MPSC Group C Excise SI Question Paper 2017 with Answers

Which of the following sentences are correct?
a. Long sightedness is corrected by convex lens.
b. Short sightedness is corrected by convex lens.
c. Long sightedness is corrected by concave lens.
d. Short sightedness is corrected by concave lens.

Match the following pairs:
a. Free Press Bulletin – I. Bombay
b. Free India – II. Calcutta
c. Dinamani – III. Madras
d. Sakal – IV. Pune

Consider the following statements regarding the Man Booker International Prize:
a. It is an International Literary Award.
b. It was introduced since 2004.
c. Han Kang is the first Korean author to win the prize of 2016.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Eleven players, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are standing in a row, facing the coach.
a. D, who is to the immediate left of F, is second to the right of C.
b. A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
c. J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
d. H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.
Who is standing in the middle of the row?

Match the following pairs:
Amendments → Particular
a. 10th Amendment – I. Goods and Services Tax (GST)
b. 21st Amendment – II. Anti-Defection Law
c. 52nd Amendment – III. Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory
d. 101st Amendment – IV. Inclusion of Sindhi as an official language in the 8th Schedule

Consider the statements:
a. The area occupied by the Tapi river basin in north Maharashtra has an eastward slope.
b. The area occupied by the Wardha-Wainganga river basin slopes towards the south direction.
c. The area occupied by the remaining plateau river basin slopes towards the east direction.
Which one of the above statements is NOT correct?

A system of letter-number-symbols is given:
R % E 5 D 2 # 9 A F B @ J 3 I K M 4 1 W U 8 V © N * G Z § 6 7
On the basis of this system, out of the five below, four are the same in some way and form a group. Find the one which does NOT fit in this group:
a. @IF
b. I4@
c. ©G8
d. U©1
e. #FD

Match the following pairs:
Ghats → Roads
a. Thal Ghat – I. Vengurla – Sawantwadi – Belgaum/Nipani
b. Bhor Ghat – II. Mumbai – Kalyan – Otur
c. Malshej Ghat – III. Mumbai – Pune
d. Amboli Ghat – IV. Mumbai – Nashik

Ozone layer gets destroyed by:
a. NO and NO₂ from natural sources.
b. Cl atoms from chlorofluorocarbons.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Find the relation of the numbers around the circle, to the number within the circle and then find what will be the number instead of the question mark.
Circle 1: 16(top), 25(left), 729(center), 49(right), 121(bottom)
Circle 2: 1(top), 36(left), 361(center), 25(right), 49(bottom)
Circle 3: 9(top), 81(left), ?(center), 100(right), 16(bottom)

Match the following pairs:
a. S.N. Pendse – I. Shitu
b. G.N. Dandekar – II. Machivarla Budha
c. Bhalchandra Nemade – III. Kosla
d. Jayawant Dalvi – IV. Chakra

The parts of two numbers in a number series are missing. Select the proper alternative which will fit at both the places:
7560, 10, 1, 36, 9, 3

Match the following pairs:
a. Imperialist School – I. Valentine Chirol
b. Cambridge School – II. Anil Seal
c. The Nationalist School – III. R.C. Majumdar
d. The Marxist School – IV. R.P. Dutt

The following statements are true concerning NITI Aayog:
a. No power to allocate funds.
b. It is a think tank.
c. Imposes policies on States.
d. Consulting States while making policy.
Which are correct?

Match the following pairs:
Tribes → Districts
a. Katkari – I. Bhandara
b. Bhil – II. Amrawati
c. Korku – III. Nandurbar
d. Gond – IV. Raigad

Find the wrong number in the following number series:
3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125

Arrange the following peaks in descending order of their altitude from mean sea level:
a. Salher
b. Saptashrungi
c. Mahabaleshwar
d. Kalsubai

Who among the following won the silver medal in women's singles badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
a. Sania Mirza
b. Saina Nehwal
c. P.V. Sindhu

Which of the following statements related to the 74th Amendment Act are correct?
a. The Act bars interference by courts in electoral matters of municipalities.
b. The Act shall not affect the functions and powers of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council of West Bengal.
c. The Act shall not affect the functions and powers of the district councils of the hill area of Manipur.

Arrange the following districts of Maharashtra in ascending order on the basis of their population density as per 2011 Census record:
a. Sindhudurg
b. Gadchiroli
c. Nandurbar
d. Dhule

The numbers in the given square follow some rule. Find this rule and choose the correct number from the given alternatives in place of the question mark.
| 72 | 24 | 06 |
| 96 | 16 | 12 |
| 108 | ? | 18 |

Consider the following statements:
a. The Constituent Assembly of India was set up according to the provision of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
b. The first session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held on 9th December, 1946.
c. The eleventh session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held between 14th November to 26th November, 1949.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Arrange the sequence of rivers in Konkan from North to South:
a. Vaitarna
b. Savitri
c. Ulhas
d. Vashisthi

Match the following pairs:
a. National Voters' Day – I. 28 February
b. National Science Day – II. 25 January
c. International Women's Day – III. 15 March
d. World Consumer Rights Day – IV. 8 March

Some statements and four conclusions derived from them are given. Select the proper alternative about the conclusions.
Statements:
Some dogs are goats.
All goats are trees.
Some trees are not dogs.
Conclusions:
I. Some trees are dogs.
II. All dogs are trees.
III. All goats are dogs.
IV. No tree is a dog.

Arrange the following layers of the Earth from outer layer to inner layer given by Dr. R.A. Daly:
a. Barysphere
b. Asthenosphere
c. Lithosphere
d. Mesosphere

Some statements regarding health and nutrition are given below:
a. Copper is an essential micronutrient for the human body.
b. Vitamins A and D are water soluble.
c. Caloric value of lipids is 9.3 kcal/g.
d. Deficiency of Vitamin C causes scurvy.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
a. The national income trends during the period of economic planning do not indicate a consistent increase.
b. Growth has taken place only in about half of the years of economic planning.
c. For almost half the period of economic planning there has been little growth or even negative growth.
d. Considering economic planning period as a whole, there has been a steady, consistent growth.

Observe the following statements:
a. Manganese deposits are found at Sindhudurg.
b. Bauxite is mainly found in laterite.
c. Chromite is mined at Mauni in Bhandara district.
Which statements are correct?

The numbers in each figure are according to some rule. Select the number from the given alternatives which will fit in place of the question mark.
Figure 1: 2(top), 4(left), 45(center), 6(right), 3(bottom)
Figure 2: 4(top), 8(left), 84(center), 7(right), 9(bottom)
Figure 3: 1(top), 2(left), 30(center), 3(right), 4(bottom)
Figure 4: 6(top), 8(left), ?(center), 2(right), 9(bottom)

The lackluster agricultural growth since the new millennium is due to:
a. Structural weakness
b. Low level of public investment
c. Unbalanced fertilizer use
d. Small size of agricultural holding

For which of the following industries is licensing compulsory?
a. Cigarettes
b. Alcohol
c. Industrial explosives
d. Defence equipments