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[#191] Approximately how many forts are there in Maharashtra
Correct Answer

(D) 350

Explanation

Solution: There are nearly 350 forts in Maharashtra, so it is said that forts are the glory of Maharashtra. Most of these forts are associated with the great Maratha ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It is believed that he developed as many as thirteen forts.

[#192] Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is
Correct Answer

(B) 288

Explanation

Solution: 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.

[#193] Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
Correct Answer

(A) 1275

Explanation

Solution: Dnyaneshwar was born in 1275 in a Marathi-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family in Apegaon village on the banks of Godavari River near Paithan in Maharashtra during the reign of the Yadava king Ramadevarava.

[#194] In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
Correct Answer

(C) 1534

Explanation

Solution: In 1534 Portuguese occupied Mumbai. On 23 rd December 1534, the Treaty of Bassein was signed on board the galleon San Mateos. Bassein and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered later by a treaty of peace and commerce between Bahadur Shah and Nuno da Cunha on 25 th October 1535, permanently ending the Islamic rule on the islands.

[#195] The Marathas attacked Goa in
Correct Answer

(D) 1730

Explanation

Solution: The Marathas attacked Goa in 1730. Maratha Invasion of Goa or Sambhaji's Invasion of Goa refers to the invasion of Portuguese controlled portion of contemporary Goa and the northern areas of Konkan.