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Maharashtra GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. Maharashtra State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. MaharashtraState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-3 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Maharashtra .
21
Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in 1904. Abhinav Bharat Society was an Indian Independence secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
22
In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
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Answer: Option C
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The construction of Gateway of India was completed in 1924. It was built in Indo-Saracenic style. The foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31st March 1911. The structure is an arch made of basalt, 26 meters high.
23
Which year, the first Radio programme was broadcast by the Radio club of Bombay
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Answer: Option A
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The Radio Club broadcast the first radio program in India in June 1923. Radio broadcasting in India began as a private venture in 1923 and 1924 when three radio clubs were established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
24
The first Marathi talkie film "Ayodhyecha Raja" was released in the year
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Answer: Option B
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The first Marathi talkie film "Ayodhyecha Raja" was released in 1932. It was directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre.
25
The Samyukta Mahasabha Organization was established in the year
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Answer: Option B
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The samyukta mahasabha organization is formed in Bombay (now Mumbai) to pursue the resolution passed at the literary meet om 28th January 1940.
26
In which year the Dalit Buddhist movement was launched by B. R. Ambedkar
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Answer: Option B
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In 1956 the Dalit Buddhist movement was launched by B. R. Ambedkar. On 14th October 1956 was clearly an important moment in Dalit history. On this day, B. R. Ambedkar along with 3,65,000 of his Dalit followers decided to exit the folds of Hinduism and embraced Buddhism.
27
The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
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Answer: Option C
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The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in 1960. Protests of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, in which 107 people were killed by police, Bombay State was reorganised on linguistic lines.
28
Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in the year
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Answer: Option B
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Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in 1963. Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists.
29
The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
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Answer: Option B
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The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in 1971. Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.
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In which year Murlikant Petkar won India's first Gold Medal in Paralympic
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Answer: Option B
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In 1972 Murlikant Petkar won India's first Gold Medal in Paralympic. A veteran of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, Murlikant Petkar is the first Paralympic medallist of India. Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal at the 1972 Heidelberg Games in the men's 50m freestyle 3 events.