MPSC Group C Combined Pre 2019 — Question Paper with Answer Key & Explanations

Correct answer: B

The examiner has marked option B. In the Greenpeace and AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Delhi all sat among the world's most polluted cities — the official answer orders them as Gurugram → Ghaziabad → Noida → Delhi in increasing rank order. Pollution rankings shift year to year, so treat this as the 2018-report sequence the paper expects.

Correct answer: A

Straight to the answer — option A. In March 2019 Kazakhstan renamed its capital Astana to Nursultan, honouring its first President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Tokayev succeeded him as President; Nazarbayev is the person honoured, not the new city name itself.

Correct answer: C

Working through it, option C is the one. Padma Vibhushan 2019 went to Teejan Bai and Anil Manibhai Naik; Padma Bhushan to Dharampal Gulati and Bachendri Pal; Padma Shri to Manoj Bajpayee and Sudam Kate. Statement (c) is incorrect because Saalumarada Thimmakka and Devendra Swarup received Padma Shri, not Padma Bhushan.

Correct answer: C

The right pick is option C. Narendra Modi did win the Seoul Peace Prize 2018 and donated the prize money to Namami Gange; past winners include Kofi Annan and Angela Merkel. The trap is statement (c): the prize was established in 1990, not 1995.

Correct answer: C

The verified answer here is option C. Roger Federer became only the second man in the Open Era to reach 100 ATP singles titles, after Jimmy Connors. Nadal and Tsitsipas were active rivals but had not crossed that century mark when this question was set.

Correct answer: B

Go with option B. Thomas Piketty wrote 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'; Jesper Roine condensed it as 'Pocket Piketty'; Kevin O'Rourke authored 'A Short History of Brexit'; Caroline Criado Perez wrote 'Invisible Women'. The paper spells some names loosely — match on the well-known titles.