Question Bank Semester VI TYBA Political Science Paper 6- Determinants of Politics of Maharashtra 1. The relationship between business class and politics exist: A) Even before independence B) Only after independence C) Only after 1970s D) Only after 1990s 2. The link of the Indian chamber of commerce with the Indian National Congress data back to: A) 1940 B) 1920 C) 1930 D) 1907 3. Which of the following business house had intimate relationship with congress in the pre-independence days? A) Birla B) Ambani C) Adani D) Pendharkar 4. One of the highly industrialized state of India is : A) West Bengal B) Bihar C) Manipur D) Maharashtra 5. The commercial capital of India is: A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Bangalore D) Kokatta 6. Which of the following state is famous for sugar factories? A) Manipur B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) Tamil Nadu 7. The business class is regarded as which of the following? A) Religious interest gr B) Social interest gr C) Institutional interest gr. D) Cultural interest gr. 8. The interface between politics and business began to develop with A) First 5 year plan B) Second 5 year plan C) Third 5 year plan D) Fourth 5 year plan 9. After independence this plan was heavily industry oriented A) First plan B) Second plan C) Third plan D) Fourth plan 10. The association of business class are called as A) Forum of commerce B) Platform of commerce C) Congress of commerce D) Chambers of commerce 11. The Bombay Chamber of Commerce was organised on as early as in A) 1836 B) 1818 C) 1840 D) 1850 12. The objective of Bombay Chamber of Commerce was to A) Organise British trading interest B) Organise Indian trading interest C) Organise Dutch trading interest D) Organise French trading interest 13 Bengal National Chamber of commerce was established in A) 1897 B) 1898 C) 1899 D) 1887 14. In which year was the Indian Merchants Chamber established? A) 1887 B) 1900 C) 1905 D) 1907 15. In the pre-independence days in working of Chambers of Commerce which of the following nationalist leader had his influence? A) DadabhaiNowroji B) Netaji Bose C) Sardar Patel D) LokmanyaTilak 16. The business chamber aligned with the national movement during A) Tilak era B) Gandhi era C) Netaji era D) Sardar Patel era 17. The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was organised in A) 1920 B) 1925 C) 1927 D) 1930 18. This act provided 4 seats to the Indian business community in the central legislature A) Act of 1905 B) Act of 1910 C) Act of 1919 D) Act of 1930 19. The act of 1935 provided how many seats for the commercial interest in the Bombay Legislature Assembly A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 7 20. Maharashtra has these many industry association A) More than 500 B) More than 200 C) More than 250 D) More than 300 21. In which year the Co-operative Society’s Act was enacted? A) 1900 B) 1904 C) 1906 D) 1908 22. Largest no. of co-operative institutes are in A) Bihar B) Manipur C) Maharashtra D) Assam 23. The first co-operative sugar factory in Maharashtra was established by whom? A) VithalraoVikhe Patil B) RamraoAadik C) A.R. Antulay D) Keshavrao Jedhe 24. The first co-operative sugar factory in Maharashtra was established in A) 1954 B) 1950 C) 1952 D) 1949 25. Co-operative sector as a significant component of economy developed: A) Post 1980 B) Post 1970 C) Post 1960 D) Post 1990 26 The first CM of Maharashtra was A) V.P. Naik B) Vasantdada Patil C) A.R. Antulay D) Y.B. Chavan 27. Service co-operative at the village level were initiated by A) Y.B. Chavan B) A.R. Antulay C) Shalinitai Patil D) S.B. Chavan 28. Maharashtra in 1961 were A) 31,565 B) 42,603 C) 52,603 D) 63,603 29. The no. of co-operative institutions in Maharashtra in 2010 were A) 2,18,320 B) 1,58,016 C) 1,45,000 D) 1,70,000 30. The following Politician started his career thru co-operative sector : A) Ahmed Patel B) Vasantdada Patil C) A.R. Antulay D) MurliDeora 31. Vasantdada Patil was the CM of the state of Maharashtra in A) 1977 B) 1980 C) 1995 D) 2000 32. The sugar lobby in Maharashtra was founded in A) 1968-69 B) 1978-79 C) 1988-89 D) 1989-90 33. The leader of the sugar lobby was A) Vasantdada Patil B) V.P. Naik C) Kannamwar D) Morarji Desai 34. The sugar lobby developed clashes with this CM A) V.P. Naik B) Kannamwar C) Y.B. Charan D) A.R. Antulay 35. Maharashtra received the first co-operativist CM when the following leader became CM. A) Vasantdadapatil B) S.B. Charan C) A.R. Antulay D) VilasraoDeshmukh 36. What is the coastal length of Maharashtra ? A) 740km B) 725km C) 730km D) 720km 37. Maharashtra has total number of creeks A) 40 B) 50 C) 54 D) 60 38. Which is the oldest among political parties in Maharashtra? A) Shiv Sena B) Republican Party C) PWP D) Congress 39. The term Congress System was coined by A) AmortyaSen B) Rajani Kothari C) Ashok Jain D) Usha Thakkar 40. The Congress party was transformed from movement to political party A) After 1947 B) After 1955 C) After 1960 D) After 1965 41. Who formed the first Non-Congress Government in Maharashtra ? A) Sharad Pawar B) Vasantdada Patil C) Ashok Chavan D) Shivraj Patil 42. The first non-congress government in Maharashtra was formed in A) 1968 B) 1970 C) 1978 D) 1980 43. The Indian National Congress was formed in A) 1875 B) 1885 C) 1890 D) 1895 44. The state wide organisational network after the independence was possessed by only A) Congress Party B) BJP C) PWP D) Shiv Sena 45. The word Congress system was used to describe Indian Party system A) Prior to 1947 B) Prior to 1977 C) Prior to 1967 D) Prior to 1987 46. The term One party dominant system was described as one dominant party system by A) Rajani Kothari B) Ashok Jain C) Usha Thakkar D) Norman Palmer 47. The consolidation of BahujanSamaj was brought by A) MurliDeora B) Y.B. Chavan C) Morarji Desai D) Ashok Chavan 48. Which of the following leader is regarded as father of modern Maharashtra? A) VilasraoDeshmukh B) PruthvirajChavan C) Ashok Chavan D) Y.B. Chavan 49. Panchayati raj in Maharashtra was introduced by A) Morarji Desai B) SharadPawar C) Y.B. Chavan D) AjitPawar 50 Co-operative sector in Maharashtra was inaugurated by A) Y.B. Chavan B) V.P. Naik C) S.B. Chavan D) SharadPawar 51. In 1952 elections it was revealed that Marathi speaking areas were traditional supporters of A) Congress B) PWP C) RPI D) SCF 52. Maharashtra Panchayati Raj Committee in 1959 was headed by A) V.P. Naik B) Y.B. Chavan C) S.B. Chavan D) Kannamwar 53. Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Act was passed in - A) 1951 B) 1961 C) 1971 D) 1981 54. In Maharashtra elections to the Z.P and Panchayat Samiti were held in- A) 1961 B) 1962 C) 1965 D) 1970 55. In local elections in Maharashtra in 1960 only significant oppositions to congress came form A) Shiv Sena B) SCF C) BJP D) PWP 56. In 1978 Panchayati Raj elections this party posed serious challenge to Congress - A) PWP B) PDF C) Republican D) Jan Sangh 57. PDF was led by- A) Y.B. Chavan B) S.B. Chavan C) SharadPawar D) AjitPawar 58. The originator of idea of politics of summation was A) VilasraoDeshmukh B) Shivrajrao Patil C) Y.B. Chavan D) AjitPawar 59. The combination of Maratha-Kunbi caste cluster was formed by A) Y.B. Chavan B) S.B. Chavan C) SharadPawar D) Ashok Chavan 60. The benefits of Maratha-Kunbi caste cluster went to A) Shiv Sena B) BJP C) PWP D) Congress 61. Nationalist Congress Party was formed by A) Y.B. Chavan B) Vasanatdada Patil C) SharadPavar D) V.P. Naik 62. The formation of PWP was an expression of discontent among A) Marathas B) Brahmins C) Dalits D) Non-Brahmins 63. When was the Peasants and Workers Party formed? A) 1938 B) 1948 C) 1958 D) 1968 64. The hostile attitude of CHC made following group formed PWP A) Non-Brahmins B) Dalits C) Marathas D) OBCs 65. The urban business class associations are known as A) Congress of Commerce B) Forum of Commerce C) Platform of Commerce D) Chamber of Commerce 66. The co-operative sector is dominant in A) Rural area B) Urban area C) Semi Urban area D) Cities 67. “ State politics, co-operative politics and panchayati politics are three areas of state politics which greatly influence each other” This quotation is by: A) Rajani Kothari B) Dr N.R. Inamdar C) Usha Thakkar D) Mangesh Kulkarni 68. The power structure in Maharashtra at the grass root level up to 1990 was always controlled by A) RPI B) PWP C) Congress D) BJP 69. The chamber of commerce are business association in A) Rural areas B) Semi urban areas C) Urban areas D) Villages 70. This is regarded as unique feature of Maharashtra politics A) Co-operative sectors B) Panchayati raj C) Zillaparishad D) Gram panchayat 71. The development of co-operative sector as significant component of political economy is A) Post 1960 development B) Post 1970 development C) Post 1980 development D) Post 1985 development 72.