More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. When President’s rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra
A)1980
B)1982
C)1974
D)1986
Answer: 1980
- Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
A)Narayan Rao
B)Madhav-II
C)Ragunath
D)Baji Rao - II
Answer: Baji Rao - II
- Q. Who staged the first Marathi-language play “Sita Swayamvar” in 1843?
A)Bhalji Pendharkar
B)Vishnudas Bhave
C)V. Shantaram
D)Dadasaheb Phalke
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- Q. Which one is Maharashtra’s oldest and largest national park
A)Gugamal National Park
B)Navegaon National Park
C)Chandoli National Park
D)Tadoba National Park
Answer: Tadoba National Park
- Q. Who was the first Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
A)S. V. Bhave
B)L. M. Nadkarni
C)S. P. Mohoni
D)N. Jayaraman
Answer: L. M. Nadkarni
- Q. Who wrote the book “Stri Purush Tulana”
A)Tarabai Shinde
B)Pandita Ramabai
C)Fatima Sheikh
D)Savita Ambedkar
Answer: Tarabai Shinde
- Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Dayananda Saraswati
C)G. H. Deshmukh
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
- Q. What is the approximate coastline length of Maharashtra along the Arabian Sea?
A)720 Km
B)820 Km
C)620 Km
D)920 Km
Answer: 720 Km
- Q. Total number of Parliamentary Constituency
A)28
B)42
C)32
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came in existence in the year of?
A)1st January, 1977
B)1st January, 1955
C)1st January, 1966
D)1st January, 1988
Answer: 1st January, 1966
- Q. The Bhoodan movement was started by ________ in 1951
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Medha Ptkar
C)Baba Amte
D)Vinayak Damdar Savarkar
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Which Governor of Bombay approved the building of the great sea wall to prevent flooding of low lying areas
A)Thomas Hodges
B)William Hornby
C)Charles Crommelin
D)Rawson Hart Boddam
Answer: William Hornby
- Q. Who governs a district?
A)Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)
B)Director General of Police (DGP)
C)District Magistrate (DM)
D)Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Answer: District Magistrate (DM)
- Q. Who of the following is the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature?
A)Vishnu Khandekar
B)Vasant Kanetkar
C)Vinda Karandikar
D)Vijay Tendulkar
Answer: Vishnu Khandekar
- Q. Who is the first Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
A)L. M. Nadkarni
B)A. R. Shimpi
C)S. P. Kotwal
D)S. V. Bhave
Answer: S. P. Kotwal
- Q. The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is-
A)Dusshera
B)Diwali
C)Ganesh Chaturthi
D)Poornima
Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Q. What is the State Insect of Maharashtra?
A)Yeoman
B)Southern Birdwing
C)Blue Mormon
D)Kamehameha Butterfly
Answer: Blue Mormon
- Q. Where is Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve located?
A)Gondia District
B)Wardha District
C)Chandrapur District
D)Wardha District
Answer: Chandrapur District
- Q. What is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra?
A)Punekars
B)Maharashtrian
C)Marathis
D)Mumbaikar
Answer: Maharashtrian
- Q. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
A)1917
B)1924
C)1911
D)1928
Answer: 1924
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