More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Name the Peshwa who was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty
A)Baji Rao
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Shambhaji
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- Q. What is Second Largest city of Maharashtra
A)Pune
B)Both A and B
C)Nagpur
D)none of these
Answer: Pune
- Q. What was the former name of Mumbai Port Trust?
A)Bandra Port Trust
B)Thane Port Trust
C)Bombay Port Trust
D)Indira Gandhi Port Trust
Answer: Bombay Port Trust
- Q. In Which year Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra
A)640 AD
B)642 AD
C)637 AD
D)647 AD
Answer: 640 AD
- Q. When was Bandra-Worli Sea Link opened to the public?
A)24th March, 2008
B)24th March, 2009
C)24th March, 2007
D)24th March, 2010
Answer: 24th March, 2010
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. Which country is comparable to the size of Maharashtra?
A)Oman
B)Tunisia
C)Uganda
D)Hungary
Answer: Oman
- Q. The extreme Southern district of Maharashtra is which one of the following?
A)Kolhapur
B)Ratnagiri
C)Sindhudurg
D)Miraj
Answer: Sindhudurg
- Q. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly?
A)24 Members
B)30 Members
C)20 Members
D)32 Members
Answer: 30 Members
- Q. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
A)1278
B)1283
C)1275
D)1285
Answer: 1275
- Q. Which day is celebrate as the Maharashtra Day
A)3rd July
B)1st May
C)3rd September
D)17th August
Answer: 1st May
- Q. Which is the Oldest English Newspaper in India that is still in circulation?
A)Maharashtra Times
B)Times of India
C)Financial Times
D)Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Answer: Times of India
- Q. Which of the following is the state capital of the Maharashtra state?
A)Kolhapur
B)Mumbai
C)Nagpur
D)Pune
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. As a independent state Maharashtra came into existence on-
A)1st June, 1959
B)1st May, 1987
C)1st May, 1960
D)1st May, 1988
Answer: 1st May, 1960
- Q. Who initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
A)V. Ramachandra Reddy
B)J. P. Narayan
C)Mir Osman Ali Khan
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Under whose leadership Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was founded
A)Narayan Ganesh Gore
B)Keshavrao Jedhe
C)Uddhavrao Patil
D)Shripad Amrit Dange
Answer: Keshavrao Jedhe
- Q. Who is serving as the Governor of Maharashtra while Uddhav Bal Thackeray is the Chief Minister?
A)Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
B)Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
C)S. C. Jamir
D)Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Answer: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- 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. Which district has highest population in Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Mumbai
C)Ahmednagar
D)none of these
Answer: Thane
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
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