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State formation: people

Who led, who chaired and who served first.

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Example 1 · level 1

C. D. Deshmukh is remembered in the story of Maharashtra because he:

  1. chaired the 1960 committee that shaped Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra
  2. chaired the 1957 national committee that recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj
  3. was the first Governor of Maharashtra
  4. resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay
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  1. C. D. Deshmukh: resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay.
  2. Sri Prakasa: was the first Governor of Maharashtra.
  3. Balwantrai Mehta: chaired the 1957 national committee that recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj.
  4. Vasantrao Naik: chaired the 1960 committee that shaped Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra.
  5. Source: https://maharashtra.gov.in/

Answer: resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay

Example 2 · level 2

Who chaired the 1957 national committee that recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj?

  1. C. D. Deshmukh
  2. Balwantrai Mehta
  3. Yashwantrao Chavan
  4. Morarji Desai
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  1. Balwantrai Mehta: chaired the 1957 national committee that recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj.
  2. C. D. Deshmukh: resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay.
  3. Yashwantrao Chavan: was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
  4. Morarji Desai: was Chief Minister of Bombay State from 1952 to 1956, during the movement.
  5. Source: https://maharashtra.gov.in/

Answer: Balwantrai Mehta

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following statements: 1. Balwantrai Mehta was the first Governor of Maharashtra. 2. C. D. Deshmukh resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  1. Statement 1 is wrong: it pairs Balwantrai Mehta with "was the first Governor of Maharashtra". In fact, Balwantrai Mehta: chaired the 1957 national committee that recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj.
  2. Statement 2 is correct: C. D. Deshmukh: resigned as Union Finance Minister in 1956 in protest over the treatment of Bombay.
  3. Source: https://maharashtra.gov.in/

Answer: 2 only

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