Maharashtra History MCQ Set-8

In this set, we have compiled the eighth set of Maharashtra State History GK MCQ for Maharashtra PSC, UPSC, competitive examinations in India and Maharashtra Government Job recruitment examinations. Find out the questions along with the answers below.

Q.1 Samyukta Maharashtra Movement was an organization for:

A. Separate Marathi Speaking state

B. Right of Marathi people in British India

C. Demand for India’s Independence during the British Raj

D. None of these

Answer: A. Separate Marathi Speaking State

Note: Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, commonly known as the Samiti was an organization in India that advocated for separate state for Marathi speaking population in Western Indian and Central India from 1956 to 1960.

Q.2 Which of the following was the movement for the demand of separate state Gujarat state for Gujarati speaking people?

A. Gujarati Andolan

B. Gujarati Bhasa Andolan

C. Mahagujarat Andolan

D. None of these

Answer: C. Mahagujarat Andolan

Note: Mahagujarat Movement or Mahahujarat Andolan was a movement from 1956 that demanded separate state for Gujarati speaking people of the Bombay state.

Q.3 Bombay state was separated and the Maharashtra and Gujarat state were formed in which of the following year?

A. 1960

B. 1956

C. 1959

D. 1965

Answer: A. 1960

Note: Maharashtra and Gujarat state were formed on 1st May, 1960.

Q.4 Who among the following was the first Chief Minister of the Maharashtra state?

A. Moraji Desai

B. Yashwantrao Chavan

C. Marotrao Kannamwar

D. None of these

Answer: B. Yashwantrao Chavan

Note: Yashwantrao Chacan from Indian National Congress was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1st May, 1960 to 14th November, 1962.

Q.5 Shiv Sena was founded by Bal Thackeray in which of the following year?

A. 1996

B. 1966

C. 1976

D. 1986

Answer: B. 1966

Note: Bal Thackeray founded Shiv Sena on 19th June, 1966.

Q.6 Who among the following was the Governor of Maharashtra when the Maharashtra state was formed?

A. Sri Prakasa

B. Maharaj Singh

C. P. Subbarayan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sri Prakasa

Note: Sri Prakasa was the Governor of Bombay state and Maharashtra from 10th December, 1956 to 16th April, 1962

Q.7 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Akola Pact?

I. It was an agreement between the congress leaders of from Western Maharashtra and Central Provinces of Berar.

II. It was signed on 8th August, 1947.

III. The pact was for creation of two sub-provinces of Mahavidarbha and Western Maharashtra

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.8 Who among the following was the last Chief Minister of the Bombay state?

A. Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan

B. Moraji Desai

C. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

D. None of these

Answer: A. Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan

Note: Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the last Chief Minister of Bombay state and the first Chief Minister of the Maharashtra.

Q.9 The oldest engineering college of Maharashtra is:

A. College of Engineering, Pune

B. Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

C. Government College of Engineering, Amravati

D. None of these

Answer: A. College of Engineering, Pune

Note: College of Engineering, Pune established in 1854 is the oldest engineering college of Maharashtra and the third oldest engineering college of India. The first engineering college of India is College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai (1794) and Thomason College of Civil Engineering, currently known as IIT Roorkee (1847).

Q.10 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Board of Industrial Development (BID), Maharashtra?

I. BID Maharashtra was formed in the year 1960.

II. As per the BID legislation, Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) was formed.

III. MIDC was formed in the year 1962.

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Note: After the formation of the Maharashtra state on 1st May, 1960; Board of Industrial Development (BID), Maharashtra was formed on 1st October, 1960. As per the BID legislation, the state assembly passed the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation was formed on 1st August, 1962.

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