MPSC Common Screening Test-2011 Question Paper

MPSC Common Screening Test-2011 Question Paper

 

  1. From which date ‘Free and Compulsory Education Right of Children Act’ got implemented in India?

(1) 15th August 1947

(2) 26th January 1950

(3) 01st April 2009

(4) 01st April 2010

  1. Name the Indian Prime Min ister who was awarded with the ‘Honour of freedom’ award institute by the Bangladesh Government?

(1) Indira Gandhi

(2) P. Nehru

(3) Atal Bihari Vajapeyee

(4) Man Mohan Singh

  1. With what purpose was satellite Gsat 8 launched in the space from French Guiana on 20th May 2011?

(1) Communication and Television

(2) Supervision over sea

(3) Controlling of Terrorism

(4) Crop protection

  1. ________ is the toll free number for precaution and information about ‘Disaster management’ in all the Districts of Maharashtra.

(1) 101

(2) 1077

(3) 100

(4) 102

  1. The 19th Common Wealth games were held at New Delhi from_________.

(1) 03 to 14 Oct. 2010

(2) 03 to 14 Now 2010

(3) 03 to 14 Dec. 2010

(4) 03 to 14 Sept. 2010

  1. Who was honoured with the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award for the year 2010?

(1) Jayant Narlikar

(2) Vasant Govarikar

(3) Sachin Tendulkar

(4) K. Balchandan

  1. _______ font is used by Microsoft Windows 2000 for Devanagari language.

(1) Shreelipi

(2) Mangal

(3) Akruti

(4) Shivaji

  1. Name the Indian player who got the best player award of Wisden for the year 2010.

(1) Sunil Gavaskar

(2) Virendra Sehawag

(3) Mahendrasingh Dhoni

(4) Sachin Tendulkar

  1. India ranks ________ in population in the world.

(1) First

(2) Second

(3) Third

(4) Fourth

  1. Who is the first woman to graduate from Harward Business School?

(1) Sarojini Babar

(2) Naina Lal Kidwai

(3) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

(4) Mohsina Kidwai

  1. The Government of Maharashtra has declared the year 2011 as _____ year

(1) Child Protection

(2) Agriculture development

(3) Tourism

(4) Women protection

  1. In the Lokpal Bill, which one is not a contentious issue?

(1) Office of the Prime Minister

(2) Higher bureaucracy

(3) CBI

(4) Lower bureaucracy

  1. ________ is the second highest civilian award after Bharatratna

(1) Padmavibhushan

(2)  Padmabhushan

(3) Padmshri

(4) Arjun

  1. When did ‘Southern Sudan; come into being as a new nation?

(1) July 2011

(2) January 2011

(3) March 2011

(4) August 2011

  1. Which film was adjudged as the best film in the 47th Maharashtra atate Marathi film Award Ceremony?

(1) Natrang

(2) Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy

(3) Zing Chyak Zing

(4) Vihir

  1. Who is the first Indian Woman to become the President of 8th General Assembly Session of the U.N. in 1953?

(1) Sarojini Naidu

(2) Najama Heptulla

(3) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

(4) Dr. Anie Besant

  1. In which state the Assembly Session is held at two different places?

(1) Maharashtra

(2) Jammu and Kashmir

(3) In both the above mentioned states

(4) Both (1) and (2) responses are incorrect

  1. Who was awarded with S.V. Narayanswami Ram Smruti’ National Award sponsored by Shriram Seva Mandali Trust Bengaluru?

(1) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

(2) A.R. Rehaman

(3) Suresh Wadkar

(4) Edit Narayan

  1. During the Indian visit the USA President Barak Obama addressed the Parliament on ______

(1) 06th November 2010

(2) 08th November 2010

(3) 08th December 2010

(4) 08th October 2010

  1. How many ‘Tiger Projects’ have been launched in India?

(1) 30

(2) 50

(3) 39

(4) 60

  1. When did the ‘Tsunami’ devastate ‘Fukushima; city of Japan?

(1) 15th March 2011

(2) 15th February 2011

(3) 15th April 2011

(4) 15th May 2011

  1. How many Indian States had ‘Lokayukta’ upto September 2011?

(1) 28

(2) 25

(3) 27

(4) 17

  1. On 7th October 2011’ Nobel Prize’ for peace was awarded to Lehmah Gwobee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and_______

(1) Tawakul Karma

(2) Taslima Nasrin

(3) Hilleri Clinton

(4) None of the above

  1. The first the second ‘Kendriya Panchayet Raj Puraskar’ (Awards) of the year 2010-11, were awarded to which of the states?

(1) Orissa and Maharashtra

(2) Maharashtra and Gujarat

(3) Assam and Manipur

(4) Karnataka and Maharashtra

  1. WTO was established in the year_______

(1) 190

(2) 1995

(3) 1998

(4) 2000

  1. Where is Indian’s first Homeopathy University established?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Gujarat

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Karnataka

  1. In April 2011________ the President of Censor Board (Central Board of Flim Certification) of Indian.

(1) Sharmila Tagore

(2) Leela Samson

(3) Vaijayantimala

(4) Jayanti Natarajan

  1. Which is the first state to pass ‘The Right to Information’ Act?

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Punjab

(4) Maharashtra

  1. The International Labour Organization was established in the year________

(1) 1918

(2) 1919

(3) 1920

(4) 1921

  1. What is the name of the Missile Jointly development by India and Russia?

(1) Akash

(2) Dhanush

(3) Trishul

(4) Bramhos

  1. Complete the Series

A, Y, B, X , c , W?

(1) E

(2) U

(3) N

(4) D

  1. Find out the wrong Number,

13, 25, 31, 43, 50, 61, 70, 79

(1) 13

(2) 43

(3) 50

(4) None of these

  1. If 6 * 7 = 2

3 * 5 = 5

5 * 8 = 5

Then 6 * 8 = ______

(1) 0

(2) 4

(3) 2

(4) 8

  1. Select the correct set of symbols

5 * 0 * 3 * 5 = 20

(1) + – x

(2) x + +

(3) – + x

(4) x x x

  1. If AT = 20 BAT = 40

Then CAT = ______

(1) 30

(2) 50

(3) 60

(4) 70

  1. If the sun of the three numbers which are in the ration 2 : 3 : 4 is 900 then what are the numbers?

(1) 240, 360, 480

(2) 200, 300, 400

(3) 230, 345, 460

(4) 220, 330, 440

  1. If the value of mobile set is Rs. 20,000 and if it is sold out at RS. 18,500 then percentage discount is______

(1) 7.5

(2) 0.75

(3) 75

(4) 0.075

  1. If SLIGHT stands for 426875 then GIST = _______

(1) 6845

(2) 8645

(3) 4568

(4) 4586

  1. If the g.c.d of two numbers is 15 and their I.c.m. 825 then which one is the largest number.?

(1) 75

(2) 175

(3) 105

(4) 165

  1. What sum will amount to Rs. 2800 after 5 years at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest?

(1) Rs. 2200

(2) Rs. 2000

(3) Rs. 2400

(4) Rs. 1800

  1. 3 : 7 : 15

(1) 45

(2) 49

(3) 30

(4) 35

  1. 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ……. 76.

(1) 52

(2) 45

(3) 37

(4) 47

  1. If 49 x x = 3136 then 4.9 x 0.6 = __________

(1) 31.36

(2) 3.136

(3) 0.1336

(4) 133.6

  1. If Radha is younger to Sunita but elder to Rita, Rita is elder to Geeta, Sham is older Than Rita but Younger to Radha then who is youngest of all?

(1) Rita

(2) Sham

(3) Sunita

(4) Geeta

  1. If A means x, D means + G means –

Then 7 A 4 D A 3 G 2 = _______

(1) 28

(2) 38

(3) 44

(4) 48

  1. If Vanita got more marks than Anita, but not as many marks as those of Nita. Pranita. Got l;ess marks than Anita, but more3 than Sunita then who got the highest marks?

(1) Nita

(2) Anita

(3) Pranita

(4) Vanita

46.Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Praveen told his friend, “She is the only daughter of my mother’. How is Praveen related to the lady in the photograph?

(1) Brother

(2) Son

(3) Nephew

(4) Niece

  1. Ram started walking from a point P towards south. After walking 40 meters he took a left turn. He then walked

30 meters and reached a point Q. What is the straight line distance between P and Q ? And in which direction is Q of P?

(1) 60 ,meters, southeast

(2) 50 meters, southwest

(3) 50 meters, southeast

(4) None of these

  1. If Vinay is taller than Ajay and Satish is shorter than Ajay. Then ________ is the shortest of all.

(1) Satish

(2) Vinay

(3) Ajay

(4) None of the above

  1. Identity the odd word

Ear, Nose, Tongue, Throat

(1) Ear

(2) Nose

(3) Tongue

(4) Throat

  1. Identity odd pair.

(a) 24-21

(b) 44-22

(c) 62-23

(d) 84-24

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

51.35% of what number is 315

(1) 1000

(2) 3500

(3) 500

(4) 900

  1. If 12 persons complete a piece of work in 36 days, how much time will 4 persons take to complete the same work?

(1) 108 days

(2) 180 days

(3) 100 days

(4) 150 days

  1. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 4200 after 2 years at the rate of 10% per year?

(1) Rs. 879

(2) Rs. 880

(3) Rs. 881

(4) Rs. 882

  1. If in one village percentage of females is 45 and its total population is 12,000 then how many females are there in the village?

(1) 5400

(2) 5500

(3) 4500

(4) 5250

  1. Students who study Mathematics and Physics but not Biology are represented by _______

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) None of these

  1. Students who study Physics and Biology but not Mathematics are represented by _______

(1) E

(2) C

(3) B

(4) A

  1. Students who study Mathematics, Physics and Biology are resented by_______

(1) B

(2) C

(3) A

(4) E

  1. Students who study Mathematics and Biology but not Physics are represented by ______

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) F

  1. ________ state is to East of Maharashtra.

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Gujarat

(4) Goa

  1. ______ district has been carved out of Bhandara district of Maharashtra.

(1) Nandurbar

(2) Washim

(3) Gondiya

(4) Hingoli

  1. Nagpur and Amravati region is known as______

(1) Marathwada

(2) Khandesh

(3) Mawal

(4) Vidarbha or Varhad

  1. The north-south length of the konkan coastal strip is approximately_____ kms.

(1) 720

(2) 700

(3) 750

(4) 800

  1. ______ creek lies close to the Southern boundary of Konkan.

(1) Vasai

(2) Terekhol

(3) Dabhol

(4) Vijaydurg

  1. _______ is an important tributary of Krishna river.

(1) Godavari

(2) Purna

(3) Bhima

(4) Pravara

  1. Mumbai-Nashik Railway route passes through ______ ghat

(1) Thal ghat

(2) Borg hat

(3) Amboli ghat

(4) Kumbharil ghat

  1. To the south of Bhima river valley_______ hill range is found.

(1) Satmal-Ajantha

(2) Harishchandra-Balaghat

(3) Ellora Hill

(4) Shambhu Mahadev

  1. The East-west length of Deccan plateau of Maharashtra is_______kms.

(1) 750

(2) 720

(3) 700

(4) 780

  1. The basins of ________ rivers are divided by Satpuda mountain range.

(1) Krishna and Bhima

(2) Koyna and Varana

(3) Narmada and Tapi

(4) Mula and Pravara

  1. _______ % of Maharashtra is occupied by Deccan Plateau.

(1) 90

(2) 70

(3) 80

(4) 50

  1. _______ type of rocks are founded in Chandrapur and Gadachiroli district of Vidarbha

(1) Dharwar

(2) Archean

(3) Kaddapa

(4) Vindhyan

  1. Which region of Maharashtra receives highest amount of rainfall?

(1) Marathwada

(2) Western Maharashtra

(3) Khandesh

(4) Konkan

  1. ______ is the main food grain crop of Maharashtra.

(1) Jowar

(2) Wheat

(3) Rice

(4) Nachani

  1. Which district has the least area under forests?

(1) Thane

(2) Pune

(3) latur

(4) Jalna

  1. ‘Bhandardara dam’ is located in______ district of Maharashtra.

(1) Chandrapur

(2) Nashik

(3) Jalgaon

(4) Sangli

  1. Drip irrigation is practiced most in the ______ district of Maharashtra.

(1) Jalgaon

(2) Chandrapur

(3) Aurangabad

(4) Nanded

  1. Which tree can be said to be “Kalpavriksha” of Konkan?

(1) Neem

(2) Mahua

(3) Coconut

(4) sal

  1. The first co-operative ‘Hand-loom’ of Maharashtra was set up at______

(1) Satara

(2) Bhiwandi

(3) Ichalkaranji

(4) Mumbai

  1. Bauxite is utilized mainly to extract______

(1) Iron

(2) Mangnese

(3) Aluminium

(4) Copper

  1. Largest coal reserves in Maharashtra are found at______

(1) Umarkhed

(2) Ballapur

(3) Kamati

(4) Savner

  1. The most important cause of rural-urban migration in Maharashtra is______

(1) Social

(2) Political

(3) Education

(4) Economic

  1. The lowest proportion of urban population is found in______ district of Maharashtra.

(1) Ratnagiri

(2) Gadchiroli

(3) Chandrapur

(4) Sindhudurg

  1. According to 2011 census ‘Sex-ratio’ in Maharashtra is______

(1) 925

(2) 950

(3) 940

(4) 314

  1. According to 2011 census density of population in Maharashtra is______ per sq.km.

(1) 315

(2) 324

(3) 365

(4) 382

  1. ________ scheduled caste is mainly founded in Southern part of Maharashtra.

(1) Domb-kaikadi

(2) Dhor

(3) Holar

(4) Khatik

  1. In Sayhadri mountain ranges______ scheduled tribe is not found.

(1) Warli

(2) Thakar

(3) Gond

(4) Mahadev Koli

  1. nandurbar district comes under______ administrative division.

(1) Nashik

(2) Dhule

(3) Jalgaon

(4) Amarawati