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MPSC State Services Preliminary Exam Question Paper
1. The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was:
(1) Use of cartridges greased with cow fat and pig fat
(2) Annexation of several states
(3) The spread of Christianity
(4) Abolition of titles, vatans and pensions
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2. Who, from the following, was inspired to found the Indian National Congress ?:
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) Vyomeshchandra Banerjee
(3) Sir AD. Hume
(4) Lokmanya Tilak
3. Who founded “Arya Mahila Samaj” in Pune ?:
(1) Savitribai Phule
(2) Pandita Ramabai
(3) Iravati Karve
(4) Anutai Wagh
4. Who was the source of inspiration to found the “Indian National Trade Union Congress” in 1947 ? :
(1) Pandit Nehru
(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Sardar Patel
(4) Gulzarilal Nanda
5. In which year was the “University Grants Commission” established ?
(1) 1957
(2) 1958
(3) 1956
(4) 1959
6. Who established the “Society for the Protection of Hindu Legion” ‘?:
(1) Savarkar and Anant Kanhere
(2) Vasudeo Chafekar and Damodar Chafekar
(3) Aliant Kanhere and Balkrishna Chafekar
(4) Damodar Chafekar and Balkrishna Chafekar
7. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak” ?:
(1) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
(2) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
(3) Lokmanya Tilak
(4) Vishnushastri Chiplunka
8. “Manav Dharma Sabha” institution was established by:
(1) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
(2) Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi
(3) Baba Padmanji
(4) Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadka
9. Who launched Satyagraha of the ‘Cavdar Tale’ at Mahad in 1927 ?:
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) VR. Shinde
(3) VD. Savarkar
(4) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
10. Who Started lche periodical “Samaj Swasthya” ?:
(1) RD. Karve
(2) Mahatma Phule
(3) Chha. Shahu Maharaj
(4) Dhondo Keshav Karve
11. ‘Depressed Classes Mission’ was founded by :
(1) Vitthal Ramaji Shinde
(2) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
(3) Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve
(4) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
12. Mahatma Phule recommended to the Hunter Commission that State should give the priority to:
(1) Higher Education
(2) Free and Compulsory Primary Education
(3) Adult Education
(4) Female Education
13. India has rank in the world as per the area:
(1) Fifth
(2) Sixth
(3) Seventh
(4) Eighth
14. Mountain soil is known as:
(1) Black cotton soil
(2) Unmatured soil
(3) Peat soil
(4) Alkali soil
15. W?%’h?d’T3l7l@TRTdW @-?AT$?
(1) NHI
(2) NH3
(3) NH7
(4) NHlO
16. Dhule is located on the which of the following National Highway ?
(1) NHI
(2) NH3
(3) NH7
(4) NHlO
17. The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Mumbai in 1920 was presided over by
(1) S.A. Dange
(2) Lala Lajpat Rai
(3) V.V. Giri
(4) N.M. Joshi
18. In order to reply the propaganada of religion by the Christian missionaries, thought we have to print our traditional religious books, hence he published thereserached edition of Dnyaneshwari. It was the first printed Dnyaneshwari.
(1) T. S. Shejwalkar
(2) Veer Savarkar
(3) Balshastri Jambhekar
(4) Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
19. Name the administrator of East India Company about whom the following sentences are written ?
He was the Governor of Bombay.
He had Worked as a Resident at Poona.
He was Commissioner in the South.
He Knew strong points and weaknesses of the Marathi speaking people.
As the Resident at Poona he had closely observed the Peshwa administration.
(1) Mount Stuart Elphinstone (1819-27)
(2) Char/es Metcalf
(3) Thomas Munro
(4) Warren Hastings
20. Which of the following states was annexed by the British under the pretext of rnisgovemance ?
(1) Nagpur
(2) Satara
(3) Awadh
(4) Jhansi
21. Batmi Sadan’, the first school for the Visually Challenged was started by :
(1) Ramabai Ranade
(2) Pandita Ramabai
(3) D.K. Karve
(4) R.D. Karve
22. Match the following persons who were sent to Andama~~ in 1858 with their places of residence :
(a) Annu Nathu (i) Pandharpur
b) Baban Jurnal Khan (ii) Nagar
(c) Yadu Bagal (iii) Mumbai
(d) Pandu Bho ji (iv) Satara
Answer options :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii
23. Who from the following purchased a printing press for Satya Shodhak Samaj, by Spending 1200 rupees ?
(1) Maya Karadi Lingu
(2) Ramsheth Uravne
(3) Yanku Baloji Kalevar
(4) Polsani Rajanna Lingu
24. In 1907 which of the following flags was hoisted by Smt. Madam Cama at World Communist Summit ?
(1) Tricolour cloth having stars and a lotus
(2) Tricolour cloth having wheel and a lotus
(3) Tricolour cloth having stars and wheel
(4) Tricolour cloth having a wheel
25. The Marathi Play ‘Kichakvadh’ was banned by the British Government. To whom did Kichak represent in this play ?
(1) Sir Valentine Chirol
(2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) Brigadier General Dyer
(4) Lord Curzon