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Historical quotes

Historical quotes is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2015, 2023, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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3 · 2015–2025
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दांडीयात्रेचा उल्लेख 'रामाचा लंकेवरील ऐतिहासिक मोर्चा' असे कोणी केला ? Who remarked about the 'Dandi Yatra' as, Rama's Historical March to Lanka ?

a)पंडित मोतीलाल नेहरू आणि डी. जी. तेंडुलकर / Pandit Motilal Nehru and D. J. Tendulkar✓ Correct
b)पी. सी. रे आणि डी. पी. मिश्रा / P. C. Ray and D. P. Mishra
c)शंकरराव देव आणि ग. वि. केतकर / Shankarrao Dev and G. V. Ketkar
d)अप्पासाहेब पटवर्धन आणि सुहासिनी नबीयार / Appasaheb Patwardhan and Suhasini Nambiyar

The historical description of Dandi Yatra as 'Rama's Historical March to Lanka' was a famous poetic analogy used by contemporary chroniclers/leaders.

क्रिप्स यांचे भारतीय मित्र हे देखील त्यांच्यावर इतके नाराज झाले कि त्यांनी कबूल केले, "ही एक खेदाची गोष्ट आहे की क्रिप्स सारखी व्यक्तीही स्वतःला सैतानाचा वकील बनू देते." _____________, Cripps' best Indian friend, was so disappointed that he confessed, "It is sad beyond measure that a man like Cripps should allow himself to become the devil's advocate."

1)जवाहरलाल नेहरू / Jawaharlal Nehru✓ Correct
2)सुभाष चंद्र बोस / Subhash Chandra Bose
3)महात्मा गांधी / Mahatma Gandhi
4)जिन्हा / Jinnah

Jawaharlal Nehru was deeply disappointed by the Cripps Mission proposals and famously remarked about Sir Stafford Cripps becoming the devil's advocate.

सन 1877 मध्ये भरलेल्या 'महान दिल्ली दरबाराचे' वर्णन 'भारतीय संसद' म्हणून कोणी केले ? In 1877, 'The Great Delhi Darbar' was held, who described it as, 'An Indian Parliament'?

1)म. गो. रानडे / M. G. Ranade
2)के. टी. तेलंग / K. T. Telang
3)एस. एच. चिपळूणकर / S. H. Chiplunkar
4)ग. वा. जोशी / G. V. Joshi✓ Correct

Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi (Sarvajanik Kaka) described the 1877 Delhi Durbar as an 'Indian Parliament' to highlight the irony of holding lavish imperial durbars while Indians had no voice.

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