Class 8 Subject- History14. Formation of State of Maharashtra

Class 8 Subject- History
14. Formation of State of Maharashtra
1. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options. 
(1) The State of ............. was formed on 
1 May 1960. 
(a) Goa  (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra 
Ans: Maharashtra
(2) ............. put forth the proposal of Samyukta Maharashtra with Mumbai in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. 
(a) G.T.Madkholkar 
(b) Acharya Atre
 (c) D.V.Potdar 
(d) Shankarrao Dev
Ans: (b) Acharya Atre
(3) ............. accepted the responsibility as first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
 (a) Yashvantrao Chavan  
(b) Prithviraj Chavan 
 (c) Shankarrao Chavan
 (d) Vilasrao Deshmukh
Ans: (a) Yashvantrao Chavan 
2. Explain the following statements with reasons. 
(1) Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti came to be established.
Ans:
The demand for a state of Marathi speaking people of all regions was put forth in the Nagpur Pact in 1953.
There was no positive response from the Central Government for formation of Samyukta Maharashtra with Mumbai.
The agitation was made severe through strikes, demonstrations, rallies, etc. which were organised from time to time.
As the issue of the demand of Marathi speaking people started becoming complicated, discontent spread throughout the state.
A meeting was held under the leadership of Keshavrao Jedhe on 6 February, 1956 at Tilak Smarak Mandir in Pune and the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was formed.

2) The role of newspapers was important in Samyukta Maharashta Movement.
Ans:
The role of newspapers was equally important in Samyukta Maharashtra Movement. They worked to awaken the people.
Navyug, Prabhat, Navakal, Sakai, Prabodhan, Kesari are newspapers which played important role.
The ‘Maratha’ newspaper by Acharya Atre had a significant role in Samyukta Maharashtra movement.
Balasaheb Thackeray took pen name ‘Mavla’ and drew caricatures in ‘Navyug’.
Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe, Shahir Amar Sheikh and Shahir D. N. Gavankar aroused public awakening on a large scale through their writings.

3. Write short notes.
1) Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad 
Ans: On 12 May 1946, a resolution was passed regarding Samyukta Maharashtra in the Sahitya Sammelan at Belgaon.
On this background, Maharashtra Ekikaran Parishad was convened under the leadership of Shankarrao Dev at Mumbai on 28 July.
A resolution was passed that all Marathi speaking regions should be united in one state.
It should include the regions of Mumbai, Central provinces Marathwada and Gomantak.

(2) Contribution of   Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti.
Ans: Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti f contributed in the following way to form Samyukta Maharashtra.
1. Samyukta Maharashtra movement spread throughout the state and reached in rural areas.
2. Common people also joined the movement spontaneously.
3. When it was clear that Mumbai will not be included in Maharashtra, Samiti held demonstrations to protest and arouse public agitation.
4. The grand success of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti in Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and Mumbai Municipal Corporation in 1957 made it clear that the voters were in favour of Samyukta Maharashtra.
5. The agitations led by Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti during the visit of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru made the approach of Central Government favourable in the formation of Maharashtra state.

4. Complete the following diagram.
Ans:












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