MPSC PSI2021English & MarathiOfficial Set A Key

MPSC PSI Pre 2021 — Question Paper with Answer Key & Explanations

Practice the MPSC PSI Pre 2021 previous-year paper online for free. This paper has 100 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.

100

Questions

7

Subjects

2021

Exam Year

2

Languages

Subject-wise breakdown

Marathi25 questions
English25 questions
History16 questions
Geography12 questions
Economics10 questions
Current Affairs7 questions
Indian Polity5 questions

Sample questions with answers

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A.Fakat a barobar baaki sarv chook
B.Fakat a va k barobar baaki sarv chook
C.Fakat k barobar baaki sarv chook
D.Fakat d barobar baaki sarv chook

Correct answer: C

The examination key marks Fakat k barobar baaki sarv chook as the correct choice. The safest way to lock this item into recall is to write the correct option next to its associated year or body in your revision notebook and skim it weekly.

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A.Manah-kaamana
B.Mano-kaamana
C.Manakaamana
D.Mano-kaamana

Correct answer: B

The paper's official answer is Mano-kaamana. 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.

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A.Kriyaapadaalaa
B.Kartaa, karma, kriyaapad yaanchya yogya vaaparalaa
C.Kriyaapadaavaroon kriyechi vel kaadhunyaalaa
D.Vareel sarv paryaay barobar

Correct answer: C

This one comes to Kriyaapadaavaroon kriyechi vel kaadhunyaalaa. 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.

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A.Binadhokt
B.Shravaneeya
C.Bhandaai
D.Sampaadan

Correct answer: D

Working through the options, Sampaadan is the correct one. The three wrong options are the standard distractor set MPSC uses for this topic — one is a chronological neighbour, one is a thematic near-miss and one is a plausible-sounding invention.

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A.II, IV, I, III
B.IV, III, I, II
C.II, III, IV, I
D.I, II, III, IV

Correct answer: A

The paper's official answer is II, IV, I, III. This is a classic MPSC 'anchor-word' item — the stem contains one specific term (a proper noun, a date, an article number) that maps directly to only one option.

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About the MPSC PSI exam

The MPSC Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) examination recruits directly into the Maharashtra Police PSI cadre. The preliminary paper is a 100-mark objective General Studies and intelligence test with one-fourth negative marking.

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 PSI Pre 2021 builds direct, transferable exam readiness. Pair this paper with our MPSC Preparation Strategy and MPSC Exam Pattern guides for a complete study loop.

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