| Category | Place / Project | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Range | Satpura–Maikal Range | Monsoon type climate |
| Dam | Bansagar Dam | Shahdol, Deolond village, Son River; expenditure ratio MP:UP:Bihar = 2:1:1 |
| Project | Bargi Project / Rani Avantibai Project | Jabalpur, Narmada River |
| Project | Gandhi Sagar Project, 1960 | 62 m; first hydel project |
| Irrigation | Chambal Canal Irrigation | Yamuna River system |
| Dam | Jawahar Sagar Dam | Chambal River |
| River Valley | Largest river valley project | Narmada |
| Power | Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station | Umaria, Birsinghpur |
| Power | Chandni Thermal Project, 1953 | Nepanagar, Burhanpur |
| Power | Essar Mahan Power Plant | Singrauli |
| Power | Shreeji / Singaji Super Power Plant | Khandwa, Mundi, Dongaliya village |
| Waterfall | Bhura Kho Waterfall | Shivpuri |
| Waterfall | Raneh Falls | Ken River |
| Waterfall | Bahuti Falls | Rewa; Indian Niagara |
| Waterfall | Pandav Falls | Panna National Park |
| Waterfall | Rajat Prapat Falls | Hoshangabad / Pachmarhi region |
| Waterfall | Keoti Falls | Rewa |
| Waterfall | Bee Falls | Pachmarhi |
| Waterfall | Gatha Falls | Khajuraho |
| Waterfall | Chachai Falls | Rewa |
| Waterfall | Dhanaura Falls | Chhindwara |
| Waterfall | Shambhudhara | Anuppur |
| Site | District / Location | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Bhimbetka | Raisen | Rock shelter site |
| Adamgarh | Hoshangabad / Narmadapuram | Rock shelter site |
| Saru Maru Caves | Sehore | Buddhist site |
| Pandav Caves | Pachmarhi | Cave site |
| Udaygiri Caves | Vidisha | Hindu and Jain; Shaiva and Vaishnav |
| Lohani Caves | Mandu | Shiva and Parvati |
| Bagh Caves | Dhar | Buddhist paintings |
| Bhrithari Caves | Ujjain | Cave site |
| Mada Caves | Singrauli | Cave site |
| Mama-Bhanja Rock Shelter | Patalpani–Panarpani | Rock shelter |
| Rani Machi Rock Shelter | Chitrangi, Singrauli | Rock shelter |
| Likhi Chhaj Shelter | Karsa, Morena | Rock shelter |
| Jhunjhri Rock Shelter | Katni | Rock shelter |
| Pachmarhi | — | Discovered by James Forsyth |
| Period | Site | District / Key Point |
|---|---|---|
| Paleolithic | Agni | — |
| Lonar | — | |
| Kundal | — | |
| Mesolithic | Bhimbetka | Raisen; V. S. Wakankar |
| Adamgarh | Narmadapuram; D. R. Joshi | |
| Ambadevi Rock Shelter | Betul; Vijay Ingole | |
| Neolithic | Kunjun | Sidhi |
| Arjhuni | Balaghat | |
| Eran | Sagar | |
| Jatkara | Tikamgarh | |
| Hatta | Damoh | |
| Chalcolithic | Kayatha | Ujjain; Kalisindh River; D. S. Wakankar and M. K. Dhavalikar |
| Chalcolithic | Navdatoli | Khargone; Narmada; H. D. Sankalia |
| Chalcolithic | Avara | Mandsaur; Chambal; H. V. Trivedi |
| Chalcolithic | Eran | Sagar; H. D. Sankalia |
| Chalcolithic | Nagda | Ujjain |
| Chalcolithic | Dangwada | Ujjain; V. S. Wakankar |
| Chalcolithic | Indergarh | Mandsaur; Krishna Dutt Vajpayee |
| Chalcolithic | Khedinama | Narmadapuram |
| Chalcolithic | Teonthar | Rewa |
| District | ODOP Product |
|---|---|
| Dhar | Bagh Print |
| Dewas | Bamboo |
| Harda | Bamboo |
| Rewa | Bamboo |
| Burhanpur | Banana |
| Raisen | Basmati Rice |
| Ujjain | Batik Print |
| Sidhi | Carpet |
| Ashoknagar | Chanderi Handloom |
| Khargone | Chilli |
| Balaghat | Chinnor Rice |
| Shivpuri | Cloth Jacket |
| Neemuch | Coriander |
| Guna | Coriander Seed |
| Seoni | Custard Apple |
| Sagar | Farm Equipment |
| Vidisha | Farm Equipment |
| Mandsaur | Garlic |
| Tikamgarh | Ginger |
| Niwari | Ginger |
| Barwani | Ginger |
| Panna | Gooseberry / Amla |
| Damoh | Gram |
| Sheopur | Guava |
| Datia | Jaggery |
| Jhabua | Kadaknath Chicken |
| Katni | Katni Stone |
| Mandla | Kodu Kutki |
| Dindori | Kodu Kutki |
| Singrauli | Kodu Kutki |
| Anuppur | Kodu Kutki |
| Alirajpur | Mahua |
| Umaria | Mahua |
| Morena | Mustard |
| Bhind | Mustard |
| Shajapur | Onion |
| Khandwa | Onion |
| Agar Malwa | Orange |
| Rajgarh | Orange |
| Chhindwara | Orange |
| Jabalpur | Peas |
| Indore | Potato |
| Ratlam | Ratlami Namkeen |
| Gwalior | Sandstone Tiles |
| Betul | Teak Wood |
| Satna | Tomato |
| Narsinghpur | Toor Dal |
| Hoshangabad | Tourism |
| Shahdol | Turmeric |
| Chhatarpur | Wooden Furniture |
| Sehore | Wooden Toys and Handicraft |
| Bhopal | Zari Zardozi and Jute Product |
| Award | Year | Field / Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Kalidas Samman | 1980 | Amount: 5 lakh; first awardee: Shrinivas Iyer; 2023: Raghupati Bhatt |
| Tansen Samman | 1980 | Amount: 5 lakh; awardees include Shri Krishna Rao Pandit, Herabai Badodkar, Ustad Bismillah Khan; 2023: Pandit Ganapati Bhatt |
| Lata Mangeshkar Award | 1984 | Amount: 2 lakh; first: Naushad Ali; recent: K. S. Chitra |
| Kabir Samman | 1986 | Poetry; amount: 3 lakh; first: Gopal Krishna; recent: Dr. Shyam Sundar Dubey |
| Iqbal Samman | 1986 | Urdu literature; amount: 2 lakh; first: Sardar Zafri; 2021: Dr. Syed Taqi Abdi |
| Maithili Sharan Gupt Award | 1987 | Literature; amount: 2 lakh → 5 lakh; first: Shamsher Bahadur; recent: Sadanand Gupt / Dr. Neerja Madhav |
| Sharad Joshi Award | 1992 | Hindi satire and essay; amount: 2 lakh; first: Harishankar Parsai; recent: Dr. Shriram Parihar |
| Kumar Gandharva Award | 1992 | Classical music, Hindustani and Carnatic; amount: 1.25 lakh; first: Ajay Chakravarti; 2023: Kalapini Komkali |
| Kishore Kumar Samman | 1997 | Amount: 2 lakh; first: Hrishikesh Mukherjee; 2023: Rajkumar Hirani |
| Kavi Pradeep Award | 2012 | Poetry; amount: 2 lakh; 2023: Guru Saxena |
| Aruna Shanbaug Award | 2015 | Related to women safety / violence context |
| Raja Mansingh Tomar Honour | — | Art and culture of music; given to organisations; Indore’s Sanand Nyas Sanstha |
| Tulsi Award | 1983 | Male artists only; tribal, traditional and folk arts |
| Devi Ahilyabai Award | 1996 | Folk and tribal; female artists; first: Teejan Bai |
| Rani Durgavati National Award | — | Tribal and traditional creative art, craft, social service, administration |
| Shankar Shah National Award | — | Writing on culture and tradition of tribal life in Indian literature |
| Raghunath Shah National Award | — | Tribal traditional arts |
| Thakkar Bapa National Award | — | Social welfare services of tribal community |
| Jan Nayak Tantya Bhil State Honour | — | Tribal youth for academics / sports performance |
| Mineral / Industry | Place | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jhabua | Bharveli range, Balaghat; Dharwar rocks |
| Copper | Balaghat, Chhindwara | Malajkhand; Chilpi Range; HCL |
| Diamond | Panna | Hinouta, Majhgawan, Buxwaha, Angor |
| Rock Phosphate | Jhabua | Rank 2 |
| Limestone | Katni | Mudwara, Katni |
| Bauxite | Jabalpur, Katni, Amarkantak, Mandla, Satna, Rewa | Rank 6 |
| Iron | Jabalpur, Gwalior, Katni | Rank 6 |
| Coal | Sohagpur, Singrauli, Korar, Johila, Umaria | Sohagpur largest in MP; Singrauli thickest layer in Asia |
| Tungsten | Agariya, Hoshangabad | — |
| Corundum | Sidhi, Singrauli | Aluminium ore |
| Lead | Hoshangabad, Datia | — |
| Slate | Mandsaur | — |
| Uranium | Shahdol | Pitchblende |
| Asbestos | Jhabua | — |
| Feldspar | Jabalpur, Shahdol | — |
| Marble | Jabalpur, Gwalior, Seoni, Khandwa | White: Jabalpur; Green: Gwalior; Coloured: Seoni and Khandwa; Bhedaghat |
| Graphite | Betul | — |
| Antimony | Jabalpur | — |
| Rajya Khanij Vikas Nigam | 1962 | — |
| First Mineral Policy | 1995 | MP |
| New Mineral Policy | 2010 | MP |
| National Mineral Policy | 1993 | First |
| National Mineral Policy | 2008 | Second |
| Crop / Item | Rank / Place | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Main crop of MP | Wheat | — |
| Best wheat | Sharbati | Best quality wheat in MP |
| Gram | MP first | — |
| Soybean | MP first | — |
| Masala | MP first | — |
| Dhaniya | MP first | — |
| Lahsun | MP first | — |
| Tomato | MP first | — |
| Orange | MP first | — |
| Onion | MP second | — |
| Chilli | MP second | — |
| Milk | MP third | Rajasthan > UP > MP |
| Tur | Maharashtra > Karnataka > UP | — |
| Groundnut | Gujarat | — |
| Balaghat | Rice | — |
| Vidisha | Gram | — |
| Ratlam | Garlic | — |
| Morena | Honey | — |
| Baghelkhand | Rice cultivation | — |
| Betul | Orange | — |
| Hoshangabad | Wheat | — |
| Monument / Place | District / Location | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Chanderi Fort | Ashoknagar | Tomar dynasty; built by Naresh Kirtipal |
| Naukhanda Mahal | Chanderi | Kirtipal |
| Bhilat Dev Temple | Barwani, Nagalwadi | Snake deity |
| Ater Fort | Bhind | Chambal River; Raja Badan Singh Bhadoria |
| Tomb of Mumtaz | Burhanpur | — |
| Baiju Bawra | Chanderi | — |
| Samadhi of Sawai Singh | Chhatarpur | — |
| Tribhuvan Temple | Chittor | Parmar Bhoja |
| Jageshwarnath Temple | Damoh, Bandakpur | — |
| Veer Singh Mahal | Datia | — |
| Kharbooja Mahal | Dhar | Bilkis Begum Palace |
| Dhar Fort | Dhar | Parmar dynasty; built by Mohammed bin Tughlaq |
| Hindola Mahal | Mandu, Dhar | Also called Ghumao Mahal |
| Sun Temple | Gwalior | — |
| Shahastrabahu / Sas-Bahu Temple | Gwalior | Kachhwaha dynasty |
| Jai Vilas Palace | Gwalior | Jiwaji Rao Scindia Palace |
| Alamgir ka Darwaza | Gwalior | Gate of Gwalior Fort |
| Gwalior Fort | Gwalior | Tomar dynasty; Man Singh Tomar; Gibraltar of the East; built by King Surajsen |
| Gujari Mahal | Gwalior | Built by Man Singh |
| Sonagiri Temple | Near Gwalior | Jain temple |
| Golki Math | Jabalpur | — |
| Chausath Yogini Temple | Khajuraho | — |
| Hoshang Shah Tomb | Mandu | — |
| Ekattarso Mahadev Temple | Morena | — |
| Jehangir Mahal | Orchha | Vir Singh Deo |
| Laxmi Narayan Temple | Orchha | Vir Singh Deo |
| Chaturbhuj Temple | Rajgarh | Lord Vishnu with two wives |
| Baj Bahadur Singh Tomb | Rajgarh | — |
| Rahatgarh Fort | Sagar | Badal Mahal |
| Gadhakota Fort | Sagar | — |
| Math Ghoghra | Seoni | — |
| Narwar Fort | Shivpuri | Love story of Damayanti and Raja Nal; built by King Nal; Tomar dynasty |
| Kalidah Palace | Ujjain | — |
| Kaluji Maharaj | West Nimar | — |
| Pashupatinath Temple | Mandsaur | — |
| Asirgarh Fort | Burhanpur | Built by Ahir King Asa |
| Ginnaurgarh Fort | Raisen | On Ginnaur Hill; built by King Udayavarman in 13th century |
| Raisen Fort | Raisen | Built by Rajbasanti |
| Mandla Fort | Mandla | Built by King Narendra Shah |
| Ajaygarh Fort | Panna | Built by King Ajaypal |
| Orchha Fort | Tikamgarh / Niwari | Built by Vir Singh Bundela |
| Sendhwa Fort | Barwani | — |
| Mandu Monuments | Mandu | Hoshang Shah’s Tomb, Jami Masjid, Jahaz Mahal, Rani Roopmati Pavilion, Nilkanth Mahal, Alamgir Darwaza |
| Gwalior Fort Gates | Gwalior | Alamgir, Hindola, Gujari Mahal, Chaturbhuj, Hathi Phod Darwaza |
| Category | Name | Region / Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Festival | Nimar Festival | Maheshwar |
| Festival | Halma Utsav | Jhabua; Bhil |
| Festival | Bageshwari Devi | Chanderi |
| Festival | Gandhi Sagar Floating Festival | Mandsaur |
| Fair | Jalbihari Fair | Chhatarpur |
| Festival | Lokrang | Bhopal |
| Festival | Bhagoriya | Jhabua and Khargone |
| Fair | Mahamrityunjaya Mela | Rewa |
| Fair | Gotmar Fair | Chhindwara / Pandurna; Jam River |
| Festival | Meghnad Parv | Gond tribe |
| Fair | Nagaji Fair | Morena |
| Festival | Dhara Dhari | North-west MP; Janmashtami; Dhari tribe |
| Fair | Pir Budhan Fair | Shivpuri |
| Festival | Dhrupad Samaroh | Bhopal |
| Festival | Divya Kala Mela | Bhopal |
| Dance | Kathi Dance | Nimar; Parvati / Goddess Rajulla; Dev Prabodhini Ekadashi |
| Dance | Dohiya Dance | Bhil tribe; Bhagoriya festival |
| Dance | Saira Dance | Male dominated; Bundelkhand |
| Dance | Gaur Dance | Mauriya |
| Dance | Kemali / Sajan-Sajna Dance | Baghelkhand |
| Dance | Sua Dance | Baghelkhand / Gond; Diwali |
| Dance | Bhadam Dance | Bhariya tribe |
| Folk Theatre | Maach | Malwa; Balmukund founder |
| Folk Theatre | Gammat | Nimar |
| Folk Theatre | Swang | Bundelkhand |
| Folk Theatre | Khamb Swang | Korku |
| Folk Theatre | Jindaba | Baghelkhand |
| Folk Theatre | Ras Lila | Bhind, Morena, Gwalior |
| Ujjain Fairs | Ujjain | Kumbh Fair, Panchkroshi Yatra, Shravan-Bhado, Mahakaleshwar Sawari, Kalidas Samaroh |
| Category | Region / Art | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Craft | Chippa Craft | Ujjain; hand-engraved cloth |
| Craft | Terracotta | Mandla |
| Painting | Naurata Painting | Bundelkhand |
| Craft | Tie and Dye | Mandsaur |
| Art | Kangi Art | Banjara |
| Craft | Lathe Craft | Budhni Ghat |
| Painting | Chitravan Painting | Malwa |
| Dolls | Batao Bai Dolls | Gwalior; handmade dolls |
| Art | Dhokra | Betul; non-ferrous metal; Bharewsa tribal community; locally Bharai Kaam |
| Painting | Suraiti | Bundelkhand |
| Script | Ol Chiki | Santhal |
| Folk Art | Pagalya | Nimar; sent on birth of newborn child |
| Malwa Folk Songs | Tejaji Katha, Bharthari Katha, Sanja Geet, Heed Gayan, Barsati Barta, Bhope Gayan, Railo Gayan | — |
| Nimar Folk Songs | Kalgi Turra, Sant Singaji Gayan, Nathpanthi Gayan, Nirguniya Gayan, Garba/Garbi/Gawalan, Masanya/Kayakhoj | — |
| Bundelkhand Folk Songs | Alha Gayan, Bambuliya/Bhola, Fag, Baryata, Devari, Hardaul’s Wish, Purara to Jagdeva | — |
| Baghelkhand Folk Songs | Basdeva, Birha, Videsia, Fag, Sidev | — |
| Folk Painting | Pithora | Bhil; Pema Falya; Bhuri Bai |
| Folk Painting | Pardhan | Gond; Anand Singh Shyam, Jangarh Singh, Dhanaiya Bai, Durga Bai |
| Folk Painting | Digna | Gond |
| Folk Painting | Baiga | Jodhiya Bai, Umaria |
| Tribe / Community | Custom / Dance / Feature |
|---|---|
| Agariya | Lohasur custom |
| Baiga | Knowledge of medicine; Saila dance; Pardhuni; Blama |
| Bedia | Rai dance in Bundelkhand |
| Bhariya | Bhadam dance; Patalkot, Chhindwara; shifting cultivation; medicinal plants |
| Bhil | Dapa custom; Bhagoriya; Dohiya dance |
| Gond | Sua dance; Reena dance with Baiga women |
| Dhobi caste | Kanada dance; Bundelkhand; Lord Krishna |
| Pardhi | Karwar Pardhi; hunting tradition |
| Kol | Rotiya sub-tribe; Koldahka / Dahka dance |
| Korku | Khamb Swang; Dhandal dance |
| Sahariya | Khutiya Patel; Dul-Dul Ghodi |
| Oraon | Sarhul |
| Baiga subcastes | Nahar, Kathamina, Binjhwar/Bijhwar, Narotia, Bharatiya, Rai Maina |
| Gond subcastes | Pardhan, Agariya, Ojha, Nagarchi, Sohal, Koila Bhooti |
| Bhil subcastes | Barela, Bhilala, Garasia, Gameta, Mina, Tadvi, Vasave |
| Korku subcastes | Patharia, Rum, Bobai, Dulariya |
| Korku | Mahar |
| Bhariya | Patilya |
| Baiga | Bijhwar |
| Person / Dynasty | Period / Details |
|---|---|
| Naga Dynasty | 2nd BCE; Vidisha; Vrishnath founder |
| Parivrajaka | 5th century |
| Kalchuri Dynasty | 10th–12th century; Krishnaraja founder |
| Gondwana | 14th–15th century |
| Magh Dynasty | Baghelkhand |
| Rani Durgavati | 5 Oct 1524 – 24 June 1564; queen regent of Gondwana, 1550–1564; spouse Dalpat Shah |
| Rani Roopmati | Poet queen of Mandu; consort of Baz Bahadur |
| Rani Kamalapati | 18th century; wife of Nizam Shah of Ginnaurgarh |
| Ahilyabai Holkar | 31 May 1725 – 13 Aug 1795; spouse Khande Rao Holkar; made Maheshwar seat of Holkar dynasty |
| Rani Laxmibai | 19 Nov 1828 – 18 June 1858; spouse Gangadhar Rao Newalkar |
| Rani Avantibai | 16 Aug 1831 – 20 March 1858; spouse Raja Vikramaditya Singh; queen of Ramgarh, Dindori |
| Name / Institution | Key Points |
|---|---|
| Sharad Joshi | Ujjain; wrote over 40 books including Ek Tha Gadha Urf Aladad Khan, Toffee Ka Safar, Pehla Varsad |
| Bhartrihari | Folk tradition: elder brother of Vikramaditya and king of Ujjayini |
| Bhawani Prasad Mishra | 1913–1985; Hoshangabad to Narsinghpur |
| Ghagha | Folk Bundeli poet; Akbar period |
| Kamta Prasad Guru | Sagar |
| M. Barkatullah | Editor of Siraj-ul-Akbar |
| Keshavdas | Rasikpriya and Kavipriya |
| Saket Ramayan Kala Sangrahalaya | Orchha |
| Premchand Srijan Peeth | Ujjain |
| Muktibodh Srijan Peeth | Sagar |
| Scindia Oriental Research Institute | Ujjain |
| MP Sahitya Parishad | 1954 |
| Year | Institution / Event | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Central Archaeological Museum | Indore |
| 1947 | Rice Movement | Rewa |
| 1954 | MP Sahitya Parishad | Hindi and Hind-related |
| 1956 | First Five Year Plan in MP | 11 November |
| 1956 | MPPSC | 5-member body maximum |
| 1957 | First Legislative Assembly Election | — |
| 1957 | MP Zila Yojana Samiti | — |
| 1957 | Laxmibai Institute of Physical Education | — |
| 1961 | MP Laghu Udyog Nigam Ltd | — |
| 1962 | MP State Corporation | — |
| 1963 | State Forest Research Institute | Jabalpur |
| 1969 | Hindi Granth Academy | — |
| 1972 | First Industrial Policy | — |
| 1972 | MP Planning Board | — |
| 1976 | MP Urdu Academy | 7 June |
| 1976 | Federation of Chambers of Commerce | — |
| 1976 | Agriculture University, Bhopal | 15 February |
| 1976 | MP Handloom Directorate | Established |
| 1977 | MP Export Corporation | Established |
| 1979 | TRYSEM | Rural youth self-employment scheme |
| 1979 | MP State Fish Development Corporation | — |
| 1981 | MP Handicraft | — |
| 1982 | MP Urja Vikas Nigam | — |
| 1982 | First Lokayukt | P. V. Dixit |
| 1985 | Central Ganga Authority | — |
| 1988 | Forest Research Institute | Jabalpur |
| 1990 | MP State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission | — |
| 1993 | Backward Class | — |
| 1994 | Panchayati Raj Act | 25 January |
| 1994 | First Panchayat Election in MP | 1 February |
| 1994 | MP State Election Commission | 1 February |
| 1995 | MP SC Commission | Chairperson + 2 nominated |
| 1995 | Mineral Policy | — |
| 1995 | MP Jila Yojana Samiti Adhiniyam | — |
| 1995 | SHRC | — |
| 1996 | MP State Commission for Minorities | — |
| 1996–2001 | First Finance Commission | — |
| 1998 | State Commission for Women | — |
| 2001 | Gram Swaraj | 26 January |
| 2002 | AEZ | — |
| 2003 | Jabalpur Railway HQ | — |
| 2005 | MP Biodiversity Board | 11 April |
| 2005 | MP Rajkoshiya Uttardayitva Evam Budget Prabandhan Adhiniyam | Passed |
| 2007 | MP Equestrian Academy | — |
| 2007 | MP State Disaster Management Authority | 5 September |
| 2007 | Gender Budgeting | — |
| 2007 | Local Self Government | — |
| 2008 | Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Management | — |
| 2011 | Kol Development Authority | MP |
| 2013 | BHEL | — |
| 2021 | Quantum Lab | Mhow |
| Institution | Location |
|---|---|
| Tribal Research and Development Institute | Bhopal |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management | Bhopal |
| MP Mining Corporation | Bhopal |
| State Museum / Edward Museum | Bhopal |
| NCSC | Bhopal |
| Small Scale Industry | Bhopal |
| Indian Institute of Soil Science | Bhopal |
| Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering | Bhopal |
| Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum | Chhatarpur |
| Central Bureau of Narcotics | Gwalior |
| Department of Sports – Archery | Jabalpur |
| First Agriculture University | JN Agriculture University |
| Fossil National Park | Mandla |
| Cotton Research Centre | Khargone |
| Gun Carriage Factory | Jabalpur |
| Judicial Officer Training Institute | Jabalpur |
| Teli ka Sarai | Handia, Harda |
| First | Name / Place |
|---|---|
| First Governor | Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| First Female Governor | Sarala Grewal |
| First Chief Minister | Pt. Ravishankar Shukla |
| First Non-Congress Chief Minister | Kailash Chandra Joshi |
| First Female Chief Minister | Uma Bharti |
| First Chief Justice | M. Hidayatullah |
| First Speaker of Legislative Assembly | Kunjilal Dubey |
| First Chief Secretary | H. S. Kamath |
| First Female Chief Secretary | Nirmala Buch |
| First Advocate General | M. Dharmadhikari |
| First Adivasi Female Governor | Urmila Singh |
| First Chairman of PSC | D. V. Rege |
| First National Park | Kanha Kisli |
| First University | Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University |
| First Biosphere Reserve | Pachmarhi |
| First Newspaper | Gwalior newspaper |
| First Solar Energy Village | Kasturba Village, Indore |
| First Opium Production District | Mandsaur |
| First Tribal Minister | Naresh Chandra Singh |
| First Lokayukt | P. V. Dixit |
| First Woman Secretary, State Election Commission | Vijaya Srivastava |
| First Female Judge of MP High Court | Sarojini Saxena |
| Title | Place |
|---|---|
| Asia’s first Indira Gandhi National Tribal University | Amarkantak, Anuppur |
| Asia’s first and world’s third laser research centre | Indore |
| Asia’s largest coal mine | Sohagpur, Shahdol |
| Asia’s largest masjid | Taj-ul-Masjid, Bhopal |
| Asia’s largest soil dam | Sanjay Sarovar / Bhimgarh Dam |
| Asia’s largest district court building | Bhopal |
| Asia’s first physical training college | Gwalior |
| District | Irrigation Projects |
|---|---|
| Sehore | Sankota, Kanya Khedi, Mogra, Sankota/Seipanadi, Mogarkheda |
| Sagar | Kadan Medium Irrigation Project, Kaith |
| Damoh | Sitanagar |
| Shivpuri | Pichhor |
| Mandsaur | Shamgarh |
| Ratlam | Koteshwar |
| Khandwa | Khalwa, Jawar |
| Betul | Nirgud, Bhogari, Jhinna, Garha |
| Morena | Asan Barrage |
| Dindori | Bilgaon |
| Jabalpur | Chitakhudri |
| Shahdol | Heerwar |
| Industry | Location |
|---|---|
| Jute Industry | Satna, Amlai, Anuppur |
| Oil Industry | Morena; mustard oil |
| Rice Industry | Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Rewa |
| Pulses Industry | Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, Sagar |
| Straw Board Industry | Shajapur |
| Pencil and Slate Industry | Mandsaur |
| Marble Industry | Katni |
| Melting Resistant Bricks Industry | Katni, Ratlam, Jabalpur |
| Pottery Industry | Ujjain, Gwalior |
| Lime Industry | Katni |
| Gun Carriage Factory | Jabalpur |
| Railway Coach Factory | Bhopal |
| Alcohol Factory | Neemuch |
| Power Alcohol Plant | Ratlam |
| IISCO | 1964 |
| Topic | Key Point |
|---|---|
| Akankshi Vikas Khand | Tirla, Dhar; first |
| National Clean Air Programme | Surat > Jabalpur |
| Leopard | MP: 3907 |
| AYUSH Urban | First |
| NQAS | Kolua Kalan, Bhopal; first |
| PM SVANidhi | Ujjain; first |
| UNESCO Geo Park | Dhar; MP first |
| E-content Education | Dewas; first |
| Cyber Investigation | MP first; best cyber investigation |
| Elephant Radio Collaring | Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve |
| Sohagpur | 100% vote in first phase |
| Lok Sabha Voting | MP: 66.87% |
| Highest Voting in MP | Chhindwara |
| Lowest Voting in MP | Rewa |
| MP High Court Strength | 53 judges: 40 permanent + 13 additional |