MPSC PYQ
Aptitude

Main Idea

Main Idea is a Aptitude concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions
2
Years tested
2 · 2016–2024
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20242016

What you need to know first

Basic English/Marathi vocabularyComprehension skillsTone identification

Real questions that test this

वाक्यातील निहित मुख्य कल्पना काय आहे ? "तासांच्या सरावनांतर, तिने शेवटी पियानोच्या मुखड्यावर प्रभुत्व मिळवले." What is the main idea in the sentence ? "After hours of practice, she finally mastered the piano piece"

a)तिला पियानो वाजवणे आवडते. / She enjoys playing the piano
b)पियानोचा सराव करणे कठीण आहे. / Practising the piano is difficult
c)पियानोचा मुखडा आव्हानात्मक होता. / The piano piece was challenging
d)समर्पणामुळे प्रभुत्व प्राप्त होते. / Dedication leads to mastery✓ Correct

The sentence 'After hours of practice, she finally mastered the piano piece' highlights that mastery is achieved through dedication and hours of practice.

Fill the blank space with the best among the given options : The writer is suggesting that ________________.

1)the musicians were wrong in creating a disturbance for the neighbour
2)the neighbour was wrong in beating the tin can
3)motive is immaterial not the concern✓ Correct
4)we should never do things that inconvenience our neighbours

Option 3 captures the primary argument or underlying message intended by the author in the passage.

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