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Question

Ganpati festival in Maharashtra was started by:

  1. B. G. Tilak
  2. M. G. Ranade
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. Aurbindo Ghosh

Answer:

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.