Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti

Q. Which of the following is right about the Hyderabad state?

1. It included parts of present-day states of Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
2. It was disintegrated to form Andhra Pradesh.
3. It was completely integrated into the state of Andhra Pradesh.
4. It continues to remain the same till date.

Q. When was the State Reorganisation Committee formed?

1. 29th December, 1953
2. 10th October, 1955
3. 1st November, 1956
4. 29th December, 1948

Q. Who was the president of the Samyuktha Maharashtra Samiti?

1. Keshavrao Jedhe
2. Comrade Shripad Amrut Dange
3. S.M Joshi
4. Dr. T.R. Naravane

Q. Who among the following was the leader of the 'Samyukta Maharashtra' movement?

1. Comrade Dange
2. Senapati Bapat
3. Shankarrao Dev
4. All of the above.

Q. Who announced the formation of the state of Maharashtra?

1. Dr Rajendra Prasad
2. Morarji Desai
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. Select the correct pairs from the following.

1. Acharya Atre - Presented the proposal of Samyukta Maharashtra in Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
2. Morarji Desai - Supported the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
3. Sankar Rao Dev - Addressed the meeting at Kamgar Maidan
4. Senapati Bapat - Led the march to Mumbai Vidhan Sabha

Q. Who among the following drew caricatures by the pen name was Malva to promote the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement?

1. Balasaheb Thackerey
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Acharya Atre

Q. How did Lalji Pendse and Ahilyabhai Rangekar contribute to the Samyukta Maharashtra movement ?

1. They arranged for arms from foreign lands.
2. They started an underground mafia to overthrow rulings of the JVP committee.
3. They helped spread the movement to rural parts of Maharashtra.
4. They organised rallies and protests in other parts of the country to raise their concerns.

Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti?

1. It was formed on February 6, 1956.
2. It was formed in a meeting chaired by Keshavrao Jedhe.
3. It was completely different than Samyukta Maharatra Parishad.
4. It was oppposed by the people of Mumbai.

Q.

How many erstwhile were there in India during the 1830s?

1. 1 lakh

2. 10 lakh

3. 10, 000

4. None of the above

Q. What is the significance of 1st November, 1956, in terms of the formation of states?

1. Formation of the State Reorganisation Committee.
2. Formation of the state of Maharashtra.
3. Formation of the state of Telangana.
4. Reorganisation of the states as per the report of SRC.

Q. Which of the following events happenned as a result of the State Reorganisation Council's report, suggesting separate Bombay and Vidarbha states?

1. The resolution of Samyukta Maharashtra was passed in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
2. The people of Bombay launched total hartal in the city.
3. Morarji Desai resigned as the CM of Bombay state.
4. Supporters of Samyukta Maharashtra marched a rally towards the Vidhan Sabha.

Q. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress during the formation of Maharashtra?

1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Morarji Desai
3. Yashwantrao Chavan
4. Indira Gandhi

Q. When was the Nagpur Pact signed?

1. 1950
2. 1952
3. 1953
4. 1956