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State civil services preliminary examination of Maharashtra — General Studies with state-specific questions.
Conducted by: Maharashtra Public Service Commission
100
Questions
200
Marks
2h
Time
-0.5
Negative marking
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100 questions · 200 marks · 2h
General Studies
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