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MPPSC Mains 2020: previous year questions

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Paper-I

  1. Section A - Very Short Answer Type Questions (15x3=45)Write your answer →
  2. What is Chidikodve?Write your answer →
  3. What is Shrotsutra?Write your answer →
  4. What is Amitraghat?Write your answer →
  5. What is Diwan-e-Insha?Write your answer →
  6. Who was Tarabai?Write your answer →
  7. What was the Ahom Rebellion?Write your answer →
  8. What was the Moplah Rebellion?Write your answer →
  9. Who was Lala Hardayal?Write your answer →
  10. What was the Bhil Rebellion?Write your answer →
  11. Where is Gyaraspur located?Write your answer →
  12. Who was Kun Raghunath Shah?Write your answer →
  13. Who was Malhar Rao Holkar?Write your answer →
  14. What was the Bundela Rebellion?Write your answer →
  15. Who was Avantibai?Write your answer →
  16. Section A - Short Answer Type Questions (10x5=50)Write your answer →
  17. What is Balathal Culture? Describe its main features.Write your answer →
  18. Write an essay on Ancient Indian Scientific Literature.Syllabus: 1.7 Indian Culture, Heritage with special reference to M.P.Write your answer →
  19. Evaluate Akbar's religious policy.Write your answer →
  20. Write the causes of the decline of traditional cottage industries in India.Write your answer →
  21. Give a brief description of 'India's rise as a Republic.'Write your answer →
  22. Describe the reorganization of Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Emergence of India as a Republic Nation, Reorganization of States…Write your answer →
  23. Throw light on the "Jhanda Satyagraha."Write your answer →
  24. Give a description of the main local festivals of Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: 1.7 Indian Culture, Heritage with special reference to M.P.Write your answer →
  25. Give a brief description of Bhopal Riyasat.Write your answer →
  26. What do you know about Baghel Riyasat?Write your answer →
  27. Section A - Long Answer Type Questions (5x11=55)Write your answer →
  28. ‘Sindhu Valley Civilization was an Urban Civilization.’ What is your opinion about this statement? OR Describe the development of arts and architecture in the Gupta period.Write your answer →
  29. ‘Muhammad Tughlaq has been described as a mixture of opposition.’ Discuss this statement. OR ‘The cancer of the South destroyed Aurangzeb.’ Discuss the South policy of Aurangzeb in light of this statement.Write your answer →
  30. Discuss the social and educational contribution of the Arya Samaj Mission. OR Sketch the contribution of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the freedom movement in India.Write your answer →
  31. Describe the Freedom Movement in Madhya Pradesh. OR Give a description of the main historical and tourist places of Madhya Pradesh.Syllabus: Independence Movement in Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  32. Give a description of Bundelkhand Riyasat. OR Give a description of the Holkar dynasty.Write your answer →
  33. Section B - Very Short Answer Type Questions (15x3=45)Write your answer →
  34. Write the name of the instrument used to measure earthquake intensity along with its year of invention.Write your answer →
  35. Write the name of the country where the San Juan river flows.Write your answer →
  36. Write the name of the climatic region represented by the BW symbol.Write your answer →
  37. Write the name of three important tributaries of the Chenab.Write your answer →
  38. What is Karewa soil? Where is it found in India?Write your answer →
  39. What is the Blue Revolution? Which district is known as the Shrimp capital of India?Write your answer →
  40. At which place do the Narmada and Tapi rivers come close to each other?Write your answer →
  41. Write the name of three Thermal Power Stations in Madhya Pradesh.Write your answer →
  42. Write the name of three tribes of Madhya Pradesh that practice shifting cultivation.Syllabus: 2.3 Demography of India and M.P., Tribes of Madhya Pradesh with…Write your answer →
  43. Write any three merits of rainwater harvesting.Write your answer →
  44. Write a note on the Vizag Gas Leak.Write your answer →
  45. Write a geographical note on the Amphan cyclone.Write your answer →
  46. What are sun-synchronous satellites? Give examples.Write your answer →
  47. What are the hardware components of Geographic Information System (GIS)?Syllabus: GIS(Global Information System) : Components of GIS, and its applicationsWrite your answer →
  48. Write a note on the QuickBird Satellite.Write your answer →
  49. Section B - Short Answer Type Questions (10x5=50)Write your answer →
  50. What are the three principal types of weathering? Describe.Write your answer →
  51. What are the major features of the Tropical Savanna Climate?Write your answer →
  52. What is the process of formation of laterite soil?Write your answer →
  53. Why are jute mills concentrated in the Hooghly basin of India?Write your answer →
  54. What are the major characteristics of forest resources in Madhya Pradesh?Syllabus: Emergence of India as a Republic Nation, Reorganization of States…Write your answer →
  55. What is the geographical distribution of coal resources in Madhya Pradesh?Syllabus: Infrastructure and resources of Madhya PradeshWrite your answer →
  56. What are the main factors for groundwater pollution?Write your answer →
  57. Provide examples of major technological disasters.Write your answer →
  58. What is a digital image?Write your answer →
  59. Define 'Spatial Data.'Write your answer →
  60. Section B - Long Answer Type Questions (5x11=55)Write your answer →
  61. Discuss the origin and characteristics of Tropical Cyclones. OR Describe the main types of wind systems and highlight the causes of their origin.Write your answer →
  62. Divide India into climatic zones according to Koppen and Thornthwaite. OR Describe the origin of the Monsoon in India.Syllabus: 2.2 Distribution of key natural resources, Agro-climatic zones in…Write your answer →
  63. Write the distribution of cotton reserves and production in Madhya Pradesh. OR Describe the topography of the Malwa Plateau.Write your answer →
  64. Explain water pollution control measures. OR What is Disaster Mitigation? Explain the role of information in Disaster Mitigation.Syllabus: 4.1 Man-made and Natural disastersWrite your answer →
  65. Explain the principles of Remote Sensing. OR What is the Global Positioning System (GPS), and how does it work?Syllabus: Remote sensingWrite your answer →

Paper-II

  1. What do you understand by the 'Objectives Resolution'?Write your answer →
  2. Point out three salient features of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution.Write your answer →
  3. Define 'Judicial Review'.Write your answer →
  4. Explain the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.Syllabus: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of IndiaWrite your answer →
  5. State the main functions of the Administrative Tribunal as described in the 1985 Act.Write your answer →
  6. What do you mean by linguistic minority?Write your answer →
  7. When and why was the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee formed?Write your answer →
  8. What is the purpose of the Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005?Write your answer →
  9. Explain the doctrine of 'Popular Sovereignty' with reference to Public Administration.Write your answer →
  10. What are the main organs of a State according to Kautilya?Write your answer →
  11. What is the meaning of 'True Freedom' according to Tagore?Write your answer →
  12. Which are the five pillars of democracy as described by Jayaprakash Narayan?Write your answer →
  13. What are the 'three Es' of New Public Management?Write your answer →
  14. Point out the types of authorities described by Max Weber.Write your answer →
  15. What is the idea of 'Unity of Command'?Write your answer →
  16. Write down the steps taken to bring social and economic changes through Constitutional Amendments.Write your answer →
  17. Define the term 'State autonomy' along with the reasons for the rise of its demand in India.Write your answer →
  18. Write a short note on the guiding principles of NITI Aayog.Write your answer →
  19. Write a brief description of the duties and functions of the Election Commission of India.Syllabus: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of…Write your answer →
  20. Elucidate briefly the composition and powers of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.Write your answer →
  21. Press is considered the Fourth Pillar of Democracy. Discuss.Write your answer →
  22. Explain the concept of 'Four Pillar State' expressed by Ram Manohar Lohia.Write your answer →
  23. Explain the Trusteeship theory of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.Syllabus: Mohandas Karamchand GandhiWrite your answer →
  24. Discuss the concept of delegation and its benefits.Write your answer →
  25. Authority and responsibility go hand in hand. Comment.Write your answer →
  26. Critically examine the administrative distribution of powers with reference to Centre-State relations.Syllabus: Nature of the Indian Union, Centre-State Relations, Division of Power…Write your answer →
  27. Write a critical note on 'Judicial Activism'.Write your answer →
  28. Elucidate the major electoral reforms in India after 1996.Write your answer →
  29. Explain the role of media in influencing the voting behavior of voters.Write your answer →
  30. Evaluate the role of the National Human Rights Commission in protecting human rights in India.Syllabus: Accountability and Rights:- Competition Commission, Consumer Forum…Write your answer →
  31. Explain the ideas of Constitutional Democracy of Dr. Ambedkar.Write your answer →
  32. Discuss the evolution of the concept of 'Basic Structure' and its importance in strengthening democracy.Write your answer →
  33. Evaluate the concept of 'Sarvodaya' of Jayaprakash Narayan.Write your answer →
  34. Discuss the significant stages in the evolution of Public Administration as a discipline.Write your answer →
  35. Differentiate between Permanent Executives and Political Executives with suitable examples.Write your answer →

Paper-III

  1. A force of 200 N pulls a sledge of mass 50 kg and overcomes a frictional force of 40 N. What is the acceleration of the sledge?Write your answer →
  2. Define terminal velocity.Write your answer →
  3. When light is transmitted from one material to another, what will be the effect on its frequency, wavelength, and speed?Write your answer →
  4. Write the name of a non-metal having lustrous property similar to metals.Write your answer →
  5. Identify the Lewis acids in the following: NH₃, AlCl₃, Cr, SnCl₄.Write your answer →
  6. Write the types of hydrogen bonding in P-nitrophenol and O-nitrophenol.Write your answer →
  7. Define transpiration.Write your answer →
  8. What is haemoglobin?Write your answer →
  9. Write the names of fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins.Write your answer →
  10. Define the compiler.Write your answer →
  11. What is a blog?Write your answer →
  12. List the different stages of e-governance.Write your answer →
  13. If the cost price is 96% of the selling price, then what is the profit percentage?Write your answer →
  14. Evaluate: 28% of 450 + 45% of 280.Write your answer →
  15. NPCDCS is the abbreviated form of what?Write your answer →
  16. What is the causative agent of Dengue fever?Write your answer →
  17. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a part of which scheme?Write your answer →
  18. What was the theme of National Science Day 2022?Write your answer →
  19. What is represented by gold color in biotechnology?Write your answer →
  20. Write names of five generations of launch vehicles developed by ISRO.Syllabus: Generations of Geostationary Satellite Launch VehiclesWrite your answer →
  21. How is electric energy obtained from oceanic energy?Write your answer →
  22. What do you mean by energy management?Write your answer →
  23. How does energy conservation help in energy strategies?Write your answer →
  24. Write the full forms of the following: (i) IUCN (ii) UNEP.Write your answer →
  25. Explain the term sustainable development.Write your answer →
  26. What is nuclear energy?Write your answer →
  27. On what basis is the outer core of the Earth assumed to be liquid?Write your answer →
  28. What is an "Arkose"?Write your answer →
  29. What is an "Ore"?Write your answer →
  30. Describe the phenomenon of Looming.Write your answer →
  31. Explain the concept of anti-sound.Write your answer →
  32. Define nuclear fission. Why does a fission reaction produce a large amount of energy?Write your answer →
  33. Define Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity and explain the minimum number of electrons for pairing in p, d, and f orbitals.Write your answer →
  34. Comment briefly on AIDS.Write your answer →
  35. Explain different stages of mitosis cell division.Write your answer →
  36. Explain the first generation of computers.Write your answer →
  37. What is social media and its importance? Give two suitable examples.Write your answer →
  38. A book was sold for ₹27.50 with a profit of 10%. If it were sold for ₹25.75, then what would have been the percentage of profit or loss?Write your answer →
  39. A bag contains 50p, 25p, and 10p coins in the ratio 5:9:4, amounting to ₹206. Find the number of coins of each type.Write your answer →
  40. Define communicable diseases and comment on types of immunity.Write your answer →
  41. Write a short note on Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and its aims and objectives.Write your answer →
  42. What do you understand by soft and hard artificial intelligence?Write your answer →
  43. Describe briefly the work responsibilities of the National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.Write your answer →
  44. What is the principle of working of a solar cell?Write your answer →
  45. Differentiate between conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.Syllabus: Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energyWrite your answer →
  46. Describe briefly about photochemical smog.Write your answer →
  47. Write in short about ecosystem services and their valuation.Write your answer →
  48. What is the difference between weathering and erosion?Write your answer →
  49. Define the term "mineral".Write your answer →
  50. Compare in detail the properties of ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, and diamagnetic materials.Write your answer →
  51. What is VSEPR theory? Discuss the shapes of CH₄, NH₃, and H₂O molecules on the basis of this theory.Write your answer →
  52. What is the immune system? Give its components and describe innate immunity in detail.Write your answer →
  53. Explain the uses and applications of Microsoft Office Software.Syllabus: Memory, Input and Output Devices, Storage Devices, Software and…Write your answer →
  54. The ages of 50 women who have committed suicide are given below. Find the average age of the women. (Data provided).Write your answer →
  55. Give short comments on Ayush, AIDS, and Covid-19.Write your answer →
  56. Analyze the social dimensions of India's Space Programs.Write your answer →
  57. Discuss key socio-political factors influencing National Energy Policy.Write your answer →
  58. Describe in detail the major threats to biodiversity loss.Write your answer →
  59. Describe the factors affecting soil formation.Write your answer →

Paper-IV

  1. Section A - Very Short Answer Type Questions (20x2=40)Write your answer →
  2. What are 'Ananta Chatustayas' as per Jainism?Write your answer →
  3. What are 'Tripitakas' in Buddhism?Write your answer →
  4. Describe the importance of Teacher (Guru-Mahima) according to Kabir.Write your answer →
  5. Explain 'Virtue is Knowledge' according to Socrates.Write your answer →
  6. Describe Advaita Vedanta.Write your answer →
  7. Who proposed the concept of balance?Write your answer →
  8. What do you mean by stereotypes?Write your answer →
  9. Describe the characteristics of helping behavior.Write your answer →
  10. What are the basic abilities of a Civil Servant?Write your answer →
  11. What do you mean by individual differences?Write your answer →
  12. Why is the ethical element required in governance?Write your answer →
  13. What are the attributes of integrity?Write your answer →
  14. What is the objective of accountability?Write your answer →
  15. How can higher values in governance be achieved?Syllabus: implementation of higher values in governanceWrite your answer →
  16. What is the moral dilemma of public personnel?Write your answer →
  17. Which Indian book refers to the various forms of corruption, and who is the writer?Write your answer →
  18. Write down three main divisions of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Write your answer →
  19. Who is known as the 'Watchdog' in India?Write your answer →
  20. Who proposed to set up Lokpal at the central level for the first time in India?Write your answer →
  21. What does Article 311 of the Indian Constitution say?Write your answer →
  22. Section B - Short Answer Type Questions (8x5=40)Write your answer →
  23. Discuss Aristotle's theory of form and matter.Write your answer →
  24. Describe the Eightfold Path of Buddha.Write your answer →
  25. Differentiate between prejudice and discrimination.Write your answer →
  26. Discuss various types of aptitude tests. Explain the benefits of aptitude measurement.Write your answer →
  27. What is the need for integrity?Write your answer →
  28. What are the outcomes of transparency?Write your answer →
  29. What are the effects of corruption?Write your answer →
  30. How can transparency be maintained in public service?Write your answer →
  31. Section C - Long Answer Type Questions (4x20=80)Write your answer →
  32. Discuss 'World-appearance' according to Acharya Shankara.Write your answer →
  33. How are attitudes formed? Explain Heider’s and Festinger’s theories of attitude change.Write your answer →
  34. Write down the key features of Good Governance.Write your answer →
  35. How is Lokpal appointed, and what are the scope and functions of Lokpal?Write your answer →