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Which is the oldest university of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. A.Barkatullah University, Bhopal
  2. B.Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
  3. C.Vikram University, Ujjain
  4. D.Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur

Correct answer

B. Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar. It was founded in 1946 by the jurist and educationist Dr Hari Singh Gour, who endowed it largely from his own earnings, and it is therefore ten years older than the present state itself. Option A is wrong because the university at Bhopal, now named after Barkatullah, belongs to the second half of the twentieth century. Option C is wrong because Vikram University at Ujjain was set up in the nineteen fifties, after the Sagar institution. Option D is wrong because the university at Jabalpur, now named after Rani Durgavati, also came later. In revision keep 1946 for the university at Sagar and 1956 for the formation of the state. Keep the names of the other three universities with their towns too, Bhopal, Ujjain and Jabalpur, because a question may be set the other way round, from the town to the university.

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When Chhattisgarh was created on 1 November 2000, how many districts did it take from Madhya Pradesh?

  1. A.Twelve
  2. B.Sixteen
  3. C.Eighteen
  4. D.Twenty
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Correct answer: B. Sixteen

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.