MPSC Current Affairs MCQ 2026 — Free Practice for Rajyaseva Prelims

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's military campaigns and administrative reforms, the Peshwa era, Maratha Confederacy. Social reform movements — Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Shahu Maharaj, B. R. Ambedkar. The Warkari tradition (Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukaram). These aren't just history questions — MPSC connects them to current affairs when anniversaries, memorials, or government schemes reference these figures.

Central government schemes, Union Budget highlights, cabinet appointments, India's foreign policy moves, international summits where India participates, defence acquisitions, and science and technology milestones. This is the 70% overlap with UPSC — daily MCQ practice here covers this automatically. Don't underestimate it: national current affairs typically account for 20+ marks in MPSC GS Paper I.

The Sahyadri (Western Ghats), Konkan coast, Deccan Plateau, Vidarbha plains. Major rivers — Godavari, Krishna, Bhima, Tapi, Ulhas — and their tributaries. Key dams: Koyna, Jayakwadi, Ujani, Bhatsa. Districts with strategic or economic significance. Wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. MPSC geography questions are far more Maharashtra-specific than UPSC — you need to know this terrain at the district level.

Constitutional provisions governing states, the role of the Governor, Maharashtra's bicameral legislature (Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad), State Finance Commission, Finance Commission recommendations affecting Maharashtra, Centre-state relations. MPSC tests both the national constitutional framework and Maharashtra's specific legislative history — including the formation of Maharashtra state in 1960 and key amendments since.

Maharashtra's annual state budget, the cooperative sector (sugar cooperatives of western Maharashtra are especially important), cotton and sugarcane agriculture in Vidarbha and Marathwada, the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) and SEZs, Mumbai's financial significance, and state government economic schemes. MPSC economy questions combine national economic concepts with Maharashtra's ground realities — both layers matter.

National science and technology questions are the same as UPSC — ISRO missions, defence technology, health policy. The environment layer includes Maharashtra-specific conservation: Melghat Tiger Reserve, Sahyadri conservation areas, coastal regulation in Konkan, and Maharashtra's renewable energy targets. When environmental current affairs intersect with Maharashtra geography, expect MPSC to test both dimensions simultaneously.