1. Which of the following is the correct order of agricultural practices ?
   (A) Soil preparation – Irrigation – Sowing – Harvesting
   (B) Soil preparation – Sowing – Irrigation – Harvesting
   (C) Sowing – Harvesting – Irrigation – Soil preparation
   (D) Soil preparation – Irrigation – Harvesting – Sowing
2. Who declared the year 2024 as International Year of Camelids ?
   (A) UN
   (B) UNESCO
   (C) WHO
   (D) USA
3. Which among the following is not a globally accepted National ‘hot spot’ of India ?
   (A) Himalayas
   (B) Naro Hills
   (C) Sundaland
   (D) Western Ghats
4. Which among the following is a recent scientific mission of ISRO for comprehensive study of the Sun ?
   (A) Aditya-L1
   (B) Bhaskara-L2
   (C) Solar Mission-L1
   (D) Solar Orbiter
5. Which of the following is not a National Nutrition Programme of the Government of India ?
   (A) National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme
   (B) National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis
   (C) National Iron Plus Initiative for Anaemia Control
   (D) National Oral Health Programme
6. Which among the following is the most stable ecosystem ?
   (A) Forest ecosystem
   (B) Desert ecosystem
   (C) Marine ecosystem
   (D) Grassland ecosystem
7. Which among the following is not a biodegradable pollutant ?
   (A) Paper
   (B) Food and Plant waste
   (C) Insecticides
   (D) Wood and Cellulose
8. In an ecosystem, flow of energy declines as it passes from lower to higher trophic level. This is explained by the following :

• (A) First law of thermodynamics
• (B) Second law of thermodynamics
• (C) Newton’s second law
• (D) Newton’s third law

9. Osteoclasts are associated with which of the following ?

• (A) Bone formation
• (B) Basal lamina secretion
• (C) Bone fracture
• (D) Muscle regeneration

10. Green Muffler is related to pollution of :

• (A) Soil
• (B) Air
• (C) Noise
• (D) Water

11. Which district in Madhya Pradesh showed the highest improvement in multi-dimensional poverty as per the report of Madhya Pradesh State Policy and Planning Commission (2023) ?

• (A) Barwani
• (B) Khandwa
• (C) Balaghat
• (D) Alirajpur

12. How did Madhya Pradesh perform in the assessment of states for Business Reforms Action Plan 2020 ?

• (A) Madhya Pradesh was rated as ‘Under Achievers’.
• (B) Madhya Pradesh was rated as ‘Top Achievers’.
• (C) Madhya Pradesh was not rated in the assessment.
• (D) Madhya Pradesh was rated as ‘Achievers’.

13. Arrange the following districts of Madhya Pradesh in order of their decennial population growth rate during 2001 – 2011; as per the 2011 census.
    Arrange from the lowest to highest.

• (A) Anuppur, Mandsaur, Betul, Chhindwara
• (B) Anuppur, Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur
• (C) Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur, Anuppur
• (D) Betul, Anuppur, Chhindwara, Mandsaur

14. What is the objective of Tantya Mama Economic Welfare Scheme (New Scheme) ?

• (A) Providing free education to Tribal women
• (B) Supplying low-cost equipment and working capital for new industries/business to BPL category beneficiaries of Scheduled Tribes
• (C) Funding infrastructure development in Tribal regions
• (D) Promoting sports among Tribal youth

15. Which city in Madhya Pradesh has a cluster dedicated to the production of transformers and allied products ?

• (A) Indore
• (B) Gwalior
• (C) Bhopal
• (D) Jabalpur

16. What is the maximum age limit of a High Court judge ?

• (A) 60 years
• (B) 62 years
• (C) 58 years
• (D) 56 years

17. By which Amendment of the Indian Constitution have the municipal laws been updated ?

• (A) 71
• (B) 72
• (C) 74
• (D) 73

18. Who was the Father of Local Self-Government in India ?

• (A) Lord Dalhousie
• (B) Lord Mountbatten
• (C) Lord Macaulay
• (D) Lord Ripon

19. Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not in the State ?

• (A) Chief Minister
• (B) Governor
• (C) Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
• (D) Law Minister

20. Who amongst the following was the first Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly ?

• (A) Bhagwantrao Mandloi
• (B) Dwarka Prasad Mishra
• (C) Shankar Dayal Sharma
• (D) Pandit Kunjilal Dubey

21. Which of the following Article of the Constitution of India is related to expenses of Public Service Commissions ?
    (A) Article 320
    (B) Article 321
    (C) Article 322
    (D) Article 323
22. When was new institution ‘NITI Aayog’ constituted in place of ‘Planning Commission’ ?
    (A) 31st March, 2014
    (B) 15th March, 1950
    (C) 1st January, 2015
    (D) 11th January, 2016
23. Who was the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?
    (A) A.M. Khusro
    (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan
    (C) Dr. Vijay Kelkar
    (D) Y.V. Reddy
24. The Food Preservation Commission is a statutory body established under which of the following Acts ?
    (A) National Food Security Act, 2013
    (B) Food Security Act, 2011
    (C) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
    (D) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2011
25. The functions of the National Commission for Women are specified in :
    (A) Section 12 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990
    (B) Section 15 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990
    (C) Section 10 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990
    (D) Section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990
26. Which of the following rights is not under the purview of the National Human Rights Commission ?
    (A) Rights relating to equality
    (B) Rights relating to education
    (C) Rights relating to life
    (D) Rights relating to liberty
27. The total number of members other than the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is:
    (A) 1 Member
    (B) 2 Members
    (C) 3 Members
    (D) 4 Members
28. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can hold his office for a maximum period of :
    (A) 4 years
    (B) 5 years
    (C) 6 years
    (D) 7 years
29. National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) headquarters is situated at :
    (A) Kolkata
    (B) New Delhi
    (C) Mumbai
    (D) Chennai
30. The Union Public Service Commission constituted a committee in July 2000 to review the civil services examination under the chairmanship of :
    (A) Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
    (B) Professor Deepak Kumar Srivastava
    (C) Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar
    (D) Professor Yoginder Kumar Alagh
31. Where is the headquarters of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) located ?
    (A) Bhopal
    (B) Gwalior
    (C) Jaipur
    (D) Delhi
32. Which of the following players were part of the Indian Women’s Hockey team in Tokyo Olympics – 2020 ?
    (A) Sushila Chanu
    (B) Monika
    (C) Vandana Katariya
    (D) All of the above
33. Which player was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award – 2022 ?
    (A) Manika Batra
    (B) Kamlesh Mehta
    (C) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
    (D) Sharath Kamal
34. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan – 2023 in the field of Science and Engineering ?
    (A) Shri S.M. Krishna
    (B) Shri Dilip Mahalanabis
    (C) Shri Srinivasa Varadhan
    (D) Shri Narinder Singh Kapany
35. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
    (A) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences – Nainital
    (B) College of Defence Management – Secunderabad
    (C) Central Institute of Indian Languages – Mumbai
    (D) Indian Institute of Science – Bengaluru
36. India played its first One Day International cricket match with which country and in which year ?
    (A) Australia – 1977
    (B) England – 1975
    (C) New Zealand – 1975
    (D) England – 1974
37. From which year did the celebration of 21st June as International Yoga Day begin ?
    (A) 2014
    (B) 2015
    (C) 2016
    (D) 2017
38. Who is the first Indian woman soldier skydiver ?
    (A) Shital Mahajan Rane
    (B) Manju
    (C) Anamika Sharma
    (D) Shweta Parmar
39. From the following industrialists, who is known as the ‘Steel Man of India’ ?
    (A) Lakshmi Mittal
    (B) Om Prakash Jindal
    (C) Jamshed J. Irani
    (D) Anil Agrawal
40. ‘Governor of the Year’ award at the Central Banking Awards 2023 was conferred upon the Governor of the central bank which country ?
    (A) United States of America
    (B) Canada
    (C) Indonesia
    (D) India
41. Which of the following is not an E-Procurement portal?

• (A) MP Tenders
• (B) GeM
• (C) MP Online
• (D) MP LUN

42. Which of the following is a type of Internet connection that uses telephone lines?

• (A) DSL
• (B) Cable
• (C) Fiber Optics
• (D) Satellite

43. Which of the following is an advantage of E-Commerce?

• (A) Ability to operate 24/7
• (B) Limited reach
• (C) Inability to personalize the shopping experience
• (D) Higher operational costs

44. Which of the following is a type of cyber attack that involves tricking users into revealing sensitive information?

• (A) Phishing attack
• (B) SQL Injection attack
• (C) DOS attack
• (D) None of the above

45. What is the purpose of a firewall in cyber security?

• (A) To allow unrestricted access to a network
• (B) To block unauthorized access to a network
• (C) To create a backup of a network’s data
• (D) None of the above

46. Flipkart, Alibaba, Amazon are examples of

• (A) C2B
• (B) C2C
• (C) B2C
• (D) B2B

47. is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message.
    (A) Listing
    (B) Decoding
    (C) Encoding
    (D) Listening
48. Which of the following is not a web browser ?
    (A) Internet Explorer
    (B) Mozilla Firefox
    (C) Google Chrome
    (D) Yahoo
49. ChatGPT was developed by
    (A) Google
    (B) OpenAI
    (C) Apple
    (D) Microsoft
50. Which electronic device was used in Second Generation Computers ?
    (A) Vacuum tubes
    (B) VLSI
    (C) Transistors
    (D) None of the above
51. Where is Tatipaka oil refinery located ?
    (A) Tamil Nadu
    (B) Gujarat
    (C) Andhra Pradesh
    (D) Maharashtra
52. Which of the following seas is near the ‘Gaza Strip’ ?
    (A) Mediterranean Sea
    (B) Red Sea
    (C) Black Sea
    (D) Caspian Sea
53. Match the following:

Place               State

1. Bailadila          a. Odisha
2. Kendujhar        b. Karnataka
3. Balaghat          c. Chhattisgarh
4. Kudremukh     d. Madhya Pradesh

Code:

                  1          2          3          4

(A)             a          b          c          d

(B)             c          a          d          b

(C)             c          a          b          d

(D)             a          c          d          b

54. Which of the following processes do not come under diastrophism ?
    (A) Orogenic
    (B) Heterogenic
    (C) Earthquakes
    (D) Plate Tectonics
55. Identify the correct sequence of states according to the highest to lowest literacy rate. (According to Census of India, 2011)
    (A) Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa
    (B) Kerala, Tripura, Mizoram, Goa
    (C) Kerala, Goa, Tripura, Mizoram
    (D) Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Tripura
56. Which of the following atmospheric layers is known for all changes in climate and weather ?
    (A) Thermosphere
    (B) Stratosphere
    (C) Mesosphere
    (D) Troposphere
57. Which of the following rivers rises from the Trimbak Hills in Nasik district ?
    (A) Shetrunji
    (B) Bhadra
    (C) Dhadhar
    (D) Vaitarna
58. Match the following pairs and identify the correct code :

Biosphere Reserve area               State

1. Nokrek             a. Odisha
2. Manas             b. Meghalaya
3. Similipal          c. Andhra Pradesh
4. Seshachalam   d. Assam

Code:

                  1          2          3          4

(A)             b          d          a          c

(B)             b          a          d          c

(C)             b          d          c          a

(D)             d          b          a          c

59. The first successful attempt to tap underground heat was made in
    (A) Boise, Idaho (USA)
    (B) Tel Aviv, Israel
    (C) Tokyo, Japan
    (D) Canberra, Australia
60. Which of the following is also called ‘Molassis Basin’ ?
    (A) Manipur
    (B) Tripura
    (C) Mizoram
    (D) Nagaland
61. In which session was the Congress divided into Moderates and Extremists ?
    (A) Bombay
    (B) Surat
    (C) Calcutta .
    (D) Nagpur
62. In the year 1948, which state came into existence after the merger of Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand ?
    (A) Malwa Pradesh
    (B) Vindhya Pradesh
    (C) Baghel Pradesh
    (D) Madhya Pradesh
63. How many principalities were merged in the ‘Saurashtra Sangh’ on 15th February, 1948 ?
    (A) 220
    (B) 221
    (C) 222
    (D) 223
64. Who among the following first coined the word ‘Pakistan’ ?
    (A) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    (B) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
    (C) Syed Ahmad Khan
    (D) Mohammad Ashfaq Khan
65. In the first stage of the National Movement, which one among the following was not the demand of the Congress ?
    (A) To increase the number of members of the Legislative Councils
    (B) To increase the number of members of the public representatives in the Councils
    (C) Separation of Executive and Judiciary
    (D) Unification of Executive and Judiciary
66. Who among the following started ‘Ganeshotsav’ in Maharashtra ?
    (A) Bipin Chandra Pal
    (B) Govind Ranade
    (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
    (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
67. In which of the following year did Nadir Shah invade India ?
    (A) 1736 A.D.
    (B) 1737 A.D.
    (C) 1738 A.D.
    (D) 1739 A.D.
68. ‘Aryamanjushrimulakalpa’ is related to which of the following ?
    (A) Mahayana
    (B) Hinayana
    (C) Thervada
    (D) Vajrayana
69. In which of the following year was the freedom of press given by Lord William Bentinck ?
    (A) 1832 A.D.
    (B) 1833 A.D.
    (C) 1834 A.D.
    (D) 1835 A.D.
70. After conquering the Shakas, which of the following metal coins were introduced by Chandragupta II ?
    (A) Gold
    (B) Silver
    (C) Copper
    (D) Bronze
71. Which position did Madhya Pradesh hold in copper production in India during the year 2021 – 22 ?
    (A) Fourth
    (B) Second
    (C) First
    (D) Third
72. Which of the following rivers of Madhya Pradesh flows in three states ?
    (A) Ken
    (B) Sonar
    (C) Mahi
    (D) Betwa
73. Which of the following characteristics is not correct in reference to the black soil of Madhya Pradesh ?
    (A) Black soil is also known as cotton soil.
    (B) Black soil is highly retentive of moisture.
    (C) Black soil has high sand content.
    (D) Its structure is cloddish but occasionally friable.
74. Purna river is a tributary of which of the following rivers ?
    (A) Narmada
    (B) Tapti
    (C) Sonar
    (D) Dhasan
75. Bijagarh hill is situated in which out of the following mountain ranges ?
    (A) Satpura range
    (B) Vindhyachal range
    (C) Kaimur range
    (D) Mahadeo range
76. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the climate of Madhya Pradesh ?
    (A) The climate of Madhya Pradesh is tropical.
    (B) The state comes under the monsoon climate.
    (C) Temperate climate is found in the southern part of the state.
    (D) The Tropic of Cancer passes through its central part.
77. Which type of forests are not found in Madhya Pradesh ?
    (A) Tropical wet deciduous forests
    (B) Sub-humid hilly forests
    (C) Thorny forests
    (D) Alpine forests
78. Which of the following thermal power stations is situated at Chachai of Anuppur district ?
    (A) Satpura power station
    (B) Amarkantak power station
    (C) Bansagar power station
    (D) None of the above
79. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the roadways of Madhya Pradesh according to Basic Road Statistics 2018 – 19 ?
    (A) The length of the National Highways is more than 8,000 kms.
    (B) The length of the State Highways is more than 11,000 kms.
    (C) The length of the District roads is more than 50,000 kms.
    (D) This State ranks first in the country in road density.
80. In the year 2020 – 21, which of the following districts holds the first position in the production of cotton in Madhya Pradesh ?
    (A) Damoh
    (B) Khargone
    (C) Mandla
    (D) Panna
81. The Electoral College for the election of the President consists of :
    (A) Members of both houses of Parliament
    (B) Members of both houses of Parliament and State Assemblies
    (C) Elected members of both houses of Parliament and elected members of State Assemblies
    (D) None of the above
82. The Directive Principles of State Policy are explained in Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution. This system has been taken from the Constitution of which country ?
    (A) Britain
    (B) South Africa
    (C) U.S.A.
    (D) Ireland
83. The Parliament is formed by which of the following ?
    (A) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
    (B) Lok Sabha and President
    (C) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President
    (D) Prime Minister, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
84. When was the NABARD established ?
    (A) 15th August, 1947
    (B) 1st April, 1951
    (C) 12th July, 1982
    (D) 26th January, 1950
85. When was the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) established ?
    (A) April, 1990
    (B) January, 1950
    (C) August, 1995
    (D) May, 2005
86. How many banks were nationalized in India in 1980 ?
    (A) 4
    (B) 6
    (C) 14
    (D) 20
87. Through which Amendment of the Constitution has the Right to Education became a Fundamental Right ?

• (A) First Constitutional Amendment
• (B) Forty-second Constitutional Amendment
• (C) Forty-fourth Constitutional Amendment
• (D) Eighty-sixth Constitutional Amendment

88. Article 51-A deals with Fundamental Duties. Currently how many Fundamental Duties are mentioned ?

• (A) 10
• (B) 11
• (C) 12
• (D) 15

89. By which Constitutional Amendment was the term ‘Socialist’ included in the Preamble ?

• (A) First Constitutional Amendment
• (B) Second Constitutional Amendment
• (C) Forty-second Constitutional Amendment
• (D) Forty-fourth Constitutional Amendment

90. Through which plan was the Constituent Assembly created ?

• (A) Cripps Mission Plan
• (B) Cabinet Mission Plan
• (C) Simon Commission
• (D) None of the above

91. Bhima Nayak was related to which Princely State ?

• (A) Mandla
• (B) Barwani
• (C) Kishangarh
• (D) Mudiyado

92. When did tribal leaders, Sitaram Kanwar and Raghunath Singh Mandloi Bhilala join the Anti-British Revolution ?

• (A) 1842 A.D.
• (B) 1857 A.D.
• (C) 1927 A.D
• (D) 1942 A.D

93. Which folk dance is prevalent on the occasion of Deepawali in the regional areas of Sagar ?

• (A) Moni Dance
• (B) Mandalya Dance
• (C) Fefariya Dance
• (D) Danda Dance

94. Which other name was the religious place Chitrakoot also recognized by ?
    (A) Jagatpuri
    (B) Ramsiya
    (C) Brahmpuri
    (D) Kakanaya
95. Whose famous literary work is ‘Mukul’ ?
    (A) Makhanlal Chaturvedi
    (B) Bhavani Prasad Mishra
    (C) Mukutdhar Pandey
    (D) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
96. ‘Nohdora’ ornamentation made of clay on the wall is the speciality of which tribe ?
    (A) Bhil
    (B) Korku
    (C) Saharia
    (D) Gond
97. Where is the historical Matangeshwar temple situated ?
    (A) Ujjain
    (B) Maheshwar
    (C) Khajuraho
    (D) Vidisha
98. Whose famous work is ‘Ramchandrika’ ?
    (A) Padmakar
    (B) Bhushan
    (C) Keshavdas
    (D) Bhavabhuti
99. On whom did Balkrishna Sharma Naveen write two kavyas — ‘Pranarpan’ and ‘Atmosarga’ ?
    (A) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
    (B) Jai Shankar Prasad
    (C) Prabhakar Machave
    (D) Makhanlal Chaturvedi
100. When did the Thona-Luhari firing incident of Niwari district take place in the Freedom Movement ?
     (A) 1922
     (B) 1931
     (C) 1939
     (D) 1942