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[#121] What is the new name of Aurangabad Airport?
Correct Answer

(C) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport

Explanation

Solution: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport is the new name of Aurangabad Airport. The Maharashtra Government approved renaming the airport after Sambhaji, second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, on 5 th March 2020 and said that the cabinet decision would be sent to the Union civil aviation ministry for approval.

[#122] Who started the newspaper "Sudharak"
Correct Answer

(B) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

Explanation

Solution: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started the newspaper "Sudharak". Ganesh Agarkar was an Indian social reformer from Maharashtra. He was a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was the first editor of the weekly Kesari.

[#123] Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
Correct Answer

(A) Jarul

Explanation

Solution: Jarul is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra. Jarul is also the name of a small village in the Vaijapur taluka of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

[#124] Who is the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Correct Answer

(A) Matthew Richard Sausse

Explanation

Solution: Matthew Richard Sausse was the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Sir Matthew Richard Sausse or Sause was an Irish barrister who was the last Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay.

[#125] The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
Correct Answer

(D) Baji Rao - II

Explanation

Solution: The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa Baji Rao-II. This abolition was done after the defeat of the Maratha power after the Third Anglo - Maratha War.