On which date was the state of Madhya Pradesh formed under the States Reorganisation Act?
- A.1 November 1956
- B.26 January 1950
- C.1 November 2000
- D.1 May 1960
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1 November 1956. The States Reorganisation Act came into force on that day and created Madhya Pradesh by merging the old Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, with Bhopal as the capital of the new state. The day is observed in the state as Madhya Pradesh Sthapana Diwas.
Option C, 1 November 2000, is the date on which Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh, so it marks the division of the state and not its formation; the coincidence of the date with the day of formation is exactly what the question plays on. Option B, 26 January 1950, is the day the Constitution came into force, when the territory was still organised as the older provinces and princely states. Option D, 1 May 1960, is the day Bombay State was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat. Several states share 1 November as their formation day, among them Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Chhattisgarh.
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Practice Questions
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- A.200
- B.224
- C.230
- D.320
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The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly returns 230 members from single-member territorial constituencies, of which thirty-five are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and forty-seven for the Scheduled Tribes.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, that Madhya Pradesh can have?
- A.30
- B.34
- C.36
- D.48
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Article 164(1A), inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act of 2003, says the total number of ministers including the Chief Minister in a state shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of its Legislative Assembly, and shall not be fewer than twelve.
Read the full explanation →How many Assembly constituencies went to Chhattisgarh when it was created in November 2000?
- A.81
- B.90
- C.95
- D.100
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The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2000 created Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000, and ninety of the 320 constituencies of the undivided Madhya Pradesh Assembly fell within the new state and became its Legislative Assembly.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Kailash Nath Katju
- B.Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
- C.Dwarka Prasad Mishra
- D.Shyama Charan Shukla
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He became Chief Minister when the reorganised state of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956, having already headed the government of the earlier Central Provinces and Berar, and he died in office in December 1956, only weeks into the new state.
Read the full explanation →Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- C.The Chief Justice of India
- D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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Article 159 requires the Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath before the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the state, or in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.
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