Basic General Knowledge of MP State (Madhya Pradesh)

MP GK Basic Knowledge about Madhya Pradesh

State name - Madhya Pradesh

Other names - soya state, heart state, Madhya Bharat, laugh Bharat, Nadiyo ka Mayka(river state), Tiger State, Miniature of India, diamond state,

Capital - Bhopal

Formation Day - 1 November 1956

Present Formation - 1 November 2000

Main Language - Hindi

State Symbol- 24 stupas chains outline emblem under circle Madhya Pradesh Shashan and Satya Mev Jayate inscribed with two crops wheat and paddy.

State fruit - Mango (Mangifera Indica - Scientific Name)

State Flower - White Lilly (Lillium Candimum)

State Animal - Antelope (Barah Singha) Biradari Species (Rucervus Duvauceli Scientific Name)

State bird - Dudhraj ( Paradise Flycatcher - Native Asian bird) (Terpsiphone)

State Tree - Banyan Tree ( Focus benghalrnsis)

State fish - Mahasheer

State drama - maach

State Dance - Rai

State Crops - Soyabean (Glycine men)

State Sport - Malkhamb Started in 2013

State River - Narmada

State Song - Sukh ka data Sabka Sathi

Area - 308252 Sq. KM

Extent - East to West 870 KM

North to South 605 KM

States Border - 5 States UP, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat.

Geographical Location - 21°6' - 26°30' North Latitude and 74°9' to 82°48' East longitude

Vidhan Sabha seats - 230

Loksabha seats - 29

Rajya Sabha Seats - 11

Divisions - 10

Districts - 52

Tehsils - 424

Development blocks - 313

Tribal DB - 89

Town City - 476

Nagar Nigam - 16

Nagar Palika - 98

Nagar Parishad - 294

Gram Panchayat - 23922

Janpad Panchayat - 313

Zila Panchayat - 52

Total Villages - 54,903

Revenue Villages - 53,738

Police Thane - 1117

Police subdivisions - 238

High Court - Jabalpur

Legislative Assembly - Single house

Literacy rate - 72.6%

Sex Ratio - 931

MP Current GK

Present CM - Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Governor - Anandiben patel

Chief Justice - 

Lokayukta - Justice Naresh Kumar Gupta

Chief Information formation Commissioner - TN Shrivastava