Question

Which of following sentences are true about Morarji Desai?

• A. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
• B. He was the Chief Minister of the Bombay State in 1952.
• C. He opposed the formation of Maharashtra.
• D. He supported the formation of Maharashtra.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B He was the Chief Minister of the Bombay State in 1952.
C He opposed the formation of Maharashtra.

Morarji Desai served as the Chief Minister of the Bombay State, from 1952 to 1956. At the time, Bombay was a bilingual state with Marathi as well as Gujarati speaking people. He was against the formation of a Samyukta Maharashtra.