Madhya Pradesh History GK: Important Questions and Answers

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

Q51:  The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty under Nagabhata I established an early stronghold in the Malwa region at which city, before their capital later shifted to Kannauj?
Answer: Ujjain

Q52:  The Kachchhapaghata dynasty, which built several temples in the Gwalior region including at Sas-Bahu, ruled as feudatories under which larger imperial power?
Answer: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty

Q53:  The Gupta Empire's control over the Malwa region is evidenced by inscriptions found at which archaeological site near Vidisha?
Answer: Udayagiri

Q54:  A significant Gupta-era stone inscription referring to Chandragupta II's minister is found at Eran, located in which present-day district?
Answer: Sagar

Q55:  The Neelkantheshwar temple at Udaipur (Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh) was built under which dynasty by King Udayaditya?
Answer: Paramara dynasty

Q56:  The Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) in Mandu, built to house the royal harem, is generally attributed to which ruler of the Malwa Sultanate?
Answer: Ghiyas-ud-din Khilji

Q57:  Sher Shah Suri besieged and captured Raisen Fort in 1543 from which Rajput ruler?
Answer: Raja Puran Mal

Q58:  Hemu (Hemchandra Vikramaditya), who briefly seized Delhi in 1556 before losing to Akbar's forces at the Second Battle of Panipat, had risen through the administration of which earlier ruler?
Answer: Islam Shah Suri

Q59:  Maharaja Chhatrasal, the Bundela ruler who fought against Mughal expansion, established his kingdom primarily in which region of present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Bundelkhand

Q60:  The city of Orchha, known for its Bundela-era palaces and temples, was founded in the 16th century by which ruler?
Answer: Rudra Pratap Singh

Q61:  Raja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha is well known in Mughal history for his close association and support of which prince, later Emperor Jahangir, during his rebellion against Akbar?
Answer: Prince Salim (later Jahangir)

Q62:  The Jai Vilas Palace in Gwalior, known for its opulent Durbar Hall, was built during the reign of which Scindia ruler?
Answer: Jayajirao Scindia

Q63:  During the 1857 revolt, the Gwalior Contingent, a well-trained force originally raised by the British, eventually rebelled and marched to support which key rebel leader at Kanpur before later joining forces in Central India?
Answer: Nana Sahib

Q64:  Maharani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, along with Tatya Tope and rebel forces, briefly captured Gwalior Fort in 1858 from which ruling power before the final British assault?
Answer: Scindia forces loyal to the British

Q65:  Seth Govind Das, a prominent freedom fighter and long-serving parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, was primarily associated with which city?
Answer: Jabalpur

Q66:  Bhopal State's accession to the Indian Union in 1949 came after prolonged negotiations; who was Bhopal's last ruling Nawab at the time of accession?
Answer: Nawab Hamidullah Khan

Q67:  The 1857 revolt in the Jabalpur region was notably led by which local ruler along with support from the 52nd Native Infantry?
Answer: Raja Shankar Shah of Gondwana

Q68:  Raja Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, executed by the British in 1858 for their role in the Jabalpur uprising, belonged to which former ruling lineage?
Answer: Gond ruling lineage of Garha-Mandla

Q69:  The Nagpur Session of the Indian National Congress, a landmark session that endorsed the Non-Cooperation Movement, was held in which year?
Answer: 1920

Q70:  Seth Govind Das, a veteran Congress leader who actively participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942, was born in which city of present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Jabalpur

Q71:  The Paramara dynasty, whose most celebrated ruler was Raja Bhoj, had its capital at which city in the Malwa region?
Answer: Dhar

Q72:  The Bhojshala monument in Dhar, associated with Raja Bhoj, was originally established as a centre of Sanskrit learning and a temple dedicated to which goddess?
Answer: Saraswati

Q73:  The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bhopal, contain the earliest known evidence of human habitation in the region dating back to which period?
Answer: The Palaeolithic period

Q74:  Bhimbetka's rock shelters, located near Bhopal, are named after which figure from the Mahabharata according to local tradition?
Answer: Bhima

Q75:  The Great Stupa at Sanchi was significantly expanded and encased in stone during the reign of which dynasty, after Ashoka's original brick structure?
Answer: Shunga dynasty

Q76:  The ornate carved gateways (toranas) at the Sanchi Stupa, depicting scenes from Jataka tales, were primarily added during which period?
Answer: Satavahana period

Q77:  Sir John Marshall, a British archaeologist, played a major role in the restoration and conservation of which Madhya Pradesh Buddhist site in the early 20th century?
Answer: Sanchi

Q78:  The medieval fort of Mandu, known for structures like Hindola Mahal and Jahaz Mahal, is situated atop which type of terrain?
Answer: A rocky plateau in the Vindhya range

Q79:  The Hindola Mahal ('Swinging Palace') at Mandu is notable for its unique architectural feature of which type?
Answer: Sloping buttressed walls

Q80:  Which Malwa Sultanate ruler, known for his love of music, fell in love with the singer Rani Roopmati and was later defeated by Mughal forces under Akbar?
Answer: Baz Bahadur

Q81:  Gwalior Fort, one of the most formidable hill forts in India, was described as the "pearl amongst fortresses" by Mughal emperor Babur in which memoir?
Answer: Baburnama

Q82:  Tansen, one of the Navaratnas (Nine Gems) of Emperor Akbar's court and a legendary Hindustani classical musician, was traditionally born near which city in present-day Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Gwalior

Q83:  The tomb of the legendary musician Tansen is located in Gwalior adjacent to the shrine of which Sufi saint who was his spiritual guide?
Answer: Muhammad Ghaus

Q84:  The Man Mandir Palace at Gwalior Fort is renowned for its decorative use of which craft technique on its exterior walls?
Answer: Coloured glazed tile work

Q85:  Gujari Mahal, a palace within Gwalior Fort complex now housing an archaeological museum, was built by Man Singh Tomar for which purpose?
Answer: As a residence for his queen Mrignayani

Q86:  The historic town of Maheshwar on the banks of the Narmada River is closely associated with which 18th-century queen who developed it into a centre of culture, weaving, and administration?
Answer: Rani Ahilyabai Holkar

Q87:  Maheshwari sarees, a traditional handwoven textile of Madhya Pradesh, originated and are still produced primarily in which town?
Answer: Maheshwar

Q88:  The Central Provinces (which later contributed the Mahakoshal region to Madhya Pradesh in 1956) was formed in 1861 by the British through the merger of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories with which other territory?
Answer: The Nagpur Province

Q89:  Which former administrative headquarters town in Madhya Pradesh gives the historical Saugor and Nerbudda Territories part of their name, and is today known by a slightly different spelling?
Answer: Sagar

Q90:  Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is often referred to by which nickname owing to its numerous natural and artificial lakes?
Answer: City of Lakes

Q91:  The modern princely state of Bhopal was founded in the early 18th century by which Afghan (Pashtun) soldier who had served in the Mughal army?
Answer: Dost Mohammad Khan

Q92:  Islamnagar, located near Bhopal, served as the earliest capital and fortified base of Dost Mohammad Khan before the development of Bhopal city itself?
Answer: True — Islamnagar was his early capital

Q93:  The Rajwada, a historic seven-storeyed palace in Indore and residence of the Holkar rulers, was commissioned during the reign of which Holkar ruler in the 18th century?
Answer: Malhar Rao Holkar

Q94:  Lal Bagh Palace in Indore, built by later Holkar rulers, is architecturally notable for blending Indian design with which foreign architectural styles?
Answer: European styles (Renaissance and Baroque)

Q95:  The seven-storeyed Bir Singh Deo Palace at Datia, an outstanding example of Bundela architecture, was built without the use of which common building material?
Answer: Iron and wood

Q96:  The princely state of Panna, founded by descendants of Maharaja Chhatrasal in the 18th century, became historically famous for controlling which valuable natural resource?
Answer: Diamond mines

Q97:  The circular Chausath Yogini Temple at Mitawali in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, is popularly said to have inspired the design of which modern Indian building?
Answer: The Parliament House of India

Q98:  The ancient Bateshwar Group of Temples in Morena district, once severely damaged and neglected, was restored in the early 2000s largely through the efforts of which noted archaeologist?
Answer: K. K. Muhammed

Q99:  In 2021, Bhopal railway station was renamed in honour of Rani Kamlapati, a historic Gond queen associated with the region prior to the founding of the Bhopal princely state. Her rule was centred around which fort?
Answer: Ginnorgarh Fort

Q100:  Ujjain hosts the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, one of the four major Kumbh Mela sites in India, held approximately every how many years?
Answer: 12 years