Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award

A
V. S. Khandekar
B
Laxmanshastri Joshi
C
Ravindra Kelekar
D
Vinda Karandikar

Correct Answer

V. S. Khandekar

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
    A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    B)Lokmanya Tilak
    C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
    Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
  • Q. What is the State Insect of Maharashtra?
    A)Yeoman
    B)Southern Birdwing
    C)Blue Mormon
    D)Kamehameha Butterfly
    Answer: Blue Mormon
  • Q. How many international Airports are in Maharashtra?
    A)Two Airports
    B)Three Airports
    C)One Airport
    D)Four Airports
    Answer: Three Airports
  • Q. A number of Parliamentary Constituencies in Maharashtra?
    A)48
    B)36
    C)42
    D)50
    Answer: 48
  • Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
    A)Vaman Shivram Apte
    B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
    C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
  • Q. What is the State Tree of Maharashtra?
    A)Gamhar
    B)Sacred Fig
    C)Mango
    D)Jammi Chettu
    Answer: Mango
  • Q. Which is the highest award in Indian cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution?
    A)Academy Awards
    B)Filmfare Awards
    C)Dadasaheb Phalke Award
    D)Indian Television Academy Awards
    Answer: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  • Q. When did the Radio Club of Bombay make the first-ever broadcast in India?
    A)1923
    B)1933
    C)1913
    D)1943
    Answer: 1923
  • Q. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first cooperative sugar factory was established?
    A)Sangli
    B)Ahmednagar
    C)Kolhapur
    D)Pune
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
    A)Baji Rao II
    B)Balaji Baji Rao
    C)Baji Rao I
    D)Balaji Vishwanath
    Answer: Baji Rao II
  • Q. Who assassinated W. C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897?
    A)Chapekar Brothers
    B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
    C)Ganesh Savarkar
    D)Chiplunkar Brothers
    Answer: Chapekar Brothers
  • Q. Who was the first Indian Governor of Bombay
    A)Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab
    B)Girija Shankar Bajpai
    C)Sri Prakasa
    D)Raja Maharaj Singh
    Answer: Raja Maharaj Singh
  • Q. Which is the Summer Capital of Maharashtra?
    A)Pune
    B)Mumbai
    C)Nagpur
    D)Nashik
    Answer: Mumbai
  • 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. Which one city was founded in 1702 by the Gond King Bakht Buland Shah of Deogarh
    A)Pune
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Nagpur
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Nagpur
  • 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. Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1902
    D)1910
    Answer: 1904
  • 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
  • Q. What is the ambit of Shravan Bal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra?
    A)Medicines
    B)Insurance
    C)Pension
    D)Free Food Grains
    Answer: Pension

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