Vindhya Pradesh, one of the units merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956, had its capital at
- A.Rewa
- B.Satna
- C.Gwalior
- D.Sagar
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Rewa. Vindhya Pradesh was formed of the princely states of the Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand region, was administered as a Part C state, and had its capital at Rewa, the seat of the largest of those states. It was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
Option B is wrong because Satna, though an important town of the same region, was not its capital. Option C is wrong because Gwalior was the winter capital of Madhya Bharat, the Part B state, whose summer capital was Indore. Option D is wrong because Sagar belonged to the old Madhya Pradesh and is known for its university rather than for having been a capital of Vindhya Pradesh. Pair each unit with its capital once, Vindhya Pradesh with Rewa, Madhya Bharat with Gwalior and Indore, Bhopal with Bhopal and the old Madhya Pradesh with Nagpur, and the matching questions on this chapter answer themselves.
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Practice Questions
View allThe present state of Madhya Pradesh was formed on which date?
- A.26 January 1950
- B.1 November 1956
- C.1 November 2000
- D.1 May 1960
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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal and the Hindi-speaking districts of the old Madhya Pradesh into one state with effect from 1 November 1956, and the Marathi-speaking Vidarbha region went to Bombay State.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956?
- A.Madhya Bharat
- B.Vindhya Pradesh
- C.Bhopal
- D.Vidarbha
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The reorganisation brought three units, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, together with the Hindi-speaking Mahakoshal districts of the old Madhya Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of the reorganised Madhya Pradesh in 1956?
- A.Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
- B.Dwarka Prasad Mishra
- C.Kailash Nath Katju
- D.Bhagwantrao Mandloi
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Ravishankar Shukla had been Chief Minister of the old Madhya Pradesh, that is the Central Provinces and Berar, from 1947, and he continued as the first Chief Minister of the reorganised state from 1 November 1956 until his death at the end of that year.
Read the full explanation →The States Reorganisation Commission appointed in 1953 was chaired by
- A.Fazl Ali
- B.K. M. Panikkar
- C.H. N. Kunzru
- D.S. K. Dhar
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The States Reorganisation Commission of 1953 was chaired by Justice Fazl Ali, with K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru as its two members.
Read the full explanation →What was the capital of the old Madhya Pradesh, the Part A state, before the reorganisation of 1956?
- A.Bhopal
- B.Indore
- C.Nagpur
- D.Jabalpur
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The Part A state called Madhya Pradesh between 1950 and 1956 was the former Central Provinces and Berar, and its capital was Nagpur.
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