More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Karla Buddha Caves is located in which district
A)Pune
B)Kolhapur
C)Thane
D)Sangli
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
A)Wardha District
B)Nanded District
C)Amaravati District
D)Buldhana District
Answer: Amaravati District
- Q. Which one is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra
A)Inamgaon
B)Morgaon
C)Patne
D)Nagardhan
Answer: Inamgaon
- Q. Who was the founder of Gwalior State?
A)Dattaji Rao Scindia
B)Ranoji Sindhia
C)Mahadaji Scindia
D)Jayappa Rao Shinde
Answer: Ranoji Sindhia
- Q. Which city is known as the “Financial Capital Of India”?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Thane
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Who of the following is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Sindhutai Sapkal
B)Savitribai Phule
C)Medha Patkar
D)Rani Bang
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- Q. Which district has the longest coastline
A)Raigad
B)Ratnagiri
C)Thane
D)Sindhudurg
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. How many MLA’s are in the Government of Maharashtra?
A)178 MLA's
B)288 MLA's
C)78 MLA's
D)308 MLA's
Answer: 288 MLA's
- Q. What game did K.D. Jadhav play that led him to win a medal at the Olympics?
A)Shooting
B)Weightlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Boxing
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. Which of the following was the first Marathi talkie film?
A)Shyam Sundar
B)Maya Machhindra
C)Ayodhyecha Raja
D)Setu Bandhan
Answer: Ayodhyecha Raja
- Q. Who was honoured with Raj Kapoor Life Time Contribution award by Maharashtra government?
A)Katrina Kaif
B)Shashikala
C)Vidya Balan
D)Sonali Kulkarni
Answer: Shashikala
- Q. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subramaniam Iyer
C)Justice Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
A)French
B)British
C)Mughal
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
A)P. C. Alexander
B)S. M. Krishna
C)C. Subramaniam
D)S. C. Jamir
Answer: C. Subramaniam
- Q. The Dhamapur lake is situated in which of the following districts of the Maharashtra State?
A)Sindhudurg
B)Sangli
C)Ratnagiri
D)Kolhapur
Answer: Sindhudurg
- Q. Which River is also known as Dakshina Ganga?
A)Narmada River
B)Krishna River
C)Indravati River
D)Godavari River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Who is serving as the Governor of Maharashtra while Uddhav Bal Thackeray is the Chief Minister?
A)Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
B)Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
C)S. C. Jamir
D)Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Answer: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- Q. Which fort is the Birth Place of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
A)Raigad Fort
B)Shivneri Fort
C)Pratapgad Fort
D)Singhad Fort
Answer: Shivneri Fort
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