsidies provided for Agriculture in India? Are these subsidies helpful in increasing agricultural productivity? Critically analyze.Write your answer →
  73. "Unemployment and Poverty are both curses in India." Explain this statement critically.Write your answer →

Paper-IV

  1. Section A - Very Short Answer Type Questions (15x3=45)Write your answer →
  2. Illustrate the role of Code of Conduct in Civil Services.Write your answer →
  3. Define conduct and discipline.Write your answer →
  4. Explain the meaning of motivation.Write your answer →
  5. What do you mean by ‘Citizen Charter’?Write your answer →
  6. Explain moral dilemma in Public Administration.Syllabus: Ethics and Values in Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
  7. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?Write your answer →
  8. What are ‘Triratnas’ according to Mahavir Swami?Write your answer →
  9. Who is the writer of the book ‘Gitanjali’?Write your answer →
  10. Name the four cardinal virtues given by Aristotle.Write your answer →
  11. Write the importance of integrity in Public Administration.Syllabus: Ethics and Values in Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
  12. Explain the concept of ‘Emotional Intelligence’ in Public Administration.Syllabus: Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in…Write your answer →
  13. Who was the founder of Sikhism?Write your answer →
  14. What is the purport of ‘Empathy’?Write your answer →
  15. Write the name of three famous poetic works of Tulsidas.Write your answer →
  16. What is the role of society in the elimination of corruption?Write your answer →
  17. Section B - Short Answer Type Questions (15x6=90)Write your answer →
  18. Discuss the ethical bases of Public Administration.Syllabus: Ethics and Values in Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
  19. Throw light on various dimensions of ethical reasoning.Write your answer →
  20. Explain Mahatma Gandhi's conception of decentralization in democracy.Write your answer →
  21. Critically analyze how conscience can act as a source of ethical guidance for bureaucrats in a democratic setup.Syllabus: conscience as sources of ethical guidanceWrite your answer →
  22. Civil service neutrality is a fiction. How can any rational person be neutral? Comment.Write your answer →
  23. Write comments on the socio-economic thoughts of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.Write your answer →
  24. "The field of Public Administration is a field of business." (Woodrow Wilson) Comment.Write your answer →
  25. "Man's motives in different subparts of the same organization may be different." (Edgar Schein) Discuss.Write your answer →
  26. Kautilya was a political realist rather than an idealist. Comment.Write your answer →
  27. Examine the role of social media and the internet in minimizing corruption.Syllabus: Corruption:- Types and Causes of corruption, effects of corruption…Write your answer →
  28. What is Pratityasamutpada in Buddhist thought? Explain it.Write your answer →
  29. Discuss the types of corruption.Write your answer →
  30. Explain the difference between prejudice and stereotypes.Write your answer →
  31. Describe Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s contribution to the upliftment of Indian society.Syllabus: Swami Dayanand SaraswatiWrite your answer →
  32. Explain Sri Aurobindo’s concept of integral yoga.Write your answer →
  33. Discuss the philosophy of Dr. Radhakrishnan.Write your answer →
  34. Explain the UN Convention on Corruption.Write your answer →
  35. Examine the utilities of ‘Emotional Intelligence’ in Administration and Governance.Syllabus: Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in…Write your answer →