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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-8 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Maharashtra .
71
Who founded "Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha"
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar founded "Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha". Babasheb Ambedkar convened a meeting on 9th March 1924, at the Damodar Hall, Bombay to consider the desirability of establishing a central institution for removing difficulties of the untouchables and placing their grievances before government.
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Who was the founder of "Manav Dharma Sabha"
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar was the founder of "Manav Dharma Sabha". It was founded on 22nd June 1844 in Surat by Durgaram Manchharam Mehta, Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar and a few others.
73
Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Gopal Hari Deshmukh was a social reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as Lokhitwadi. Gopal Hari Deshmukh composed articles on social change in Maharashtra in the weekly paper Prabhakar using the pen name 'Lokhitwadi'. Hence, he came to be known by that pen name.
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Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Bal Ganghadhar Shastri Jambhekar is also known as Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India.
75
The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by Krishna I. Its construction is generally attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I based on two epigraphs that link the temple to "Krishnaraja”.
76
Marathi Language Day is celebrated on birth anniversary of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Marathi Language Day is celebrated annually on 27th February to honour the birth anniversary of famous Marathi poet Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, who was popularly known as 'Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj '.
77
What is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Great Hornbill is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society. The BNHS logo is the great hornbill, inspired by a great hornbill named William, who lived on the premises of the Society from 1894 until 1920, during the honorary secretary ships of H. M. Phipson until 1906 and W. S. Millard from 1906 to 1920.
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To which of the following styles of temple architecture does the Kalaram temple at Nashik belong
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Kalaram Temple is an old Hindu shrine dedicated to Rama in the Panchavati area of Nashik city in Maharashtra. Hemadpanti Sculpture is an architectural style, named after its founder, the Prime Minister Hemadpant from the court of Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri.
79
Who founded "Arya Mahila Samaj" in Pune
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Pandita Ramabai founded "Arya Mahila Samaj" in Pune. After Medhvi's death, Ramabai moved to Pune where she founded Arya Mahila Samaj .
80
Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Tarabai Modak was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections. In 1926 she helped him establish the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh for the spread and development of preprimary school and teacher training center in Dadar in north Bombay.