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MPPSC

DAILY
CLASS NOTES
MP GK

Lecture – 02
General Intro Part - 1
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General Intro Part - 1

General Introduction of Madhya Pradesh

❖ State Day:- Madhya Pradesh Day 1 November

❖ Foundation of Madhya Pradesh: 1 November, 1956

❖ On 1 November, 1956, Madhya Pradesh had 43 districts and 8 divisions.

❖ State Crop:- Soybean (Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of soybean in India.)

❖ Madhya Pradesh State Anthem:- "Mera Madhya Pradesh"

➢ Producer - Mahesh Srivastava, Lyricist - Shantanu Mukherjee, Music - Sunil Jha.


The state anthem was declared in 2010-11.

Note:-

❖ Mahesh Srivastava received the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award in


2012

❖ Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award is given in the field of journalism.


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❖ Official Language of Madhya Pradesh:- Hindi

❖ Nicknames of Madhya Pradesh:-

➢ Soya State - Due to Madhya Pradesh being the largest producer of soybean in
India.

➢ Tiger State - As per the 2022 Tiger Census, Madhya Pradesh has the highest
number of tigers in the country, with 785 tigers (total in India: 3,682).
(International Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29.)

➢ Heart of India - Just as the heart is important for the body, Madhya Pradesh is
important for India as many rivers, roads and railways originate from here. This
nickname was given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

➢ Mother of Rivers - Madhya Pradesh is a hilly and plateau region from where
many rivers originate, hence it is called the "Mother of Rivers".

➢ Pulses State - Being the largest producer of pulses (beans) in India.

➢ Diamond State - Madhya Pradesh has almost a monopoly in the production of


diamonds in India.(Panna district)

➢ Tendu Leaf State - This state produces 60% of India's total tendu leaves, which
are used to make bidis (local cigarettes).

❖ Note:- Tendu leaves were nationalized in the year 1964.

➢ State of Forests - As per the Forest Status Report 2021, Madhya Pradesh has a
forest area of 77,493 sq km, which is the largest in India.

➢ State of Parks (National Parks) - Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of
national parks in the country, with a total of 11.

➢ Leopard State - As per the 2022 report, Madhya Pradesh has the highest
population of leopards in India, with 3,907 leopards.

➢ Cheetah State - Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to reintroduce
cheetahs, with 8 cheetahs initially brought from Namibia.

➢ Tribal State - Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tribal communities in
India, giving it the title of "Tribal State".

➢ Playground of primitive man.

➢ Vulture State, Crown of Peninsular India, Gharial State, etc.


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State symbols of Madhya Pradesh

State flower Kumudini (white lily)

State dance Rai dance (Bundelkhand region)

State drama Maach (Malwa Region)

State fish Mahseer

State bird Dudhraj (Asian Paradise flycatcher)

State sport Malkhamb

State tree Banyan tree

State fruit Mango


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State crop Soybean

State animal Barasingha (Rendeer)

State emblem of Madhya Pradesh


❖ A circular seal of Ashoka's pillar, with a banyan tree in the
background.
❖ The state emblem has 24 stupa figures on the outside.
❖ Inside the circle, Madhya Pradesh Shasan and Satyamev Jayate
are indicated along with paddy (left) and wheat (right) ears.
Capitals of Madhya Pradesh
❖ Administrative capital of Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
❖ Economic, business and sports capital of Madhya Pradesh - Indore
❖ Music capital of Madhya Pradesh - Maihar
❖ Energy capital of Madhya Pradesh - Singrauli
❖ Tourism and summer capital of Madhya Pradesh - Panchmarhi
❖ Religious and cultural capital of Madhya Pradesh - Ujjain
❖ Judicial and cultural capital of Madhya Pradesh (according to Acharya Vinoba Bhave)
- Jabalpur
Geographical location of Madhya Pradesh
❖ The geographical location of Madhya Pradesh is situated between 21⁰6' to 26°30'
North latitude and 74°9' to 82⁰48' East longitude.
❖ Madhya Pradesh is a completely landlocked state.
❖ Its extension is 605 km from north to south and 870 km from east to west.
❖ District with highest sex ratio - Balaghat (1021)
❖ District with lowest sex ratio - Bhind (837)
❖ District with highest population density - Bhopal (855 persons per sq km)
❖ District with lowest population density - Dindori (94 persons per sq km)
❖ District with highest literacy - Jabalpur
❖ District with lowest literacy - Alirajpur
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❖ District with highest population - Indore


❖ District with lowest population - Harda
(All figures as per 2011 census)

Note -
❖ According to 2011 census
➢ District with lowest population - Harda.
➢ District with lowest area - Bhopal.
❖ In the present scenario
➢ The district with the lowest population is - Pandhurna.
➢ The district with the lowest area is - Niwari.

Districts of Madhya Pradesh touching the border of two states (6 districts)

Name of the district States touching the border

Morena Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Jhabua Rajasthan and Gujarat

Alirajpur Gujarat and Maharashtra

Balaghat Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

Singrauli Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh

❖ Internal districts of Madhya Pradesh (whose border does not touch other states) - 18
districts - Gwalior, Vidisha, Ujjain, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Sehore, Bhopal,
Raisen, Hoshangabad, Harda, Damoh, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Maihar and
Umaria.
❖ Area of Madhya Pradesh - 3,08,252 sq km (9.38% of the total area of India.)
❖ The Tropic of Cancer passes through 14 districts of Madhya Pradesh.
❖ The standard meridian of India is 82°30'E, which passes through the only district of
Madhya Pradesh, Singrauli. (It passes through 5 states of India - Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh)
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