More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra
A)Yashwantrao Chavan
B)P. K. Sawant
C)B. G. Kher
D)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
- Q. First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by ……………
A)Janakka Shinde
B)Durga Bhagawat
C)R. D. Karve
D)Shakuntala Paranjape
Answer: R. D. Karve
- Q. Who was the director of the first Marathi talkie “Ayodhyecha Raja”
A)K. P. Bhave
B)Nagendra Majumdar
C)V. Shantaram
D)Bhalji Pendharkar
Answer: V. Shantaram
- Q. Who of the following is the author of the well-known book ‘History of Dharmasastra’?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
C)Pandurang Vaman Kane
D)R. G. Bhandarkar
Answer: Pandurang Vaman Kane
- 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. Which one film was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
A)Mahatma Phule
B)Shevagyachya Shenga
C)Ha Majha Marg Ekla
D)Rangalya Ratree Ashya
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?
A)Vinda Karandikar
B)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
C)Bhalchandra Nemade
D)Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar
Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
- Q. When did the first passenger train in India run?
A)16th April 1863
B)16th April 1873
C)16th April 1853
D)16th April 1883
Answer: 16th April 1853
- Q. In Maharashtra, Journalist Day is celebrated on
A)4th April
B)12th June
C)6th January
D)5th September
Answer: 6th January
- Q. What is the area of Maharashtra?
A)1,18,809 sq. mi
B)2,41.682 sq. mi
C)78,124 sq. mi
D)41,284 sq. mi
Answer: 1,18,809 sq. mi
- Q. What was the Mokasa system in the administration of Shivaji
A)To give Jagirs to officers
B)To divide the armi on decimal pattern
C)After conquest the division of the looted property
D)None of these
Answer: To give Jagirs to officers
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nashik
C)Ahmednagar
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
A)Namdev
B)Gnandeva
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- 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. What is capital of Maharashtra
A)Nagpur
B)Both A and B
C)Mumbai
D)None of these
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Which district is Mahabaleshwar located in?
A)Satara District
B)Ratnagiri District
C)Solapur District
D)Raigad District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. Maharashtra in soil is very rich in which of the following said nutrient element?
A)Organic Carbon
B)Phosphorus
C)Nitrogen
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. KD Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with –
A)Boxing
B)Weighlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Swimming
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in the year
A)1963
B)1967
C)1961
D)1972
Answer: 1963
- Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
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