MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which language family has the largest number of speakers in India?
A)
Dravidian family
B)
Indo-European family
C)
Sino-Tibetan family
D)
Austric family
The Indo-European family (Indo-Aryan branch) accounts for approximately 78% of the total speakers in India, making it the largest language family in the country.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
A warm and dry wind blowing on the northern side of the Alps Mountain ranges is :
A)
Blizzards
B)
Foehn
C)
Sirocco
D)
Mistral
Foehn is a warm, dry, leeward katabatic wind that descends on the northern slopes of the Alps in Central Europe.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
On which occasion was Bombay handed over to the British by the Portuguese?
A)
Liberation of Portuguese from Spanish control.
B)
Charles II marriage with princess Catherine.
C)
The defeat of Spanish Armada in 1588.
D)
None of the above
In 1661, the Portuguese Crown handed over the port of Bombay to King Charles II of England as part of the royal wedding dowry for his marriage to Princess Catherine of Braganza.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
The powers and functions of the three tiers Panchayats are listed in which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India?
A)
Ninth Schedule
B)
Eleventh Schedule
C)
Twelfth Schedule
D)
None of these
The Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution, added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992, contains 29 functional items outlining the powers and responsibilities of Panchayats.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which Iron and Steel Industry was set up in Chhattisgarh with the technical support of former USSR?
A)
Rourkela
B)
Durgapur
C)
Bokaro
D)
Bhilai
The Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh was established in 1955 with technical and financial collaboration from the former USSR.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following economists held the view that nature will check population growth?
A)
Thomas Robert Malthus
B)
Adam Smith
C)
JS Mill
D)
David Ricardo
In his 1798 'Essay on the Principle of Population', Thomas Robert Malthus posited that population grows geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically, leading to natural 'positive checks' like famine and disease.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
If the Reserve Bank of India raise the repo rate
A)
Money supply will increase, and there will be an inflationary pressure.
B)
Loans issued by the banking system to the economy will increase.
C)
Investment may decrease, and inflationary pressure may also decrease.
D)
Consumer demand will increase.
Increasing the repo rate makes borrowing more expensive, which tends to reduce investment and spending, thereby curbing inflationary pressure.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following does not have a written constitution?
A)
U.S.A
B)
Egypt
C)
Japan
D)
UK
The United Kingdom does not possess a single codified written constitution; its constitutional framework consists of statutory law, common law conventions, and historic charters.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
India’s first-ever military-grade geospatial satellite built entirely by the private sector which was launched on 7th April, 2024 is :
A)
EOS-07
B)
RISAT-2BRI
C)
TSAT-1A
D)
CARTOSAT-03
TSAT-1A, manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in collaboration with Satellogic, was launched on April 7, 2024, as India's first private-sector military-grade geospatial satellite.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Consider the following statements regarding the ongoing Israeli- Hamas conflict.
1. Hama’s surprise attack on the state of Israel was on October 7, 2023.
2. Hamas campaign was dubbed “Operation al-Aqsa Flood”.
3. Israel has declared war on Hamas and launched “Operation Swords of Iron”.
4. In response to both the developments, the government of India launched an operation to retrieve Indians from Israel known as ‘Operation Dost’.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A)
1&2only
B)
1,2 &3 only
C)
1,2 &4 only
D)
1,2,3&4
Statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct: Hamas initiated the October 7, 2023 attack dubbed 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood', and Israel responded with 'Operation Swords of Iron'. Statement 4 is incorrect because India's evacuation mission from Israel was named 'Operation Ajay' (whereas 'Operation Dost' was the disaster relief operation for the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake).
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
The replacement level of total fertility rate in India is :
A)
1.0
B)
2.1
C)
2.5
D)
2.8
The replacement level fertility is standardly defined as a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 children per woman.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Who among the following introduced the Enfield rifles that initially used the greased cartridges the sepoys rebelled against?
A)
Henry Hardinge
B)
Charles Metcalfe
C)
William Bentinck
D)
Dalhousie
Lord Henry Hardinge (Governor-General of India 1844–1848) initiated the modernization of military equipment and introduced the new Enfield rifles that utilized greased cartridges, which later triggered the 1857 revolt.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which country recently launched the World’s first dedicated Drone Carrier?
A)
USA
B)
Russia
C)
China
D)
Turkey
In 2024, defense analysts reported that China launched the world's first purpose-built, dedicated drone carrier at the Jiangsu Dayang shipyard.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following sustainable development goals aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth?
A)
SDG-6
B)
SDG-7
C)
SDG-8
D)
SDG-13
SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of which of the following?
A)
Wavel Plan
B)
Cripps Mission
C)
August Offer
D)
Cabinet Mission
The Constituent Assembly was established in 1946 under the Cabinet Mission Plan.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
In 1878 the Famine Commission of India was established under the Chairmanship of :
A)
Sir Richard Strachey
B)
James Lyall
C)
Sir John Woodhead
D)
Anthony MacDonnell
The first Famine Commission of 1878 was constituted under the chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey during the viceroyalty of Lord Lytton.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
‘Barbie’ movie released in 2023 made history, becoming the first Billion-Dollar movie directed solely by a woman, and was directed by :
A)
Jane Campion
B)
Sofia Coppola
C)
Kathryn Bigelow
D)
Greta Gerwig
The 2023 Barbie movie was directed by Greta Gerwig, and it was the first billion-dollar movie directed solely by a woman.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
The largest fishing ground of the world is the :
A)
North West Pacific Region
B)
North West Atlantic Region
C)
North East Atlantic Region
D)
South Western Arctic Region
The North West Pacific region, where the cold Oyashio Current meets the warm Kuroshio Current off the coasts of Japan, Russia, and China, forms the world's most productive fishing ground.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
The world’s first conversational AI with emotional intelligence is :
A)
AI Robot
B)
Gemini AI
C)
Hume AI
D)
Humanoid Robot
Hume AI launched the Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) in March 2024, widely introduced as the world's first conversational AI with emotional intelligence.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
The Alkire-Foster methodology of the multidimensional poverty index has three equally weighted dimensions as follows :
A)
Health, education, and standard of living
B)
Income, literacy, and absolute poverty
C)
Income, health, and standard of living
D)
Health, income, and education
The Alkire-Foster methodology of the Multidimensional Poverty Index assesses poverty across three equally weighted (1/3 each) dimensions: Health, Education, and Standard of Living.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has been described as a “Mini Revision of the Constitution’?
A)
Forty-Second Ammendment Act, 1976
B)
Forty-Fourth Ammendment Act, 1978
C)
Fifty-Second Ammendment Act, 1985
D)
Forty-Eighth Ammendment.Act, 1987
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 made extensive and sweeping changes to various parts of the Indian Constitution, earning it the title 'Mini-Constitution' or 'Mini Revision of the Constitution'.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Which ministry has received the highest allocation in the Interim Budget 2024-25 of the central government?
A)
Railways
B)
Defence
C)
Road, transport and highways
D)
Home affairs
In the Interim Budget 2024-25 presented by the Central Government, the Ministry of Defence received the highest budget allocation among all ministries.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Player of the Season in the recently concluded UEFA Champions League 2023-24 is :
A)
Jude Belligham
B)
Kylian Mbappe
C)
Vinicius Junior
D)
Erling Haaland
The UEFA Champions League 2023-24 season concluded with Real Madrid winning the title. Vinicius Junior was named the Player of the Season due to his pivotal role in Real Madrid's campaign, including scoring in the final against Borussia Dortmund.
Analysis of other options:
- Jude Bellingham (a): While he had a stellar debut season for Real Madrid and was a key contributor, he was not named the overall Player of the Season.
- Kylian Mbappe (b): He played for Paris Saint-Germain during the 2023-24 UCL campaign and did not win the individual award.
- Erling Haaland (d): Although he is one of the world's top scorers, Manchester City was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Real Madrid, making him ineligible for the season's top individual honor.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) is a :
A)
Pension scheme for small and marginal farmers.
B)
Direct money transfer scheme to the farmers according to the size of landholding.
C)
Crop insurance scheme for the farmers.
D)
Subsidy scheme for farmers cultivating cash crops.
PM-KMY is an old-age pension scheme for small and marginal landholding farmers providing an assured monthly pension of Rs. 3,000 after age 60.
MCSCCE • 2024 • Paper-I
Temperature in the troposphere decreases with increase in altitude at the rate of :
A)
6.0°C/km
B)
6.5°C/km
C)
5.5°C/km
D)
5.0°C/km
The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. In this layer, temperature generally decreases as altitude increases because the atmosphere is primarily heated from the ground up (via terrestrial radiation). The average rate of this temperature decrease is known as the Normal Lapse Rate (NLR). The standard accepted value for the Normal Lapse Rate is approximately 6.5°C per 1,000 meters (or 6.5°C/km).
- Option (a) 6.0°C/km: This is close but not the standard global average.
- Option (b) 6.5°C/km: This is the scientifically accepted average lapse rate for the troposphere.
- Option (c) 5.5°C/km: This is too low for the standard average.
- Option (d) 5.0°C/km: This is too low for the standard average.
