Practice the MPSC Sub Inspector State Excise Pre 2017 previous-year paper online for free. This paper has 97 questions, each with the official Set A answer key and a plain-language explanation. It is available in English & Marathi exactly as it appeared in the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper. Sign in on the home page to attempt the full paper with instant scoring.
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Subjects
2017
Exam Year
2
Languages
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Correct answer: D
The right pick is option D: Railway Board. A helpful anchoring habit for questions of this type is to underline the year, proper noun or numeric anchor in the stem before you scan the options.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: A
"I III II IV" is what the question is looking for. The correct pairing above matches every column-A entry with its column-B partner as marked in the official key. This exact fact has appeared in earlier MPSC prelims — practising the wording of the correct option is worth two to three easy marks per paper.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: D
The examiner has marked Agnidivya as the correct response. Aspirants who miss this item usually pick a nearby-sounding option; the fix is to read the stem twice before scanning the options.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: C
The examiner has marked Aarey as the correct response. MPSC's editorial habit for this topic is to test the same fact in two-year cycles, so seeing this once is often enough to catch it again.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: D
"Marketing Federation" is what the question is looking for. Because the underlying fact is short and specific, this item is fully recallable — the only trap is misreading the stem in a hurry.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: A
The correct choice is "Radhakrishna Commission". The Krishna river rises at Mahabaleshwar in the Sahyadri and flows east across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before draining into the Bay of Bengal. In MPSC PYQ analysis, this item type accounts for the largest cluster of 'easy marks lost due to misreading' — slow down the stem, and the option leaps out.
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Start Practicing — It's FreeThis Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper follows the standard objective (MCQ) format with one-fourth negative marking, set in parallel English and Marathi. Every question below is transcribed from the official paper and paired with the official Set A answer key.
Practising the exact previous-year paper is the fastest way to internalise MPSC's option-framing style. The Commission recycles a meaningful share of its factual anchors — dates, Article numbers, districts, ratios and events — across paper cycles, so working through MPSC Sub Inspector State Excise Pre 2017 builds direct, transferable exam readiness. Pair this paper with our MPSC Preparation Strategy and MPSC Exam Pattern guides for a complete study loop.