Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Uma Bharti
- B.Vijaya Raje Scindia
- C.Sushma Swaraj
- D.Rabri Devi
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Uma Bharti. She was sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in December 2003 after the Assembly election of that year and is the first woman to have held the office in the state. Questions on the firsts of Madhya Pradesh usually pair her name with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla as the first Chief Minister of the state.
Option B, Vijaya Raje Scindia, was a towering political figure of Gwalior and a member of Parliament for many years, but she never became Chief Minister, which makes her the strongest distractor here. Option C, Sushma Swaraj, was Chief Minister of Delhi for a short period in 1998 and the first woman to hold that office there, and she later represented a Madhya Pradesh constituency in the Rajya Sabha, but she never led the state government. Option D, Rabri Devi, was the first woman Chief Minister of Bihar, in 1997. The skill being tested is attaching each name to the right state.
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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.
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- 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.
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- A.81
- B.90
- C.95
- D.100
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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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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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