here I am giving you question paper for state service preliminary examination organizes by Maharashtra public service commission in PDF file with it so you can get it easily. ..
some questions are given below :
Which of the following plays were written by Harshavardhan ?
(i) Priyadarsika (ii) Ratanavali (iii) Nagananda
Answer options :
(1) 0) only (2) (i) and (ii) only
(3) (ii) and (iii) only (4) All the three
Who has rejected the 'Safety Valve Theory' about the foundation of the Congress calling it
the 'myth' ?
(1) A. 0 . Hume (2) A. R. Desai (3) Tarachand (4) Bipan Chandra
He was given the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He was made the Governor of the Deccan. He
founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty. His successors are called the Nizams of Hyderabad. Iden*
him :
(1) Chin Quilich Khan (2) Murshid Quli Khan
(3) Saadat Khan (4) Husain Ali Khan
The Maratha power suffered from certain basic weaknesses which led to its downfall. Which
of the following was not one among them ?
(1) The nature of their political svstem the Marathas alienated the sympathies of other
people.
(2) Their raids into the territories of other rulers made new enemies.
(3) The levies charged by them added to the oppression of the common people, particularly
peasants and traders.
(4) None of the above
Which of the following statements are true about Ajatashatru ?
(a) His name was also Kunika.
(b) He was the last ruler of the Haryanka dynasty.
(c) The first Budhist council was held at Rajgruh during his regime.
(d) He integrated Lichhavi kingdom into Magadh.
Answer options :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) (2) (a), (c) and (4 (3) (4, (b) and (4 (4) (b), (4 and (dl
Arrange the following British trading centres in their chronological order. Choose the
correct answer option.
(i) Calcutta (ii) Sura t (iii) Madras (iv) Bombay
Answer options :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (4) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)