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Shivaji Festival

Shivaji Festival is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2015). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

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1 · 2015–2015
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पुढीलपैकी कोणते दोन वर्ग गणपती उत्सवाच्या आयोजनाच्या विरुद्ध होते ? Which two classes of people from the following were against the organization of a Ganapati festival?

(a)रानडेच्या विचारसरणीचे उदारमतवादी हिंदू / The liberal Hindus of the School of Ranade

(b)राष्ट्रीय सभेतील कर्मठ राजकारणी / The orthodox Congress politicians

(c)बौद्ध / The Buddhists

(d)जैन / The Jains

1)फक्त अ आणि ब / a and b only✓ Correct
2)फक्त अ आणि ड / a and d only
3)फक्त ब आणि क / b and c only
4)फक्त अ आणि क / a and c only

Liberal Hindus following Justice Ranade and orthodox Congress politicians were initially opposed to Tilak's public Ganapati festival due to socio-political concerns.

___________ स्फूर्ती घेऊन 1893, मध्ये टिळकांनी गणपती सणाचा सार्वजनिक उत्सवात रूपांतर केले. / In 1893, Tilak converted the Ganapati celebration into a public ceremony by drawing inspiration from the ____________.

1)मुसलमानांच्या इद सणावरून / Muslim festival of Id
2)मुसलमानांच्या मोहर्रम सणावरून / Muslim festival of Mohurrum✓ Correct
3)बंगालच्या दुर्गा पुजेवरून / Durga Pooja of Bengal
4)योम किप्पूर सणावरून / Festival of Yom Kippur

Lokmanya Tilak transformed the Ganapati festival into a public event in 1893, drawing inspiration and organizational ideas from the community processions of the Muslim festival of Mohurrum.

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