MPSC Sample Question Paper : State Services Preliminary Exam I & II 2014 Maharashtra

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Name of the Paper : Sample Question Paper For State Services Preliminary Exam I & II 2014
Location : Mumbai

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State Services Preliminary Exam 2014 :
Paper-I :
Question-1 : Which of the following plays were written by Harshavardhan –
(i) Priyadarsika
(ii) Ratanavali
(iii) Nagananda

Answer options :
(1) (i) only
(2) (i) and (ii) only
(3) (ii) and (iii) only
(4) All the three

Question-2 : Who has rejected the ‘Safety Valve Theory’ about the foundation of the Congress calling it the ‘myth’ –
(1) A. 0. Hume
(2) A. R. Desai
(3) Tarachand
(4) Bipan Chandra

Question-3 :He was given the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He was made the Governor of the Deccan. He founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty. His successors are called the Nizams of Hyderabad. Identify him
(1) Chin Quilich Khan
(2) Murshid Quli Khan
(3) Saadat Khan
(4) Husain Ali Khan

Question-4 : The Maratha power suffered from certain basic weaknesses which led to its downfall. Which of the following was not one among them –
(1) The nature of their political svstem the Marathas alienated the sympathies of other people.
(2) Their raids into the territories of other rulers made new enemies.
(3) The levies charged by them added to the oppression of the common people, particularly peasants and traders.
(4) None of the above

Question-5 : Which of the following statements are true about Ajatashatru –
(a) His name was also Kunika.
(b) He was the last ruler of the Haryanka dynasty.
(c) The first Budhist council was held at Rajgruh during his regime.
(d) He integrated Lichhavi kingdom into Magadh.

Answer options :
(1) (a), (b) and (d)
(2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)

Question-6 : Arrange the following British trading centres in their chronological order. Choose the correct answer option.
(i) Calcutta
(ii) Surat
(iii) Madras
(iv) Bombay

Answer options :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(2) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(4) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Question-7 : Who, among the following revolutionaries, was an atheist and a socialist in approach –
(1) Damodar Chaphekar
(2) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(3) Arabindo Ghosh
(4) Bhagat Singh

Question-8 : Which one of the following statements about the Faizpur Session of Congress is not true –
(1) It was the first Session of Congress held in the rural area.
(2) It was attended by about 40,000 peasants
(3) Dhanajinana Choudhari and Sane Guruji played an important role in organizing this session.
(4) Shankarrao Deo presided over this session

Question-9 : The early nationalists provided the firm foundation to the 20th century freedom movement through :
(1) Politics of petitions
(2) Constitutional means
(3) Agitational way
(4) Economic critique of colonialism

Question-10 : Read statements (A) and (B) and choose appropriate option from the answer options :
(A) Megasthenes mentions seven castes into which the Indian society was divided.
(B) Megasthenes confused castes with professions.

Answer options :
(1) Both (A) and (8) are true, and (B) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (B) are true, but (B) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (B) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (B) is true.

Downloads :
Paper-I :https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…%20Paper-1.pdf
Paper-II :https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…%20Paper-2.pdf