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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 100

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महाराष्ट्र व कर्नाटक यातील सीमाविवादा विषयी अयोग्य विधाने शोधा. Find the incorrect statements about boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka.

(a)बेळगाव वर भाषेच्या आधारावर महाराष्ट्राने आपला दावा केलेला आहे. / Belgaum is claimed by Maharashtra on linguistic basis.

(b)बेळगाव हे स्वातंत्र्यापूर्वी हैदराबाद संस्थानाचा भाग होते. / Belgaum was part of Hyderabad princely state before independence.

(c)सध्या बेळगाव हा कर्नाटक मधील जिल्हा आहे. / Currently Belgaum is district of Karnataka.

(d)गेली अनेक वर्षापासून बेळगावचा सीमा प्रश्न विवाद मुंबई उच्च न्यायालयात प्रलंबित आहे. / Boundary dispute case over Belgaum is pending before Bombay High Court from many years.

1)(a), (b), (c), (d)
2)(b), (c)
3)(b), (d)✓ Correct
4)(a), (b), (d)

Belgaum was part of the Bombay Presidency/State historically, not the Hyderabad princely state. Also, boundary dispute cases are handled by the Supreme Court under Article 131, not the Bombay High Court.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Directly relates to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute over Belgaum.

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