Previous-year questions show what the Madhya Pradesh exams actually ask. The syllabus of the MPPSC State Service Examination is long, and the MPESB rulebook names its subjects without a topic list, so past papers are the best guide to the level and the weight of each area. They show how often MPPSC asks about Madhya Pradesh's dynasties, tribes, rivers and schemes, how national Polity, History and Geography are framed, and how current events are tied to static facts. Many questions repeat in substance with new options. This page collects previous-year questions for the exams under this heading, in English and Hindi, each with the correct answer, an explanation and the topic it belongs to, so a question leads you to the GK note that covers it. MPPSC also publishes past question papers on mppsc.mp.gov.in, and MPESB has an old question paper page on esb.mp.gov.in; use them for the Madhya Pradesh questions that GK24 does not cover. Solve a set untimed to learn, then a set timed to build speed, and revisit your wrong answers a week later. With GK24's daily current affairs and quizzes, previous-year questions make the General Studies paper far more predictable.
Who built the Gujari Mahal?
The Gujari Mahal at the foot of Gwalior Fort was built by Raja Man Singh Tomar, who ruled Gwalior from 1486 to 1516, for his favourite queen Mrignayani.
Read the full explanation →Which tribe predominates in the Patalkot area of Chhindwara district?
Patalkot is a deep, horseshoe-shaped valley in the Tamia area of Chhindwara district, and most of its villages are home to the Bharia tribe.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following rivers of Madhya Pradesh flows in three states?
The Mahi rises in the Vindhya hills in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, flows through the Banswara region of Rajasthan and then crosses Gujarat to fall into the Gulf of Khambhat, so it passes through three states.
Read the full explanation →Bhimbetka was discovered by
Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar, an archaeologist from Ujjain, spotted the rocks of Bhimbetka in 1957–58 while travelling by train near Bhopal, and then explored the shelters in detail.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Act provided for communal representation in British India?
The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, first gave Muslims separate electorates, in which only Muslim voters could elect Muslim members.
Read the full explanation →In which Veda have the Sabha and the Samiti been declared as separate institutions?
The Atharvaveda calls the Sabha and the Samiti the two daughters of Prajapati, which shows that they were seen as two separate popular bodies.
Read the full explanation →According to tradition, what is the number of the Alvars and the Nayanars?
Tradition counts 12 Alvars, the Vaishnava saint-poets devoted to Vishnu, and 63 Nayanars, the Shaiva saints devoted to Shiva, both from the Tamil country.
Read the full explanation →Which was the first State to be merged under Dalhousie’s “Doctrine of Lapse”?
Satara was the first state annexed under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse, in 1848. Under this policy, if the ruler of a dependent state died without a natural male heir, the state lapsed to the East India Company, and an adopted son could not inherit the throne.
Read the full explanation →The date 6 April 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is related to:
On the morning of 6 April 1930 Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt on the beach at Dandi and broke the salt law, and with that the Civil Disobedience Movement began.
Read the full explanation →In which session was the Congress divided into Moderates and Extremists?
The Congress split into Moderates and Extremists at its Surat session of December 1907. The two groups had clashed over the choice of president and over how far to push the Swadeshi and boycott programme started after the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
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