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CENTRAL OFFICE, YOGAKSHEMA, JEEVAN BIMA MARG, MUMBAI 400 021 RECRUITMENT FOR THE brook OF ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 1. Life redress bay window of India invites Online activitys from desirable Indian Citizens for appointment to the raise of Assistant Administrative Officer. Candiappointments argon requested to apply On-Line entirely. no unsanded(prenominal) room/ temper of application impart be accepted.The schedule of events sh in all be as on a lower floor SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Start go steady for Online Regist proportionalityn Start date for Offline defrayal of performance Fee/Intimation Charges at cite hope of India Branches Start date for Online pay of Application Fee / Intimation Charges Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges Last Date for Offline Payment of Application Fee /Intimation Charges transfer of Call Letter for Examination Date of Online Examination (Tentative) 5th March, 2013 7th March, 2013 5th March, 2013 1st April, 2013 fourth April, 2013 First Week of May,2013 11th and/or 12th May, 2013 . (i) (ii) (iii) (iii) (iv) TOTAL NO. OF VACANCIES 750 substitute for schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Back fightd cle bes and Physically Handi treetopped shall be as under ST OBC realness widely(UR) Total OH VI socio-economic class SC 114 56 201 379 750 12 11 Va buttcies The sum of va lowlifecies as to a fault the number of reserved va advisecies argon provisional and may vary according to the actual requirements of the familiarity. Reservation /Definitions for Persons with Disabilities simply the Orthopaedically Handi roofped and Visually stricken scenes ar eligible to apply.Orthopaedically Handicapped (OH) Locomotor balk government agency handicap of b matchlesss, joints or muscles leading to corporeal restriction of the movement of the limbs or whatever form of cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy means a concourse of non-progressive conditions of person characte rized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal or infant period of development. all told the parapraxiss of Orthopaedically Challenged Persons would be covered under the category of Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy. A person having a borderline of 40% physical injustice with disability of one hand or one leg provided independent mobility is non affected is eligible to apply. Visually Impaired (VI) Candidates with visual Impairment falling under kinfolk-I (40-74%) only ar eligible to apply. Reservation for Persons with Disabilities shall be on horizontal can.Selected chances impart be placed in the appropriate category. rascal 1 of 9 v) Use of Scribe The visually impaired views with visual impairment falling under Category I and candidates whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy can use their suffer scrawler at their own cost during the On-line exam. In all such cases where a scrib e is used, the avocation rules go come in apply a. The candidate entrust deem to arrange for his/her own scribe at his/her own cost. b. The scribe can be from each discipline.The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated criteria. c. Candidates using a Scribe ar infallible to fill up a Declaration Form (as per Annexure-I) and submit the alike(p) along with the Call Letter at the season of examination. Further, in case it later transpires that he/she did non encounter both of the laid-down eligibility criteria or suppressed satisfying facts, the electioneering of the applicant go away stand cancelled, ir pryive of the result of the written test. d.Such candidate who uses a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination. Visually Impaired candidates under Low Vision may skip the non-verbal interrogations, and questions based on Graph and Table, if all. The candidates allow be deed ove red mark for such Sections based on the overall average obtained in other Sections of the respective test. 3. Eligibility Conditions as on 1st March, 2013 shall be as under Minimum Age shall be 21 forms (completed) as on 1st March, 2013.Maximum age shall non be more than 30 days( born between 02/03/1983 and 01/03/1992 only are eligible ) Relaxations in upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/ECO/SSRCO/Persons with Disabilities/Confirmed LIC employees shall be as under SC/ST 5 historic period OBC Age OH/VI(Gen) OH/VI(SC/ST) OH/VI(OBC) ECO/SSRCO (GEN) ECO/SSRCO (SC/ST) ECO/SSRCO (OBC) Confirmed LIC employees Educational Qualification 3 geezerhood 10 YEARS 15 YEARS 13 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 8 YEARS Further Relaxation of 5 YEARS Bachelor/Masters level from a recognized Indian University/ Institution with a minimum of 55% tag in the collect in either of the Degrees.If any University awards grades instead of mark, applicants should clearly mention the numerical equivalent of the grades i n term of heart marks. The percentage of marks shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects by the aggregate marks irrespective of honors/optional paginate 2 of 9 subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Grades are heady on the basis of marks obtained in the Honors Subjects only. 4.Emoluments and Benefits prefatory pay of 17240 /- per month in the scale of 17240- 840(14) 29000 910(4) 32640 (Under Revision) and other admissible allowances as per rules. Total emoluments at the minimum of the scale inclusive of House Rent aloneowance & metropolis Compensatory Allowance wherever admissible depending upon the assortment of the city will be approximately Rs33,418/- per month in A kinsperson city. Other benefits are Defined Contributory Pension, Gratuity, LTC, Medical Benefit, Group Savings Linked Insurance (GSLI), Group Personal happening Insurance, Group Insurance , Vehicle Loan (2-wheeler/4 wheeler) as per rules. profit Conditions As applicable in the Corporation from time to time. The advertised posts are regular and engageed candidates, on appointment, are liable to be posted or ensuantly transferred anywhere in India. Probation One socio-economic class, extendable up to 2 years. Guarantee Bond in the beginning joining as a Probationer, candidates will be required to give an underta pouf to serve the Corporation for a minimum period of four years from the date of joining (including probationary period) failing which, he/she or his /her heirs, executors, administrators will be liable to pay liquidated damages of one hundred000/- (Rupees one lakh only) to the Corporation.The candidate will have to submit Deed of Indemnity for 100000/- (Rupees one lakh only) at his cost, punctually stamped, the stamp value of which will be as applicable to the nation in which the deed is penalize by the candidate. Application Fees /Intimation Charges(Non-refundable) Candidates have the optio n of making the remuneration of Application Fees/Intimation Charges by means of the On-Line Mode or the Off-Line Mode as under 5. 6. 7. 8. common/OBC Application Fee-cum-Intimation Charges of five hundred/- plus Bank Charges /Gateway Charges in case of Offline/Online Payment respectively.For SC/ST/PH Candidates Intimation Charges of 50/- inclusive of Bank Charges in case of offline payment only. For instructions on method of payment enjoy refer How to Apply. 9. Selection Procedure Selection will be made on the basis of perfor homoce in the on-line(a) test followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination. A Competitive Online examination will be held at centers all over India as shown in Annexure II.Applicants will have to come in for the online examination on any one mean solar day on 11th / 12th May, 2013 (tentatively) at the Centre (or a nearby city) chosen by them/ allotted to them at their own expense. The C orporation, however, reserves the right to change the examination date/Centre. Candidates will be in create because in case of any change in the date /centre/venue of examination by e-mail and SMS. On-line Test On-line test will be of objective type, multiple choices of great hundred minutes (2 hrs) duration comprising of the avocation For Candidates knave 3 of 9 Section hesitations 2 3 4 5 publication of Questions Reasoning Ability 30 Numerical Ability 30 worldwide Knowledge, electric current 30 Affairs Computer Knowledge 30 English Language with 40 Special accent mark on Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension Total 160 Marks Time (Hrs) 90 90 60 60 100 120 Minutes ( 2hrs ) 400 Penalty for Wrong autonomic nervous systemwers There will be a penalty for defame sets pronounced in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong reaction has been minded(p) by the candidate, one fourth (1/4 ) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at manufactureed score.If a question is left blank, i. e. no settlement is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. Candidate must(prenominal) pass in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the interview. The minimum marks to be obtained in each Section and in the aggregate shall be decided by LIC of India. The marks obtained by the candidate in each Section and in the aggregate shall be arrived at after deduction of the marks for wrong answers. Decision of the Corporation in this regard shall be utmost and binding on the candidates.No correspondence will be amused in this regard. Appearing in the online examination or mere pass in the online examination shall non throne any right in a candidate to be called for Personal Interview. Pre-exam training for SC/ST candidates SC/ST candidates who wish to avail the benefit of pre examination training may register their name and other enlarge with th e Divisional Office of LIC of India convenient to them. The Divisional Office will inform the registered candidates, the date and venue of the training.Such candidates would have to attend the training at their own cost on the appointed dates and at the venue informed to them. Candidates are required to refer to the website under the tab Careers for details of the Divisional Offices of the Corporation. Interview I. The Corporation reserves the right to fix the minimum eligibility standards in order to restrict the candidates to be called for interview, commensurate with number of vacancies and also the minimum bye marks to qualify in the interview.Candidates who do not obtain the minimum qualifying marks as decided shall be excluded from further selection process The decision of the Corporation in this regard shall be final and binding on the candidates and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard. II. The number of candidates to be called for interview will be about cardinal times the number of vacancies to be filled in subject to availability of successful candidates in the online test and will be purely as per their ranking in their respective category. Candidates will have to obtain the minimum marks in the interview as will be decided by the Corporation. page 4 of 9 III. outstation candidates called for interview shall be entitled for re-imbursement of Second caste Ordinary to and fro railway system/Bus Fare by the shortest route from the place of residence to the place of interview to be restricted to the fare by Railway Second Class Sleeper including the Reservation charges. IV. In case of similar marks of ii or more candidates, the merit order of such group of candidates shall be as per the aggregate marks in online test and interview and further as per their additional post graduation qualification (i. . the person with high educational qualification will be placed higher in the merit order) and in case of further similarity in edu cational qualification merit order will be decided on the basis of age, (i. e. senior in age will be placed higher in merit order). Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination Shortlisted candidates will have to undergo a Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination and if comprise medically fit, will be offered appointment. 10.Action against Misconduct I) II) Candidates are hash out in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or should not suppress any material information. The responses of candidates would be analyzed and compared with other candidates who appeared for the examination to detect abnormal patterns of similarity of responses. If, in the method adopted for this, it is accomplished or suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ sound, the Corporation reserves the right to cancel the candidature of such candidates.At any stage of enlisting, if a candidate is or has been rear guilty of (a) Using unfair means during the examination or (b) Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or III) 11. (c) Misbehaving in the examination hall (d) Resorting to any irregular means in partnership with his/her candidature during selection process (e) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means he/she in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution may also be liable to be i) Disqualified from the examination. i) Debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination/ recruitment to be conducted by the Corporation. How to Apply Pre-Requisites for Applying Online Before applying online, candidates should Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results. Intimation about call earns will be sent through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e- mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must deem that email written report.Keep the necessary details/documents ready in case of Online Payment of the requisite application pay/ intimation charges varlet 5 of 9 a. b. c. d. e. f. The candidate should have a scanned (digital) image of his/her depiction and skin senses as per the specification minded(p) in Annexure III in JPEG format not exceeding 50 KB and 20 KB respectively and upload the blast and signature. The online application will not be registered unless the candidates p virulento and signature is uploaded after completion of the entry in online mode. Candidates are unavoidably required to apply On-line through LICs website under Careers- http//www. icindia. in/careers. htm. No other means/mode of applications will be accepted. Applicants satisfying the conditions of eligibility as on 01. 03. 2013 are first required to go to the LICs website www. licindia. in/careers. htm and do wnload the Recruitment Notification and larn a print out of the comparable for reference. at a time the candidate clicks the relevant on-line application link titled ON-LINE APPLICATION FOR LIC AAOs RECRUITMENT, it re deports the candidates to the on-line registration page. The candidate is required to keep the details about bio-data ready to modify him/her to fill up the application form worsenly.The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband and so on should be spelt readyly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges has to be done after successful registration of the application else application will be treated as cancelled. Choice of Examination City Candidates should indicate the Name of the Examination City in the appropriate column of the online Application form. No change of Examination City will be permissible at a later date. The Corporation, for administrative reasons, however, reserves he ri ght to direct the candidate to appear for online examination at any City other than the one chosen by the candidate. In the event of not organism able to fill the data in one go, the candidate can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the registration number and password. Email and SMS indicating the Registration add and Password will be sent. Candidates can reopen the saved data using Registration military issue and Password and edit the particulars, if needed.This facility will be available for lead times in all. Once the application is filled completely, the candidate should submit the data. In case of Offline payment, candidates should take a printout of the system generated topple payment challan immediately. No change/alteration will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional. Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges In case of Offline Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges, the payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after the on-line registration and can be made within three working days thereafter at any runner of State Bank of India by cash only.System generated payment challan will be used for depositing the mensuration. Once the amount is paid, the registration process will be complete. Candidates should ensure State Bank of India Branch Code, Journal Number along with Branch Seal on the Candidates copy of the Challan. Candidates are advised to assert the payment challan with them for reference and use in future. In case of Online Payment, i) Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the Online Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the SUBMIT handout at the end of the Online Application Format.Before pressing the SUBMIT button, candidates are advised to verify every sphere filled in the application especially with regard to spe llings. ii) The application form is integrated with the payment adit and the payment process can be completed by followers the instructions therein. iii) Payment can be made by using only Master/Visa Debit or doctrine vizors Page 6 of 9 or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. iv) In ase candidates wish to pay fees/intimation charges through the online payment gateway after the upload of photograph and signature an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details. v) If the online transaction has been successfully completed, a Registration Number and Password will be generated which shall be preserved by the candidate for future reference. vi) If the online transaction has not been successfully completed, then the next pith is displayed Your online transaction was unsuccessful.Please register again. Candidates may then revisit the Apply Online link and fill in their application details again. In case of unsuccessful registration the amount of fees debited will be refunded to the grievance in due course. vii) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated. Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt. viii) After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for the intimation from the server. DO NOT press BACK or REFRESH button in order to avoid range of a function charge. x) To ensure security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is completed. h. Candidate will receive confirmation of registration by SMS/Email after cardinal working days from the date of payment of fees. There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, after three days from the date of payment of application fees/intimation charges. i. Candidates can log on for Registration of Applications on the dates mentioned under Schedule o f Events on the Para 1 of this notification. j. Candidates shall be solely responsible for filling up the online applications classifyly.In case of invalid applications due to errors committed by the applicant no claims for refund of application silver so collected shall be entertained by the Corporation. k. To avoid last minute rush, candidates are advised to register on-line and pay the Application Fees /Intimation Charges (wherever applicable) in time. l. Issue of Call Letters for on-line test Candidates will have to visit the website under the heading Careers http//www. licindia. in/careers. htm for downloading call letters for on-line test from the first week of May, 2013 onwards from the tending(p)(p) link hosted on LICs website.Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through e-mail/SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant link, he/she can access the application form. The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number, (ii) Password (iii) Date of line for downloading the call letter. m. Identity Verification for Written Examination. The candidate is required to affix his/her recent recognizable photograph on the call letter and appear at the exam centre with the Call Letter and mental picture Identity Proof in original and copy thereof.In the examination hall, the call letter along with the reproduce of the candidates photo identity which can be PAN Card/Passport/ crusade Licence/Voters ID Card/Bank Pass Book with photograph/Photo ID cogent evidence issued by a Gazetted Officer/Peoples Representative along with Photograph/Identity Card issued by a recognized college/university /Aadhar Card with photograph/Employee ID card of Central/State/PSUs should be submitted to the Invigilator for verification. The candidates identity with respect to details on the call letter and in the Attendance heed will be verified.If identify of the candidate is in doubt, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Examination. Page 7 of 9 12. (i) Important Instructions Before applying, candidates are advised to satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions especially age, qualification, caste (for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class candidates only). If found ineligible on any count, their candidature will be cancelled at any stage of recruitment. The fees/Charges paid by ineligible candidates shall be forfeited.Decision of the Corporation in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, selection and any other matters relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the Corporation in this regard. (ii) Keep particulars of date of birth, educational qualifications, caste, other personal details etc. ready as these are required to be entered in the on-line application. (iii) After applying on-line, the candidates should btain a system generated print out of the application on A4 size pap er and concord it after signing the same. Please do not send this print out to Life Insurance Corporation of India. (iv) Candidates who are called for interview will have to submit the duly signed System Generated publish Out of the On-line application, copy of the call letter duly signed by the invigilator during the examination, Receipt of fee as mentioned above and also produce original and attested Photostat copies of all relevant certificates at the time of interview, failing which their candidature shall be liable to be cancelled. v) Withdrawal of candidature on account of non furnishing of any information will not confer any right to carry forward or retain the candidature for future recruitment Application once submitted will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fee once paid will not be refunded nor would this fee be held in reserve for future exam/ selection.Caste Certificate in respect of SC/ST/OBC must be obtained in the prescribed format from any one of the pursuan ce authorities and submitted at the time of interview regularise Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy Collector/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub- Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner not under the rank of 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate).Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency magistrate /Presidency Magistrate. Revenue Officer not under the rank of Tehsildar. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidates and / or his family resides. As far as the candidates be to ST caste from Tamil Nadu are concerned, the certificate issued by Revenue Divisional Officer only is acceptable and not by the Tehsildar. (vi) (vii) A B C D E For claiming reservation under OBC category, candidates should belong to such aste or community which are common to both the lists in respect of Mandal Commission and the State Governments List fro m the State of their origin (as per the list published by the Central Government). The benefit of reservation shall not apply to persons/ sections belonging to Creamy layer as specified vide column 3 of the Schedule to the Dept. of Personnel & Training OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) Page 8 of 9 dated 8. 9. 93. OBC candidates should produce certificate as per the proforma prescribed by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt. f India which should include that they do not belong to Creamy layer. (Non submission of certificate in the prescribed proforma may render the application to be invalid. ) Formats of Caste Certificates for Scheduled Castes/Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Disability certificates for Physically Handicapped Candidates shall be available on our website. (ix) Candidates serving in Government / Public arena Undertakings should produce No Objection Certificate from the employer at the time of interview, failing which, their candidature may no t be considered. x) Candidates shall not be permitted to use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the examination hall. (xi) Admission to on-line test is only provisional without verification of age/ qualification/category of candidate with reference to documents. Candidates should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated and/or suppress any material information while filling up the online application form (xii) Any request for change of talking to will not be entertained whilst the recruitment exercise is in progress. xiii) Call letters will not be dispatched by post or any other mode. Candidates will be required to download the call letters from the referred website. (xiv) Candidates will appear for the online examination at the allotted centers at their expenses & risks and the LIC will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature caused to them. (xv) meshing of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being de clared medically fit as per the requirement of the LIC.Such appointments will also be subject to the LIC of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960. (xvi) Interview Call Letters for shortlisted candidates shall be sent by e-mail call in addicted by the candidate at the time of on line application. Requests for sending letters to different address subsequently shall not be entertained. (xvii) Candidates are requested to kindly refer to the website periodically and check their e-mail account for updated information pertaining to the Recruitment till the conclusion of the recruitment process. xviii) In case of any remainder on account of interpretation of this advertisement in version other than English, the English version shall prevail. (xix) electioneering IN ANY FORM WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATURE. (viii) Place Mumbai. Date 01/03/2013 Executive Director (Personnel) ANNEXURE I DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE AND SCRIBE ANNEXURE II LIST OF EXAMINATION CENTRES ANNEXURE III GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE exposure AND SIGNATURE Page 9 of 9Anchoring ScriptMPPSC customary Studies physical composition 2009 puzzle out report card Solved by Develop India Group MPPSC full general Studies report 2009 1. India was part of an ancient super continent called Gondwanaland. It include present day (A) South America (B) Africa (C) Australia (D) All of these autonomic nervous system (D) 2. Which tableland lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges ? (A) Malwa plateau (B) Chhota Nagpur plateau (C) Deccan plateau (D) Peninsular plateau autonomic nervous system (A) 3. Which state of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan and China ? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Meghalaya (C) air jacket Bengal (D) Sikkim autonomic nervous system (D) 4.The leading state in wheat production in India is (A) Punjab (B) Haryana (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh autonomic nervous system (C) 5. Which state is the largest producer of baccy in India ? (A) Guja rat (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Karnataka (D) Madhya Pradesh autonomic nervous system (B) 6. One horned rhinoceros is found in the by-line states (A) Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura (B) westside Bengal and Assam (C) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam (D) West Bengal and Tripura autonomic nervous system (B) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 2 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 7.Which of the followers is different from the remaining three ? (A) Haematite (B) Magnetite (C) Limonite (D) Bauxite autonomic nervous system (D) 8. States with the highest and lowest density of population in India are respectively (A) Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh (B) West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim (D) West Bengal and Sikkim autonomic nervous system (B) 9. parallel the following and select the emend answer from the codes given below (a) Hirakud forge (b) Haldia Refinery (c) Tarapur Nuclear station (d) Kudremukh Hills 1. West Bengal 2. Orissa 3. Karna taka 4.Maharashtra Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 1 3 4 (B) 1 2 4 3 (C) 2 1 4 3 (D) 1 2 3 4 autonomic nervous system (C) 10. Arrange the following in decreasing order of size and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. Jupiter 2. Uranus 3. Earth 4. Saturn Codes (A) 1, 4, 3, 2 (B) 4, 1, 2, 3 (C) 1, 4, 2, 3 Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 3 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) 4, 1, 3, 2 autonomic nervous system (C) 11. Arrange the following from west to east and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. London 2. Lisbon 3. Frankfurt 4.Beirut Codes (A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 2, 1, 3, 4 (C) 2, 1, 4, 3 (D) 1, 2, 4, 3 autonomic nervous system (B) 12. mates the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Kenya (b) Uganda (c) Uzbekistan (d) Ukraine 1. Tashkent 2. Nairobi 3. Kiev 4. capital of Uganda Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 2 1 3 (B) 2 4 1 3 (C) 2 4 3 1 (D) 4 2 3 1 Ans (B) 13. Maximum strength of Lok Sab ha as stipulated in the organic law of India is (A) 547 (B) 545 (C) 552 (D) None of these Ans (C) 14. Which of the following political parties is not a national fellowship as recognized by the Election Commission of India ? A) Nationalist Congress society Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 4 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) Bahujan Samaj Party (C) Communist Party of India (D) Samajwadi Party Ans (D) 15. Consider the following statements with respect to qualification to become the member of Rajya Sabha and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. should be at least 30 years of age 2. should be registered as a voter on the list of voters in the state from which the candidate is to be elected 3. hould not hold office of winnings under the state Codes (A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1 and 3 are correct (C) 2 and 3 are correct (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct Ans (*) 16. The forty-fourth Amendment in the Constitution of India removed the followin g right from the category of Fundamental Right (A) Freedom of dialect (B) Constitutional remedies (C) Property (D) Freedom of religion Ans (C) 17. Which among the following vault of heavens contributes most to the GDP of India ? (A) Primary sector (B) Secondary sector (C) Tertiary sector (D) All three contribute equally Ans (C) 18. Which is the final authority in India to approve Five Year Plans ? A) Union Council of looks (B) Planning Commission (C) Prime Minister (D) None of these Ans (D) 19. Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy ? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 5 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) P. V. Narsimha Rao (C) Dr. Bimal Jalan (D) P. Chidambaram Ans (A) 20. Green Index has been developed by (A) World Banks environmentally and socially sustainable development division (B) United Nations environment create mentally (C) United Nations development programme (D) Kyoto Protocol Ans (B) 21.Pu blic Distribution System is aimed at (A) Providing food security to the poor (B) To prevent save and black-marketing (C) To prevent overcharging by traders (D) All of the above Ans (D) 22. Who among the following released Citizens guide to fight corruption ? (A) Ministry of Family eudaimonia (B) Consumer Co-operative Societies (C) Central Vigilance Commission (D) Transparency International Ans (D) 23. Which of the following is not included in Human Development Index ? (A) Life Expectary (B) Real per Capita Income (C) Social Inequality (D) Adult Literacy Ans (C) 24.Bharat Nirman includes (select the correct answer from the codes given below) 1. Bring an additional one crore hectares under assured irrigation 2. To provide road connectivity to all villages that have a population of 2000 3. To give telephone connectivity to the remaining villages Codes (A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1 and 3 are correct (C) 2 and 3 are correct Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Pag e 6 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) None of the above Ans (B) 25. What is the size of the eleventh five year plan of India ? (A) Rs. ,64,471 crore (B) Rs. 36,447 crore (C) Rs. 36,44,718 crore (D) Rs. 3,64,47,185 crore Ans (C) 26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. In Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra win gold laurel in 10 metres rifle shooting. 2. In Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in fly weight boxing. Codes (A) 1 is correct (B) 2 is correct (C) some(prenominal) are correct (D) None of these Ans (A) 27. When did India last win a hockey gold medal at the Olympics ? (A) 1964 Tokyo (B) 1972 Munich (C) 1976 Montreal (D) 1980 Moscow Ans (D) 28.This great hockey player was the prolific goal scorer (24 goals approximately) in 1932 and 1936 Olympics. There was demand in the media to celebrate his birth centenary on 8th kinsfolk 2008. He spent his later life in Gwalior. Identify him (A) Dhyan Chand (B) Captain Roop Singh (C) Gurmeet Singh (D) A. I. S. Dara Ans (A) 29. Virendra Sehwag scored his second tercet century in the test cricket. He became only the third player in the history to do so. The other two are (A) Brian Lara and Gary Sobers (B) Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond (C) Gary Sobers and Wally Hammond Downloaded from http//www. evelopindiagroup. co. in/ Page 7 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) Donald Bradman and Brian Lara Ans (D) 30. Who among the following won the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award last year (2008) ? (A) M. S. Dhoni (B) Vishwanathan Anand (C) Abhinav Bindra (D) Sachin Tendulkar Ans (A) 31. Consider the following statements with reference to Beijing Olympics and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals. 2. Usain Bolt became the fastest man by winning 100 m and 200 m races. 3. Roger Federer won gold medal in Mens Singles Tennis.Codes (A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1 and 3 are correct (C) 2 and 3 are co rrect (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct Ans (A) 32. Who won the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards Championship in folk 2008 at Bangaluru ? (A) Pankaj Advani (B) Geet Sethi (C) Rupesh Shah (D) Peter Gilchrist Ans (A) 33. Who won the multiform doubles at US Open 2008 ? (A) Leander PaesCara Black (B) Leander PaesLisa Raymond (C) Mahesh BhupathiMartina Hingis (D) Mahesh BhupathiMary Pierce Ans (A) 34. Madhya Pradesh won register number of medals in the 33rd National Games at Guwahati in 2007. In which game did Madhya Pradesh win utmost gold medals ? A) Karate (B) Wushu (C) Shooting Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 8 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) summercater Ans (A) 35. Which among the following awards is given to sportspersons by the Government of Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Arjun Award (B) Vikram Award (C) Dronacharya Award (D) Khel Ratna Award Ans (B) 36. Which of the following is not a style of swimming ? (A) Free-style (B) Back stroke (C) Front stroke (D) Butter fly Ans (C) 37. Who won the AFC Challenge Cup Football Championship in majestic 2008 ? (A) India (B) Tajikistan (C) Turkmenistan (D) DPR Korea Ans (A) 38.Who is the first Indian cleaning lady chess player to cross 2600 ELO rating ? (A) Koneru Humpy (B) Tania Sachdev (C) P. Harika (D) S. Vijay Laxmi Ans (A) 39. Where was 2nd All Star Asian Athletics Championship organized in September 2008 ? (A) Pune (B) Bangaluru (C) Indore (D) Bhopal Ans (D) 40. Who among the following cricketers from Madhya Pradesh has not played for India in a test match ? (A) Narendra Hirwani (B) Amay Khurasiya Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 9 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (C) Mushtaq Ali (D) Rajesh Chauhan Ans (B) 41.Two new districts were formed in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2008. Identify (A) Alirajpur and Burhanpur (B) Burhanpur and Anooppur (C) Singrauli and Anooppur (D) Singrauli and Alirajpur Ans (D) 42. Which of the following cities is closest to IST (Indian Standar d Time) meridian ? (A) Rewa (B) Sagar (C) Ujjain (D) Hoshangabad Ans (A) 43. Which of the following national highways has the longest length in Madhya Pradesh ? (A) NH-3 Agra-Gwalior-Dewas-Bombay (Mumbai) (B) NH-7 Varanasi-Rewa-Jabalpur-Salem (C) NH-12 Jabalpur-Bhopal-Jaipur (D) NH-26 Jhansi-Sagar-Lakhnadon Ans (A) 44.Consider the time of cheer rise in Sidhi and Jhabua, and choose the correct option (A) Sidhi will have sun rise 1 hour precedent (B) Jhabua will have sun rise 1 hour earlier (C) Sidhi will have sun rise ? hour earlier (D) Jhabua will have sun rise ? hour earlier Ans (D) 45. condition the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Chhindwara (b) Mandala (c) Jhabua (d) Shivpuri 1. Bhil 2. Bharia 3. Gond 4. Sahariya Codes Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 10 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 4 1 3 (B) 1 3 2 4 (C) 2 3 1 4 (D) 1 4 2 3 Ans (C) 46.Sanskrit University has been effect up at (A) Gwalior (B) Ujjain (C) Rewa (D) Jabalpur Ans (B) 47. Which of the following is not a world heritage site ? (A) Khajuraho temples (B) Bhimbetka caves (C) Sanchi stupa (D) Mandu castle Ans (D) 48. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Bhoj (b) Durgawati (c) Samudragupta (d) Ashok 1. Ujjain 2. Vidisha 3. Dhar 4. Gondwana Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 3 4 2 1 Ans (D) 49. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna ? (A) Ken (B) Betwa (C) SonDownloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 11 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) Chambal Ans (C) 50. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ? (A) Bargi (B) Omkareshwar (C) Indira Sagar (D) Ban Sagar Ans (D) 51. Badhai is (A) Folk dance of Bundelkhand (B) Folk dance of Malwa (C) Festival celebrated in Bhopal on 2nd day after Diwali (D) Folk music of Bundelkhand Ans (A) 52. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pr adesh has a problem of soil erosion ? (A) Jabalpur (B) Bhopal (C) Morena (D) Khandwa Ans (C) 53.Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Indian prove of Information Technology, invention and Manufacturing (IIITDM) (b) Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM) (c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM) (d) Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) 1. Indore 2. Bhopal 3. Jabalpur 4. Gwalior Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 4 3 2 1 Ans (B) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 12 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 54.Which National Park/Sanctuary has been selected to house Gir lions ? (A) Pench (B) Kanha (C) Bandhavgarh (D) Palpur Kuno Ans (D) 55. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Zari Batua (b) Bhairavagarh prints (c) Handicrafts of Bagh (d) Sarees of Chanderi 1. Ujjain 2. Dhar 3. Bhopal 4. Ashok Nagar Cod es (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 1 3 4 2 (C) 1 3 2 4 (D) 3 1 4 2 Ans (A) 56. Who amongst the following has served longest as Chief Minister ? (A) Pandit Ravishankar Shukla (B) Arjun Singh (C) Dr. Kailashnath Katju (D) Digvijay Singh Ans (D) 57.Which company amongst the following is neither nationally recognised party nor a party recognized for the state of Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Bahujan Samaj Party (B) Samajwadi Party (C) Gondwana Ganatantra Party (D) Communist Party of India Ans (C) 58. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below In Madhya Pradesh 1. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksha (President) is elected through indirect election. Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 13 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 2. 50% seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj. . Sarpanch is elected through direct election. Codes (A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1 and 3 are correct (C) 2 and 3 are correct (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct Ans (D) 59. Where is the automobile industry meet of Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Pithampur (B) Malanpur (C) Mandideep (D) Maneri Ans (A) 60. Of which crop is Madhya Pradesh the largest producer in the country ? (A) Rice (B) Wheat (C) Jowar (D) Soyabean Ans (D) 61. Arrange the following districts in decreasing order of per hectare fertilizer consumption and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1.Indore 2. Dindori 3. Hoshangabad 4. Mandala Codes (A) 1, 3, 4, 2 (B) 4, 2, 1, 3 (C) 4, 1, 3, 2 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 Ans (A) 62. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Jamunapari (b) Bhadawari (c) Kadaknath (d) Malwi 1. Cow Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 14 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 2. Goat 3. cow 4. Poultry Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 2 1 4 3 (C) 4 1 2 3 (D) 4 3 2 1 Ans (A) 63. Coal deliver Methane has been found in (A) Shahdol (B) Sagar (C) Jabalpur (D) Ujjain Ans (A) 64.Madhya Pradesh is the larges t producer of the following minerals in the country (A) Coal and Diamond (B) slob and Iron (C) Coal and Copper (D) Copper and Diamond Ans (D) 65. Which of the following sectors has been given the maximum apportioning in the XI five year plan of Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Health (B) Education (C) Power (D) Irrigation Ans (C) 66. Which of the following places has 500 MW unit for electrical energy generation ? (A) Birsinghpur (B) Sarani (C) Chachai (D) Chhindwara Ans (A) 67. Which among the following districts has most adverse sex ratio ? (A) Morena Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/Page 15 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) Balaghat (C) Jhabua (D) Rewa Ans (A) 68. Which among the following districts has the highest literacy rate ? (A) Bhopal (B) Narsinghpur (C) Jabalpur (D) Indore Ans (B) 69. How galore(postnominal) districts of Madhya Pradesh are covered under NREGA ? (A) All districts (B) 18 districts (C) 31 districts (D) None of these Ans (A) 70. Which of t he following cities is not covered under JNNURM ? (A) Indore (B) Jabalpur (C) Gwalior (D) Ujjain Ans (C) 71. In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres.How far is he from the starting point ? (A) one hundred ten metres (B) 70 metres (C) 50 metres (D) 40 metres Ans (C) 72. overgorge up the blank 5 7 74 11 8 185 6 205 (A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 10 Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 16 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) 12 Ans (A) 73. Fill in the blank McCain Obama Palin (A) Gore (B) Rice (C) Biden (D) Clinton Ans (C) 74. Fill up the blank 5 9 21 37 81 (A) 163 (B) 153 (C) 183 (D) 203 Ans (B) 75. Which diagram take up represents the relationship of Doctors, Engineers and Professors ? Ans (D) Directions(Q. 6 to 78) Consider the following data about marks obtained (out of 100) Marks Subjects news report geographics Economic 1019 2029 3039 4049 5059 6069 7079 8 089 90100 1 1 1 10 27 48 9 3 Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 17 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 02 3 2 12 20 42 17 2 01 4 1 9 16 48 17 4 0 Pass marks is 40. First division marks is 60. 76. Which subject has the highest pass percentage ? (A) History (B) Geography (C) Economics (D) All are equal Ans (A) 77. Which subject has most first divisioners ? (A) History (B) Geography (C) Economics (D) All re equal Ans (C) 78. In which subject is the average of marks scored maximum ? (A) History (B) Geography (C) Economics (D) All are equal Ans (C) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 18 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 79. A school has 12 instructors. One of them retires at the age of 62 years and a new teacher replaces him. The change reduces the average age of the staff by 3 years. What is the age of the new teacher ? (A) 22 years (B) 24 years (C) 26 years (D) 28 years Ans (C) 80. A 50 metres long train passes over a bridge at a veloci ty of 30 km/hour.If it takes 36 seconds to cross the bridge, the length of the bridge is (A) 200 m (B) 250 m (C) 300 m (D) 350 m Ans (B) 81. A football league has 12 teams. Tournament is to be played on double round robin followed by the two top teams playing the Final. Round robin means that each team plays every other team. How many matches will be played in the tournament ? (A) 132 (B) 133 (C) 67 (D) 66 Ans (A) DirectionsBased on the following information, answer the question 82 to 85 Sachin, Rahul, Virendra, Anil and Ishant are exhausting Red, Blue, White, Black and brownish heft ups and caps (not in order).No one is erosion the cap and the pant of the same colour. All of them are wearing pants of different colours and caps of different colours. each one of them is carrying one of the items namely Bat, Ball, Stumps, Gloves and Pads. Further, it is given that (i) Sachin is wearing brown cap. (ii) Ishant is not wearing a relentless or red pant. (iii) Gloves is being car ried by the one who is wearing blue pant. (iv) Rahul is wearing white cap. (v) Virendra is wearing black pant. (vi) Anil is wearing red cap and brown pant. (vii) One who is wearing red pant is carrying pads. (viii) One who is wearing brown pant is carrying bat. 82.What is the colour of Virendras cap ? (A) Red Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 19 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) White (C) Blue (D) Cannot be determined Ans (C) 83. What item is being carried by the person wearing white pant ? (A) Stumps (B) Ball (C) Gloves (D) Stumps or Ball Ans (D) 84. Who is wearing the blue pant ? (A) Sachin (B) Ishant (C) Sachin or Rahul (D) Rahul or Ishant Ans (C) 85. If Rahul is wearing red pant, what is the correct combination ? (A) SachinBrown capBlack pant (B) AnilRed capBlue pant (C) VirendraBlue capBrown pant (D) IshantBlack capWhite pant Ans (D) 86.Under National e-Governance Plan, SWAN is (A) State full Area profit (B) Systems Wide Area Network (C) State Wise Area Network (D) Systems Wise Area Network Ans (A) 87. Under National e-Governance Plan, CSC is (A) Citizen Service Centre (B) Common Service Centre (C) Community Service Centre (D) Computer Service Centre Ans (B) 88. Google company has launched a new browser in third quarter of 2008. It is (A) Chrome Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 20 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) Lycos (C) Alta-vista (D) Mozilla Firefox Ans (A) 89.First fully computer literate district in the country is (A) Ernakulam (B) Villupuram (C) Thiruvallur (D) Malappuram Ans (D) 90. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Narayan Murthy (b) Azim Premji (c) Ramlingam Raju (d) Ramadurai 1. Wipro 2. TCS 3. Infosys 4. Satyam Computers Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 1 4 3 (B) 3 1 4 2 (C) 3 4 1 2 (D) 2 4 1 3 Ans (B) 91. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. . Net (Dot Net) Framework has bee n developed by Microsoft 2.Java is an open source technology developed by lie Microsystems Codes (A) Only 1 is correct (B) Only 2 is correct (C) Both 1 and 2 are correct (D) None is correct Ans (C) 92. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. Proxy server provides TCP/IP address 2. Proxy server processes clients requests by advancement the requests to other servers. Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 21 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 Codes (A) Only 1 is correct (B) Only 2 is correct (C) Both 1 and 2 are correct (D) None is correct Ans (C) 93.An exclusively private network used by employees of a company in a individual location will be classified as (A) Internet (B) Local Area Network (C) Wide Area Network (D) ARPANET Ans (B) 94. In a database, field is (A) label (B) table of information (C) group of related records (D) category of information Ans (D) 95. A million bytes is approximately (A) Gig abyte (B) Kilobyte (C) yard (D) Terabyte Ans (C) 96. To increase the length of a network without loss of signal strength, we would use (A) recidivist (B) Router (C) Gateway (D) Switch Ans (A) 97.If a domain name ends with . edu. us, then it is (A) An international organization (B) A non-profit organization (C) An educational institute in Australia (D) An educational institute in USA Ans (D) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 22 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 98. Word Processors, Spread sheets are examples of (A) System Software (B) Application Software (C) Platform Software (D) None of these Ans (B) 99. Which of the following is not an output device ? (A) swot pen plotter (B) CRT monitor (C) Earphones (D) Digital camera Ans (D) 100.One of the first computer viruses to attract wide spread public attention was designed to infect MS-DOS on 6th March 1992. Name of the virus is (A) Brain (B) Catch me if you can (C) Michaelangelo (D) Friday the thirteenth Ans (C) Directions(Q. 101 to 110) The following ten questions consist of two statements one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You have to examine the two statements and select the answer to these questions using the code below (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually professedly and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but R) is not correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true. 101. Assertion (A) In India, electricity distribution companies calculate the consumption of electricity in kWh. Reason (R) Electrical System in India works at a frequency of 60 Hz. Ans (C) 102. Assertion (A) A plant which has nitrogen deprivation will show symptoms like scraggy growth and pale green and yellow leaves. Reason (R) Nitrogen is responsible for green leaf growth. Ans (A) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 23 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 03. A ssertion (A) Gypsum is added to cooled clinkers of cement. Reason (R) Gypsum speeds up the setting time of cement. Ans (A) 104. Assertion (A) People with AB decline groups are universal recipients. Reason (R) Red blood cell of blood group AB has no antigen and so agglutination does not occur with any other blood group. Ans (C) 105. Assertion (A) Wind patterns are clockwise in southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in northern hemisphere. Reason (R) The directions of wind patterns in northern and southern hemisphere are governed by Coriolis effect. Ans (A) 106.Assertion (A) Protest, led by Lala Lajpat Rai, was organized in Lahore in 1928 against Simon Commission. Reason (R) Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member in it. Ans (A) 107. Assertion (A) Foodgrain production per capita in Madhya Pradesh is less than the national average. Reason (R) The productivity of foodgrains in Madhya Pradesh is less than the national average. Ans (A) 108. Assertion (A) The Indian Constitution is basically federal in form. Reason (R) Article 352 has provisions in case of bereavement of constitutional machinery in states. Ans (B) 109.Assertion (A) Lehman Brothers (an investment banking company of US) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2008. Reason (R) Subprime lending was one of the major causes of financial crisis. Ans (A) 110. Assertion (A) CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is the worlds largest particle physics laboratory. Reason (R) CERN is French aeronym of the name of the provisional body founded 2 years before the organization came into existence. Ans (A) 111. Formation of Ozone hole is maximum over (A) India Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. o. in/ Page 24 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) Africa (C) Antarctica (D) Europe Ans (C) 112. Steel is mainly an alloy of Iron and (A) Chromium (B) atomic number 28 (C) Manganese (D) Carbon Ans (D) 113. Aryabhatta was launched on (A) 19th Apri l, 1975 (B) 6th December, 1957 (C) 31st January, 1958 (D) 2nd October, 1980 Ans (A) 114. forecast Tiger in India was started in (A) 1970 (B) 1973 (C) 1981 (D) 1984 Ans (B) 115. Gas released during Bhopal gas tragedy was (A) methyl isothiocyanate (B) Ethyl isothiocyanate (C) Methyl isocyanate (D) Ethyl isocyanate Ans (C) 116.Light year is the unit of (A) Time (B) Distance (C) Speed of light (D) Speed with respect to speed of light Ans (B) 117. An ice cube is floating in a glass of pee. What happens to the water level when the ice melts ? It Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 25 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (A) rises (B) falls (C) remains the same (D) first rises and then falls Ans (C) 118. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Anaemia (b) Goiter (c) Night blindness (d) Beri-beri 1. Vitamin B deficiency 2. Iron deficiency 3.Iodine deficiency 4. Vitamin A deficiency Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 1 3 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 1 2 3 4 (D) 2 3 4 1 Ans (B) 119. Which of the following lens is used to minimize Myopia ? (A) Convex lens (B) Concave lens (C) Cylindrical lens (D) None of these Ans (B) 120. Indias first atomic power station is (A) BARC (B) Tarapur Atomic Power Station (C) Narora Atomic Power Station (D) None of these Ans (B) 121. A fan produces feeling of comfort during hot weather because (A) Fan supplies cold air (B) Our perspiration evaporates rapidly (C) Out body radiates more heatDownloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 26 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (D) Conductivity of air increases Ans (B) 122. Which among the following countries is not a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group ? (A) China (B) New Zealand (C) Ireland (D) Iran Ans (D) 123. Which river in Bihar changed its course in the year 2008 and caused calamity ? (A) Ganga (B) Gandak (C) Kosi (D) Ghaghra Ans (C) 124. United Nations declared the year 2008 as the International Year of (A) Sanitation (B) i nebriation water (C) Literacy (D) Reduction of infant mortality Ans (A) 125.Violence against Christians erupted in Orissa after the murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati in August 2008. Which district was the worst affected ? (A) Keonjhar (B) Bargarh (C) Sambalpur (D) Kandhamal Ans (D) 126. Which film received the best feature film award at the 54th National Film Awards ? (A) Pulijanmam (Malayalam) (B) Kabul Express (C) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (D) Podokkhep (Bengali) Ans (A) 127. According to the Article 82 of the Constitution of India, the allocation of seats in Lok Sabha to the states is on the basis of the census. (A) 1961 Downloaded from http//www. evelopindiagroup. co. in/ Page 27 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (B) 1971 (C) 1981 (D) 1991 Ans (B) 128. Russia recognized independence of Georgias two territories in August 2008. The two territories are (A) Kosovo and Dushanbe (B) Kosovo and South Ossetia (C) Abkhazia and Dushanbe (D) South Ossetia and Abkhazia Ans (D) 129. Which country was the first after the ban on India was lifted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, to sign an agreement that would allow supply of civil nuclear technology to India ? (A) USA (B) Italy (C) Russia (D) France Ans (D) 130.What is the cut-off date for recognition of rights under The Scheduled Tribes and other traditional set Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 ? (A) 13th September, 1976 (B) 13th December, 2006 (C) 13th September, 2005 (D) 13th December, 2005 Ans (D) 131. Who amongst the following did not share Nobel Prize for Physics in 2008 ? (A) Tohide Yasakawa (B) Makoto Kabayashi (C) Toshihide Maskawa (D) Yoichiro Nambu Ans (A) 132. Name of the spacecraft for Indias mission moon is (A) Chandrayaan-I (B) Chandrayaan-II (C) Antariksha (D) Change I Ans (A)Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 28 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 133. Who among the following was Secretary, Economic Affairs, Government of India and then became Governor, reserve Bank of India in September 2008 ? (A) Y. V. Reddy (B) D. Rangarajan (C) T. K. Nair (D) D. Subbarao Ans (D) 134. To which place did Ratan Tata decide to move the Nano Project from Singur ? (A) Pithampur (B) Pune (C) Sanand (D) Gopalpur Ans (C) 135. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1.Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus vale Civilization 2. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system 3. Harappan people did not retire use of metals Codes (A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1 and 3 are correct (C) 2 and 3 are correct (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct Ans (A) 136. Which Indian king defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander ? (A) Samudragupta (B) Ashok (C) Bindusar (D) Chandragupta Ans (D) 137.Which English Governor of East India federation in India was expelled by Aurangzeb ? (A) Aungier (B) Sir John Child (C) Sir John Gayer (D) Sir Nicholas Waite Ans (B) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 29 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 138. First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is marked by (A) Battle of Buxar (B) Battle of Plassey (C) Battle of Panipat (D) Battle of Haldighati Ans (A) 139. Bhils revolted against the British in (A) M. P. and Maharashtra (B) M. P. and Bihar (C) Bihar and Bengal (D) Bengal and Maharashtra Ans (A) 140.The modern historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the first war of indepdence was (A) Dr. R. C. Majumdar (B) Dr. S. N. Sen (C) V. D. Savarkar (D) Ashok Mehta Ans (C) 141. The newspaper brought out by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote nationalism was (A) Yugantar (B) Deshbhakti (C) Kesari (D) Kranti Ans (C) 142. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 ? (A) Most of the leading were arrested and were in prison (B) British agreed to partly fulfil the demands (C) Because of Chauri-Chaura violence (D) He saw no chance of success of the movement Ans (C) 143.Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. Dandi March 2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 3. Quit India Movement 4. Swadeshi Movement Codes Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 30 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 (A) 2, 4, 1, 3 (B) 4, 2, 1, 3 (C) 2, 1, 4, 3 (D) 4, 2, 3, 1 Ans (B) 144. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Aurobindo Ghosh (c) Brahmobandhab Upadhyay (d) Muhammad Ali 1. New India 2. Comrade 3. Vande Mataram 4.Sandhya Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 3 4 2 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 2 1 4 3 (D) 1 3 2 4 Ans (A) 145. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Partition of Bengal (c) Dual government in Bengal (d) Social Reforms 1. Curzon 2. Clive 3. Dalhousie 4. Bentinck Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 1 4 (B) 3 1 4 2 (C) 3 1 2 4 (D) 2 3 4 1 Ans (C) 146. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc Downloaded from http//www. evelopindiagroup. co. in/ Page 31 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 2. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association Codes (A) Only 1 is correct (B) Only 2 is correct (C) Both 1 and 2 are correct (D) None of the above Ans (C) 147. Jammu and Kashmir became an implicit in(p) part of India on (A) 26th October, 1948 (B) 26th November, 1948 (C) 26th October, 1947 (D) None of these Ans (C) 148. The first declared war between India and Pakistan was fought in the year (A) 1962 (B) 1965 (C) 1966 (D) 1971 Ans (B) 149.Which important latitude divides India into two almost equal move ? (A) 23 30 South (B) 33 30 north-central (C) 0 (D) 23 30 North Ans (D) 150. The westernmost point of India is (A) 68 7 W in Gujarat (B) 68 7 W in Rajasthan (C) 68 7 E in Gujarat (D) 68 7 E in Rajasthan Ans (C) Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 32 MPPSC General Studies Paper 2009 You can contact us for any Question Papers of any year call us at 09999811970 Only in 100/- per question paper Downloaded from http//www. developindiagroup. co. in/ Page 33