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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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Uma Bharti. 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. Option B is wrong because Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, though one of the most influential politicians of the state and a member of Parliament for many terms, never held the office of Chief Minister. Option C is wrong because Sarla Grewal was a senior civil servant who served as Governor of the state, an office of the Union and not of the elected government. Option D is wrong because Jamuna Devi was a leader of the state who served as Deputy Chief Minister and later as Leader of the Opposition, but not as Chief Minister.
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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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