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51. Approximately how many forts are there in Maharashtra?
a. 150
b. 200
c. 270
d. 350

Option “D” is correct.
There are nearly 350 forts in Maharashtra, so it is said that forts are the glory of Maharashtra. Most of these forts are associated with the great Maratha ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It is believed that he developed as many as thirteen forts.
52. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is-
a. 285
b. 288
c. 290
d. 296

Option “B” is correct.
288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.
53. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year-
a. 1275
b. 1278
c. 1283
d. 1285

Option “A” is correct.
Dnyaneshwar was born in 1275 in a Marathi-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family in Apegaon village on the banks of Godavari River near Paithan in Maharashtra during the reign of the Yadava king Ramadevarava.
54. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai?
a. 1528
b. 1531
c. 1534
d. 1537

Option “C” is correct.
In 1534 Portuguese occupied Mumbai. On 23rd December 1534, the Treaty of Bassein was signed on board the galleon San Mateos. Bassein and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered later by a treaty of peace and commerce between Bahadur Shah and Nuno da Cunha on 25th October 1535, permanently ending the Islamic rule on the islands.
55. When Shivaji assumed the title of “Haindava-Dharmoddharak”?
a. 1672
b. 1674
c. 1675
d. 1676

Option “B” is correct.
Chhatrapati Shivaji assumed the title of ‘Haindava-Dharmoddharak’ in 1674 AD; Chhatrapati Shivaji was coronated at the capital Raigarh and assumed the title of Haindava Dharmodharak.
56.
Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year?
a. 1840
b. 1846
c. 1848
d. 1854

Option “C” is correct.
Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1848. As a result of political intrigues, he was deposed in 1839, and his brother Shahji Raja was placed on the throne. When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency.
57. In which year the Mumbai University was established?
a. 1845
b. 1850
c. 1853
d. 1857

Option “D” is correct.
The Mumbai University was established In 1857. One of India’s oldest educational institutions is Mumbai University completed 161 years. The premier university was founded on 18th July 1857, by British Officer Dr. John Wilson.
58. In which year the first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in Bombay?
a. 1854
b. 1858
c. 1860
d. 1865

Option “A” is correct.
The first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in 1854 Bombay. Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India, on 7th July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar and his associates. The company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
59.
The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year-
a. 1865
b. 1866
c. 1868
d. 1870

Option “D” is correct.
The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established by M. G. Ranade and G. V. Joshi on 2nd April 1870. The Pune Sarvajanik Sabha provided many of the prominent leaders of national stature to the Indian freedom struggle including Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was also formed by formed S. H. Chiplunkar, Mahadev Govind Ranade.
60. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year-
a. 1871
b. 1872
c. 1873
d. 1874

Option “C” is correct.
The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in 1873. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra.
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