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

UPPSC Prelims 2014- Expected Cut Off & Clarifications

For Complete Keys of all series sets of Both papers, please check below links:
http://uppscsolutions.blogspot.in/2014/08/uppsc-prelims-2014-paper-i-key.html
http://uppscsolutions.blogspot.in/2014/08/uppsc-prelims-2014-paper-ii-key.html

Dear Friends,

As per our discussions over various forums, I can see a visible confusion regarding cut off and certain questions which need clarifications. Hence I thought it worthy for a post. 

As far as cut offs are concerned and as many are doubtful of cutoff being quite high. There are certain facts to be considered regarding both the papers.

1. Paper I seemed to be easy being fact based but as many of you might have observed that a score of 90+ correct in paper I is really good and a total above 85 correct answers is respectable. 85 correct answers translates into roughly 113 marks.

2. Paper II seemed easy in many ways and it was as far as mathematical portion, passages, hindi grammar is concerned. But Rest of the questions of Communication skills, English grammar, Reasoning were not easy and hence have been attempted wrong by many. In paper II, any score above 76+ correct answers is really good and a total above 72 correct answers is respectable 72 correct answers translates into roughly 144 marks.

Summing up both 113 and 144 marks, we get a total of 257 marks which happens to come with a fairly good/respectable performance in both. Depending upon number of vacancies this year, number of candidates qualifying preliminary exam will vary. But with fair assumptions and above analysis, these are the probable cut offs according to me -

CATEGORY	EXPECTED CUT OFF MARKS
GENERAL	254-260
OTHER BACKWARD CLASS	250-256
SCHEDULED CASTES	242-248
SCHEDULED TRIBES	214-220
FEMALES	234-240

Please note that even if your expected total according to answer keys lies 4-5 marks below these tentative cutoffs, don't worry and be hopeful as an increase in number of vacancies and/or some bonus marks offered by commission may do the needful for you. 

And in any case, Don't loose heart and start your studies without wasting any more time.

If you still are confused about answers to certain questions, Please check the answers below.

For detailed key to all the questions of both papers, links have been given above.

PAPER I

• HDR 2013- 53.7% population is suffering from multi-dimensional poverty in India.
• World Development Report,2010 - None of the given options
• Nalanda Project- Ministry of Minority Affairs
• Indo-Pakistan International Trade Fair- organized in Ludhiana in Feb'14 and in Jalandhar in March'14. Answer will be either None of the given/ Jalandhar.
• Bahini Darbar Newspaper - Madhya Pradesh
• Rural Tourism projects - Sikkim
• Mineral not found in UP- Mica
• Vicious Circle of Povery- Nurkse
• Asiatic Wild Dog is endangered and hence not correctly matched.
• Broad Niche is not responsible for extinction of species.
• 4 Agreements are there in Agenda 21
• 9 Agro-climatic Zones in Uttar Pradesh
• Green Muffler - Air Pollution
• Not a Secondary Pollutant- SO2
• Menopause- Progesterone
• Coronary Artery Bypass surgery- d. Any of these
• Biological Resurfacing- a. Knee Joints and c. Hip Joints both
• Article Amendment Morocco- b. Rapist of minor girl should only face trial.
• Mahbub-i-ilahi - Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
• H.W.Nevinson - Swadeshi Movement
• Akbarnama- 7 years
• Sudarshan lake- Rudradaman I
• Dastar Bandan - Sufi Saints
• Who lifted bier of Tilak - Shaukat Ali
• 1st Editor Indian Opinion - Mansukhlal Nazar
• "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar." - Max Muller
• Book ' The Man who divided India' - Rafiq Zakaria
• "Now, I shall take my mother's milk only." - Ram Prasad Bismil
• Gandhi Irwin pact as Consolation Prize - Alan Campbell Johnson
• Kakori Case Committee Chairman - Motilal Nehru
• Surrender of Nationalism in Favour of Communalism - Dr Kitchlew
• Ras Bihari Verma - The Indian Sociologist and NOT Bhagat Singh
• Most urbanized country of S.Asia - Pakistan
• Japan near-sufficient - NONE/ Copper
• Regional Party- 8% votes in state either in Lok Sabha or Assembly Election.

PAPER II

• Pelz Effect - d.Adequate upward influence
• Negative Personal Behaviour (one hand on back of neck) - A
• Tendency to evaluate- Social Comparison Theory
• Technique used by active listener - Paraphrase speaker's words
• Setting up of a weak argument - Strawman Argument
• Conception of acts, outcomes - Decision Frame
• Judging a sample - Representativeness Heuristic
• Quantitative technique for Decision Making - Decision Tree
• Sharp claws are needed by the tiger... - Probably True
• Ethics in interpersonal communication - is worth considering
• Our tacit understandings that allow... - Communication Rules
• A message - A conspicuous signal above noise level
• अलमारी - पुर्तगाली 
• शुद्ध वर्तनी - अत्यधिक 
• राम लक्ष्मण से पत्र लिखवाता है - प्रेरणार्थक क्रिया 
• आयौ शब्द - ब्रज 
• Rectangle and square with numbers - b.11
• Perimeter of triangle PCD - 32cms
• Blowing his own trumpet - Boasting
• Prodigal - Extravagant
• Interrogative - a. What is better than an active life?
• Direct - c. Adverb
• Punctuation Marks - d. None of the above

For further clarifications or any doubts that might have arisen, you can comment below. Feel free to drop a mail at uppsc.solutions@gmail.com

ALL THE BEST!!!

UPPSC Prelims 2014 Paper I Key

For Paper II Keys, please check:

 http://uppscsolutions.blogspot.in/2014/08/uppsc-prelims-2014-paper-ii-key.html

Hi All,

This is first time i am uploading keys for the UPPSC Papers. This is most exhaustive and most correct UPPSC Paper key available anywhere online. All doubts are welcome. And if asked, sources regarding a particular answer can also be provided for helping the cause.

Remarks regarding certain star-marked questions are as-

•  Theme of World Development Report 2010 was 'Development and Climate Change'.
• Menopause occurs because of the natural or surgical cessation of estradiol and progesterone production by the ovaries, which are a part of the body's endocrine system of hormone production,
• The exact date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka is something disputed, for the sake of convenience the most appropriate date has been provided as 78 AD.
• Indo-Pak International Trade Fair was organized in Ludhiana as well as Jalandhar. It was organized in Ludhiana in February, 14 and in Jalandhar in March, 14. Hence though Jalandhar is an answer, but it does not fit February, 2014 criteria.  http://www.rcci.org.pk/trade-fairs/
•  Japan is not near-sufficient in any of the given options. It imports heavy quantities of all. If any answer seems to be appropriate, it is Copper as Japan is trying hard to be self-sufficient in the same.
• Hip resurfacing has been promoted as an alternative to total hip replacement or for younger patients, to watchful waiting, and involves the removal and replacement of the surface of the femoral head with a hollow metal hemisphere. Though this question actually have 2 correct answers - Hip as well as Knee resurfacing.
• Largest UT of India in terms of area is Andaman & Nicobar Islands while largest UT of India in terms of population is New Delhi. It has not been mentioned in which context the question has been asked. 
• Green Muffler - Air Pollution (http://www.google.com/patents/US20110099986)
• Ram Prasad Milk refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his execution- 
• Dr Kitchlew ''Surrender of Nationalism in favour of Communalism''

These are the keys to all series sets of paper I. Please feel free to comment with your marks or otherwise and/or share.

Question	SERIES A	SERIES B	SERIES C	SERIES D
1	D	NONE/C*	B	C
2	A	C	B	D
3	C	D	NONE	C
4	C	A	C	A
5	D	B	C	B
6	D	C	C	A
7	A	A	D	B
8	C	B	NONE/B*	A
9	A	A	B	A
10	D	C	A	B
11	C	C	A	A
12	B	C	D	C
13	A	B	D	B
14	A	C	C	D
15	D	A	A	C
16	B	B	C	B
17	B	A	D	B
18	A	B	B	B
19	D	C	B	C
20	A	C	B	B
21	D	B	A	A
22	C	B	C	C
23	*	B	B	D
24	B	A	D	C
25	A	D	C	C
26	B*	C*	D	B
27	A	D	A	B
28	A	C	C*	D
29	A	B	A	C
30	A	D	A	B
31	D	B*	C	A
32	A	B	D	A
33	A	B	C	C
34	D	NONE	A	C
35	D	C	B	D
36	A	C	A	C
37	NONE/C*	C	B	B
38	C	D	A	C
39	D	A	A	B
40	A	B	B	A
41	B	A	B	A
42	C	A	C	A
43	A	D	B	D
44	B	D	D	D
45	B	C	C	A
46	C	B	B	C
47	C	C	B	C
48	C	D	C	A
49	B	B	C	A
50	C	B	B	A
51	A	B	A	A
52	B	B	C	B
53	A	C	D	A*
54	B	A	C	C
55	C	D	A	B
56	C	C	B	A
57	B	D	B	C
58	B	A	D	D
59	D	C*	D	D
60	A	B	B	A
61	D	A	B	C
62	C*	C	A	A
63	D	D	C	D
64	A	C	C	A
65	B	A	D	C
66	D	B	C	A
67	NONE/B*	A	C	D
68	B	B	D	D
69	B	A	B	D
70	NONE	A	A	C
71	C	B	A	B
72	C	B	A	D
73	C	C	A	B
74	C	B	D	B
75	A	D	A	A
76	B	C	C	*
77	A	B	C	B
78	A	C	A	A
79	D	C	A	D
80	D	C	A	C
81	C	B	A	A
82	B	A	B	A
83	C	C	A*	A
84	D	D	C	A
85	B	B	B	B*
86	B	A	C	A
87	B	B	C	D
88	A	B	D	D
89	C*	D	D	D
90	A	D	A	A
91	D	C	C	A
92	C	B	A	D
93	D	A	D	A
94	A	C	A	B
95	A	C	B	C
96	B	D	A	A
97	A	C	D	B
98	C	A	D	A
99	D	D	D	NONE/C*
100	C	B	C	C
101	A	A	A	C
102	C	A	D	B
103	A	A	B	C
104	B	A	B	A
105	A	D	C	B
106	B	A	*	C
107	B	C	B	C
108	B	C	A	C
109	C	A	D	C
110	B	B	A	B
111	D	A	A	B
112	C	A	A	B
113	D	B	A	A
114	C	A*	A	B
115	C	C	B*	C
116	C	A	A	D
117	B	C	D	C
118	A	C	D	B
119	C	D	D	D
120	D	D	A	A
121	B	A	C	D
122	A	C	D	B
123	B	A	A	NONE
124	B	D	B	C
125	D	C	C	C
126	C	B	A	C
127	C	A	B	D
128	B	D	A	NONE/B*
129	A	D	NONE/C*	B
130	C	D	C	A
131	C	B	C	A
132	D	A	B	D
133	A	D	C	D
134	A	B	A	C
135	D	D	B	A
136	B	C	C	B
137	A	*	B	D
138	A	B	C	B
139	A	A	C	B
140	A	NONE/B*	B	B
141	D	A	B	A
142	A	A	B	C
143	C	A	A	B
144	C	A	D	C
145	C	A	C*	C
146	B	A	D	D
147	A	A	C	A
148	A	D	B	C*
149	B	D	D	A
150	A*	D	A	D