MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims GS Paper 1 Question Paper 2026 with Answers

What demands did the British Indian Association make to the British Parliament in 1853 AD on the occasion of the renewal of the Charter Act?
(a) The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary should have separate Jurisdictions.
(b) The salaries of high-ranking officials should be reduced.
(c) A new legislature should be formed and Indian should be represented in it.
(d) Salt, excise and stamp duty should be abolished.

Choose the correct pairs.
(a) Harshcharitra - (i) Kalidas
(b) Maalati Madhav - (ii) Vishakhadatta
(c) Malvikagnimitra - (iii) Banbhatta
(d) Mudrarakshas - (iv) Bhavabhuti

Which of the following provisions were included in the August resolution of 1940 AD ?
(a) After the end of the Second World War, assistance will be provided to establish a fully responsible system of governance in India on the lines of a colonial freedom.
(b) Some Indians representative will be included in the board of Governor Generals.

Which of the following statement applies to Aadilshah's Wajir Hemu?
(a) Adilshah gave Hemu the title of 'Vikramjit'.
(b) Hemu started his career as a Market Superintendent.
(c) Hemu had not lost a single battle out of 22 battles.
(d) Hemu defeated Akbar in the second battle of Panipat.

Choose the correct pairs for authors.
(a) Storia-Do-Mogor - (i) Burnier
(b) Travel in Mughal Empire - (ii) Niccolao Manucchi
(c) Early Travels in India - (iii) William Foster
(d) Historical Fragment - (iv) Robert Orme

Match the following.
(a) Varahamihira - (i) Panchasiddhantika
(b) Vagbhat - (ii) Ashtang Samgraha
(c) Ishvara Krishna - (iii) Samkhya Karika
(d) Prasatapada - (iv) Vaisheshika Sutra

Match the following Sanskrit authors of the Mughal India and their works.
(a) Anantadeva - (i) Chaitanya Charitamritam
(b) Gangadhara - (ii) Nirnaya Sindhu
(c) Kamlakara Bhatta - (iii) Manorama
(d) Krishna Das Kaviraja - (iv) Samskarakaustubha

Match the following.
(a) Sindhri - (i) Fertilizer Factory
(b) Chittaranjan - (ii) Railway Coach Factory
(c) Perambur - (iii) Locomotive Factory
(d) Pimpri - (iv) Penicillin Factory

Name the social reformer described in the following sentences.
(a) He showed courage in practising what he preached.
(b) He was a staunch supporter of women's education.
(c) He was against child marriages, marriages of his sons and daughters were performed when they were old enough to choose their partners.
(d) As he advocated widow remarriages, he gave consent to the remarriage of his daughter who was a widow.

Match the pairs.
(a) Jiyauddin Barni - (i) Fatuh-Us-Salatin
(b) Khwaja Abu Malik Isami - (ii) Kitab-Ur-Rahlah
(c) Ibn Batuta - (iii) Tariq-e-Salatin Afgana
(d) Ahmed Yadgar - (iv) Fatwa-e-Janhadari

Name the authors of following plays:
(a) Sangeet Saubhadra - (i) V.V. Vartak
(b) Thorale Madhavrao Peshwe - (ii) Annasaheb Kirloskar
(c) Janaki - (iii) V.J. Kirtane
(d) Andhlyachi Shala - (iv) N.S. Phadake

Match the following dynasties and their kingdoms.
(a) Maitrakas - (i) Valabhi
(b) Chahumanas - (ii) Sakambhari
(c) Gurjaras - (iii) Broach
(d) Paramaras - (iv) Dhara

Observe the following statements.
(a) As per the State Mineral Policy 1999, iron, sulphur, gold, copper and lead mineral production was opened to the private sector.
(b) Konkan region has the highest mineral availability after Nagpur region.
(c) Maharashtra State Mining Corporation was established in 1973.

Match the following forest circles with their share in percentage to total forest area of Maharashtra.
(a) Gadchiroli - (i) 12.5%
(b) Nagpur - (ii) 20.8%
(c) Dhule - (iii) 9.5%
(d) Thane - (iv) 10.4%

Consider the following statements:
(a) The Aravalli is one of the youngest fold mountain in the world.
(b) The Aravalli is rich in minerals such as marble, granite, zinc and copper.
(c) The Aravalli mountain ranges have supported mining and construction activities for centuries.
(d) Historical forts such as Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Ranthambore are situated here.

For what the process of 'Time Lapse Analysis' (Kalaantar Sanskar) is used in the time measurement process ?
(a) Leap Year
(b) Adhik Mass
(c) Kshay Mass
(d) Tithi Vridhhi - lope

Match the following.
(a) Ch. Sambhajinagar - (i) Independent district in 1962
(b) Gondia - (ii) City of gates
(c) Wardha - (iii) Rice barn
(d) Jalna - (iv) Satellite hearing center

Match the Regional divisions of Himalayas (List - I) with their West-East Extension (List - II).
(a) The Punjab Himalayas - (i) Sutlej to Kali
(b) The Kumaon Himalayas - (ii) Kali to Tista
(c) The Nepal Himalayas - (iii) Tista to Brahmaputra
(d) The Assam Himalayas - (iv) Indus to Sutlej

Find the correct ascending order of the following atmospheric layers from the earth's surface.
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Troposphere
(d) Stratopause
(e) Stratosphere
(f) Mesopause
(g) Tropopause

Match the following.
List - I (Districts)
List - II (2001-2011 decadal growth in population (%))
(a) Thane - (i) 25.50
(b) Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar - (ii) 30.4
(c) Pune - (iii) 27.33
(d) Nandurbar - (iv) 35.94

Match the following.
List - I (Country)
List - II (Local Names of Shifting Cultivation)
(a) Congo and Central Africa - (i) Roca
(b) North-East India - (ii) Masole
(c) Vietnam - (iii) Jhum
(d) Brazil - (iv) Ray

Which of the following statement/s are correct ?
(a) There are 61 satellites to Uranus planet in solar system.
(b) The average distance of Mercury planet from the Sun is 58 million k.m.
(c) The average distance from the Sun to the planet Uranus is 4495 million k.m.

Which of the following statement/s is/are related to Montreal Protocol ?
(a) Reduction of the Production and Consumption of ozone depleting Chloro-Fluoro-Carbons (CFCs) in order to check depletion of ozone layer.
(b) Work for the protection of the earth and its environment, maintenance of ecological balance and to enrich biodiversity.
(c) Study of pollution at pole.

Assertion (A): An ecosystem is a natural resource system.
Reason (R): An ecosystem is a single concept in which the physical environment (Physical or Inorganic Factors) and biotic factors (Humans, animals, microorganisms and plants) live together in a single framework.
Which one of the following is correct?

Which of the following statement/s is/are not correct?
(a) UN conference on Environment and Development was held at Montreal in 1992.
(b) Bruntland Report, 1987 was related with UN second conference at Nairobi.
(c) The aim of the Kyoto Protocol was to address the problems of anthropogenic climate change.

Arrange the following major greenhouse gases in descending order according to the percentage of their contribution to global warming.
(1) Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Fluorinated Gases
(2) Carbon dioxide, Methane, Fluorinated Gases, Nitrous oxide
(3) Methane, Carbon dioxide, Nitrous oxide, Fluorinated Gases
(4) Methane, Nitrous oxide, Fluorinated Gases, Carbon dioxide

With reference to the 'National Policy on the Voluntary Sector-2007' consider the following statements regarding the characteristics of Voluntary Organization (VOs):
(a) These organizations are private in nature and separate from the Government.
(b) They do not return profits generated to their owners or directors.
(c) They are self-governing and are controlled by the Government.
(d) They are registered organizations or informal groups with defined aims and objectives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match the pairs.
Poverty Eradication Programs in India - Year of launch
(a) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) - (i) 2001
(b) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) - (ii) 1989
(c) Jawahar Rojgar Yojana - (iii) 1983
(d) Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana - (iv) 1978

Under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect regarding the employment regulations for women before and after childbirth?
(a) The Act mandates six weeks of leave after childbirth.
(b) The Act mandates six weeks of leave before and ten weeks after childbirth.
(c) The Act applies to all establishments without considering minimum number of employee.
(d) The Act provides maternity and other benefits.

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: As per projection on 1st March 2026, the total projected population of Maharashtra is about 12.93 crore.
Statement-II: During the same period, the urban population of Maharashtra is higher than its rural population.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
(a) India's population density was higher than South-Korea in 2017.
(b) India's population density was lower than Bangladesh in 2017.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

Social Security measures are typically divided into two main categories. Which of the following best represents these categories ?
(a) Social insurance
(b) Social welfare
(c) Social assistance
(d) Social inclusion

Consider the following statements regarding the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Maharashtra.
(a) By December 2025, there were 270.48 lakh ration card holders in the state.
(b) As of 31 October 2025, 51,636 Fair price shops were functioning in the state.
(c) By October 2025, about 1.55 crore families received food grains through Aadhaar-based biometric authentication.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are disadvantages of subdivision and fragmentation of land holding?
(a) Wastage of Land
(b) Disguised Unemployment
(c) Easy to Land Management
(d) Low Productivity

As pointed out by Tendulkar Committee, the concept of poverty is associated with socially perceived deprivation with respect to basic human needs like
(a) the need to be adequately nourished
(b) the need to be reasonably sheltered
(c) the need to be decently clothed
(d) the need to escape avoidable diseases
(e) the need to be minimally educated
Which of the above point/s is/are correct?

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding National Food Security Act - 2013 ?
(a) Women empowerment is a feature of the National Food Security Act - 2013.
(b) State Food Commission is monitoring, reviewing and implementing authority of this Act 2013.

Consider the following statements:
(a) In the overall Capital Stock David Pearce and Jeremy Warford include man-made physical capital, human capital and environmental capital.
(b) According to David Pearce and Jeremy Warford, sustainable development implies that man-made physical capital, human capital and environmental capital decrease in the growth process.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in the context of aims of National Population Policy, 2000.
(a) Promote delayed marriage for girls, not earlier than age 18 and preferably after 21 years of age.
(b) The long-term objective is to achieve a stable population by 2030.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
(a) Coale and Hoover model related to population growth and economic development in low income countries in the late fifties.
(b) Coale and Hoover model suggest that GNP would grow faster under higher fertility.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

What is the direction of electric field for a point charge at any point on its equipotential surface?
(1) Radial outward
(2) Parallel to the surface
(3) Tangential
(4) Radial inward

The net electric charge that passes through the surface per unit time is called ____
(1) electric current
(2) potential difference
(3) voltage difference
(4) charge motion

Match the quantities in Column - I with their dimensions in the Column - II.
Column - I
(a) Permeability (μ₀)
(b) Coefficient of Viscosity (η)
(c) Planck's Constant (h)
Column - II
(i) ML²T⁻¹
(ii) MLT⁻²I⁻²
(iii) ML⁻¹T⁻¹
(Where M is mass, L is length, T is time and I is the current).

Identify the correct statements about jumping genes.
(a) These are genes that can change their positions.
(b) These are also called transposons.
(c) These were firstly discovered by Barbara McClintock in 1965.

Identify the mineral acid/acids from following acids:
(a) Oxalic acid
(b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Hydrochloric acid

Chloramphenicol is a ____
(a) Narrow spectrum antibiotic
(b) Broad spectrum antibiotic
(c) Limited spectrum antibiotic
(d) Antiseptic drug

Select the correct statements from the following:
(a) Prohibition is issued by a Higher Court to a Lower Court or tribunal and is intended to prohibit it from exceeding its jurisdiction.
(b) Writ of prohibition can be issued against administrative agencies.
(c) Writ of prohibition is issued against judicial and quasi judicial bodies.

Which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect?
(a) B.N. Rau was advisor of the Constituent Assembly.
(b) B.N. Rau prepared draft Constitution in October, 1947.
(c) A draft Constitution prepared by B.N. Rau contained 310 Articles and 8 Schedules.
(d) A draft Constitution prepared by B.N. Rau contained 243 Articles and 13 Schedules.

Which of the following matters are included in the 12th schedule of the Constitution of India?
(a) Promotion of artistic vision, fire fighting services
(b) Cremation ground and electric crematorium
(c) Market & fairs, rural housing
(d) Protection of the interest of the handicapped and mentally retarded, protection of the environment.

The National Commission to review the working of the Constitution has recommended that for effectuating fundamental duties are
(a) Duty to vote at elections
(b) To pay taxes
(c) Duty of industrial organisations to provide education to children of their employees
(d) To foster a spirit of family values and responsible parenthood in the matter of education, physical and moral well-being of children

Which of the following statement/s is incorrect about Committee on Public Undertakings of the Parliament?
(a) Pandit Nehru recommended the creation of this Committee in 1963.
(b) The Chairman of this Committee is appointed only from amongst its members who are drawn from the Lok Sabha.
(c) From, 1974, 15 members are elected from Lok Sabha and 7 members are elected from Rajya Sabha on this Committee.
(d) The tenure of members of this Committee is two years.

Which of the following statements about Veto power of President are correct?
(a) He/she can withholds his/her assent to the bill.
(b) Governor may reserve a bill for consideration of the President in any case he/she thinks fit.
(c) President can return bill to Parliament for reconsideration with message to both houses.

Find the correct statements regarding Inter-State Council.
(a) It is mentioned in the article 263.
(b) The President is empowered to establish it.
(c) The President of India has never exercised this power and has not so far established any such Inter-State Council under power of article 263.

Which of the following statement/s are correct ?
(a) According to K.C. Wheare, Indian Federalism is 'quasi-federal'.
(b) According to Morris Jones, Indian Federalism is 'bargaining federalism'.
(c) According to C.F. Strong, Indian Federalism is 'less federalism'.
(d) According to Granville Austin, Indian Federalism is 'Cooperative federalism'.

According to simple majority of the Parliament which types of Constitutional Amendments shall be made? Choose correct statement/s.
(a) Establishment of new States.
(b) Amendment related to President's emoluments and allowances.
(c) Amendment related to Directive Principles to State Policy.
(d) Delimitation of Constituencies.

Match the correct pairs of the following articles of the Constitution of India with the subject.
Subject - Articles
(a) Language to be used in the complaint for redressal of grievances - (i) 350 A
(b) Facilities for education in mother tongue at primary level - (ii) 351
(c) Special officer for linguistic minority communities - (iii) 350
(d) Directive for development of Hindi Language - (iv) 350 B

State the correct statement regarding Chabahar Port.
(a) Chabahar port in Iran gives India direct access to Afghanistan, by passing Pakistan.
(b) Chabahar port provides a strategic counterweight to China, which has built Karachi port in Pakistan.
(c) India Ports Global Limited is the special purpose vehicle created to operate and develop the Chabahar Port.
(d) The 2026-27 budget has not allocated any funds for the Chabahar Port.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Select the correct statements from the following about PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana.
(a) The Union Cabinet approved the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana on 16th July, 2025.
(b) The scheme identifies 100 districts based on low productivity, low cropping intensity and less credit disbursement.
(c) The scheme will be governed through a four-tier implementation structure.

Match the pairs: (Nobel Prize, 2025)
Column A:
(a) Discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit
(b) The development of metal-organic frameworks
(c) Discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance
(d) Promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela
Column B:
(i) Maria Corina Machado
(ii) Fred Ramsdell
(iii) Richard Robson
(iv) John Clarke

Select the correct and incorrect statement/s from the following:
(a) The 31st National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 3rd to 6th January, 2026.
(b) The 31st National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) was held on theme "Understanding ecosystem for Health and Wellbeing".

According to the Economic Survey of India 2025-26:
(a) An increase in immigration control across countries favoured by Indian emigrants may reduce the growth in remittances.
(b) Global trade is being increasingly influenced by Geopolitical alignments and economic statecraft.
(c) Trade policy at the global level is driven by protectionist and retaliatory tariffs.
(d) Geoeconomic factors are now critical determinants in shaping key bilateral trade patterns.
Which of the above statement is / are correct ?

Women Technology Parks (WTPs) have been set up in which of the following states to promote gender equality and empower women through science and technology based solutions.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Sikkim
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttar Pradesh

The flagship priorities of the Brazil's BRICS Chairship, 2025 includes the following:
(a) Global Health Cooperation
(b) Climate change
(c) Promotion of women's emancipation
(d) Reform of the Multilateral System
(e) Trade, Investment and Finance

Which of the following statement/s given is/are correct?
(a) The National Institutional Ranking Framework provides a methodology to rank educational institutions across the country.
(b) The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched in 2020.
(c) The ranking is based on five parameters.
(d) Indian Institute of Technology Madras tops in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) category.

Arrange the classical languages of India in an appropriate order as per their recognition.
(a) Telugu
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Pali
(d) Odia
(e) Tamil

Which of the following statement/s are correct?
(a) The Global Multidimensional poverty index report is released by World Bank.
(b) The 2025 report is focused on the relationship between poverty & climate change.
(c) The 2025 report examines four key climate hazards: high heat, drought, flood & air pollution.
(d) The report states that poverty in South Asia has greatly increased.