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- The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation was set up in .......... Answer: B. 1975 Answer: (A) 1975 It has provided tourist hotels at 47 places which together can accommodate more than 4000 tourists. 1
- Bhilar, a village near Mahabaleshwar, is known as the ‘Village of ..........’ Answer: D. Books Answer: (C) Books Every household in Bhilar maintains a library for tourists, to accelerate the ‘Reading Culture’ movement. 1
- During Julius Caesar’s reign, newspapers placed at public places in Rome were known as .......... Answer: B. Acta Diurna Answer: (C) Acta Diurna Acta Diurna means ‘acts of everyday’; it was an effective way of conveying royal commands to... 1
- The first English newspaper of India, ‘Bengal Gazette’ or ‘Calcutta General Advertiser’, was started by .......... Answer: A. James Augustus Hickey Answer: (A) James Augustus Hickey Hickey, an Irish gentleman, started it in 1780. 1
- The birth date of Balshastri Jambhekar, editor of ‘Darpan’, is observed in Maharashtra as ‘Patrakar Din’ on .......... Answer: B. 6th January Answer: (D) 6th January Jambhekar is called the ‘First Editor’ as editor of the first Marathi newspaper, ‘Darpan’ (18... 1
- ‘Shatpatre’, the letters of Lokhitvadi (Gopal Hari Deshmukh), were published in the newspaper .......... Answer: B. Prabhakar Answer: (B) Prabhakar ‘Prabhakar’ was started by Bhau Mahajan; it also published the history of the French revolution. 1
- The honour of printing an illustration in an Indian newspaper for the first time goes to .......... Answer: D. Dnyanoday Answer: (B) Dnyanoday Dnyanoday printed the map of Asia in 1842 and the map of Europe in 1851; it reported railways und... 1
- Which newspaper supported widow remarriage in a big way? Answer: B. Induprakash Answer: (D) Induprakash Newspapers of those times were an important medium of creating social awareness. 1
- ‘Kesari’ and ‘Maratha’ were started in 1881 by .......... Answer: A. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak Answer: (A) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak These papers spoke about th... 1
- All India Radio was named ‘Akashvani’ on the suggestion of the poet .......... Answer: B. Pandit Narendra Sharma Answer: (C) Pandit Narendra Sharma IBC became ISBS and was renamed All India Radio on 8th June 1936. 1
- The ‘Delhi Doordarshan Centre’ was inaugurated on 15th September 1959 by .......... Answer: D. Dr Rajendra Prasad Answer: (C) Dr Rajendra Prasad The first Indian President inaugurated it; colour television was introduced on... 1
- The so-called handwritten diaries of Adolf Hitler, later proved forged, were purchased by the German weekly magazine .......... Answer: A. Stern Answer: (A) Stern This example shows that information received through mass media needs to be reviewed critically. 1
- Who were the first to standardise the rules of sports and organise them systematically? Answer: C. The Greeks Answer: (B) The Greeks They started competitions like discus throw, chariot races, wrestling and boxing; the ancient O... 1
- According to Manisha Bathe, Mallakhamb and its tactics were devised by Balambhat Deodhar, the physical trainer of .......... Answer: A. Peshwa Bajirao II Answer: (D) Peshwa Bajirao II Balambhat was inspired by watching monkeys leaping and playing on trees. 1
- The wooden dolls made in Maharashtra were known as .......... Answer: C. Thaki Answer: (A) Thaki There are regional traditions of making dolls in India. 1
- Which historian stated in ‘Tarikh-i-Phiruz Shahi’ that a historian should also write about the ruler’s failings and incorrect policies? Answer: B. Ziauddin Barani Answer: (D) Ziauddin Barani Barani expanded the scope of historiography beyond recording a ruler’s valour and wel... 1
- ‘Tuzuk-i-Babari’ is the autobiography of .......... Answer: B. Babur Answer: (A) Babur Babur, founder of the Mughal empire, described his battles and minute observations of regions, economy, c... 1
- ‘Sabhasad Bakhar’, an important source for the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was written during the reign of .......... Answer: A. Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Answer: (C) Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj It was written by Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad during Chhatrapati... 1