MPPSC / Forest Service Prelims GK Questions (10 April 2026)

History

1. Which is the main teaching of the Bhagavad Gita?
   Answer: Nishkama Karma Yoga (Action without desire for results)
2. Who was the famous poet in Samudragupta’s court and composed Prayag Prashasti?
   Answer: Harisena
3. What is the ancient name of Mahanadi mentioned in Vayu Purana?
   Answer: Nilotpala

National Freedom Movement

1. Which Act ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company (except tea and China trade)?
   Answer: Charter Act of 1813
2. In which year did the Wavell Plan, Shimla Conference, and INA trials take place?
   Answer: 1945

Indian Polity & Constitution

1. Which right was removed from Fundamental Rights by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978?
   Answer: Right to Property
2. Which amendment introduced Municipalities and planning committees?
   Answer: 74th Amendment Act, 1992
3. Discretionary grants by the Union to states are mentioned in which Article?
   Answer: Article 292

Environment & Biodiversity

1. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
   Answer: Nitrogen
2. India ranks at which position in wind energy capacity?
   Answer: Fourth
3. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
   Answer: Kerala

Geography

1. Which Himalayan peak is not located in India?
   Answer: Dhaulagiri (Nepal)
2. Which is the outermost Himalayan range?
   Answer: Shivalik
3. Which pass connects Srinagar and Leh?
   Answer: Zoji La Pass
4. Which river does NOT originate in India?
   Answer: Sutlej (Tibet)

Indian Economy

1. Maximum loan limit under PM Mudra Yojana?
   Answer: ₹20 lakh
2. What is disguised unemployment?
   Answer: Marginal productivity is zero
3. Fair and remunerative price is related to which crop?
   Answer: Sugarcane
4. What is “Paper Gold”?
   Answer: SDR (IMF)

General Science

1. Units of sound intensity and electric current?
   Answer: Decibel and Ampere
2. Why is swimming easier in sea water?
   Answer: Higher density
3. Scientific name of cheetah?
   Answer: Acinonyx jubatus
4. What is Myopia?
   Answer: Near-sightedness

Child Development & Pedagogy

1. Who proposed Multiple Intelligence Theory?
   Answer: Howard Gardner
2. IQ above 140 belongs to which category?
   Answer: Gifted
3. Disturbance in communication process is called?
   Answer: Noise

Computer Knowledge

1. Brain of computer?
   Answer: CPU
2. Error in a program?
   Answer: Bug
3. Smallest data storage unit?
   Answer: Bit

Agriculture

1. Sowing time of Rabi crops?
   Answer: October-November
2. Yellow Revolution is related to?
   Answer: Oilseeds
3. Best soil for cotton?
   Answer: Black soil

Sports

1. Olympic rings represent?
   Answer: Five continents
2. IOC headquarters?
   Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Olympics interval?
   Answer: 4 years

Miscellaneous

1. Official UN languages?
   Answer: English, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese
2. Year of Bharat Ratna introduction?
   Answer: 1954
3. Oscar Awards are given in which field?
   Answer: Films
4. ISRO headquarters location?
   Answer: Bengaluru