Who was the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah
- B.Justice Harilal Kania
- C.Justice P. V. Dixit
- D.Justice G. P. Singh
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah. He became the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh when the court was constituted on 1 November 1956 with its principal seat at Jabalpur, and he went on to become Chief Justice of India and later Vice-President of India. Option B is wrong because Justice Harilal Kania was the first Chief Justice of India in 1950 and had no connection with this court, though candidates pick his name by reflex. Option C is wrong because Justice P. V. Dixit was a later Chief Justice of this High Court. Option D is wrong because Justice G. P. Singh, known for his book on the interpretation of statutes, also served as Chief Justice here, but much later.
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Practice Questions
View allHow many divisions is Madhya Pradesh divided into?
- A.Seven
- B.Nine
- C.Ten
- D.Twelve
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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.
Read the full explanation →The 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.
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