Question

Where is Bastar located?
A.Chhattisgarh
B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Odisha
D.Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: Approach the question by eliminating the incorrect answers first. Moreover, after Independence to the current times, Bastar has been located in two different states in India. The question here is which state is it currently located in. Modern-day Bastar district was part of the erstwhile princely state of Bastar in colonial India along with Dantewada district. Jagdalpur is the district headquarter of Bastar today. The district is divided into 12 tehsils, 12 panchayat samitis, 296 patwari circles and 580 Gram Panchayats.

Complete answer: Option A: is correct. Bastar was one of the 16 districts of Madhya Pradesh that formed the state of Chhattisgarh in 2000.
Option B: is incorrect.
Option C: is incorrect. Odisha borders the district of Bastar and the state of Chhattisgarh on the east.
Option D: is incorrect. From 1947 to 2000, Bastar was a part of Madhya Pradesh. However, with the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, Bastar was one of the 16 districts to be carved out of Madhya Pradesh.

Hence, The correct answer is Option A.

Note: The agricultural produce in the area is dependent on traditional methods of farming. Some of the main crops grown in the region include rice, maize, Howard and pulses. The cycle of floods and droughts in the region makes livelihoods extremely vulnerable and most people face seasonal unemployment. Forests play a key role in the region's economy and provide food as well. Fuel, firewood and medicines are obtained from the forests in the area. Limestone is an abundant mineral found in the Bastar district.