More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. When was the central university of Maharashtra “Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya” established?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2001
Answer: 1997
- Q. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
A)1917
B)1924
C)1911
D)1928
Answer: 1924
- Q. Which is the second-longest Indian river after the Ganga?
A)Godavari River
B)Krishna River
C)Narmada River
D)Indravati River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. On which River Bank is Hazur Sahib Gurdwara located?
A)Bhima River
B)Kundalika River
C)Konya River
D)Godavari River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Which of the following regional division of Maharashtra falls under rain shadow region
A)Western Maharashtra
B)Vidharbha
C)Marathwada
D)Konkan
Answer: Konkan
- Q. What was the name of Narmada River given by the Britishers?
A)Narmudda
B)Tapi
C)Narbada
D)Sorrow of Bombay
Answer: Narbada
- Q. In which district Pratapgad Fort is located?
A)Solapur District
B)Kolhapur District
C)Ratnagiri District
D)Satara District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Who is the first Padma Vibhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)M. C. Setalvad
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)J. R. D. Tata
D)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. How was Lonar Lake created?
A)Landslide
B)Earthquake
C)Meteorite
D)Rainfall
Answer: Meteorite
- Q. In which city is the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Nagpur
B)Mumbai
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Port established?
A)26th May, 1969
B)26th May, 1979
C)26th May, 1999
D)26th May, 1989
Answer: 26th May, 1989
- 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. When was the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution came into effect after the Act was passed in 1971?
A)25th October 1972
B)25th October 1973
C)25th October 1971
D)25th October 1974
Answer: 25th October 1972
- 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 game was invented in Maharashtra?
A)kabaddi
B)Kho kho
C)Polo
D)Chess
Answer: Kho kho
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. Which of the following is the state capital of the Maharashtra state?
A)Kolhapur
B)Mumbai
C)Nagpur
D)Pune
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
C)Bombay International Airport
D)Sahar International Airport
Answer: Sahar International Airport
- Q. Which Newspaper was founded by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881?
A)Ekmat
B)Saimat
C)Kesari
D)Nava Kaal
Answer: Kesari
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