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Madhya Pradesh Environment and Economy

Madhya Pradesh General Studies

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Overview

Madhya Pradesh’s economy is based on agriculture, forests, minerals and growing industry; environmental history includes the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Key points

Madhya Pradesh is a leading producer of soybean.
Sharbati wheat of Sehore is well known.
Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dams on the Narmada provide irrigation and power.
Indore is a major commercial centre and has repeatedly topped cleanliness rankings.
The Bhopal gas tragedy (December 1984) from methyl isocyanate leakage at Union Carbide was one of the worst industrial disasters.
Forests and tiger reserves support eco-tourism.

Explanation

Tribal communities depend on forest produce.
Diamond mining at Panna is regulated.
Water conservation is vital in drought-prone regions.
Narmada projects raised displacement debates.
Cheetah reintroduction at Kuno is a conservation experiment.

Step by step

Identify the concept, law or fact asked.
Recall the definition, formula, example or year.
Apply it and eliminate mismatched options.

Examples

The gas involved in the Bhopal tragedy → methyl isocyanate.
MP is a leading producer of → soybean.
City often ranked cleanest in India → Indore.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Wrong gas name.
Trap: Ignoring displacement issues.
Trap: Treating rankings as permanent.

Quick revision

Soybean, Sharbati wheat.
Narmada dams.
Bhopal 1984 (MIC).

Practice MCQs

Which institution is the central bank of India?
1. NABARD
2. State Bank of India
3. Reserve Bank of India
4. SEBI
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Answer: (c) Reserve Bank of India. Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India. Compare: NABARD = National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
RBI began operations in which year?
1. 1951
2. 1949
3. 1947
4. 1935
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Answer: (d) 1935. RBI began operations in 1935.
RBI was nationalised in which year?
1. 1949
2. 1969
3. 1935
4. 1947
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Answer: (a) 1949. RBI was nationalised in 1949.
Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends short-term funds to whom?
1. State governments only
2. Commercial banks
3. General public
4. Foreign central banks
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Answer: (b) Commercial banks. Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends short-term funds to Commercial banks.
Fiscal deficit broadly represents government expenditure exceeding non-borrowed receipts by what amount?
1. The borrowing requirement
2. Only tax revenue
3. Only interest payments
4. Only capital expenditure
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Answer: (a) The borrowing requirement. Fiscal deficit broadly represents government expenditure exceeding non-borrowed receipts by what amount? — The borrowing requirement.
The Union Budget is constitutionally referred to as what?
1. Finance Commission Report
2. Appropriation Ledger
3. Annual Financial Statement
4. Economic Survey
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Answer: (c) Annual Financial Statement. The Union Budget is constitutionally referred to as Annual Financial Statement.
The Annual Financial Statement is mentioned in which Article?
1. Article 112
2. Article 324
3. Article 280
4. Article 360
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Answer: (a) Article 112. The Annual Financial Statement is mentioned in Article 112.
NITI Aayog was formed in which year?
1. 1991
2. 2015
3. 2010
4. 2000
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Answer: (b) 2015. NITI Aayog was formed in 2015.
The 1991 economic reforms in India are commonly associated with which three terms?
1. Nationalisation, Rationing and Barter
2. Deflation, Devaluation and Demonetisation
3. Planning, Licensing and Quotas
4. Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation
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Answer: (d) Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation. The 1991 economic reforms in India are commonly associated with Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.
Inflation means a sustained increase in what?
1. General price level
2. Only exports
3. Only wages
4. Only stock prices
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Answer: (a) General price level. Inflation means a sustained increase in General price level.