MPSC Gazetted Civil Services Combined Pre 2024 — Question Paper with Answer Key & Explanations

Correct answer: C

Lala Lajpat Rai founded the 'Tilak School of Politics' in Lahore (1926), naming it after Lokmanya Tilak to propagate his political ideas among youth. Bipinchandra Pal was a Bengal extremist contemporary of Tilak but did not establish this institution; Shripad Amrut Dange was a later communist labour leader; Arvind Ghosh (Aurobindo) was a revolutionary-nationalist writer, not the founder of this Lahore school.

Correct answer: C

The answer is option C: Nana Jagannath Shankarseth, the wealthy Bombay philanthropist and education reformer, personally donated ₹25,000 to the Elphinstone Fund for promoting Western education in Bombay. Balshastri Jambhekar pioneered Marathi journalism; Ramkrishna Bhandarkar was a distinguished orientalist-scholar; Waman Aabaji Modak was associated with other social causes—not this landmark Elphinstone endowment. MPSC papers often recycle this type of detail, so read the question carefully before you commit to an option.

Correct answer: D

Option D matches the question because after Gandhi's arrest, Sarojini Naidu led the Dharasana salt depot raid (May 1930) and addressed the satyagrahis—one of the most photographed episodes of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya led other nationalist and handicraft campaigns; Ambika Chakravarti and Kasturba Gandhi participated elsewhere in the freedom struggle but not as the prominent face of Dharasana. Distractors A (Kamaladevi Chatopadhyaya), B (Ambika Chakrawarti), C (Kasturba Gandhi) look plausible but do not follow from the facts stated in the question. If the question asks what is incorrect, identify the false statement first and then match it to the answer choice.

Correct answer: C

Nana Saheb (Dhondhu Pant), the adopted son of the exiled Peshwa Baji Rao II, was the principal leader of the 1857 revolt at Kanpur. Tatya Tope served as his military commander; Azimullah Khan was his advisor and diplomat; Maulavi Ahmedullah led the uprising at Faizabad—confusing Kanpur with other centres is a common map trap.

Correct answer: C

Option C is the right choice since Warli master Jivya Soma Mhase received Padma Shri (2011), the Shilpguru award, and the National Award for Tribal Arts—but not Padma Bhushan. Options pairing him with Padma Bhushan (a) overcount his honours; 'only (d)' undercounts Padma Shri and Shilpguru, which are well documented in Maharashtra art-culture notes. You can eliminate A ((a) and (d) are correct), B (Only (a) is correct), D (Only (d) is correct) — each one conflicts with the principle or calculation that leads to option C. Keep the name, formula, and unit together in your notes — that helps you spot incomplete distractors quickly.

Correct answer: A

Simuka (c. 230 BCE) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the Satavahana dynasty that dominated the Deccan for centuries. The Sunga dynasty rose in Magadha after the Mauryas; Kanva was a brief post-Mauryan line; Saka refers to foreign rulers of northwestern India—not the Andhra–Maharashtra power that Simuka inaugurated.