MP GK Question Answer (Madhya Pradesh GK)

Madhya Pradesh Sthapana Diwas (Foundation Day) is celebrated on which date?

• 26 January
• 1 November
• 1 May
• 15 August

Answer: 1 November. Madhya Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act. Its central location earned it the nickname 'Heart of India'.

Which city, Madhya Pradesh's capital, is known as the 'City of Lakes'?

• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Bhopal
• Gwalior

Answer: Bhopal. Bhopal's Upper Lake (Bhojtal) is linked by tradition to the Paramara king Raja Bhoj, who gave the city its early name, Bhojpal.

The Khajuraho group of temples was built by which dynasty?

• Chandela
• Paramara
• Pratihara
• Kalachuri

Answer: Chandela. The Chandelas built the Khajuraho temples mainly between about 950 and 1050 CE. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Chhatarpur district.

The Great Stupa at Sanchi was originally commissioned by which ruler?

• Kanishka
• Harsha
• Chandragupta Maurya
• Ashoka

Answer: Ashoka. Emperor Ashoka commissioned the first brick stupa at Sanchi in the 3rd century BCE. The carved stone gateways were added later, in the 1st century BCE.

The Bhimbetka rock shelters, with prehistoric paintings, are in which district?

• Sehore
• Raisen
• Vidisha
• Hoshangabad

Answer: Raisen. Bhimbetka in Raisen district has rock art spanning thousands of years. It was discovered by archaeologist V. S. Wakankar in 1957 and became a UNESCO site in 2003.

The Narmada river rises at which place?

• Amarkantak
• Pachmarhi
• Mhow
• Betul

Answer: Amarkantak. The Narmada rises at Amarkantak in Anuppur district and flows west through a rift valley into the Gulf of Khambhat, unlike most big peninsular rivers, which flow east.

The Marble Rocks and the Dhuandhar Falls at Bhedaghat are near which city?

• Indore
• Ujjain
• Jabalpur
• Sagar

Answer: Jabalpur. At Bhedaghat, near Jabalpur, the Narmada cuts a gorge through white marble cliffs and plunges over the Dhuandhar ('smoke cascade') falls.

Which animal, saved from near-extinction at Kanha, is Madhya Pradesh's state animal?

• Tiger
• Gaur
• Blackbuck
• Barasingha

Answer: Barasingha. The hard-ground barasingha (swamp deer) was brought back from a few dozen animals at Kanha National Park. MP's state bird is the Indian paradise flycatcher (dudhraj).

Panna district of Madhya Pradesh is best known for mining what?

• Diamonds
• Coal
• Copper
• Manganese

Answer: Diamonds. The Majhgawan mine in Panna is India's only mechanised diamond mine, run by NMDC. Panna also has a tiger reserve.

Which is the highest peak of Madhya Pradesh?

• Amarkantak
• Guru Shikhar
• Dhupgarh
• Mahendragiri

Answer: Dhupgarh. Dhupgarh, about 1,350 m high in the Satpura range near Pachmarhi, is MP's highest point. Guru Shikhar is in Rajasthan and Mahendragiri in Odisha.

Ujjain, home of the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga and the Simhastha Kumbh, stands on which river?

• Betwa
• Shipra
• Chambal
• Son

Answer: Shipra. Ujjain lies on the Shipra. The Simhastha Kumbh is held there every 12 years, when Jupiter is in Leo (Simha).

Which gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy?

• Chlorine
• Phosgene
• Hydrogen sulphide
• Methyl isocyanate

Answer: Methyl isocyanate. On the night of 2-3 December 1984, methyl isocyanate leaked from the pesticide plant, killing thousands. It remains one of the world's worst industrial disasters.

The legend of Sultan Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati is linked to which fort town?

• Mandu
• Orchha
• Chanderi
• Gwalior

Answer: Mandu. Mandu (Mandav) in Dhar district has Roopmati's Pavilion and Baz Bahadur's Palace. Mandu was the capital of the Malwa Sultanate.

Kuno National Park made headlines in 2022 when which animal was brought back to India there?

• Asiatic lion
• Cheetah
• Wild water buffalo
• Snow leopard

Answer: Cheetah. Eight cheetahs from Namibia were released at Kuno, in Sheopur district, on 17 September 2022. The cheetah had been declared extinct in India in 1952.

The annual Tansen Samaroh music festival is held in which city, where the singer's tomb stands?

• Indore
• Bhopal
• Gwalior
• Rewa

Answer: Gwalior. Tansen, one of the 'nine gems' of Akbar's court, is buried in Gwalior. The festival there each winter honours Hindustani classical music.