States PCS: Madhya Pradesh GK Questions For MPPSC Examinations
For all Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) exams including State Services, Forest Services, AE, and other government roles in MP.
21. Maach is principally associated with which cultural region of Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Baghelkhand
[B] Malwa
[C] Nimar
[D] Mahakoshal
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Correct Answer: B [Malwa]
Notes:
Maach is a musical folk-theatre tradition of Malwa. Ujjain is an important centre of its performance traditions.
22. Which Madhya Pradesh folk singer is especially associated with Kabir bhajans in the Malwa tradition?
[A] Prahlad Singh Tipaniya
[B] Amjad Ali Khan
[C] Ramsahay Pandey
[D] Jangarh Singh Shyam
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Correct Answer: A [Prahlad Singh Tipaniya]
Notes:
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya is known for singing Kabir bhajans in the Malwa folk tradition. The other names are associated with different artistic fields.
23. The Heliodorus pillar at Besnagar is a significant early inscriptional reference to devotion to which deity?
[A] Vasudeva
[B] Buddha
[C] Mahavira
[D] Surya
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Correct Answer: A [Vasudeva]
Notes:
The pillar records Heliodorus’s dedication to Vasudeva. It is important evidence for early Bhagavata religious traditions.
24. Hindola Mahal in Mandu is generally identified as which type of royal building?
[A] Audience hall
[B] Royal granary
[C] Elephant stable
[D] Mint
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Correct Answer: A [Audience hall]
Notes:
Hindola Mahal is generally identified as an audience hall. Its sloping exterior walls give it its distinctive swinging-palace name.
25. Which set identifies the principal apparatus-based forms of Mallakhamb?
[A] Pole, rope and hanging
[B] Bow, spear and shield
[C] Oar, sail and paddle
[D] Bat, ball and wicket
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Correct Answer: A [Pole, rope and hanging]
Notes:
Mallakhamb includes pole, rope and hanging forms. It develops strength, balance, flexibility and coordination.
26. How many elected seats are there in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituted after the 2023 election?
[A] 322
[B] 230
[C] 240
[D] 425
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Correct Answer: B [230]
Notes:
The Assembly has 230 elected seats. These are territorial, single-member constituencies.
27. Which is the largest component of Madhya Pradesh’s secondary-sector GSVA at current prices in 2025–26, according to the Economic Survey?
[A] Manufacturing
[B] Construction
[C] Electricity, gas, water supply and other utilities
[D] Mining and quarrying
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Correct Answer: B [Construction]
Notes:
Construction contributes ₹1,45,523 crore, compared with manufacturing at ₹1,13,933 crore and utilities at ₹52,894 crore. The Survey groups mining and quarrying within the primary sector.
28. Which is the largest component of Madhya Pradesh’s budgeted revenue receipts for 2026–27?
[A] State’s own non-tax revenue
[B] Grants-in-aid from the Centre
[C] State’s share in central taxes
[D] State’s own tax revenue
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Correct Answer: D [State’s own tax revenue]
Notes:
The speech estimates own tax revenue at ₹1,17,667 crore, the share in central taxes at ₹1,12,137 crore, central grants at ₹54,504 crore and own non-tax revenue at ₹24,394 crore.
29. Which organisation in Indore specialises in soybean research, supporting Madhya Pradesh’s soybean economy?
[A] ICAR–National Soybean Research Institute
[B] Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research
[C] Central Rice Research Institute
[D] Central Institute for Cotton Research
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Correct Answer: A [ICAR–National Soybean Research Institute]
Notes:
ICAR’s National Soybean Research Institute is based in Indore. Soybean research supports crop improvement and production practices.
30. Which Jabalpur public figure combined a long parliamentary career with advocacy of Hindi and literary writing?
[A] Ramrao Deshmukh
[B] Seth Govind Das
[C] Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[D] Dadabhai Naoroji
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Correct Answer: B [Seth Govind Das]
Notes:
Seth Govind Das was a legislator, freedom-movement participant and Hindi author. His parliamentary biography records his work for promoting Hindi.
