More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?
A)Pune
B)Akola
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Akola
- Q. Who of the following established SNDT Women’s University, the first university for women in India?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Dondo Kesav Karve
C)R. G. Bhandarkar
D)Bal Thackeray
Answer: Dondo Kesav Karve
- 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. How many main Public Forestry Institutions (PFIs) are in the Maharashtra state?
A)Three PFIs
B)Four PFIs
C)Two PFIs
D)Five PFIs
Answer: Three PFIs
- Q. Who was the first Non-INC Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
A)Manohar Gajanan Joshi
B)Narayan Tatu Rane
C)Uddhav Bal Thackeray
D)Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
Answer: Manohar Gajanan Joshi
- Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B)Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C)Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D)Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Answer: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
- Q. Which district does the Koyna River originate from?
A)Satara District
B)Solapur District
C)Palaghar District
D)Ahmadnagar District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
- Q. What is the official name of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
A)Indira Gandhi Sea Link
B)Jawaharlal Nehru Sea Link
C)Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
D)Babasaheb Ambedkar Sea Link
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
- 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. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by
A)Roger Morris
B)Richard Morrison
C)John Mylne
D)Frederick William Stevens
Answer: Frederick William Stevens
- 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. Which Bay passes under the Bandra-Worli Sea Link Bridge?
A)Manza Bay
B)Mahim Bay
C)Memba Bay
D)Palk Bay
Answer: Mahim Bay
- Q. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Council is
A)72
B)76
C)70
D)78
Answer: 78
- Q. Approximately how many forest are there in Maharashtra
A)340
B)345
C)311
D)350
Answer: 350
- Q. When was Quit India Movement launched?
A)9th August, 1941
B)9th August, 1942
C)9th August, 1940
D)9th August, 1943
Answer: 9th August, 1942
- Q. Total number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra is
A)46
B)48
C)42
D)52
Answer: 48
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Who was the first director of Project Tiger?
A)Madhuri Kanitkar
B)Namdeo Jadhav
C)J. R. Bhonsle
D)Kailash Sankhala
Answer: Kailash Sankhala
- Q. Total number of members in the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha when it was first eastablished
A)85
B)90
C)80
D)95
Answer: 95
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