Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Ganpati festival in Maharashtra was started by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: B. G. Tilak

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “B. G. Tilak”.
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak is credited with reviving and popularizing the Ganpati festival as a public event. He used it as a platform to foster national unity and resistance against British colonial rule.

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