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Q.201
Darbari Kanada, Miyan ki Malhar and Miyan ki Todi are ragas traditionally credited to which musician?
- A Baiju Bawra
- B Tansen
- C Amir Khusrau
- D Swami Haridas
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Correct answer: (B) Tansen
The prefix 'Miyan ki' refers to Miyan Tansen, to whom these ragas are traditionally attributed. Amir Khusrau lived in the Delhi Sultanate period, more than two centuries earlier.
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Q.202
Kundalpur, a Jain pilgrimage centre known for the large idol of Adinath called 'Bade Baba', is in which district?
- A Sagar
- B Damoh
- C Datia
- D Barwani
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Correct answer: (B) Damoh
Kundalpur is in Damoh district, where a cluster of Jain temples on a hill surrounds the Adinath image known as Bade Baba. Sagar is the neighbouring district to the west.
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Q.203
The Malanpur industrial area near Gwalior lies in which district?
- A Morena
- B Datia
- C Bhind
- D Gwalior
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Correct answer: (C) Bhind
Malanpur, on the Gwalior-Bhind road, is an industrial growth centre in Bhind district, while Banmore on the other side of Gwalior is an industrial area in Morena district.
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Q.204
Which Gupta ruler ended the rule of the Western Kshatrapas (Shakas) in Malwa and is traditionally said to have made Ujjain a second capital?
- A Samudragupta
- B Kumaragupta I
- C Skandagupta
- D Chandragupta II
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Correct answer: (D) Chandragupta II
Chandragupta II defeated the last Western Kshatrapa ruler, Rudrasimha III, around 400 CE and took the title Shakari; Ujjain then became an important seat of Gupta power.
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Q.205
The black soils of the Nimar area (Khargone, Khandwa and Barwani) are especially known for which commercial crop?
- A Tea
- B Jute
- C Rubber
- D Cotton
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Correct answer: (D) Cotton
Nimar's deep black soil and hot climate make it a major cotton belt of Madhya Pradesh, with ginning units around Khargone. Tea, jute and rubber need far wetter conditions.
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Q.206
The Bhopal gas tragedy of December 1984 was caused by the leak of which gas from the Union Carbide plant?
- A Methyl isocyanate
- B Chlorine
- C Phosgene
- D Ammonia
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Correct answer: (A) Methyl isocyanate
About 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC), used to make the pesticide Sevin, leaked on the night of 2 to 3 December 1984, killing thousands in the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Q.207
The Bharveli and Ukwa mines of Balaghat district are worked for which mineral?
- A Copper ore
- B Manganese ore
- C Bauxite
- D Diamond
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Correct answer: (B) Manganese ore
Balaghat has rich manganese deposits worked by MOIL at Bharveli and Ukwa, and neighbouring Chhindwara also produces manganese. Copper in the same district comes from Malanjkhand.
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Q.208
The Bargi dam, one of the first completed dams of the Narmada valley project, is located near which city?
- A Jabalpur
- B Narmadapuram
- C Khandwa
- D Mandla
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Correct answer: (A) Jabalpur
Bargi dam stands on the Narmada about 40 km from Jabalpur; its reservoir is named Rani Avanti Bai Sagar.
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Q.209
Consider the following statements about Eran: 1. It lies on the Bina river in Sagar district. 2. An inscription of 510 CE there, of the time of Bhanugupta, is regarded as the earliest inscriptional record of sati. 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: (C) Both 1 and 2
Eran (ancient Airikina) is on the Bina in Sagar district. Its 510 CE pillar inscription says that Goparaja fell in battle beside Bhanugupta and his wife followed him onto the pyre, the earliest epigraphic reference to sati, so both statements are correct.
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Q.210
Which poet, best known for the poem Jhansi ki Rani, lived in Jabalpur and died in a road accident in 1948?
- A Mahadevi Verma
- B Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- C Maithili Sharan Gupt
- D Makhanlal Chaturvedi
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Correct answer: (B) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, born near Allahabad, settled in Jabalpur after marriage, took part in the freedom struggle and wrote 'Khoob ladi mardani woh to Jhansi wali Rani thi'. She died on 15 February 1948 in a car accident near Seoni, on her way back to Jabalpur from Nagpur.
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Q.211
The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind), with its open-air exhibitions of tribal dwellings, is in which city?
- A Indore
- B Jabalpur
- C Bhopal
- D Gwalior
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Correct answer: (C) Bhopal
The museum spreads over the Shyamla Hills in Bhopal and shows full-size tribal houses from across India in the open air. Bhopal also has the separate Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
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Q.212
Sandipani Ashram, where Krishna, Balarama and Sudama are said to have studied, is in which city?
- A Omkareshwar
- B Ujjain
- C Maheshwar
- D Chitrakoot
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Correct answer: (B) Ujjain
Tradition places the ashram of the sage Sandipani at Ujjain, where Krishna and Balarama came as students and befriended Sudama. Chitrakoot is linked with Rama's exile rather than with Krishna.
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Q.213
Dost Mohammad Khan, the Afghan soldier who founded Bhopal state in the early 18th century, built his first fortified capital at:
- A Raisen
- B Islamnagar
- C Sehore
- D Ginnorgarh
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Correct answer: (B) Islamnagar
Dost Mohammad Khan took the village of Jagdishpur, renamed it Islamnagar and built a fort there before shifting his seat to Bhopal. In 2023 the Madhya Pradesh government officially restored the village's old name, Jagdishpur.
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Q.214
Sir John Malcolm, who settled Malwa after the Third Anglo-Maratha War, wrote which book on the region?
- A Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
- B A History of the Mahrattas
- C A Memoir of Central India
- D Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
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Correct answer: (C) A Memoir of Central India
Malcolm's A Memoir of Central India (1823) is a basic source on Malwa under the Marathas. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan is by James Tod, and Rambles and Recollections is by William Sleeman.
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Q.215
Which state was NOT one of the four states among which the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal divided the river's waters in its 1979 award?
- A Rajasthan
- B Uttar Pradesh
- C Maharashtra
- D Gujarat
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Correct answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh
The 1979 award shared 28 million acre-feet among Madhya Pradesh (18.25), Gujarat (9), Rajasthan (0.5) and Maharashtra (0.25). Uttar Pradesh was not a party.
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Q.216
Arrange the following in chronological order: 1. Formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose 2. Haripura session of the Congress 3. Tripuri session of the Congress 4. Lahore session of the Congress that adopted Purna Swaraj
- A 4, 2, 3, 1
- B 2, 4, 3, 1
- C 4, 3, 2, 1
- D 4, 2, 1, 3
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Correct answer: (A) 4, 2, 3, 1
The Lahore session (December 1929) adopted Purna Swaraj; Haripura (February 1938) and Tripuri (March 1939) were both presided over by Bose, who formed the Forward Bloc in May 1939 after resigning.
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Q.217
The Jai Vilas Palace at Gwalior, completed in 1874, was built by which Scindia ruler?
- A Madho Rao Scindia
- B Daulat Rao Scindia
- C Jiwajirao Scindia
- D Jayajirao Scindia
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Correct answer: (D) Jayajirao Scindia
Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia had Jai Vilas built in a European style, to a design by Sir Michael Filose, ahead of the visit of the Prince of Wales.
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Q.218
The Jahaz Mahal at Mandu looks like a ship at anchor because it stands between which two lakes?
- A Munj Talao and Kapur Talao
- B Upper Lake and Lower Lake
- C Sirpur and Bilawali
- D Gandhi Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar
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Correct answer: (A) Munj Talao and Kapur Talao
The long, narrow Jahaz Mahal sits on a strip of land between the Munj Talao and the Kapur Talao, and its reflection gives the effect of a ship. The Upper and Lower Lakes are in Bhopal.
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Q.219
The Korku language, spoken by the Korku tribe of the Satpura region in districts such as Betul, Harda and Khandwa, belongs to which group?
- A South-central Dravidian
- B Central Indo-Aryan
- C Munda branch of the Austroasiatic family
- D Tibeto-Burman
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Correct answer: (C) Munda branch of the Austroasiatic family
Korku is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic family, which makes it a relative of Santali and Mundari. It is unrelated to Gondi, which is Dravidian.
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Q.220
Which monument at Mandu is known as the 'swinging palace' because its steeply sloping side walls give the impression that it is swaying?
- A Jahaz Mahal
- B Hindola Mahal
- C Baz Bahadur's Palace
- D Rupmati's Pavilion
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Correct answer: (B) Hindola Mahal
Hindola Mahal, believed to have been an audience hall of the Malwa Sultans, has massive walls that slope inwards, which earned it the name Hindola (swing). Jahaz Mahal is named for its ship-like look between two lakes.
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Q.221
What was the real name of Tatya Tope, the 1857 leader who fought across central India?
- A Dhondu Pant
- B Pandurang Rao
- C Raghunath Rao
- D Ramchandra Pandurang
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Correct answer: (D) Ramchandra Pandurang
Tatya Tope was born Ramchandra Pandurang; Pandurang Rao was his father. Dhondu Pant was the real name of Nana Saheb, whom Tatya served.
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Q.222
The Chedi Mahajanapada, which lay in the Bundelkhand region, had its capital at:
- A Kaushambi
- B Ujjayini
- C Champa
- D Shuktimati
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Correct answer: (D) Shuktimati
Chedi, the kingdom of Shishupala in the Mahabharata, had its capital at Shuktimati (Sotthivati). Kaushambi was the capital of Vatsa, Ujjayini of Avanti and Champa of Anga.
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Q.223
The brothers Haddu Khan and Hassu Khan are celebrated names of which gharana of Hindustani music?
- A Gwalior gharana
- B Maihar gharana
- C Indore gharana
- D Kirana gharana
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Correct answer: (A) Gwalior gharana
Haddu and Hassu Khan shaped the khayal style of the Gwalior gharana in the nineteenth century, and this gharana is regarded as the parent of many later khayal gharanas. The Maihar gharana is linked with Ustad Allauddin Khan.
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Q.224
The Scindia School, located on Gwalior Fort, was founded in 1897 by which ruler?
- A Jayajirao Scindia
- B Jiwajirao Scindia
- C Madho Rao Scindia
- D Daulat Rao Scindia
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Correct answer: (C) Madho Rao Scindia
Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia I started it in 1897 as a school for the sons of the Gwalior nobility; it later took the name Scindia School.
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Q.225
The Simhastha Kumbh at Ujjain gets its name because it is held when which planet is in Simha (Leo) rashi?
- A Saturn (Shani)
- B Mars (Mangal)
- C Venus (Shukra)
- D Jupiter (Brihaspati)
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Correct answer: (D) Jupiter (Brihaspati)
Simhastha is held about once in twelve years, when Jupiter is in Simha rashi, which is why the Ujjain Kumbh carries this name. Jupiter takes roughly twelve years to go round the zodiac, which sets the cycle.
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Q.226
Before the Tripuri session, Subhas Chandra Bose won the 1939 Congress presidential election by defeating which candidate backed by Mahatma Gandhi?
- A Rajendra Prasad
- B Vallabhbhai Patel
- C Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- D J. B. Kripalani
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Correct answer: (C) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya in January 1939, and Gandhi said that Sitaramayya's defeat was more his own than Sitaramayya's.
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Q.227
The Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary was selected, and villages were relocated from it, to create a second home for which animal from Gujarat's Gir forest?
- A Great Indian bustard
- B Indian wild ass
- C Asiatic lion
- D Blackbuck
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Correct answer: (C) Asiatic lion
Under the Asiatic lion reintroduction project begun in the 1990s, Kuno-Palpur in Sheopur district was prepared as a second home for Gir's lions so that the species would not depend on a single population. The Supreme Court ordered the translocation in 2013. Kuno later became the site of India's cheetah reintroduction in 2022.
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Q.228
Which princely state of Malwa was divided between two branches of the Puar (Pawar) Maratha family, known as the Senior and Junior branches?
- A Dhar
- B Dewas
- C Ratlam
- D Narsinghgarh
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Correct answer: (B) Dewas
Dewas was ruled by two lines of the Puar family, Dewas Senior and Dewas Junior, which shared the same town. Dhar was also a Puar state but had a single ruling line.
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Q.229
Which statement about the legislature of Madhya Pradesh is correct?
- A It has only a Vidhan Sabha and no Vidhan Parishad
- B It has a Vidhan Parishad of 75 members
- C Its Vidhan Sabha sits at Jabalpur
- D It sends 40 members to the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: (A) It has only a Vidhan Sabha and no Vidhan Parishad
Madhya Pradesh has a unicameral legislature; the Vidhan Sabha sits at Bhopal and the state has 29 Lok Sabha seats.
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Q.230
The Gaur Maria (bison-horn) dance, sometimes wrongly listed among the dances of Madhya Pradesh, belongs to the Maria tribe of which region?
- A Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
- B Bastar (Chhattisgarh)
- C Nimar (Madhya Pradesh)
- D Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh)
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Correct answer: (B) Bastar (Chhattisgarh)
Gaur Maria is danced by the bison-horn Marias of Bastar, which became part of Chhattisgarh when that state was formed in 2000. Books written before the division often list it under Madhya Pradesh.
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Q.231
The Khajuraho group of monuments is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Chhatarpur
- B Panna
- C Tikamgarh
- D Damoh
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Correct answer: (A) Chhatarpur
Khajuraho is in Chhatarpur district in Bundelkhand; Panna, known for its tiger reserve, is the neighbouring district.
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Q.232
Nagda, a centre of the chemical and viscose staple fibre industry, is in which district?
- A Ratlam
- B Ujjain
- C Dewas
- D Shajapur
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Correct answer: (B) Ujjain
Nagda, on the Chambal in Ujjain district, has Grasim's viscose staple fibre and chemical plants. Ratlam and Dewas are neighbouring districts.
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Q.233
Ahilyabai Holkar ruled the Holkar state from which capital on the Narmada?
- A Indore
- B Maheshwar
- C Mandu
- D Omkareshwar
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Correct answer: (B) Maheshwar
Ahilyabai (reigned 1767 to 1795) made Maheshwar her capital; her fort and ghats are still there, while Indore remained the Holkar commercial centre.
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Q.234
The Jami Masjid of Mandu, begun by Hoshang Shah and completed by Mahmud Khalji I, is said to be modelled on the great mosque of which city?
- A Mecca
- B Damascus
- C Cordoba
- D Baghdad
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Correct answer: (B) Damascus
The Jami Masjid of Mandu, completed in 1454, is traditionally said to be inspired by the great Umayyad mosque of Damascus and is a fine example of the Afghan style of Malwa.
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Q.235
The Bank Note Press, which prints Indian currency notes, is located in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Indore
- B Ujjain
- C Bhopal
- D Dewas
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Correct answer: (D) Dewas
The Bank Note Press at Dewas, a unit of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, prints currency notes and also makes security ink.
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Q.236
Which painter headed the art museum of Bharat Bhavan from its start and brought tribal artists such as Jangarh Singh Shyam to Bhopal?
- A S. H. Raza
- B M. F. Husain
- C Ram Kumar
- D J. Swaminathan
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Correct answer: (D) J. Swaminathan
Jagdish Swaminathan led Roopankar, Bharat Bhavan's art museum, and sent teams to tribal villages, which brought artists such as Jangarh Singh Shyam to Bhopal. S. H. Raza, though born in Madhya Pradesh, worked mainly in France.
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Q.237
Which district of Madhya Pradesh is the only place in India where diamonds are mined commercially?
- A Panna
- B Katni
- C Balaghat
- D Singrauli
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Correct answer: (A) Panna
The Majhgawan mine of NMDC in Panna district is India's only mechanised diamond mine; Panna also has shallow pits worked by small lessees.
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Q.238
The vocalist Kumar Gandharva, whose music drew on the folk songs of Malwa, made which town of Madhya Pradesh his home?
- A Mandsaur
- B Ratlam
- C Shajapur
- D Dewas
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Correct answer: (D) Dewas
Kumar Gandharva settled in Dewas after falling ill with tuberculosis and lived there for the rest of his life, weaving Malwa's folk melodies into his singing. He was born in Karnataka.
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Q.239
Ashoka's original brick stupa at Sanchi was enlarged and covered with stone slabs under which dynasty?
- A Kushana
- B Gupta
- C Paramara
- D Shunga
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Correct answer: (D) Shunga
In the Shunga period of the second century BCE the stupa was roughly doubled in size and encased in stone, with a terrace and railings. The carved gateways were added somewhat later.
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Q.240
Paramara rule in Malwa came to an end around 1305 when Malwa was conquered by the army of which Delhi Sultan?
- A Alauddin Khalji
- B Iltutmish
- C Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- D Balban
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Correct answer: (A) Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji's general Ain-ul-Mulk Multani defeated the Paramara ruler Mahalakadeva around 1305 and took Mandu, Ujjain and Dhar.
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Q.241
Mahamati Prannath, the spiritual guide of Chhatrasal and a leading saint of the Pranami sect, is associated with which town where his main temple stands?
- A Panna
- B Orchha
- C Datia
- D Chitrakoot
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Correct answer: (A) Panna
Prannath settled at Panna, the seat of Chhatrasal, and the Prannathji temple there is the chief pilgrimage centre of the Pranami sect.
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Q.242
The Karma dance, linked with the worship of the Karam tree, is performed mainly by which communities of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Gond and Baiga tribes
- B Bedia community of Bundelkhand
- C Women of Malwa
- D Bhils of Jhabua
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Correct answer: (A) Gond and Baiga tribes
Karma is a group dance of the Gond, Baiga and other tribes of the Mahakoshal region, performed at the Karma festival in honour of the Karam tree. The Bedia community is known for the Rai dance of Bundelkhand.
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Q.243
Which of the following Khajuraho temples is correctly matched with its presiding deity?
- A Kandariya Mahadeva temple - Surya
- B Chitragupta temple - Parshvanath
- C Parshvanath temple - Shiva
- D Lakshmana temple - Vishnu
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Correct answer: (D) Lakshmana temple - Vishnu
The Lakshmana temple enshrines Vishnu in his Vaikuntha form. Kandariya Mahadeva is dedicated to Shiva, Chitragupta to Surya and the Parshvanath temple to the Jain Tirthankara.
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Q.244
Who is regarded as the founder of the Chandela dynasty of Bundelkhand in the 9th century?
- A Yashovarman
- B Dhanga
- C Paramardi
- D Nannuka
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Correct answer: (D) Nannuka
Chandela inscriptions name Nannuka as the first ruler of the line. Yashovarman and Dhanga later made the dynasty powerful, and Paramardi was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182.
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Q.245
The Chambal river originates from which place?
- A Amarkantak
- B Multai
- C Janapav
- D Bhanrer
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Correct answer: (C) Janapav
The Chambal rises at Janapav hill near Mhow in Indore district, flows north through Rajasthan and joins the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh.
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Q.246
Pithora paintings, ritual wall paintings in which horses are a dominant motif, are made in western Madhya Pradesh by which communities?
- A Gond and Pardhan
- B Baiga
- C Korku
- D Bhil and Bhilala
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Correct answer: (D) Bhil and Bhilala
Pithora paintings are made on house walls by the Bhil and Bhilala communities of the Jhabua-Alirajpur area, and by the Rathwas across the border in Gujarat, to honour the deity Pithora. Gond painting is a separate tradition of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
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Q.247
The Kandariya Mahadeva temple, the best-known temple of the Western group at Khajuraho, was built during the reign of which Chandela ruler?
- A Yashovarman
- B Vidyadhara
- C Dhanga
- D Paramardi
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Correct answer: (B) Vidyadhara
Kandariya Mahadeva was built in the reign of Vidyadhara (c. 1003-1035 CE), the Chandela ruler who resisted Mahmud of Ghazni, and is dated to the first half of the eleventh century. The Lakshmana temple belongs to the earlier time of Yashovarman.
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Q.248
In ancient texts, the Betwa river is referred to by which name?
- A Charmanvati
- B Karnavati
- C Tamasa
- D Vetravati
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Correct answer: (D) Vetravati
The Betwa is the Vetravati of old texts, and Vidisha (ancient Besnagar) stands on it. Charmanvati is the old name of the Chambal, Karnavati of the Ken and Tamasa of the Tons.
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Q.249
Contemporary Gond painting grew out of the tradition of which Gond sub-group, who were traditionally the bards and genealogists of the community?
- A Agaria
- B Bhilala
- C Pardhan
- D Bharia
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Correct answer: (C) Pardhan
The Pardhans sang the clan histories of the Gonds, and Pardhan Gond artists of Patangarh in Dindori turned these stories into paintings. The Agaria are the iron-smelting section of Gond society.
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Q.250
Mandideep, an industrial area on the outskirts of Bhopal, is in which district?
- A Sehore
- B Vidisha
- C Raisen
- D Bhopal
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Correct answer: (C) Raisen
Mandideep lies south-east of Bhopal on the Bhopal-Hoshangabad road in Raisen district and houses textile, pharmaceutical, food and engineering units.
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