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16. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received the Bharat Ratna Award

(A)  B R Ambedkar
(B)  Vinoba Bhave
(C)  Dhondo Keshav Karve
(D)  Lata Mangeshkar

Correct Answer: (C)  Dhondo Keshav Karve
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17. Who was the first Marathi litterateur to win the Jnanpith Award

(A)  Laxmanshastri Joshi
(B)  Vinda Karandikar
(C)  Ravindra Kelekar
(D)  V.S. Khandekar

Correct Answer: (D)  V.S. Khandekar
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18. The Bhoodan movement was started by ___________ in 1951

(A)  Baba Amte
(B)  Vinoba Bhave
(C)  Medha Patkar
(D)  Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Correct Answer: (B)  Vinoba Bhave
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19. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed

(A)  1911
(B)  1917
(C)  1924
(D)  1928

Correct Answer: (C)  1924
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20. The Nagpur city is also known as the _________ city of India

(A)  Orange
(B)  Mango
(C)  Banana
(D)  Apple

Correct Answer: (A)  Orange
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