MPPSC Prelims Exam 2017 Paper I Analysis & Cutoff Prediction

As soon as the exam gets over, the biggest worrying thing is expected cutoff. Everyone has his/her own point of view regarding cutoff and it is perfectly natural. The fact is, for any examination, cutoff is like a exit poll kind of a thing post-exam; though it certainly is more predictable than the exit polls which generally fail terribly. 

Coming to the point, MPPSC Prelims 2017 Examination has been an exception going by the previous record of MPPSC GS Papers. Previous ones were more predictable in approach, primarily current affairs oriented and a majority of questions asked were about Madhya Pradesh.

This year they changed the trend astonishingly. The questions, many of them, were unconventional going by the previous MPPSC papers. But all said and done, how should we grade this question paper amongst others?

First of all, last year MPPSC Prelims Exam cutoff was 81 Questions which is quite high. As the trend has changed, cutoff will certainly fall. But lesser number of seats this time will have exactly the opposite effect on the cutoff. 

To sum it up, I predict a cutoff of 66-72 Correct Questions out of 96 Questions for General Category students. (I have already marked the 4 wrong Questions in the Solutions to paper I, for more details please click here: MPPSC Prelims 2017 Paper I Solutions .)

Please feel free to post comments and ask for clarifications, if any. All the best for preparations. Good Luck!! 

MPPSC Prelims 2017 Solutions (Paper I General Studies)

Hello All,

Back after a long break. I hope to be active henceforth. Coming back to the topic. 

MPPSC Prelims Examination 2017 was conducted today i.e. 12 February, 2017. This year Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission played with the pattern and there were significant changes as compared to the previous year examinations. But let us first discuss the solutions. 

I am uploading the solutions in the order as they appear in Set B of the question paper:

1. Country President Pranab Mukherjee visited in May 2016 - C. CHINA
2. Sania Mirza's Mixed Doubles partner Ivan Dodig is from which country - D. CROATIA
3. Name of Suhel Seth's book which was released in London in June 2016 - ** Actually name of the book is 'GET TO THE TOP: 10 rules of success'while the only matching option is A. Mantras for Success. MPPSC may give this as an answer but ideally this question should be cancelled.
4. Name of sculpture stolen from Khajuraho Temple which was handed over by Canada PM to Modi - D. Parrot Lady
5. Book not written by Kalidasa - C. Uttararamacharitam (written by Bhavabhuti)
6. Oldest music college Madhav Sangeeet College is located in - D. GWALIOR
7. A Closed Economy - D. Neither exports nor imports take place
8. Period of 12th Five Year Plan - B. 2012-17
9. India Vision 2020 is prepared by - A. S.P.GUPTA COMMITTEE
10. Incorrectly matched pair - D. CARBON TRADING - MONTREAL PROTOCOL (It should be Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol was a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone layer)
11. Correct statement about International Monetary Fund - C. IT PROVIDES LOANS TO MEMBER COUNTRIES ONLY
12. Man of the Series in India-Zimbabwe one day series 2016 - D. K.L.RAHUL
13. Final match of IPL 9 was played in - A. KARNATAKA (Bangalore)
14. Author of book Rashmirekha - B. BAL KRISHNA SHARMA 'NAVEEN'
15. Chandrashekhar Azad was born in - C. JHABUA
16. Who was not a king of Parmar dynasty- C. GANGEYADEV (Kalchuri dynasty)
17. Dhangdev was ruler of which dynasty - A. CHANDELAS OF JEJAKBHUKTI
18. Habib Tanvir was born in- A. RAIPUR
19. Provision for Special Court in SC & ST (PoA)  Act, 1989 - A. Section 14
20. In how many days will investigation officer submit his report in SC&ST Act - D. 30
21. Which Brahmana text belongs to Rigveda - A. Aitareya Brahmana
22. GST was proposed by task force, whose president was - A. Vijay Kelkar
23. Fundamental duties were mentioned in Constitution - C. 42nd Constitutional Amendment 
24. States and central govt derive power from - A. The Constitution of India
25. Pressure Group - D. Members of a trade union
26. Inventor of www - Tim Berners - Lee
27. Ball slows to stop coz - C. There is a force on the ball opposing the motion
28. Which ruler got Jantar Mahal of Mandu constructed - ** There is no Jantar Mahal in Mandu, though a Mahal by name Jahaj Mahal is there. Question will be cancelled.
29. Ain-ul-mulk Multani did not serve under which rulers - D. Iltutmish
30. Incorrectly matched pair - D. President of Cote D Ivoire - Angela Merkel
31. Mountain range that is spread over only one state of India - C. Ajanta
32. Tenure of Chairman of NHRC - C. 5 years
33. First leader to organize Labour movement in India- C. N M Lokhande
34. Joe Root is associated with which game - A. Cricket
35. Modi met Jacob Zuma in May, 2016; Zuma is - D. President of South Africa
36. Mohun Bagan Club of Football was founded in - C. 1889
37. In which country a women became the President for first time in May 2016 - A. Taiwan
38. Men's Singles title of French Open 2016 - B. Noval Djokovic
39. Manohar Aich- Pocket 'Hercules'- D. Bodybuilder
40. Ranjit Sub 1 and Bahadur Sub 1 - C. Two new varieties of Paddy
41. Rodrigo Duterte is President of - D. Philippines
42. Who administered oath to West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee - B. Keshari Nath Tripathi
43. First Indian state to start State Data Centre (SDC) - D. Himachal Pradesh
44. BJP formed govt for the first time in - A. Assam
45. Bhawani Prasad Mishra's birth place- D. Hoshangabad
46. Sunil Lanba - C. 23rd Naval Chief of India
47. Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce - D. Sunil Bharti Mittal
48. SBI was established in - B. 1955
49. Formed Police Commissioner of Delhi, B S Bassi was appointed as - D. Member of UPSC
50. Sound waves travel fastest in - A. Solids
51. In human eye, image of an object is formed on - D. Retina
52. Kidneys in human beings are a part of - C. Excretion system
53. Disease caused by Protozoa - D. Malaria
54. Transfer of heat by convection can take place in- C. Gases and liquids
55. Pair not correctly matched- Vitamins** Option C & D are about Physicians related to use of Vitamins, while option A & B are not clear. 
56. Power of Lens is measured in - A. Dioptre
57. Also used as a lubricant- B. Graphite
58. Laughing Gas - B. Nitrous Oxide
59. Lightning can even burn a tree coz - B. Electric Energy
60. Tajamul Islam of J&K - B. Kickboxing
61. Hockey player of Madhya Pradesh - A. Samir Dad
62. Game related to Parsee Club - C. Cricket
63. Roop Singh Stadium is located in - A. Gwalior
64. Amitabh Vijayavargiya is associated with - C. Cricket
65. Name of Cricket World Cup 1987- A. Reliance Cup
66. Sachin Tendulkar was given Arjuna Award in - B. 1994
67. Commonwealth Games started in - D. 1930
68. Which country never won T20 Cricket world Cup (Men) - B. Australia
69. When olympics were not held in london - B. 1968
70. Service of internet that provides both audio and video conversation- ** Both C. Video Conferencing and D. Video Chat 
71. Not a web browser - B. Google Apps
72. Crackers in context of Computer Security - A. Black hat Hackers
73. DuckDuckGo is a - A. Search Engine
74. Ethernet is an example of - B. LAN
75. A Modem converts -C. Both A & B
76. Act which introduced principle of constitutional autocracy - A. Indian Councils Act of 1909
77. Ghazi Malik was the founder of - A. Tughlaq
78. Father of Indian Archaeology- A. Alexander Cunningham
79. Who adorned Ram Mohan Roy with title Raja - D. Mughal Emperor Akbar II
80. Act of 1909 was associated with - A. Introduction of Separate Electorate
81. Whom had Mohammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in Battle of Chandawar - B. Jaichand
82. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for shortest period- A. Khilji
83. Important event of Lord Dufferin's Tenure as Viceroy is- C. Establishment of indian national congress
84. Youngest person to become President of Indian National Congress- B. Abul Kalam Azad
85. From which year was regular and scientific Census started in India- C. 1881
86. Who had not participated in second round table conference- D. Jawaharlal Nehru
87. Country which does not form border with Caspian Sea- C. Iraq
88. Kayal - D. lagoon of Kerala
89. Pair not correctly matched- C. Inselberg - Glacier
90. Stromboli is a/an- B. Active Volcano
91. In which year was the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act enforced- B. 1974
92. According to 2011 Census, the density of Population in India was - C. 382
93. Incorrectly matched pair- B. Nathu la - Arunachal Pradesh
94. Peneplain is related to - A. wind
95. Original habitat of 'Toda Tribe'- C. Nilgiri Hills
96. Ras Tanura Oil Refinery- C. Saudi Arabia
97. Botanical name of opium- B. Papaver somniferum
98. Smallpox was declared eradicated from world in- B. 1980
99. A bacteriophage is- D. virus infecting bacterium
100. To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be- C. Anthers