MADHYA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PRELIMINARY EXAM SOLVED PAPER (Exam Held on 20-2-2011) 1. How many days will picture message stay in private inbox ? (A) 28 Days (B) 30 Days (C) 15 Days (D) 7 Days 2. Which of the following memories has the shortest access time ? (A) Cache memory (B) Magnetic bubble memory (C) Magnetic core memory (D) Random access memory 3. Microsoft Word is an example of- (A) An operation system (B) An input device (C) A processing device (D) Application software 4. What do you understand by hacking? (A) Searching (B) Security (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these 5. Size of virtual memory depends on- (A) Address lines (B) Database (C) Disc space (D) All of these 6. Which of the following is not a search engine? (A) Google (B) Altavista (C) Science direct (D) Orkut 7. ........ .is the process of carrying out commands. (A) Fetching (B) Storing (C) Decoding (D) Executing 8. What can we send through video mail? (A) Graphics (B) Video clips (C) Video messages (D) All of these 9. Which of the following temples is not located at Khajuraho ? (A) Kandaria Mahadev (B) Chaunsatha Yogini (C) Dashavatar (D) Chitragupta 10. Alha-Udal belonged to¬ (A) Chanderi (B) Vidisha (C) Mahoba (D) Panna 11. Find the next letter of the following series- J, F, M, A, M, J, J . (A) J (B) A (C) S (D) 0 12. Who built Gujari Mahal ? (A) Suraj Sen (B) Man Singh (C) Tej Karan (D) Akbar 13. Where is Tansens Tomb loca¬ted? (A) Gwalior (B) Shivpuri (C) Bhopal (D) Agra 14. Which leader of Madhya Pradesh became the Defence Minister first and later Home Minister in Nehrus Cabinet? (A) Prakash Chandra Sethi (B) Ravi Shankar Shukla (C) Kailash Nath Katju (D) Dwarka Nath Mishra 15. In 1956, which part of Madhya Pradesh was merged in Maha¬rashtra? (A) Malwa (B) Chhattisgarh (C) Vidarbha (D) Chanderi 16. Which tourist spot of Madhya Pradesh is most popular for foreign tourists? (A) Sanchi (B) Datia (C) Orchha (D) Khajuraho 17. Which dynasty gave India its famous temples of Khajuraho ? (A} Parmaras (B) Mauryas (C) Chandelas (D) Holkars 18. What is the full form of e-mail? (A) Electronic mail (B) Electric mail (C) Electromagnetic mail (D) None of these 19. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a- (A) Member of Lok Sabha from Punjab (B) Member of Rajya Sabha from Punjab (C) Member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan (D) Member of Rajya Sabha from Assam 20. How much percentage of votes did the Republican candidate get in Presidential elections in America held in 2008 ? (A) 52 per cent (B) 50•5 per cent (C) 47 per cent (D) 51 per cent 21. Saina Nehwal played- (A) Badminton quarter final in Beijing Olympics (B) Semi-final in Beijing Olymp¬ics (C) All Women Badminton final (D) All Women Tennis final 22. How many ways in which a batsman can get out in cricket? (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10 23. Jeev Milkha Singh is a (A) Chess Player (B) Golf Player (C) Grand Prix Racer (D) Racer 24 Present Chairman of Rajya Sabha is- (A) Meera Kumar (B) N azma Heptullah (C) Hamid Ansari (D) Pratibha Patil 25. How many test wickets has Anil Kumble taken? (A) 618 (C) 620 (B) 619 (D) 621 26. For how many years did Gandhiji live in South Africa? (A) 20 years (B) 21 years (C) 16 years (D) 15 years 27. How much population of Madhya Pradesh lives below poverty line ? (A) 36•5 per cent (B) 37•5 per cent (C) 38•5 per cent (D) 40 per cent 28. Geologically Madhya Pradesh is a part of- (A) Vindhyan Rocks (B) Gondwanaland (C) Deccan Trap (D) None of these 29. Cotton Research Centre of M. P. is situated in- (A) Khandwa (B) Khargone (C) Jabalpur (D) Indore 30. The highest temperature on the earth is recorded at- (A) Equator (B) 10° North Latitude (C) 20° North Latitude (D) 25° North Latitude 31. Summer Solstice falls every year on- (A) 23rd September (B) 21st March (C) 4th July (D) 21st June 32. Planet Saturn is- (A) Cooler than Pluto (B) Cooler than Neptune (C) Hotter than Neptune (D) Hotter than Jupiter 33. What is the distance of earth from the sun ? (A) 107.7 million mln (B) 142.7 million mln (C) 146.6 million mln (D) 14% million mln 34. What is the number of oceans on the earth? (A) 5 (C) 7 (B) 6 (D) None of these 35. India is in size- (A) Fifth largest cotmtry of the world (B) Sixth largest conntry of the world (C) Seventh largest country of the world (D) None of the above 36. Which acid substan,ce is fonnd in Vinegar ? (A) Lactic Acid (B) Citric Acid (C) Maleic Acid (D) Acetic Acid 37. What is the pH value of human blood? (A) 7.36 to 7.42 (B) 8.36 to 8.42 (C) 6.36 to 6.42 (D) None of these 38. Who discovered penicillin? (A) Alexander Graham Bell (B) Alexander Fleming (C) Christofer McDonald (D) Albert Einstein 39. Who signed Indo-US nuclear deal in 2008 from Indian side? (A) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (B) President Pratibha Patil (C) Foreign Minister Pranab Mukharjee (D) Committee for Nuclear deals 40. In which event Abhinav Bindra won gold medal ? (A) Blank Aim Shooting (B) Air Rifle Shooting (C) Heavy Rifle Shooting (D) Pistol Shooting 41. Total length of Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh is- (A) 1077 kIn (B) 1071 kIn (C) 1075 kIn (D) 1072 kIn 42. Who is Pushpa Kamal Oahal Prachanda ? (A) Hindi Poet (B) Revolutionary thinker (C) Nepalese Prime Minister (D) None of these 43. Who won bronze medal in Bei¬jing Olympics 2008 Wrestling? (A) Akhil Kumar (B) Susheel Kumar (C) JoginderSingh (D) Vijay Singh 44. Who is Mahinda Rajapaksa ? (A) Sri Lankan Ambassador in India (B) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (C) Sri Lankan Army Chief (D) Sri Lankan President 45. On which date did Chandrayaan enter the lunar orbit? (A) 3 November (B) 6 November (C) 8 November (D) None of these 46. What is lithotrypsi ? (A) Art of writing on stones (B) Breaking of kidney stone through rays (C) Carbon dating of stones (D) Trimming stones for household use 47. Word blog is combination of two words- (A) Web-log (B) Wave-log (C) Web-blog (D) Wed-lock 48. What is the name of NASA vehicle on Mars ? (A) Phoenix (B) Roger (C) Florida (D) John Canady 49. What is fever? (A) Inflammation of skin (B) Inflammation of blood platelets (C) Pain (D) Inflammation of blood cells 50. Whom did Vishwanathan Anand defeat to become World Champion in 2010 ? (A) Gary Kasparov (B) Gary Karpov (C) Veselin Topalow (D) Anatoli Kaspov Answer: 1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (A) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (B) 27. (D) 28. (C) 29. (D) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (C) ,33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (D) 37. (A) 38. (B) 39. (C) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (C) 43. (B) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (C)
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