Madhya Pradesh GK — History, Geography and Key Facts

Q1:  In which year was the present-day state of Madhya Pradesh formed under the States Reorganisation Act?
Answer: 1956

Q2:  Dhar, a city in Madhya Pradesh, served as the capital of which medieval dynasty?
Answer: Paramara dynasty

Q3:  The Man Mandir Palace inside Gwalior Fort was built by which ruler?
Answer: Man Singh Tomar

Q4:  The famous temples of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh were built by rulers of which dynasty?
Answer: Chandela dynasty

Q5:  Rani Durgavati, who fought against Mughal forces, was the queen of which kingdom located in present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Gond Kingdom of Garha-Mandla

Q6:  Which ancient city in Madhya Pradesh was known as 'Ujjayini' and served as an important centre of learning and astronomy?
Answer: Ujjain

Q7:  The Buddhist Stupas of Sanchi were originally commissioned during the reign of which emperor?
Answer: Ashoka

Q8:  Which Malwa ruler is credited with founding the city of Bhopal, later developed further by Dost Mohammad Khan?
Answer: Raja Bhoj

Q9:  Which princely state, later merged into Madhya Pradesh, was ruled by the Holkar dynasty?
Answer: Indore

Q10:  The Scindia dynasty, which ruled the princely state of Gwalior, belonged to which larger confederacy?
Answer: Maratha Confederacy

Q11:  Which Gond queen of Garha-Mandla is remembered for her valiant resistance against Mughal general Asaf Khan in 1564?
Answer: Rani Durgavati

Q12:  Rani Avantibai of Ramgarh, who fought against the British in 1857, belonged to which present-day district of Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Dindori

Q13:  Tatya Tope, a key leader of the 1857 revolt, was captured near which place in present-day Madhya Pradesh region?
Answer: Paron (near Gwalior region)

Q14:  The ancient Buddhist site of Bharhut, famous for its sculpted railings now displayed in Kolkata's Indian Museum, is located in which state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q15:  Hoshang Shah, who shifted the capital of the Malwa Sultanate from Dhar to Mandu, belonged to which dynasty?
Answer: Ghuri dynasty

Q16:  The mausoleum of Hoshang Shah in Mandu is notable for being one of the earliest examples of which architectural material in India?
Answer: White marble

Q17:  Rani Roopmati, associated with the romantic legends of Mandu, was linked to which Malwa Sultan?
Answer: Baz Bahadur

Q18:  Which ancient dynasty, with Vidisha as an important centre, is associated with the Heliodorus Pillar near present-day Vidisha district?
Answer: Shunga dynasty

Q19:  The Kalachuri dynasty, which ruled parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, had its capital at which city?
Answer: Tripuri (near Jabalpur)

Q20:  Chanderi, a historic town in Madhya Pradesh known for its fort and textile heritage, witnessed a famous battle in 1528 between Babur and which ruler?
Answer: Medini Rai

Q21:  The Satavahana dynasty, which controlled parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, is believed to have had strong trade links through which ancient city, an important centre on the Dakshinapatha trade route?
Answer: Ujjain

Q22:  The ancient site of Eran in Madhya Pradesh is notable for containing one of the earliest known inscriptions related to which social practice?
Answer: Sati

Q23:  During the 1857 revolt, which Central India cantonment town witnessed a mutiny by Indian sepoys of the Bengal Native Infantry in June 1857?
Answer: Neemuch

Q24:  Chandra Shekhar Azad, the revolutionary freedom fighter, spent part of his early life and was associated with which city in present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Bhabhra (Alirajpur district)

Q25:  The Bhopal State, one of the largest princely states to accede to India after independence, was ruled by a line of rulers primarily belonging to which community?
Answer: Pathans (Afghan origin)

Q26:  Nawab Shah Jahan Begum and Sultan Jahan Begum, notable women rulers of Bhopal State, belonged to a succession of female rulers that began with which begum in the 19th century?
Answer: Qudsia Begum (Kudsia Begum)

Q27:  The princely state of Rewa, located in the Baghelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, was ruled by which dynasty?
Answer: Baghela dynasty

Q28:  The white tiger, now closely associated with Madhya Pradesh's wildlife heritage, was first discovered and captured in the wild in which former princely state?
Answer: Rewa State

Q29:  The Gupta-era Udayagiri Caves, known for their rock-cut sculptures including a large Varaha panel, are located near which Madhya Pradesh city?
Answer: Vidisha

Q30:  Emperor Ashoka is said to have spent part of his early life as a governor in which city of present-day Madhya Pradesh before becoming emperor?
Answer: Ujjain

Q31:  Fazil Mohammad Khan led local resistance against the British in 1857 in which region of present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Rahatgarh (Bhopal-Sagar region)

Q32:  The Bagh Caves in Madhya Pradesh, known for their Buddhist mural paintings, date back to which period?
Answer: Gupta period

Q33:  Which ruler of Malwa is credited with authoring works on astronomy, medicine, and architecture, and lending his name to the city of Bhoj-pal (Bhopal)?
Answer: Raja Bhoj (Paramara dynasty)

Q34:  The legendary poet-king Vikramaditya, after whom the Vikram Samvat calendar era is named, is traditionally associated with which Madhya Pradesh city as his capital?
Answer: Ujjain

Q35:  Rani Durgavati won an initial victory against Mughal forces near Narrai in 1564 before being defeated and killed in a later battle. Which Mughal emperor had sent these forces?
Answer: Akbar

Q36:  The historic fort of Asirgarh, sometimes called the 'Key to the Deccan', is located in which present-day district of Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Burhanpur

Q37:  Burhanpur, an important Mughal-era city in Madhya Pradesh, served as a base for Mughal campaigns into which region?
Answer: Deccan

Q38:  Empress Mumtaz Mahal, for whom the Taj Mahal was built, died in which Madhya Pradesh city while accompanying Shah Jahan on a military campaign?
Answer: Burhanpur

Q39:  The Gond Kingdom of Deogarh (in present-day Chhindwara district) came under significant Maratha influence during the reign of which Bhonsle ruler of Nagpur?
Answer: Raghoji Bhonsle

Q40:  The Peshwa dynasty's rise to power in the 18th century led to significant Maratha control over Malwa, with which Maratha general establishing the Holkar dynasty at Indore?
Answer: Malhar Rao Holkar

Q41:  Ranoji Scindia, who founded the Scindia dynasty of Gwalior, initially served as a general under which power?
Answer: Peshwas of the Maratha Empire

Q42:  Rani Ahilyabai Holkar, celebrated for her administration and temple-building activities, ruled the Holkar kingdom from which city?
Answer: Maheshwar

Q43:  Which battle in 1857-58, fought near Gwalior, saw Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi lose her life while resisting British forces?
Answer: Battle of Kotah-ki-Serai

Q44:  Tantya Bhil, a tribal freedom fighter often called the 'Indian Robin Hood', led resistance against the British primarily in which region of Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Nimar region

Q45:  Which freedom fighter and Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh served as the first Chief Minister of the state after its formation in 1956?
Answer: Ravi Shankar Shukla

Q46:  Before 1956, present-day Madhya Pradesh region included the state known as 'Madhya Bharat', formed in 1948 by the merger of which group of princely states?
Answer: Gwalior, Indore and other Central India princely states

Q47:  Vindhya Pradesh, a former state that later merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956, was primarily formed from princely states of which region?
Answer: Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand princely states

Q48:  The Mahakoshal region, which merged into the newly formed Madhya Pradesh in 1956, had which city as its principal administrative centre under the earlier Central Provinces?
Answer: Jabalpur

Q49:  The Mahakoshal region, which merged into the newly formed Madhya Pradesh in 1956, was earlier part of the Central Provinces and Berar, whose capital was which city?
Answer: Nagpur

Q50:  In November 2000, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh as a separate state, primarily from which former administrative region?
Answer: The Chhattisgarh division of Madhya Pradesh