MPSC PYQ

General Awareness

General Awareness is an concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions
2
Years tested
1 · 2016–2016
In context
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2016

What you need to know first

Knowledge of famous world figuresBasic sports knowledge

What mastering this unlocks

Sports MeasurementsMensurationReading comprehensionLogical inferenceWorld languagesLinguistic triviaInternal Security

Real questions that test this

पुढील पुरुष व महिला त्यांच्या क्षेत्रात महान आहेत/होत्या. त्यातील कोण डाखोरे नाहीत/नव्हते ? I. बर्क ओबामा II. बिल क्लिंटन III. महात्मा गांधी IV. नरेन्द्र मोदी V. बिल गेट्स् VI. टॉम क्रूझ VII. मेसेलीन मोलो VIII. अँजलीना जोली IX. अमिताभ बच्चन X. सचिन तेंडुलकर The following men and women are/were great in their own fields. Who amongst them is/was not a lefty ? I. Barack Obama II. Bill Clinton III. Mahatma Gandhi IV. Narendra Modi V. Bill Gates VI. Tom Cruise VII. Marilyn Monroe VIII. Angelina Jolie IX. Amitabh Bachchan X. Sachin Tendulkar

(a)बर्क ओबामा / Barack Obama

(b)बिल क्लिंटन / Bill Clinton

(c)महात्मा गांधी / Mahatma Gandhi

(d)नरेन्द्र मोदी / Narendra Modi

(e)बिल गेट्स / Bill Gates

(f)टॉम क्रूझ / Tom Cruise

(g)मेरीलिन मोन्रो / Marilyn Monroe

(h)अँजलीना जोली / Angelina Jolie

(i)अमिताभ बच्चन / Amitabh Bachchan

(j)सचिन तेंदुलकर / Sachin Tendulkar

1)महात्मा गांधी / Mahatma Gandhi
2)नरेन्द्र मोदी / Narendra Modi
3)अमिताभ बच्चन / Amitabh Bachchan
4)वरीलपैकी कोणीही नाही / None of the above✓ Correct

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Bill Gates, Tom Cruise, Marilyn Monroe, and Amitabh Bachchan are well-known left-handed personalities. Since none of the listed individuals are right-handed exclusively in the context of this trivia, the correct answer is 'वरीलपैकी कोणीही नाही' (None of the above are not lefties / all listed are left-handed).

परिघाच्या संदर्भात पुढील बॉल उतरत्या क्रमाने लावा : / Arrange the following balls in a descending order of their circumference :

(a)व्हॉलीबॉल / Volleyball

(b)बेसबॉल / Baseball

(c)बास्केट बॉल / Basketball

(d)हँड बॉल / Handball

1)क, अ, ड, ब / c, a, d, b✓ Correct
2)अ, ड, ब, क / a, d, b, c
3)ड, क, अ, ब / d, c, a, b
4)क, ड, अ, ब / c, d, a, b

Arranging the balls in descending order of their circumference (size): Basketball (क - ~75-78 cm), Volleyball (अ - ~65-67 cm), Handball (ड - ~58-60 cm), and Baseball (ब - ~23 cm). Thus, the correct descending order is क, अ, ड, ब.