Madhya Pradesh Group 2 (Sub Group 3) Combined Recruitment Exam – 11 November 2025

General Knowledge and English Questions with Answers

1. Q1. Numismatics is the study of what?

   • A. Foreign accounts
   • B. Coins
   • C. Inscriptions
   • D. Literary sources

   Correct Answer: B. Coins

2. Q2. The Bhimbetka caves are located at the foothills of which mountain range?

   • A. Western Ghats
   • B. Eastern Ghats
   • C. Vindhya
   • D. Satpura

   Correct Answer: C. Vindhya

3. Q3. Which of the following periods is considered the period of population explosion in India?

   • A. 1921–51
   • B. 1901–21
   • C. 1951–81
   • D. 1981 to present

   Correct Answer: C. 1951–81

4. Q4. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

   • A. Andhra Pradesh
   • B. Maharashtra
   • C. Tamil Nadu
   • D. Gujarat

   Correct Answer: D. Gujarat

5. Q5. How many notes (swaras) are there in one octave (Saptak)?

   • A. 14
   • B. 10
   • C. 8
   • D. 12

   Correct Answer: D. 12

6. Q6. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word “Propensity”.

   • A. Bludgeon
   • B. Vilification
   • C. Rant
   • D. Diathesis

   Correct Answer: D. Diathesis

7. Q7. Select the meaning of the given idiom: “On pins and needles”.

   • A. Fickle-minded
   • B. Worried and anxious
   • C. Highly irritated
   • D. Alert at all times

   Correct Answer: B. Worried and anxious

8. Q8. Which SQL command is used to modify existing data in a table?

   • A. DISTINCT
   • B. INSERT INTO
   • C. UPDATE
   • D. NULL

   Correct Answer: C. UPDATE

9. Q9. In MS Word, which tool is used to bring uniform spacing between letters?

   • A. Scaling
   • B. Stretching
   • C. Expanding or Condensing
   • D. Contextual Tool

   Correct Answer: C. Expanding or Condensing

10. Q10. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 7?

    • A. 9543
    • B. 8768
    • C. 6543
    • D. 14287

    Correct Answer: D. 14287

11. Q11. Find the largest two-digit number which gives the same remainder when dividing 211 and 396.

    • A. 21
    • B. 37
    • C. 185
    • D. 43

    Correct Answer: B. 37

12. Q12. Choose the one word for: “A person who believes in God or Vedas.”

    • A. Atheist
    • B. Agni-pariksha
    • C. Theist
    • D. Orphan

    Correct Answer: C. Theist

13. Q13. Identify the proper noun from the following.

    • A. Brother
    • B. Childhood
    • C. Volcano
    • D. Orange

    Correct Answer: D. Orange