More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan school for widows in the year
A)1896
B)1901
C)1889
D)1906
Answer: 1889
- Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
- 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. 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. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
A)Dada Kondke
B)Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
C)Shreeram Lagoo
D)V. Shantaram
Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
- 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. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
A)Thar
B)Kalahari
C)Gobi
D)Karakum
Answer: Gobi
- 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. What is the total area of Maharashtra?
A)3,07,713 km2
B)3,17,713 km2
C)3,00,713 km2
D)3,27,713 km2
Answer: 3,07,713 km2
- Q. Which film was honored with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi?
A)Gruhdevta
B)Dhakti Jau
C)Mahatma Phule
D)Sadhi Manasa
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974
A)Don Dhruwa
B)Pahile Prem
C)Yayati
D)Amrutawel
Answer: Yayati
- Q. Total number of Parliamentary Constituency
A)28
B)42
C)32
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Nagpur
B)Sangli
C)Amaravati
D)Ahmednagar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Which chief Minister was elected on 28th November 2019?
A)Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
B)President's Rule
C)Uddhav Bal Thackeray
D)Prithviraj Chavan
Answer: Uddhav Bal Thackeray
- Q. Which is the largest dam in Maharashtra?
A)Koyna Dam
B)Mula Dam
C)Ujjani Dam
D)Mulshi Dam
Answer: Koyna Dam
- Q. Which district has the longest coastline
A)Raigad
B)Ratnagiri
C)Thane
D)Sindhudurg
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)Govind Vithal Kunte
C)Balshastri Jambhekar
D)Jagannath Shankarseth
Answer: Balshastri Jambhekar
- Q. With how many States does Maharashtra share its boundary?
A)Five
B)Six
C)Four
D)Seven
Answer: Six
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
- Q. How many Nagar Panchayats are in Maharashtra?
A)4 Nagar Panchayats
B)7 Nagar Panchayats
C)3 Nagar Panchayats
D)9 Nagar Panchayats
Answer: 4 Nagar Panchayats
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