Miscellaneous (Madhya Pradesh)

Total Questions: 41

11. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Column 1Column 2
(A) Diamond(1) Gwalior
(B) Mandu(2) Dhar
(C) Chitrakoot(3) Satna
(D) Gujari Mahal(4) Panna

Codes :

ABCD
(a)(4)(2)(3)(1)
(b)(3)(4)(1)(2)
(c)(1)(3)(2)(4)
(d)(2)(1)(4)(3)
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
ItemLocation
DiamondPanna
Mandu (fort)Dhar
Chitrakoot (Place)Satna
Gujari MahalGwalior

12. The leakage of which gas caused death in Bhopal Gas Tragedy? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (b) MIC
Solution:The Bhopal gas Tragedy was a gas (Methyl isocyanate) leakage incident on the night of 2-3 December 1984 at Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal.

13. Which of the following statements is not correct? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (c) Jabalpur was the capital of Mahakoshal
Solution:Jabalpur was not the capital of Mahakoshal but a big city of it. Rest others are correct.

14. Where is Dushyant Kumar Manuscript Museum situated? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (a) Bhopal
Solution:Dushyant Kumar Manuscript Museum is situated in Bhopal.

15. Kailash Satyarthi born in which district of Madhya Pradesh? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) Vidisha
Solution:Kailash Satyarthi was born in Vidisha, a small town in the State of Madhya Pradesh. He is an Indian social reform- er who campaigned against child labour in India and ad- vocated the universal right to education. In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Malala Yousafzai.

16. Who among the following was a Hockey player of Madhya Pradesh? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Sameer Dad
Solution:Mohammad Sameer Dad (born 25 November 1978 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) is a former field hockey forward who played for India. Dad made his international senior debut for the Indian Men's National Team in January 1998, during the test series against Germany.

17. Kailash Satyarthi born in which district of Madhya Pradesh? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (a) Bhopal
Solution:Kailash Satyarthi was born on January 11,1954, at Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. Hence statement 4 is correct. He is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labour in India and elsewhere and advocated the universal right to education.

18. Padmashree Bhuri Bai famous for: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (a) Painting
Solution:Bhumi Bai or Pitol was the first Bhil artist to use paper and canvas for her painting. She has won many awards includ- ing the highest state honor accorded to artists by Madhya Pradesh government, the Shikhar Samman. She was award- ed India's fourth highest civilian award the Padmashree in 2021.

19. Captain Roop Singh Stadium is related with which sports? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (b) Cricket
Solution:Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is a cricket ground in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The stadium has hosted 12 ODI matches, the first one was played between India and West Indies on 22 January 1988. The ground has flood lights and has hosted day-night encounters. It can hold 18,000 people. It was originally a hockey stadium named after great Indian hockey player Roop Singh.

20. Where is Roop Singh Stadium located? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Gwalior
Solution:Roop Singh is a prominent Cricket Stadium located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Here first Cricket match was played between India and West Indies on 22 January, 1988.