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Q.251
The Rai folk dance, performed by the Bedia community, belongs to which region of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Malwa
- B Nimar
- C Baghelkhand
- D Bundelkhand
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Correct answer: (D) Bundelkhand
Rai is the best-known folk dance of Bundelkhand; Matki and Phulpati belong to Malwa, and Karma to the Gond and Baiga tribes.
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Q.252
The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) is located in which city?
- A Jabalpur
- B Bhopal
- C Dehradun
- D Indore
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Correct answer: (B) Bhopal
IIFM, set up in 1982, trains forest and natural-resource managers at its campus in Bhopal. Dehradun is home to the Forest Research Institute.
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Q.253
Consider the following statements about George Grierson's classification of Hindi dialects: 1. Bundeli is placed in the Western Hindi group. 2. Bagheli is placed in the Eastern Hindi group. 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
Grierson grouped Bundeli with Braj and Khari Boli under Western Hindi, and Bagheli with Awadhi and Chhattisgarhi under Eastern Hindi. So both statements are correct.
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Q.254
The Paramara king Munja (Vakpati II), uncle of Bhoja, was captured and put to death by which ruler?
- A Tailapa II, Chalukya of Kalyani
- B Bhima I, Chalukya of Gujarat
- C Lakshmikarna, Kalachuri of Tripuri
- D Mahmud of Ghazni
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Correct answer: (A) Tailapa II, Chalukya of Kalyani
Munja won several wars against the Chalukya Tailapa II, but on his last expedition across the Godavari in the 990s he was captured and executed by Tailapa.
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Q.255
Dhokra metal craft, practised by tribal artisans in Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring states, is made by which technique?
- A Hammering designs on sheet metal
- B Enamelling (meenakari)
- C Lost-wax casting
- D Forging iron in an open fire
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Correct answer: (C) Lost-wax casting
Dhokra figures are cast in brass or bell metal by the lost-wax (cire perdue) method, in which a wax model over a clay core is replaced by molten metal. Meenakari is enamel work on metal.
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Q.256
When the Central Provinces were formed in 1861, which city became their capital?
- A Jabalpur
- B Nagpur
- C Sagar
- D Raipur
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Correct answer: (B) Nagpur
Nagpur, the former Bhonsle capital, served as the capital of the Central Provinces and later of the Part A state of Madhya Pradesh until 1956.
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Q.257
Matki, a folk dance in which women dance at weddings and festivals with earthen pots on their heads, belongs to which region?
- A Bundelkhand
- B Malwa
- C Baghelkhand
- D Mahakoshal
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Correct answer: (B) Malwa
Matki is a women's dance of the Malwa region, named after the earthen pot (matki) balanced on the head. Rai is the well-known dance of Bundelkhand.
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Q.258
Orchha, the former capital of the Bundela rulers famous for its Ram Raja temple and cenotaphs, stands on which river?
- A Betwa
- B Ken
- C Chambal
- D Son
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Correct answer: (A) Betwa
Orchha in Niwari district stands on the Betwa; the Ram Raja temple is unusual because Rama is worshipped there as a king.
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Q.259
Which of the following Madhya Pradesh state honours is correctly matched with its field?
- A Kabir Samman - classical dance
- B Tansen Samman - Hindustani classical music
- C Lata Mangeshkar Samman - painting
- D Kalidas Samman - journalism
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Correct answer: (B) Tansen Samman - Hindustani classical music
The Tansen Samman honours Hindustani classical music. The Kabir Samman is for poetry in Indian languages, the Lata Mangeshkar Samman for light (sugam) music and the Kalidas Samman for the classical arts.
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Q.260
The river Narmada originates from which place?
- A Amarkantak
- B Multai
- C Janapav
- D Pachmarhi
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Correct answer: (A) Amarkantak
The Narmada rises at Amarkantak in the Maikal hills (Anuppur district) and flows west for about 1312 km to the Gulf of Khambhat; Multai is the source of the Tapti.
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Q.261
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1956 and later became Chief Justice of India and Vice-President?
- A P. B. Gajendragadkar
- B J. S. Verma
- C G. P. Singh
- D M. Hidayatullah
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Correct answer: (D) M. Hidayatullah
Mohammad Hidayatullah, earlier Chief Justice of the Nagpur High Court, became the first Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; he was Chief Justice of India (1968-70) and Vice-President (1979-84).
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Q.262
Which Begum, then governing Bhopal, kept the state on the side of the British during the revolt of 1857?
- A Sikandar Begum
- B Qudsia Begum
- C Shah Jahan Begum
- D Sultan Jahan Begum
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Correct answer: (A) Sikandar Begum
Sikandar Begum, who was running Bhopal in 1857 as regent for her daughter Shah Jahan Begum (she became ruler in her own right in 1860), put down the rebels in her state and supported the British, who later honoured her. Sultan Jahan Begum ruled much later, from 1901.
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Q.263
Who was the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal State before it was merged with the Indian Union?
- A Hamidullah Khan
- B Jahangir Mohammad Khan
- C Nazar Mohammad Khan
- D Yar Mohammad Khan
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Correct answer: (A) Hamidullah Khan
Hamidullah Khan, son of Sultan Jahan Begum, ruled from 1926 until the merger; he also served as Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes.
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Q.264
The Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, which houses the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, was designed by which architect?
- A B. V. Doshi
- B Le Corbusier
- C Laurie Baker
- D Charles Correa
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Correct answer: (D) Charles Correa
Charles Correa designed the circular Vidhan Bhavan, completed in the 1990s; he also designed Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal. Le Corbusier planned Chandigarh's Capitol Complex.
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Q.265
Who was the Holkar ruler of Indore at the time of the revolt of 1857?
- A Malhar Rao Holkar II
- B Shivaji Rao Holkar
- C Yeshwant Rao Holkar II
- D Tukoji Rao Holkar II
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Correct answer: (D) Tukoji Rao Holkar II
Tukoji Rao Holkar II ruled Indore from 1844 to 1886; although some of his troops attacked the Residency in 1857, he himself stayed on the British side. Malhar Rao Holkar II was the ruler defeated at Mahidpur in 1817.
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Q.266
Who presided over the Tripuri session of the Indian National Congress, held near Jabalpur in March 1939?
- A Subhas Chandra Bose
- B Jawaharlal Nehru
- C Rajendra Prasad
- D Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Correct answer: (A) Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose presided at Tripuri although he was seriously ill. Conflict with Gandhi's supporters led him to resign in April 1939, after which Rajendra Prasad became Congress president.
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Q.267
The Satpura range in Madhya Pradesh lies mainly between which two rivers?
- A Chambal and Betwa
- B Son and Ken
- C Narmada and Tapti
- D Mahi and Chambal
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Correct answer: (C) Narmada and Tapti
The Satpura range runs east-west between the Narmada valley to the north and the Tapti valley to the south. The Mahadeo hills of Pachmarhi and the Maikal range in the east are parts of it.
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Q.268
Isuri, the folk poet famous for his phag songs sung at Holi, composed in which dialect?
- A Bagheli
- B Bundeli
- C Malvi
- D Nimadi
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Correct answer: (B) Bundeli
Isuri is among the best-loved poets of Bundeli, and his phags are still sung across Bundelkhand at Holi. Bagheli is the dialect of the Rewa region.
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Q.269
'The London Jungle Book', an illustrated account of a visit to London, was created by which Gond artist from Madhya Pradesh?
- A Jangarh Singh Shyam
- B Bhuri Bai
- C Bhajju Shyam
- D Durga Bai Vyam
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Correct answer: (C) Bhajju Shyam
Bhajju Shyam, a Pardhan Gond painter, created the book from his stay in London, showing the city through Gond imagery. Jangarh Singh Shyam belonged to the earlier generation that pioneered the modern Gond style.
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Q.270
The headquarters of the West Central Railway zone, which covers much of Madhya Pradesh, is at:
- A Bhopal
- B Kota
- C Itarsi
- D Jabalpur
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Correct answer: (D) Jabalpur
West Central Railway was formed in 2003 with its headquarters at Jabalpur and divisions at Jabalpur, Bhopal and Kota. Western Madhya Pradesh, including Ratlam, falls under Western Railway.
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Q.271
The Hindi poet Makhanlal Chaturvedi of Madhya Pradesh, author of Pushp ki Abhilasha, is known by which title?
- A Ek Bharatiya Atma
- B Rashtrakavi
- C Mahaprana
- D Ajneya
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Correct answer: (A) Ek Bharatiya Atma
Makhanlal Chaturvedi of Babai (renamed Makhan Nagar in 2022, in Narmadapuram district) wrote as Ek Bharatiya Atma and received the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi (1955) for Him Tarangini; Rashtrakavi is Maithili Sharan Gupt's title.
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Q.272
Mandana, practised in the Malwa region, is a traditional form of which art?
- A Folk dance with earthen pots
- B Lost-wax metal casting
- C Floor and wall decoration in white chalk on red ochre
- D Hand block printing on cloth
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Correct answer: (C) Floor and wall decoration in white chalk on red ochre
Mandana designs are drawn by women on floors and walls, usually in white khadiya on a red geru base, especially at festivals such as Diwali. Hand block printing is the Bagh print craft.
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Q.273
The Central Provinces were formed in 1861 by uniting the Nagpur Province with which British-administered territory?
- A Berar
- B Bundelkhand Agency
- C Saugor and Nerbudda Territories
- D Rajputana Agency
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Correct answer: (C) Saugor and Nerbudda Territories
The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, taken from the Marathas after 1818 and including Sagar and Jabalpur, were joined with the Nagpur Province to create the Central Provinces in 1861. Berar was attached later.
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Q.274
Saila, performed by the Gond and Baiga tribes of eastern Madhya Pradesh, is what kind of dance?
- A A pot dance performed by women
- B A masked dance drama
- C A solo devotional dance
- D A stick dance performed by men
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Correct answer: (D) A stick dance performed by men
In Saila, men dance in a circle, striking short sticks against one another's in rhythm. The pot dance of women is Matki of Malwa.
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Q.275
A Mandsaur inscription composed by Vatsabhatti records that a guild of silk weavers who had settled at Dashapura built a temple to which deity?
- A Shiva
- B Vishnu
- C Surya (the Sun)
- D Kartikeya
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Correct answer: (C) Surya (the Sun)
Silk weavers who migrated from Lata (south Gujarat) built a Sun temple at Dashapura (Mandsaur) in the 5th century in the time of Kumaragupta I and later repaired it, as Vatsabhatti's verses record.
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Q.276
Arrange these buildings in the order in which they were built, earliest first: 1. Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal 2. Man Mandir palace, Gwalior 3. Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior 4. Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
- A 4, 2, 3, 1
- B 2, 4, 3, 1
- C 2, 3, 4, 1
- D 4, 2, 1, 3
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 4, 3, 1
Man Mandir dates from Man Singh Tomar's reign (around 1500), Jahangir Mahal from the early seventeenth century, Jai Vilas Palace from 1874 and Bharat Bhavan from 1982.
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Q.277
Which is the highest peak of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Chauragarh
- B Dhupgarh
- C Kalumar
- D Amarkantak
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Correct answer: (B) Dhupgarh
Dhupgarh, about 1350 metres high, lies in the Mahadeo hills of the Satpura range near Pachmarhi; Chauragarh is another peak nearby but lower.
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Q.278
Kunwar Chain Singh, who died fighting a British force at Sehore in 1824, was the prince of which state?
- A Rajgarh
- B Narsinghgarh
- C Khilchipur
- D Dewas
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Correct answer: (B) Narsinghgarh
Kunwar Chain Singh of Narsinghgarh (now in Rajgarh district) refused British demands and fell in a clash with the Political Agent's troops at Sehore in 1824. He is remembered as an early martyr against British rule in the region.
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Q.279
Raja Bhoj, the scholar-king who built the Bhojeshwar temple at Bhojpur, belonged to which dynasty and ruled from which capital?
- A Paramara dynasty, Dhar
- B Chandela dynasty, Mahoba
- C Kalachuri dynasty, Tripuri
- D Tomar dynasty, Gwalior
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Correct answer: (A) Paramara dynasty, Dhar
Bhoj (11th century) was the greatest Paramara king of Malwa and ruled from Dhar, where the Bhojshala is associated with him.
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Q.280
In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan held in which city of present Madhya Pradesh, where he urged that Hindi be the national language?
- A Jabalpur
- B Indore
- C Gwalior
- D Ujjain
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Correct answer: (B) Indore
Gandhi presided over the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan at Indore in 1918 and there argued that Hindi should be accepted as the national language.
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Q.281
Indore was the headquarters of which British political unit that supervised the princely states of the region?
- A Central India Agency
- B Rajputana Agency
- C Bundelkhand Agency
- D Central Provinces
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Correct answer: (A) Central India Agency
The Agent to the Governor-General for Central India lived at the Indore Residency, from where the Central India Agency oversaw states such as Indore, Bhopal and Rewa. The Bundelkhand Agency was a sub-agency under it.
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Q.282
Which Scindia ruler shifted the seat of the Gwalior state from Ujjain to Gwalior in 1810, where his military camp grew into the town of Lashkar?
- A Daulat Rao Scindia
- B Mahadji Scindia
- C Jankoji Rao Scindia
- D Jayajirao Scindia
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Correct answer: (A) Daulat Rao Scindia
Daulat Rao Scindia moved his capital from Ujjain to Gwalior in 1810, and his army camp (lashkar) became the new town of Lashkar. Mahadji, his predecessor, had died in 1794.
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Q.283
Which railway junction of Madhya Pradesh is the meeting point of the Delhi–Chennai trunk route and the Mumbai–Howrah route via Jabalpur?
- A Itarsi
- B Bina
- C Katni
- D Ratlam
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Correct answer: (A) Itarsi
At Itarsi, in Narmadapuram district, the north-south line from Delhi via Bhopal to Nagpur and Chennai crosses the line from Mumbai via Jabalpur to Howrah.
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Q.284
Madhya Pradesh is called the Soya State because it is the leading producer of which crop?
- A Groundnut
- B Mustard
- C Sunflower
- D Soybean
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Correct answer: (D) Soybean
Madhya Pradesh, where soybean is grown on the black soils of Malwa, is still India's largest producer with roughly 45 percent of national output (Maharashtra is a close second); the Soybean Processors Association of India is based at Indore.
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Q.285
Consider the following statements about Bhimbetka: 1. The rock shelters lie in the foothills of the Vindhya range. 2. The paintings in the shelters belong only to the historical period, after the Mauryas. 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: (A) Only 1
Bhimbetka lies on the southern edge of the Vindhya hills south of Bhopal. Its paintings range from the Mesolithic (Stone Age) to the medieval period, so only statement 1 is correct.
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Q.286
The Man Mandir palace in Gwalior Fort is especially admired for which kind of exterior decoration?
- A Pietra dura stone inlay
- B Mirror work
- C Carved wooden panels
- D Coloured glazed tiles
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Correct answer: (D) Coloured glazed tiles
The outer walls of Man Mandir carry bands of blue, green and yellow glazed tiles showing animals and floral patterns. Pietra dura inlay is associated with later Mughal buildings such as the Taj Mahal.
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Q.287
The Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, one of only two such government factories in India, is located at which place in Madhya Pradesh?
- A Ratlam
- B Mandsaur
- C Ujjain
- D Neemuch
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Correct answer: (D) Neemuch
The factory at Neemuch processes opium from the licensed poppy farms of the Mandsaur-Neemuch belt; the other government opium factory is at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
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Q.288
In Madhya Pradesh, the Narmada flows through a valley bounded by which ranges?
- A Satpura to the north and Vindhya to the south
- B Vindhya to the north and Satpura to the south
- C Aravalli to the north and Satpura to the south
- D Kaimur to the north and Aravalli to the south
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Correct answer: (B) Vindhya to the north and Satpura to the south
The Narmada flows west between the Vindhya range on its north and the Satpura range on its south. The Vindhyan scarp forms the southern edge of the Malwa plateau.
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Q.289
On which date did the Government of India take over the administration of Bhopal State after its merger with the Union?
- A 1 June 1949
- B 15 August 1947
- C 26 January 1950
- D 1 November 1956
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Correct answer: (A) 1 June 1949
After the Vilinikaran (merger) agitation, Bhopal was merged with India on 1 June 1949 and run by the Centre, later as a Part C state. It became part of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
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Q.290
Which theatre director headed Rangmandal, the repertory company of Bharat Bhavan, in its early years?
- A Habib Tanvir
- B Ebrahim Alkazi
- C Ratan Thiyam
- D B. V. Karanth
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Correct answer: (D) B. V. Karanth
B. V. Karanth set up and led Rangmandal in the early 1980s, building a Hindi repertory at Bhopal. Habib Tanvir ran his own company, Naya Theatre.
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Q.291
Kadaknath, a breed of chicken with black flesh, is native to which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Mandla
- B Betul
- C Jhabua
- D Sidhi
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Correct answer: (C) Jhabua
Kadaknath is reared mainly by Bhil and Bhilala families of Jhabua and neighbouring Alirajpur and Dhar, and its meat, bones and organs are dark. Jhabua's claim to the breed has been recognised with a GI tag.
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Q.292
In 1543 Sher Shah Suri besieged Raisen fort and, breaking a promise of safe conduct, had its garrison massacred. Who was the ruler of Raisen?
- A Medini Rai
- B Vikramaditya Tomar
- C Puranmal
- D Bir Singh Deo
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Correct answer: (C) Puranmal
Puranmal surrendered Raisen to Sher Shah on terms, but his men were attacked as they came out of the fort, an episode counted as a stain on Sher Shah's record.
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Q.293
Which king of Avanti, a contemporary of the Buddha, was known by the epithet 'Chanda' (the fierce)?
- A Udayana
- B Bimbisara
- C Pradyota
- D Prasenajit
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Correct answer: (C) Pradyota
Chanda Pradyota ruled Avanti from Ujjayini in the 6th century BCE, and Ajatashatru of Magadha is said to have fortified Rajagriha fearing his attack. Udayana ruled Vatsa from Kaushambi.
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Q.294
The Heliodorus pillar at Besnagar near Vidisha was erected by a Greek ambassador in honour of which deity?
- A Shiva
- B Vasudeva (Vishnu)
- C Buddha
- D Surya
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Correct answer: (B) Vasudeva (Vishnu)
Heliodorus, envoy of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas, raised the Garuda pillar in honour of Vasudeva at the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra, around 110 BCE.
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Q.295
Which jyotirlinga is known as Dakshinamukhi because its linga faces south?
- A Mahakaleshwar
- B Omkareshwar
- C Somnath
- D Kashi Vishwanath
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Correct answer: (A) Mahakaleshwar
Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain is regarded as the only south-facing jyotirlinga; the south is the direction of Yama, fitting Shiva's form as Mahakal, lord of time and death. Omkareshwar is the state's other jyotirlinga.
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Q.296
The black soil that covers the Malwa plateau and much of the Narmada valley is also known as:
- A Bhabar
- B Regur
- C Khadar
- D Terai
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Correct answer: (B) Regur
Black soil is called regur (or black cotton soil) and forms from weathered Deccan basalt; it is the dominant soil of western and central Madhya Pradesh. Khadar is new alluvium, while bhabar and terai are Himalayan foothill belts.
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Q.297
Tantya Bhil, the tribal freedom fighter hanged by the British in 1889 and called the Indian Robin Hood, belonged to which region of Madhya Pradesh?
- A Malwa
- B Bundelkhand
- C Baghelkhand
- D Nimar
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Correct answer: (D) Nimar
Tantya Bhil operated in the Nimar region around Khandwa and Burhanpur, robbing the rich to help the poor, before being captured and hanged in 1889.
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Q.298
Panna Tiger Reserve is especially known for which conservation achievement?
- A It holds the only surviving population of the hard-ground barasingha
- B It was the first site in India to breed the gharial in captivity
- C Tigers were reintroduced and bred after it had lost all its tigers by 2009
- D It protects India's largest population of the great Indian bustard
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Correct answer: (C) Tigers were reintroduced and bred after it had lost all its tigers by 2009
By early 2009 poaching had wiped out Panna's tigers; tigresses and a male were brought in from Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Pench, and the population recovered. The hard-ground barasingha is the pride of Kanha.
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Q.299
Raja Man Singh Tomar built the Gujari Mahal at Gwalior for which queen, who came from a Gujar family?
- A Rupmati
- B Durgavati
- C Kamlapati
- D Mrignayani
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Correct answer: (D) Mrignayani
Gujari Mahal was built for Mrignayani, Man Singh's Gujar queen, and now houses an archaeological museum. Rupmati is linked with Mandu and Kamlapati with Bhopal.
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Q.300
Dr B R Ambedkar, chief architect of the Indian Constitution, was born in 1891 at which cantonment town in Madhya Pradesh?
- A Mandu
- B Maheshwar
- C Mhow
- D Mandsaur
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Correct answer: (C) Mhow
Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 at Mhow, a military cantonment near Indore, where his father served in the army; a memorial now stands there.
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