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MPESB Group 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 18 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · Indian History

   The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?

   • A. 1940
   • B. 1942
   • C. 1944
   • D. 1946
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Quit India Movement was launched on 8 August 1942 by Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee, demanding an end to British rule in India.

2. Q2 · Environment

   The Ramsar Convention, which India is a signatory to, primarily deals with the conservation of which type of ecosystem?

   • A. Tropical rainforests
   • B. Wetlands
   • C. Coral reefs
   • D. Mountain ecosystems
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. India joined the convention in 1982 and has designated numerous Ramsar sites.

3. Q3 · Books and Authors

   Which author wrote the book 'The Discovery of India'?

   • A. Rabindranath Tagore
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. Mahatma Gandhi
   • D. Sardar Patel
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'The Discovery of India' during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at Ahmednagar Fort.

4. Q4 · Flora and Fauna of MP

   Which endangered species is specially protected in the Chambal Sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh?

   • A. One-horned Rhinoceros
   • B. Gharial (Fish-eating crocodile)
   • C. Snow Leopard
   • D. Asiatic Lion
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Chambal Sanctuary is famous for protecting the critically endangered Gharial along with Gangetic dolphins and various turtle species.

5. Q5 · Schemes of MP Government

   मध्य प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा महिला सशक्तिकरण के लिए कौन सी योजना संचालित की जा रही है?

   • A. लाड़ली लक्ष्मी योजना
   • B. बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ
   • C. सुकन्या समृद्धि योजना
   • D. उज्ज्वला योजना
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   लाड़ली लक्ष्मी योजना मध्य प्रदेश सरकार की विशेष योजना है जो बालिकाओं के भविष्य को सुरक्षित करने और महिला सशक्तिकरण को बढ़ावा देने के लिए चलाई जा रही है।

6. Q6 · Muhavare aur Lokoktiyan

   'आसमान सिर पर उठाना' मुहावरे का अर्थ है:

   • A. बहुत शोर मचाना
   • B. प्रसन्न होना
   • C. ऊँचा उठना
   • D. घमंड करना
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   'आसमान सिर पर उठाना' मुहावरे का अर्थ है बहुत शोर-शराबा करना या हंगामा मचाना।

7. Q7 · Ras and Chhand

   निम्नलिखित में से किस छंद में चार चरण होते हैं और प्रत्येक चरण में 16 मात्राएँ होती हैं?

   • A. दोहा
   • B. चौपाई
   • C. सोरठा
   • D. रोला
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   चौपाई छंद में चार चरण होते हैं और प्रत्येक चरण में 16 मात्राएँ होती हैं, जबकि दोहा अर्धसम मात्रिक छंद है।

8. Q8 · Idioms and Phrases

   What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean?

   • A. Something very difficult
   • B. Something very easy
   • C. A delicious dessert
   • D. A small portion
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The idiom 'a piece of cake' is used to describe a task or activity that is very easy to accomplish.

9. Q9 · Fill in the Blanks

   The committee decided to _______ the decision until further evidence was presented.

   • A. defer
   • B. differ
   • C. deter
   • D. prefer
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Defer means to postpone or delay a decision, which fits the context of waiting for further evidence.

10. Q10 · Percentage

    A shopkeeper marks up goods by 40% above cost price but gives a discount of 20% on the marked price. If he sells an item for ₹672, what is his profit percentage?

    • A. 10%
    • B. 12%
    • C. 15%
    • D. 18%
    Answer and solution

    Answer: B

    Let CP = x. MP = 1.4x, SP = 1.4x × 0.8 = 1.12x = 672, so x = 600. Profit % = (672-600)/600 × 100 = 12%.