Maharashtra State

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

Correct Answer

Chapekar Brothers

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Which Union Territory is on the northwest side of Maharashtra?
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    C)Puducherry
    D)Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
    Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
  • Q. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
    A)Wardha District
    B)Nanded District
    C)Amaravati District
    D)Buldhana District
    Answer: Amaravati District
  • Q. Which is the newest Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra?
    A)Melghat Tiger Reserve
    B)Bor Tiger Reserve
    C)Pench Tiger Reserve
    D)Navegaon National Park
    Answer: Bor Tiger Reserve
  • Q. How many Districts are in the Pune Division?
    A)6 Districts
    B)7 Districts
    C)5 Districts
    D)8 Districts
    Answer: 5 Districts
  • Q. Which of the following soils of Maharashtra are devoid of calcium carbonate and have acidic reaction?
    A)Black soil
    B)Medium soil
    C)Lateritic soil
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Lateritic soil
  • Q. What is the new name of Aurangabad Airport?
    A)Chhatrapati Satara Maharaj Airport
    B)Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
    C)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
    D)Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Airport
    Answer: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
  • Q. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
    A)William Guyer Hunter
    B)N. G. Chandavarkar
    C)John Wilson
    D)Raymond West
    Answer: John Wilson
  • Q. Which National Highway runs through Mumbai?
    A)NH-48
    B)NH-16
    C)NH-44
    D)NH-42
    Answer: NH-48
  • Q. Around which year was Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai first constructed
    A)1452 A.D.
    B)1457 A.D.
    C)1431 A.D.
    D)1462 A.D.
    Answer: 1431 A.D.
  • Q. What separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north?
    A)Vindhya Range
    B)Satpura Range
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Aravalli Range
    Answer: Satpura Range
  • Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
    A)Karad
    B)Kolhapur
    C)Satara
    D)Mahabaleshwar
    Answer: Karad
  • Q. Which of the following districts has the lowest density?
    A)Sindhudurg
    B)Gadchiroli
    C)Chandrapur
    D)Ratnagiri
    Answer: Gadchiroli
  • 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
  • Q. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
    A)James II
    B)Charles II
    C)James VI
    D)Henry VIII
    Answer: Charles II
  • Q. The most important river of Maharashtra which is a lifeline of the whole South Maharashtra is
    A)Krishna
    B)Warna
    C)Koyna
    D)Wardha
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Marathi is the ______ most-spoken native language in the world
    A)8th
    B)9th
    C)7th
    D)10th
    Answer: 10th
  • Q. What is the State Flower of Maharashtra?
    A)Rohida
    B)Indian Rose Chestnut
    C)Jarul
    D)Lady's Slipper Orchid
    Answer: Jarul
  • Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
    A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
    B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
    C)Salsette was given to Britain
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following was the first Marathi talkie film?
    A)Shyam Sundar
    B)Maya Machhindra
    C)Ayodhyecha Raja
    D)Setu Bandhan
    Answer: Ayodhyecha Raja
  • Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
    A)1961
    B)1970
    C)1960
    D)1971
    Answer: 1960

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