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Correct answer: C
The examiner has marked option C. When Maharashtra with Mumbai was carved out on 1 May 1960, the new state began with 26 districts and 229 talukas — pair (a) with (d). Bombay State's bifurcation figures are a fixed Maharashtra GK anchor in MPSC papers.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: B
Working through it, option B is the one. M.N. Roy founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 after breaking from the CPI; he was never the leader of a 'Liberal Party'. The first sentence is wrong, the second is correct according to the textbook.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: A
Straight to the answer — option A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose launched the Independence for India League in December 1928 to demand complete independence, stepping beyond the Dominion-Status line the Congress leadership then favoured.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: D
The verified answer here is option D. Shinde wrote Bhartiya Asprushatecha Prashna, Dadoba Pandurang wrote Dharmavivechan, Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi) wrote Jatibhed, and Jyotirao Phule is paired with Ishara — sequence (iii), (ii), (iv), (i). Lock reformer–title pairs as a unit when revising Maharashtra social history.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: D
The right pick is option D. Radhakrishnan Commission maps to 1949, Mudaliar (Secondary Education) to 1952, NCERT's birth to 1961, and Kothari Commission to 1964 — straight chronological matching. Education commission years recur often in MPSC history sets.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: A
On this one, option A. Vitthal Ramji Shinde presided over the Valve taluka Shetkari Parishad at Borgaon; Khasesaheb Pawar headed the fourth Mumbai Prantik Brahmanetar Party session; Dinkarrao Javalkar edited the weekly Tej; Shripatrao Shinde ran Vijayi Maratha — (a)-i through (d)-iv.
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