More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. The Marathas attacked Goa in
A)1721
B)1726
C)1718
D)1730
Answer: 1730
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- 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. What is the State Tree of Maharashtra?
A)Gamhar
B)Sacred Fig
C)Mango
D)Jammi Chettu
Answer: Mango
- Q. Who had created the designation “Senakhaskhel”
A)Sambhaji
B)Rajaram I
C)Shivaji
D)Shahu I
Answer: Rajaram I
- Q. On which day was Maharashtra formed after separation from Bombay State?
A)15th August, 1947
B)1st November, 1956
C)1st May, 1960
D)20th October, 1962
Answer: 1st May, 1960
- Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
C)Abasaheb Garware
D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
- Q. Which plateau is located in Maharashtra?
A)Malwa Plateau
B)Baghelkhand Plateau
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Chota Nagpur Plateau
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. Who was the first director of Project Tiger?
A)Madhuri Kanitkar
B)Namdeo Jadhav
C)J. R. Bhonsle
D)Kailash Sankhala
Answer: Kailash Sankhala
- Q. Which is the Smallest District of Maharashtra?
A)Mumbai City
B)Mumbai Suburban
C)Bhandara
D)Thane
Answer: Mumbai City
- Q. Which is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population?
A)Nashik
B)Aurangabad
C)Nagpur
D)Solapur
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Q. The Mahalaxmi Racecourse was opened in
A)1882
B)1883
C)1881
D)1884
Answer: 1883
- Q. At which of the following places is a branch of Mumbai High Court NOT located?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Aurangabad
D)Panaji
Answer: Pune
- Q. The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
A)1971
B)1972
C)1970
D)1973
Answer: 1971
- Q. Which city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
Answer: Pune
- Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
A)Lokhitvadi
B)Balshastri Jambhekar
C)S. M. Paranjape
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Lokhitvadi
- 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. Which of the following is the state animal of the Maharashtra State?
A)Tiger
B)Lion
C)Indian Giant Squirrel
D)Elephant
Answer: Indian Giant Squirrel
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