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H.O.:Rajwada Chowk, , 0731-4083933, 9630267170 1 Bhanwarkua Square, Indore, 0731-4971711, 9294522001 1. Match the column- I II List-I List-II (Research centre) (Place/City) A (A) Sugarcane Research 1. Indore B centre C (B) Wheat 2.Amlaha (Sehore) Research centre D (C) Pulses Research centre 3.Bohani (Narsinghpur) A B C D (D) National Soybean 4. Pawarkheda Research centre a (Hoshangabad) b Code- (A) (B) (C) (D) c (a) 1 2 3 4 d (b) 4 3 2 1 DOS (c) 3 4 2 1 a Denial of Service (d) 2 1 4 3 b Dominant operating system 2. What is the full form of DOS in cyber Law- c Disk operating system (a) Denial of Service d (b) Dominant operating system (c) Disk operating system (a) All the above a b 3. What is the rank of in Global sustainablity in- c d dex of 2020 which is released on 24 Febuary 2020? (a) 77 (b) 80 (c) 144 (d) None of these a b 4. Used to connect networks with the same protocol c d (a) Gateway (b) Router T-20 2021 (c) Switch (d) Modem a b 5. Asia cup of T-20 2021will be held in which country? (a) Srilanka (b) India c d (c) Bangladesh (d) Afghanistan 6. With the help of which group of information are connected by connecting hyperlink on the Internet? (a) Home page (b) Web browser a b (c) Multimedia (d) News Website c d 7. In India who is known as father of super computer- (a) Vijay Bhatkar (b) Azim Premji a b (c) Sarabhai (d) None of the above c d 8. Under National e-governance plan SWAN stands SWAN for- a Series Wide Area Network (a) Series Wide Area Network b South-West Asian Network (b) South-West Asian Network c State Wide Area Network (c) State Wide Area Network d State World Asian Network (d) State World Asian Network

2 NDMA NEC 9. Who is ex-officio president of national working committee (NEC) of NDMA? a (a) Home Secretary b (b) Prime Ministry c (c) Home Minister (d) Member of Parliament d 10. What is the ranking of India in World Happiness Re- port, 2020 of sustainable development solutions net- work? a b (a) 130 (b) 144 c d (c) 121 (d) 131 11. Which express way of Madhya Pradesh is named as Atal Bihari Expressway? a (a) Chambal Expressway b (b) Vikas path Expressway c (c) Expressway d (d) Bundelkhand Expressway 12. Who is the brand ambassador of 'Beti bachao- Beti padhao' movement in Madhya Pradesh? a b (a) Megha Parmar (b) Juhi Chawla c d (c) Bhavna Dehariya (d) Ananya 13. Match the column- I II List-I List-II (Park) (Place) (A) Divyang (Handicap) 1. Indore A park B (B) Plastic park 2.Tamot (Raisen) C (C) Data center park 3. Hoshangabad D (D) Masala (Spices) park 4. Chhindwara A B C D Code- (A) (B) (C) (D) a (a) 1 2 3 4 b (b) 4 3 2 1 c (c) 3 2 1 4 d (d) 2 1 4 3 14. Madhya Pradesh highest peak '' (1350 mt.) is situated in? a b (a) Mahadev (b) Maikal c d (c) Rajpipla (d) 15. Sarkaria commission was established to review which of the following relation? a (a) Between Prime Minister and President b (b) Between Legislature and Executive c (c) Between centre and states d (d) Between Executive and Judiciary

3 16. Who said, "The president's emergency authority is a betrayal of the constitution"? a (a) K.M. Munshi b (b) B.N. Rao c (c) K.M. Nambiyar d (d) Hridyanath Kunzru 17. Which of these amendments firstly introduced anti- defection provisions in 1885? (a) 54th amendment (b) 53rd amendment a b (c) 52nd amendment (d) 51st amendment c d 18. Who wrote 'Harit Vikas' (Green development)? a b (a) J.M. Broadshaw(b) M. Nicholson c d (c) R.H. Whittaker (d) W.M. Adams 19. Who was elected as chairman of FICCI in De- cember 2020? (a) Uday Shankar (b) Sangeeta Reddy a b (c) Rahul Bajaj (d) Krishna Murti c d 20. The United Nations convention on climate change is related to? (a) Reduction is fossil fuel usage a (b) Co2 (Carbo-di-oxide) b CO2 c (c) Reduction in Uranium production d (d) Reduction in emissions of Green house 21. In India 'Central Ganga Authority' was established in which year? a b (a) 1998 (b) 1972 c d (c) 2001 (d) 1985 22. Match the columns- I II List-I List-II Wild Life Santuary State (A) Namdapha 1. Karnataka A (B) Bandipur 2. Arunachal B Pradesh C (C) Periyar 3. Manipur D (D) Lamjao 4. Kerala A B C D Code- (A) (B) (C) (D) a (a) 2 1 4 3 b (b) 4 3 2 1 c (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 2 4 3 1 d 23. Which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut (Peanut)? a b (a) Indore (b) Rewa c d (c) Khargone (d) Sheoni

4 24. In which of the following place Bhikaji kama first time hoist place the nation flag in 1907- (a) Tokyo (Japan) a (b) Stuttgart (Germany) b (c) Ulaanbaatar (Mangolia) c (d) Kabul (Afghanistan) d 25. Which English Governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb - (a) Aungier (b) Sir John Child a b (c) Sir John Gayer (d) Sir Nicholas Vet c d 26. Sound waves travel fastest in - (a) solids (b) liquids a b (c) gases (d) vacuum c d 27. Sawan - bhadon Khamb is located at which tour- ist site of Madhya Pradesh ? (a) (b) Chitrakoot a b (c) Orchha (d) Mandu c d 28. When we celebrated Madhya Pradesh State's ' MNREGA Day " ? (a) October 12 (b) November 26 a b (c) February 2 (d) March 12 c d 29. Name the country which has the most universities- (a) China (b) Japan a b (c) India (d) USA c d 30. When did Government of Madhya Pradesh 'Beti Bachao' campaign across the state with a view to stom female foeticide in the state? (a) October 5, 2011(b) October 2, 2013 (c) July 11, 2011 (d) August 15, 2010 a b 31. Which atmospheric layer is closest to the earth c d surface (a) Mesosphere (b) Hydrosphere a b (c) Troposphere (d) Ionosphere c d 32. George Castle, a building is located in which National Park of MP ? (a) Van Vihar National Park (Bhopal) a (b) Madhav National Park (Shivpuri) b (c) Badhavgdh National Park (Umariya) c (d) Satpura National Park (Hoshangabad) d 33. Which is not correctly matched- (a) Reptile park - Panna National park a (b) Park Inter prevention - Kanha Kisli National b plan park (c) Mowgli land - Pench National c park d (d) Abundance of Black Buck- Madhav National park

5 34. Upper house of the state legislature of bicameral legislature in India is known as? a (a) Legislative council b (b) Legislative assembly c (c) Executive council d (d) Governor-in-Council 35. If the prime minister of India submits his resigna- tion to President it will be considered the resigna- tion of ? a (a) Only Prime minister b (b) Prime minister and cabinet minister c (c) All council of minister d (d) Prime minister, Cabinet and speaker 36. Fuse wires are made with- a (a) Alloy of Tin and Copper b (b) Alloy of Tin and Lead c (c) Alloy of Tin and Alluminium d (d) Alloy of Nickel and Cromium 37. Who remains in office as long as the pleasure of the President of India? a (a) Governor b (b) Election Commissioner c (c) Judges of Supreme Court d (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha 38. What is the scientific name of state bird - (a) Pavocristatus Lioness a (b) Paradise Fly catcher b c (c) Gondavan d (d) Shah Bulbul. 39. The density of milk can be measured by the use of: a b (a) Hydrometer (b) Barometer c d (c) Lactometer (d) Thermometer 40. Agmark is guarantee for what standard? a b (a) Quality (b) Quantity c c (c) Weight (d) Shape 41. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? a A (a) Vitamin A - Maculan b B (b) Vitamin B - Maculan c C (c) Vitamin C - James Lind and Hawkat d D (d) Vitamin D - Paul Muller

6 42. If in a State Legislative Assembly any party does not wins a majority, then governor shall act ac- cording to? a (a) Advice of Ex-chief Minister b (b) Advice of Prime Minister c (c) Advice of President of India d (d) Self discretion 43. Which planets take minimum time (88 days) to complete revolution around the sun ? a b (a) Mercury (b) Saturn c d (c) Jupiter (d) Mars 44. Motivations given to multinational companies in India means encouragement of - (a) Privatization Policy a (b) Globalization Policy b (c) Liberalization Policy c (d) All of these Policies d 45. The tradition of which game started with the set- ting up of the Parsee Club?

a b (a) Hockey (b) Football c d (c) Cricket (d) Table Tennis Bye 46. Who has released first scientific book 'Bye Bye Co- Bye Corona rona'? a b (a) Greta Thunberg (b) Malala Yyusufzai c d (c) Anandiben Patel (d) Pradeep Shrivastva 47. Which of the following instrument is used to mea- sure humidity in atmosphre? a (a) Air Velocity Meter (b) Hygrometer b (c) Thermometer c (d) Sun Radiation Meter d 48. Maximum bamboos are found in which dis- trict- (a) Harda (b) Hoshangabad a b (c) Balaghat (d) Shivpuri c d 49. The writer of the 'Death of Jesus'- (a) Rahat Indori a b (b) Namita Gokhle c d (c) J.M. Coetzee (d) Lamar Odom 50. Which of the following is also used as a lubricant? a b (a) Cuprite (b) Graphite c d (c) Hematite (d) Cryolite

7 51. India is a secular state because - (a) State has no religion a (b) Religions are brought to an end b (c) State give special protection to some specific c religon (d) None of the above d 52. Who was the mother of Mahavira ? (a) Yashoda (b) Trishla a b (c) Jamili (d) Mahamaya c d 53. Third Battle of Panipat was held in the year ? (a) 15 Jan. 1526AD a b (b) 5 Feb. 1556 AD c (c) 14 Jan. 1761 AD d (d) 8 Feb. 1776 AD 54. Metal Works Factory is situated in - a b (a) Vidisha (b) Bhopal c d (c) Raisen (d) Guna 55. Started at 1 Sep, 1939, when World War II ended? (a) 09.02.1947 (b) 09.02.1948 a b (c) 09.02.1946 (d) 02.09.1945 c d 56. Where the great bathroom of Indus Valley Civilization found? (a) Harappa (b) Mohanjodaro a b (c) Ropar (d) Kalibangan c d 57. thermal power station is situated in which district (a) Burhanpur (b) Umariya a b (c) (d) c d 58. Maximum number of computer now a days are- (a) Third generation computer a (b) Fourth generation computer b (c) Fifth generation computer c (d) Sixth generation computer d 59. ‘Laughing Gas’ is- (a) Hydrogen peroxide a (b) Nitrous oxide b c (c) Carbon monoxide d (d) Sulphur dioxide 60. Which important latitude divides India into almost two equal parts ? a b (a) 230 30' South (b) 330 30' North c d (c) 00 (d) 230 30' North

8 61.Where is J.C.Bose Indian Botanical Garden situated? a b (a) Shimla (b) Kolkata c d (c) Lucknow (d) Banglore 62. Where is the maximum rainfall occurs in the month of Oct. and Nov ? a (a) Malwa Pleateau (MP, Rajasthan) b (b) Chota Nagpur Pleateau (Jharkhand, Bihar.) c (c) Eastern Hills (Meghalaya) d (d) Coromandel Coast ( Andhra Pradesh, TN) 63. Who was the first Governor General of Indepen- a b dent India - c d (a) Rajgopalachri (b) Waren Hastings (c) Lord Dalhousie(d) Lord Mountbatten a 64. Mahesh Srivastava is the writer of which song – b (a) National song c (b) Assam state song d (c) UP state song (d) MP state song a b 65. In which year the World Bank formed - c d (a) 27 Dec.1945 (b) 27 Dec. 1956 (c) 27 Dec. 1960 (d) 27 Dec. 1988 66. Who was the first lady governor of Independent India who appointed as governor of ? a (a) Shrimati Sarojini Naidu b (b) Shrimati Sucheta Kripalini c (c) Shrimati Indira Gandhi d (d) Shrimati Vijay Lakshmi Pandit 67. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Battle of Buxar (in 22 Oct.,1764)? a b (a) Aurangzeb (b) Shah Alam I c d (c) Bahadur Shah Jafar (d) Shah Alam II 68. The Modern historian who called the revolt of 1857 as "the first war of independence" was - a (a) Dr. R.C. Majumdar b (b) Dr. S.N. Sen c (c) V.D. Savarkar d (d) Ashok Mehta 69. Which is a permanent Institution? a b (a) Family (b) Political party c d (c) Red Cross (d) UNO

9 70. For what reason Mohammed Bin Tuglak was un- successful person? a (a) He suffered mental disorder b (b) He was not a pragmatic ruler. c (c) He made the capital in a different city d (d) He fought with China 71. First fossil reserve area of Madhya Pradesh? (a) a (b) Achankamar Amarkantak b (c) Panna c (d) Satpura d 72. Which of the following work does not comes un- der the purview of the election commission- (a) To elect the prime minister of India a (b) Election of the president of India b (c) To give recognition to the political parties c (d) To give symbals to the political parties. d 73. What is the approximate Nitrogen percentage persent in the atmosphere - (a) 10-11% (b) 18-20% (c) 40-42% (d) 78-79% a % b % 74. Neap tide take place becuase of the gravitational c % d % attraction of- (a) Effect of earth's gravitation on moon. (b) Effect of earth's gravitation on Sun a (c) Effect of Sun and Moon on Earth. b (d) Effect of Moon on Earth. c 75. In which district of Madhya Pradesh Indian Tour d and Travel Management Institute is situated? (a) (b) a b (c) Indore (d) Katni c d 76. Match the following pairs: City River (A) Newyork 1- Ravi A (B) Paris 2- Hudson B (C) London 3- Scene C (D) Lahore 4- Thames D Code (A) (B) (C) (D) A B C D (a) 2 3 4 1 a (b) 3 2 1 4 b c (c) 1 4 3 2 d (d) 4 1 2 3 77. Lightning can even burn a tree because it con- tains tremendous amount of - a b (a) heat energy (b) electric energy c d (c) chemical energy (d) nuclear energy

10 (NCC) 78. The NCC training college for women is lo- cated in- a b (a) Jabalpur (b) Gwalior c d (c) Sagar (d) Bhopal 79. Andragogy is? a (a) Synonyn of adult Education b (b) A method of crop sowing in agricultural sci- c ence d (c) A wild plant (d) Juvenile delinquent 80. Central vigilance commission established in- a b (a) 1960 (b) 1962 (c) 1964 (d) 1984 c d 81. Saliva is useful for digestion of ? (a) Protein (b) Starch a b (c) Fibre (d) Fat c d 82. Step farming is done in- (a) On mountain slopes(b) In dry areas a b (c) On roofs (d) On mountain peaks c d 83. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw Non- Cooperation Movement in 11 Feb.,1922- (a) Most of the leaders were arrested and were a in prison (b) British agreed to partly fulfil the demands b (c) Because of Chauri-Chaura violence in Gorakpur c (d) He did not found any chance of success of ` the movement d 84. In which district of Madhya Pradesh IIT & IIM institute are situated ? (a) Bhopal (b) Jabalpur a b (c) Indore (d) Gwalior c d 85. Where is the headquater of Eco tourism devel- opment board in MP ? (a) Jabalpur (b) Indore a b (c) Bhopal (d) Betul c d 86. 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 :- a b (a) 2, 4, 1, 3 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3 c d (c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 4, 2, 3, 1

11 87. The full form of D.D.T is. a (a) Dichloro dimethyel Trichloro Ethane b (b) Dichloro Dimethyel Trichloro Methane c (c) Difloro Diphenyl Trichloro d (d) Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro Ethane 88. Match the following and select the correct an- swer from the codes given below : A (A) Bipin Chandra Pal 1. New India B (B) Arvind Ghosh 2. Comrade (C) Brahmobandhab upadhya 3. Vande Mataram C (D) Muhammad Ali 4. Sandhya D Codes A B C D (A) (B) (C) (D) a (a) 1 3 4 2 b (b) 2 1 3 4 c (c) 2 1 4 3 d (d) 1 3 2 4 89. Where is Madhya Pradesh School of Planning and Architecture is situated ? a b (a) Bhopal (b) Indore c d (c) (d) Gwalior 90. Who among the following was a Hockey player of Madhya Pradesh? a b (a) Sameer Dad (b) Kirti Patel c d (c) Michael Nath (d) Amit Banerjee 91. What percentage of Indian forest land is of Madhya Pradesh ? a % b % (a) 12.4% (b) 26% c % d (c) 5% (d) None of these a 92. Not correctly matched? b (a) Jaundice - Liver c (b) Malaria - Spleen d (c) Polio - Nervous System SEBI (d) Tuberculosis - Liver a Stock Exchange Board of India 93. SEBI related with stock market it stands for- b Share Exchange Board of India (a) Stock Exchange Board of India c Stock Exchange Banking of India (b) Share Exchange Board of India d Share Exchange Bank of India (c) Stock Exchange Banking of India (d) Share Exchange Bank of India 94. India won the first Olympic gold in Hockey at ? a b (a) 1924 (b) 1928 c d (c) 1932 (d) 1936

12 95. When did humans put their first step on moon ? a b (a) 22 Aug.1953 (b) 26 July 1963 c d (c) 25 Aug. 1971 (d) 20 July 1969 96. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below - 1. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block 2. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association Codes :- (a) Only 1 is correct a (b) Ony 2 is correct b c (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct d (d) None of the above 97. The longest rail road of Indian Railways is from ...... to ...... a (a) Dibrugarh , Kanyakumari b (b) Jammutawi , Kanyakumari c (c) Dwarka, Kanyakumari d (d) Jammutawi, Thiruvananthapuram 98. Where was, the concept of written constitution , originated- (a) France a (b) United States of America b c (c) Britain d (d) Switzerland 99. Which of the following stone fort is famous for carving on stones? a (a) Ajaygarh Fort (Panna) b (b) Orchha Fort c (c) Fort (d) Gwalior Fort d 100.Match all these states with their associated dances- State Dance A (A) Punjab - Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam B (B) Maharashtra - Bhangra and Gidda C (C) Chhattisgarh - Tamasha and Lavani D (D) Andhra Pradesh- Pandwani A B C D Code- (A) (B) (C) (D) a (a) 1 2 3 4 b (b) 2 3 4 1 c (c) 4 3 2 1 d (d) 3 4 1 2

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