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Q.101
Revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad was born at which place in present-day Madhya Pradesh?
- A Bhabra
- B Khandwa
- C Vidisha
- D Mhow
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Correct answer: (A) Bhabra
Azad was born on 23 July 1906 at Bhabra village, now in Alirajpur district; the village has been renamed Azad Nagar.
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Q.102
Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which district?
- A Mandla
- B Umaria
- C Seoni
- D Shahdol
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Correct answer: (B) Umaria
Bandhavgarh, known for its high tiger density and an ancient hill fort, lies in Umaria district; Kanha is in Mandla and Pench in Seoni.
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Q.103
Who was the first Chief Minister of the reorganised Madhya Pradesh in 1956?
- A Kailash Nath Katju
- B Bhagwantrao Mandloi
- C Dwarka Prasad Mishra
- D Ravishankar Shukla
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Correct answer: (D) Ravishankar Shukla
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla became the first Chief Minister on 1 November 1956 but died within two months; Bhagwantrao Mandloi and then Kailash Nath Katju followed him.
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Q.104
Consider the following statements about the reorganisation of 1956: 1. The Marathi-speaking districts of the old Madhya Pradesh, including Nagpur, stayed in the new Madhya Pradesh. 2. The Sironj area, earlier part of Rajasthan, was added to Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) Only 2
The Marathi-speaking Vidarbha districts, including Nagpur, went to Bombay State in 1956. Sironj, an old enclave of Tonk state that had passed to Rajasthan, came to Madhya Pradesh and is now in Vidisha district.
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Q.105
The Omkareshwar jyotirlinga stands on an Om-shaped island in the Narmada. What is the island called?
- A Majuli
- B Mandhata
- C Srirangam
- D Hanuwantiya
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Correct answer: (B) Mandhata
Omkareshwar stands on Mandhata island in the Narmada in Khandwa district, whose outline is said to resemble the sacred symbol Om. Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra in Assam.
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Q.106
The Samarangana Sutradhara, a Sanskrit treatise on architecture (vastu), is attributed to which ruler?
- A Munja
- B Man Singh Tomar
- C Raja Bhoj
- D Dhanga
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Correct answer: (C) Raja Bhoj
The Samarangana Sutradhara is ascribed to the Paramara king Bhoja of Dhar (11th century), who is also credited with works on poetics, grammar and other subjects.
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Q.107
Yashodharman of Malwa, whose victory pillars stand at Sondani near Mandsaur, claims to have humbled which Huna ruler?
- A Toramana
- B Kanishka
- C Mihirakula
- D Rudradaman
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Correct answer: (C) Mihirakula
The Mandsaur (Sondani) pillar inscriptions of Yashodharman, of about 530 CE, say that even the Huna king Mihirakula paid homage at his feet.
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Q.108
The principal seat of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and its two benches are located at, respectively:
- A Bhopal; Jabalpur and Indore
- B Jabalpur; Indore and Gwalior
- C Indore; Bhopal and Jabalpur
- D Gwalior; Bhopal and Indore
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Correct answer: (B) Jabalpur; Indore and Gwalior
The High Court sits at Jabalpur (established 1956, successor of the Nagpur High Court) with benches at Indore and Gwalior; the capital Bhopal has no bench.
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Q.109
Kodo and kutki, traditionally grown by tribal farmers of Dindori and Mandla, belong to which group of crops?
- A Pulses
- B Small millets
- C Oilseeds
- D Fibre crops
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Correct answer: (B) Small millets
Kodo and kutki are hardy small millets that grow on poor, sloping soils with little care, which suits the hilly tribal districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
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Q.110
Amarkantak, where the Narmada and the Son rise, lies in which hill range?
- A Mahadeo hills
- B Kaimur range
- C Bhanrer range
- D Maikal range
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Correct answer: (D) Maikal range
Amarkantak is a plateau in the Maikal range, the eastern arm of the Satpura system on the Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border. The Mahadeo hills are the central part of the Satpura around Pachmarhi.
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Q.111
Since the delimitation of 2008, how many of Madhya Pradesh's 29 Lok Sabha constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
- A 4
- B 8
- C 6
- D 10
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Correct answer: (C) 6
Six seats (Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone, Betul, Mandla and Shahdol) are reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and four (Bhind, Tikamgarh, Dewas and Ujjain) for Scheduled Castes.
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Q.112
Which institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is located in Jabalpur?
- A Forest Research Institute (FRI)
- B Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)
- C Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST)
- D Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI)
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Correct answer: (B) Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)
TFRI at Jabalpur carries out research on the tropical forests of central India. FRI is at Dehradun, IWST at Bengaluru and AFRI at Jodhpur.
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Q.113
The Marble Rocks gorge and Dhuandhar waterfall at Bhedaghat are on which river?
- A Narmada
- B Son
- C Betwa
- D Tapti
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Correct answer: (A) Narmada
At Bhedaghat near Jabalpur the Narmada cuts through a gorge of white marble and drops over the Dhuandhar (smoke cascade) falls.
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Q.114
The Bhimbetka rock shelters, famous for prehistoric cave paintings, are located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Sehore
- B Vidisha
- C Raisen
- D Narmadapuram
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Correct answer: (C) Raisen
Bhimbetka lies in Raisen district, south of Bhopal, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with paintings going back to the Stone Age.
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Q.115
Arrange these Madhya Pradesh monuments in the correct chronological order of their construction.
- A Khajuraho temples, Sanchi stupa, Udayagiri caves, Jahaz Mahal
- B Udayagiri caves, Sanchi stupa, Jahaz Mahal, Khajuraho temples
- C Sanchi stupa, Udayagiri caves, Khajuraho temples, Jahaz Mahal
- D Sanchi stupa, Khajuraho temples, Udayagiri caves, Jahaz Mahal
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Correct answer: (C) Sanchi stupa, Udayagiri caves, Khajuraho temples, Jahaz Mahal
Sanchi stupa is Mauryan (3rd century BCE), Udayagiri is Gupta (5th century CE), Khajuraho is Chandela (10th to 11th century) and Jahaz Mahal is Malwa Sultanate (15th century).
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Q.116
Daly College at Indore, set up for the education of the princes and nobles of Central India, is named after whom?
- A Sir Henry Daly
- B Sir John Malcolm
- C Lord Dalhousie
- D Sir Robert Hamilton
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Correct answer: (A) Sir Henry Daly
The school grew out of a school for princes at the Indore Residency and was named after Sir Henry Daly, Agent to the Governor-General for Central India. Sir John Malcolm had settled Malwa after 1818.
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Q.117
In 1967 the Congress ministry of D. P. Mishra in Madhya Pradesh fell after defections, and Govind Narayan Singh became Chief Minister at the head of which kind of government?
- A A Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) coalition
- B A Janata Party government
- C A Bharatiya Jana Sangh government
- D A President's Rule administration
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Correct answer: (A) A Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) coalition
Defections backed by Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia brought down D. P. Mishra's ministry, and Govind Narayan Singh formed a Samyukta Vidhayak Dal coalition, the state's first non-Congress government. The Janata Party was formed only in 1977.
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Q.118
How does the average annual rainfall generally vary across Madhya Pradesh?
- A It decreases from the south-east towards the north-west
- B It decreases from the north-west towards the south-east
- C It is almost the same in all parts
- D It increases from the east towards the west
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Correct answer: (A) It decreases from the south-east towards the north-west
South-eastern districts such as Mandla and Balaghat and the Pachmarhi hills get the heaviest rain, while the north-western Gwalior-Chambal region gets the least. Most of it falls during the south-west monsoon from June to September.
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Q.119
National Pollution Control Day, observed in memory of those who died in the Bhopal gas tragedy, falls on which date?
- A 3 December
- B 2 December
- C 5 June
- D 16 September
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Correct answer: (B) 2 December
It is observed on 2 December, the night in 1984 on which methyl isocyanate began leaking from the Union Carbide plant. 5 June is World Environment Day and 16 September is World Ozone Day.
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Q.120
The Buddhist monuments of Sanchi are located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Vidisha
- B Sehore
- C Sagar
- D Raisen
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Correct answer: (D) Raisen
Sanchi lies in Raisen district, a short distance from Vidisha town, which is why it is often wrongly placed in Vidisha district.
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Q.121
At the Tripuri session, which leader moved the resolution asking the Congress president to appoint the Working Committee in accordance with Gandhi's wishes?
- A Rajendra Prasad
- B Vallabhbhai Patel
- C J. B. Kripalani
- D Govind Ballabh Pant
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Correct answer: (D) Govind Ballabh Pant
The Pant resolution, moved by Govind Ballabh Pant and passed at Tripuri, reaffirmed faith in Gandhi's leadership and left Bose unable to choose his own Working Committee.
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Q.122
Katni, a major railway junction and a centre of the limestone and lime industry, is also known by which name?
- A Mahishmati
- B Avantika
- C Murwara
- D Sohagpur
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Correct answer: (C) Murwara
Katni town has traditionally been called Murwara, a name still used for its assembly constituency and for Katni Murwara railway station. Mahishmati is linked with Maheshwar and Avantika with Ujjain.
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Q.123
Arrange these tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh in the order in which they were declared tiger reserves, earliest first: Kanha, Pench, Panna, Sanjay-Dubri.
- A Pench, Kanha, Sanjay-Dubri, Panna
- B Kanha, Panna, Sanjay-Dubri, Pench
- C Panna, Kanha, Pench, Sanjay-Dubri
- D Kanha, Pench, Panna, Sanjay-Dubri
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Correct answer: (D) Kanha, Pench, Panna, Sanjay-Dubri
Kanha was among the first nine Project Tiger reserves in 1973; Pench followed in 1992, Panna in 1994 and Sanjay-Dubri in 2008.
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Q.124
Which Delhi Sultan raided Malwa in 1234-35, plundering Vidisha (Bhilsa) and Ujjain and destroying the Mahakal temple?
- A Alauddin Khalji
- B Iltutmish
- C Balban
- D Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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Correct answer: (B) Iltutmish
Iltutmish's Malwa expedition of 1234-35 sacked Bhilsa and Ujjain, including the Mahakal temple; the present temple was rebuilt under Maratha rule in the 18th century.
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Q.125
Tantya Tope, the 1857 leader, was captured and hanged in April 1859 at which place?
- A Shivpuri
- B Gwalior
- C Jhansi
- D Kanpur
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Correct answer: (A) Shivpuri
Tantya Tope was betrayed by Man Singh of Narwar, tried and hanged at Shivpuri (then Sipri) on 18 April 1859; a memorial stands there.
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Q.126
In which year was Berar, held from the Nizam of Hyderabad, placed under the administration of the Central Provinces?
- A 1861
- B 1903
- C 1936
- D 1950
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Correct answer: (B) 1903
Under a 1903 agreement with the Nizam, Berar came under the Central Provinces administration; the combined province was formally named Central Provinces and Berar in 1936.
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Q.127
Badhai, a lively folk dance performed on happy occasions such as the birth of a child and weddings, belongs to which region?
- A Malwa
- B Nimar
- C Jhabua-Alirajpur
- D Bundelkhand
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Correct answer: (D) Bundelkhand
Badhai is a celebratory dance of Bundelkhand, performed when a family has good news such as a birth or a wedding. Matki is the pot dance of Malwa women.
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Q.128
The premium Sharbati variety of wheat is particularly associated with which district?
- A Indore
- B Mandsaur
- C Sehore
- D Rewa
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Correct answer: (C) Sehore
Sharbati wheat, prized for its golden grain and sweetness, is grown mainly in Sehore and Vidisha districts of the Malwa-Vidisha belt.
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Q.129
Bakht Buland Shah, the Gond ruler who founded the city of Nagpur, belonged to which Gond kingdom based in present Chhindwara district?
- A Garha-Mandla
- B Kherla
- C Deogarh
- D Chanda
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Correct answer: (C) Deogarh
Deogarh in Chhindwara district was the seat of a Gond kingdom whose ruler Bakht Buland Shah founded Nagpur around 1700. Kherla was in Betul and Chanda is in Maharashtra.
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Q.130
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) has how many elected seats?
- A 200
- B 230
- C 243
- D 288
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Correct answer: (B) 230
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha has 230 seats; 243 is Bihar and 288 is Maharashtra.
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Q.131
How many members represent Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha?
- A 10
- B 11
- C 12
- D 16
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Correct answer: (B) 11
Madhya Pradesh has 11 Rajya Sabha seats; Rajasthan has 10, Gujarat 11, Maharashtra 19 and Uttar Pradesh 31.
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Q.132
The Baiga tribe of Madhya Pradesh traditionally practised a form of shifting cultivation known by which name?
- A Jhum
- B Podu
- C Bewar
- D Kumri
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Correct answer: (C) Bewar
Bewar is the Baiga name for slash-and-burn cultivation on forested hill slopes. Jhum is the term used in north-east India, and Podu in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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Q.133
The Pashupatinath temple with an eight-faced Shiva linga stands on the bank of the Shivna river in which district?
- A Mandsaur
- B Neemuch
- C Ratlam
- D Shajapur
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Correct answer: (A) Mandsaur
The ashtamukhi (eight-faced) Pashupatinath linga of Mandsaur was found in the Shivna river and installed in the temple on its bank. Neemuch is the neighbouring district to the north.
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Q.134
Mohan, the white tiger from which most white tigers in captivity are descended, was captured in 1951 by the Maharaja of which former princely state?
- A Gwalior
- B Panna
- C Orchha
- D Rewa
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Correct answer: (D) Rewa
Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa captured the white cub Mohan in the forests of the former Rewa state in 1951 and bred him at Govindgarh palace. Rewa is therefore called the land of white tigers.
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Q.135
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has its headquarters in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Shahdol
- B Chhindwara
- C Umaria
- D Singrauli
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Correct answer: (D) Singrauli
NCL is headquartered at Singrauli, whose coal feeds large pithead power stations such as NTPC's Vindhyachal; the district is often called the energy capital (Urjadhani) of the country.
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Q.136
Which traditional sport was declared the state sport of Madhya Pradesh in 2013?
- A Kabaddi
- B Kho-kho
- C Hockey
- D Malkhamb
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Correct answer: (D) Malkhamb
Malkhamb, in which athletes perform feats on a vertical wooden pole or a hanging rope, was declared the state sport in 2013.
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Q.137
Tripuri, the capital of the Kalachuri dynasty of Chedi, is located near which present-day city?
- A Rewa
- B Jabalpur
- C Satna
- D Sagar
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Correct answer: (B) Jabalpur
Tripuri (modern Tewar) lies a few kilometres from Jabalpur on the Narmada; the Kalachuris of Tripuri ruled from the 9th to the 12th century.
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Q.138
Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh is widely known for the cultivation of which fruit?
- A Orange
- B Apple
- C Litchi
- D Banana
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Correct answer: (D) Banana
Burhanpur has extensive banana plantations on its black soils and sends bananas to markets across north India. Oranges are associated more with Agar Malwa and the Chhindwara-Pandhurna belt.
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Q.139
The Mahi river rises in the Vindhyan hills in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Jhabua
- B Ratlam
- C Ujjain
- D Dhar
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Correct answer: (D) Dhar
The Mahi rises in the Vindhyan hills of Dhar district and passes through western Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan's Banswara district before entering Gujarat, where it ends in the Gulf of Khambhat.
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Q.140
Adamgarh, a Mesolithic site that has yielded early evidence of animal domestication in India, lies near which town of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Pachmarhi
- B Raisen
- C Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)
- D Sagar
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Correct answer: (C) Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)
The Adamgarh hill rock shelters lie just south of Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) town near the Narmada. Along with Bagor in Rajasthan, Adamgarh is cited for early evidence of domesticated animals.
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Q.141
Playback singer and actor Kishore Kumar was born in which town of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Indore
- B Gwalior
- C Ujjain
- D Khandwa
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Correct answer: (D) Khandwa
Kishore Kumar (Abhas Kumar Ganguly) was born at Khandwa in 1929; his samadhi is there and the town hosts an annual Kishore Kumar award ceremony.
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Q.142
The airport at Indore is named after which personality?
- A Raja Bhoj
- B Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia
- C Dumna
- D Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
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Correct answer: (D) Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
Indore's airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport; Bhopal's is Raja Bhoj Airport, Gwalior's is Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Air Terminal and Jabalpur's is Dumna Airport.
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Q.143
Arrange these World Heritage Sites of Madhya Pradesh in the order in which UNESCO inscribed them, earliest first.
- A Sanchi, Khajuraho, Bhimbetka
- B Bhimbetka, Sanchi, Khajuraho
- C Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Khajuraho
- D Khajuraho, Sanchi, Bhimbetka
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Correct answer: (D) Khajuraho, Sanchi, Bhimbetka
The Khajuraho group of monuments was inscribed in 1986, the Buddhist monuments at Sanchi in 1989 and the rock shelters of Bhimbetka in 2003.
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Q.144
The Saharia, a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Madhya Pradesh, lives mainly in which area?
- A Mandla-Dindori
- B Jhabua-Alirajpur
- C Sheopur-Shivpuri-Gwalior
- D Betul-Khandwa
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Correct answer: (C) Sheopur-Shivpuri-Gwalior
The Saharias live in the Gwalior-Chambal region (Sheopur, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Guna); the Baigas are in Mandla-Dindori, Bhils in Jhabua-Alirajpur and Korkus in Betul-Khandwa.
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Q.145
In June 1858 the rebels led by Tatya Tope, Rao Saheb and Rani Lakshmibai seized Gwalior. Which British commander recaptured it?
- A Sir Colin Campbell
- B Sir Henry Havelock
- C Sir James Outram
- D Sir Hugh Rose
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Correct answer: (D) Sir Hugh Rose
Sir Hugh Rose, commanding the Central India Field Force, retook Gwalior in the third week of June 1858 and restored Jayajirao Scindia. Colin Campbell was Commander-in-Chief and fought mainly in Awadh.
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Q.146
The Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh is made up mainly of which rock?
- A Basalt of the Deccan Traps
- B Granite and gneiss
- C Recent river alluvium
- D Gondwana sandstone with coal seams
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Correct answer: (A) Basalt of the Deccan Traps
The Malwa plateau is built largely of Deccan Trap lava flows, and weathering of this basalt has produced the deep black soil of the region. Coal-bearing Gondwana rocks occur instead in the Son and Satpura basins.
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Q.147
Which of the following pairs of a newspaper of the freedom movement and its editor is correctly matched?
- A Pratap – Madan Mohan Malaviya
- B Kesari – Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
- C Abhyudaya – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- D Karmaveer – Makhanlal Chaturvedi
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Correct answer: (D) Karmaveer – Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Makhanlal Chaturvedi edited Karmaveer, launched from Jabalpur in 1920 and later published from Khandwa. Pratap was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Kesari by Tilak and Abhyudaya by Madan Mohan Malaviya.
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Q.148
The Nilkantheshwar (Udayeshwar) temple at Udaipur, built by the Paramara king Udayaditya in the 11th century, is in which district?
- A Dhar
- B Raisen
- C Vidisha
- D Guna
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Correct answer: (C) Vidisha
Udaipur lies near Ganj Basoda in Vidisha district; its temple is a fine example of Paramara architecture in the Bhumija style.
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Q.149
The Pindari leader Chitu, hunted by the British, is said to have been killed by a tiger in 1819 in the jungles near which fort?
- A Mandu
- B Chanderi
- C Narwar
- D Asirgarh
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Correct answer: (D) Asirgarh
After his bands were broken up, Chitu fled into the forests around Asirgarh (now in Burhanpur district), where his remains were found after a tiger attack. Karim Khan and Wasil Mohammad were other Pindari leaders.
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Q.150
Who founded the Holkar dynasty, receiving Indore and the surrounding region from the Peshwa in the 1730s?
- A Malhar Rao Holkar
- B Tukoji Rao Holkar I
- C Yashwant Rao Holkar
- D Khande Rao Holkar
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Correct answer: (A) Malhar Rao Holkar
Malhar Rao Holkar, a leading general of Peshwa Bajirao I, was granted Indore and much of Malwa; his daughter-in-law Ahilyabai later ruled the state.
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