Madhya Pradesh 2024 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

The correct answer is C, (ii) (iii) (i) (iv). The Kaveri rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Kodagu in Karnataka; the Sabarmati begins in the Aravalli hills of Mewar in Udaipur district of Rajasthan; the Tapti rises near Multai in Betul district, on the Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh; and the Damodar starts on the Chhotanagpur plateau of Jharkhand. An easy way to check: the Tapti and the Narmada are the two big west-flowing rift-valley rivers of central India, while the Damodar, once called the Sorrow of Bengal, is a river of the eastern coal belt. Option A is wrong because it sends the Kaveri to the Satpuras and the Tapti to the Mewar hills. Option B is wrong because it puts the Kaveri in the Mewar hills and the Sabarmati on the Chhotanagpur plateau. Option D is wrong because it links the Kaveri with Chhotanagpur and the Damodar with the Satpuras. Exam tip: Kaveri–Brahmagiri, Sabarmati–Mewar, Tapti–Multai on the Satpuras, Damodar–Chhotanagpur.

The correct answer is D, If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 279-A. Article 279A creates the GST Council, and the 101st Amendment of 2016 added it to the proviso to Article 368(2), so changing it needs a special majority of Parliament plus ratification by at least half of the state legislatures. The same federal list covers the election of the President (Articles 54 and 55), the extent of the executive power of the Union and the states, the Supreme Court and the High Courts, the division of legislative powers and the Seventh Schedule lists, the representation of states in Parliament, and Article 368 itself. The logic is simple: what touches the states needs the consent of the states. Option A is wrong because Article 53, on the executive power of the Union, is not in that list. Option B is wrong because Article 239A, on legislatures for certain Union Territories, can be changed by Parliament alone. Option C is wrong because Article 243A, on the Gram Sabha, also needs no ratification by the states. Exam tip: the GST Council of Article 279A came with the 101st Amendment, and changing it needs state ratification.

The correct answer is C, Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda calls the Sabha and the Samiti the two daughters of Prajapati, which shows that they were seen as two separate popular bodies. The Sabha was a smaller council of elders and nobles that also did judicial work, while the Samiti was a larger assembly of the common people that discussed policy and could even have a say in choosing the king. Both are first named in the Rigveda, but it is the Atharvaveda that sets them apart and says the king needs their support to rule well. Together with the Vidatha and the Gana, they were the tribal assemblies of the Vedic age. Option A is wrong because the Rigveda mentions both bodies but does not present them as twin institutions. Option B is wrong because the Samaveda is a book of chants set to music for rituals. Option D is wrong because the Yajurveda deals with the rules and formulas of sacrifice. Exam tip: Sabha and Samiti, the two daughters of Prajapati, in the Atharvaveda.