Who was the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?

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Correct — A, Ravishankar Shukla. He had already been Chief Minister of the earlier (undivided) Madhya Pradesh formed in 1950, and continued as the first Chief Minister of the present, reorganised Madhya Pradesh when it was created on 1 November 1956 (merging Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal State into it), serving until his death in office in December 1956.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh only in the 1960s, well after the state's formation.  (c) Became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the late 1950s, after Ravishankar Shukla's death — not the first.  (d) Succeeded Ravishankar Shukla as Chief Minister after his death — came after the first, not as the first.

Concept: The present-day Madhya Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, by merging the earlier (1950) Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal State. Ravishankar Shukla, already Chief Minister of the pre-1956 Madhya Pradesh, became the first Chief Minister of the newly reorganised state, providing administrative continuity across the reorganisation.

State PCS 2022 Q20 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

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