The MPPSC 2020 preliminary exam has been successfully conducted on 25th July by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) after being twice postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following piece discusses in detail the analysis and the answer key of paper 1 of the MPPSC 2020-21 exam conducted on 25th July. Check out this piece for the detailed analysis of the MPPSC 2021 paper 1 question sheet by some of the leading experts of CollegeDekho. The detailed analysis of the MPPSC prelims 2020-21 question paper has been prepared with the help of the inputs from candidates who took the exam today.
According to the MPPSC officials, around 3.44 lakh candidates took the prelims exam which included asymptomatic COVID positive candidates as well. The exam was conducted in a total of 1,011 centres including 64 special centres for the COVID positive candidates.
Topic Wise Analysis of MPPSC Prelims Exam 2020-21 (Paper I)
Our experts have prepared this table that includes the topic-wise analysis of the MPPSC prelims (paper I) exam in addition to the topic-wise difficulty level and the total number of questions -
Topic name | Total questions | Overall difficulty level |
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Computer | 09 | Moderate |
Static GK | 04 | Moderate |
Sports and Awards | 02 | Moderate |
Polity (Madhya Pradesh) | 06 | Moderate |
Current Affairs of Madhya Pradesh | 05 | Moderate |
Geography (Madhya Pradesh) | 10 | Moderate |
National and International Current Affairs | 10 | Easy |
History and Culture (Madhya Pradesh) | 04 | Moderate |
Science & Technology and General Science | 07 | Moderate |
Polity | 16 | Moderate |
Economy | 02 | Moderate |
History, Art and Culture | 08 | Difficult |
Geography | 11 | Moderate |
Overall Difficulty Level of MPPSC Prelims Question Paper 2020-21
According to the reaction received from the candidates, the overall difficulty level of the MPPSC prelims 2020-21 (paper I) question paper was moderately difficult. The candidates found the questions from the History, Arts and Culture topics very time-consuming. The MPPSC exam experts, after evaluating the entire question paper and considering the other factors, are suggesting that the MPPSC prelims 2020-21 exam cutoff score could be in the range of 145 to 150.
Expected MPPSC Prelims Exam 2020-21 Cutoff
Although the MPPSC prelims exam cutoff score varies from year to year where the major cutoff determining factor is the difficulty level of the question paper. However, based on the previous year’s MPPSC prelims exam cutoff analysis, we have prepared a category-wise tentative cutoff list for this year’s paper given in the table below -
Category | Gender | Expected Qualifying Marks |
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Gen | Open | 146-150 |
Female | 140-146 | |
OBC | Open | 145-149 |
Female | 130-140 | |
SC | Open | 135-140 |
Female | 128-138 | |
ST | Open | 120-130 |
Female | 115-130 | |
EWS | Open | 135-145 |
Female | 125-135 | |
PwD | ||
Multiple disabilities | N/A | 80-90 |
Orthopedically handicapped | N/A | 130-140 |
Hearing-impaired | N/A | 90-100 |
Visually impaired | N/A | 110-120 |
MPPSC Prelims 2020-21 Paper 1 Question Paper and Answer Key
Candidates can find out the links for the MPPSC prelims 2020-21 paper 1 question papers (different sets) and answer key from the table below -
MPPSC Prelims 2020-21 Paper 1 Question Paper (Set A) | Click here to download |
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MPPSC Prelims 2020-21 Paper 1 Question Paper (Set D) | Click here to download |
MPPSC Prelims 2020-21 Paper 1 Answer Key | Click here to download |
Overall Analysis of Previous Year’s MPPSC Prelims Exam
The following table contains the overall analysis of the previous year’s MPPSC prelims exam which will help the candidates establish a differentiation between this year’s and the previous year’s question papers -
Total vacancies | 393 |
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Total exam centres | 524 |
Total number of candidates | 2,30,000 |
Number of candidates from Bhopal | 29,497 |
Overall difficulty level | Highly difficult |
Major focus on topic/s | International current affairs |