MPPSC sample paper
* The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is—
(a) absorption of water
(b) absorption of light
(c) absorption of CO2
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
* Which city is called the Silicon Valley of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
Ans. (b)
* All revenues received, loans raised by Union Govt. go into
(a) Public Accounts of India
(b) Contingency Fund India
(c) Consolidated Fund of India
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
* Lines on a map, where pressures are equal are called—
(a) Longitudes
(b) Latitudes
(c) Isobars
(d) Isotopes
Ans. (c)
* How many squares are there in a Chess Board?
(a) 36
(b) 48
(c) 64
(d) 72
Ans. (c)
* Which city is famous for oranges?
(a) Ratnagiri
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Nagpur
(d) Lucknow
Ans. (c)
* ‘Waterloo’ is situated at—
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) Belgium
Ans. (d)
* Largest river in the world is—
(a) Nile
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Amazon
(d) Mississippi
Ans. (c)
* The term Grand Slam is associated with—
(a) Billiards
(b) Chess
(c) Cricket
(d) Bridge & Tennis
Ans. (d)
* The time gap between two sessions of Parliament must not exceed—
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 9 months
(d) 1 year
Ans. (b)
* Acupuncture is widely practiced in—
(a) India
(b) America
(c) China
(d) Germany
Ans. (c)
* The first Europeans to start trade with India were the—
(a) Portuguese
(b) British
(c) French
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)
* Which one of the following ensures personal freedom?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Habeas Corpus
(c) Warranto
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
* The oceans cover……. of the surface of the earth.
(a) 71 %
(b) 60 %
(c) 81 %
(d) 90 %
Ans. (a)
* The study which deals with secret writing is known as—
(a) cryptography
(b) scretology
(c) cytography
(d) cryptology
Ans. (d)
* City of Golden gates is—
(a) Havana
(b) San Francisco
(c) London
(d) Paris
Ans. (d)
* ’James Bond’ is a character created by—
(a) Ian Fleming
(b) Perry Mason
(c) Agatha Christie
(d) Wode House
Ans. (a)
* The ‘stones’ formed in human kidney consist mostly of—
(a) calcium oxalate
(b) magnesium sulphate
(c) sodium chloride
(d) sodium phosphate
Ans. (c)
* Who is the first Indian Field Marshal?
(a) K. M. Kariappa
(b) SHFJ Manekshaw
(c) Sunderji
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
* IC chips used in computers are usually made of—
(a) lead
(b) silicon
(c) chromium
(d) gold
Ans. (b)
* Which is the capital of Manipur?
(a) Dispur
(b) Imphal
(c) Agartala
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
* Yakshagana is famous dance of which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (c)
