How many divisions is Madhya Pradesh divided into?
- A.Seven
- B.Nine
- C.Ten
- D.Twelve
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, ten. The divisions are Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Chambal, Jabalpur, Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol and Narmadapuram, and every district of the state falls in one of them. Option A is wrong because seven is the number of divisions in Rajasthan and is placed here to catch a candidate who has revised two states together. Option B is wrong because nine is the number of divisions in Bihar, another favourite distractor in state papers. Option D is wrong because the state has never had twelve divisions; the figure is simply a round number. Note that while the number of districts changes whenever the state government notifies a new one, the number of divisions has stayed at ten, so this is the safer figure to carry into the examination hall.
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Practice Questions
View allThe headquarters of the Chambal division of Madhya Pradesh is at
- A.Bhind
- B.Morena
- C.Sheopur
- D.Gwalior
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The Chambal division is administered from Morena and contains the districts of Morena, Bhind and Sheopur. It is the one division of the state whose headquarters does not carry the name of the division, which is exactly why it is asked so often.
Read the full explanation →Which division and district of Madhya Pradesh was renamed Narmadapuram in 2021?
- A.Hoshangabad
- B.Harda
- C.Khandwa
- D.Betul
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The district and the division called Hoshangabad were renamed Narmadapuram in 2021 after the river Narmada, which flows through the district; the division contains Narmadapuram, Harda and Betul.
Read the full explanation →When Chhattisgarh was created on 1 November 2000, how many districts did it take from Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Twelve
- B.Sixteen
- C.Eighteen
- D.Twenty
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The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 created Chhattisgarh as the twenty-sixth state of India on 1 November 2000 with sixteen districts and Raipur as its capital, leaving Madhya Pradesh with forty-five districts and with the position of second largest state by area, behind Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →The first Chief Minister of the reorganised state of Madhya Pradesh was
- A.Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- B.Pandit Kunjilal Dubey
- C.Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
- D.Dr Hari Singh Gour
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He took office as Chief Minister when the present Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, with Bhopal as the capital.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Uma Bharti
- B.Vijaya Raje Scindia
- C.Sarla Grewal
- D.Jamuna Devi
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Uma Bharti became the first woman Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after her party won the assembly election of 2003, and she had earlier been a Union minister.
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