Madhya Pradesh Police Exam Model Paper 4

The correct answer is 1956.

• Bhopal became the capital of Madhya Pradesh in 1956.
• The name Bhopal is popularly derived from 'Bhojpal' or Bhoj’s dam.
• Bhoj dam is a great dam that now holds up the Bhopal city lakes.
• Bhopal city was founded by the Parmar King Bhoj in the 11th century.
• The present city of Bhopal was founded by Afghan soldier Dost Mohammed Khan.

• Bhopal is one of the 52 districts of the Madhya Pradesh State.
• On 30^th April 1949, Nawab Hamidullah Khan signed an agreement with the Government of India.
• On 1^st June 1949, the state was taken over by the Union Government as Chief Commissioner's Province.
• On 1^st November 1956 a new state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence and Bhopal became its capital.
• The Bhopal district was carved on 2^nd October 1972.
• National Judicial Academy is located in Bhopal.
• Indian Institute of Forest Management is located in Bhopal.