General Awareness, Reasoning and Language relevant to the State
General Awareness, Reasoning and Language relevant to Madhya Pradesh tests state geography, culture, polity and basic verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
Core rules
- MP is crossed by the Narmada, which flows west; the Betwa and Son flow north or east; the Chambal drains the northwest.
- Major Narmada structures include Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar in MP; Sardar Sarovar lies downstream in Gujarat.
- National parks include Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Satpura, Panna and Pench; Kuno is known for cheetah reintroduction.
- Tribes include Bhil, Gond, Baiga and Korku; Bhagoria is associated with Bhil communities in western MP.
- Reasoning: in syllogism, a valid conclusion must follow from every possible Venn arrangement; conversion of Some A are B is Some B are A.
- Language: standard Hindi grammar, synonyms, antonyms, idioms and comprehension are tested.
Worked example
Statements: All dams are structures. Some structures are concrete. Conclusion I: Some dams are concrete. Conclusion II: Some concrete are structures. Only II follows. The statement Some structures are concrete converts validly to Some concrete are structures. The concrete structures may lie outside the dam subset, so I is not certain.
Traps
Assuming the converse of All A are B; mixing MP and national parks; confusing tributaries with distributaries; choosing a conclusion that is merely possible rather than definite; relying on outdated current affairs.