More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who founded “Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha”
A)Rajarshi Shahu
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lokmanya Tilak
Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Who is the present Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
A)Justice M. L. Tahaliyani
B)Justice P. B. Gaikwad
C)Justice V. M. Kanade
D)Justice G. D. Patil
Answer: Justice V. M. Kanade
- Q. Where does Tapti River empty its Basin?
A)Bay of Bengal
B)Indian Ocean
C)Arabian Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Arabian Sea
- 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. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
A)Krishna River
B)Godavari River
C)Koyna River
D)Bhima River
Answer: Koyna River
- 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. 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. When was the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board constituted by the Government of Maharashtra?
A)1st January, 2006
B)1st January, 2010
C)1st January, 2002
D)1st January, 2012
Answer: 1st January, 2012
- Q. Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Bhimsen Joshi
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- 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. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
A)Govinda II
B)Amoghavarsha
C)Krishna II
D)Dantidurga
Answer: Amoghavarsha
- Q. Who was established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Mafatlal
D)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. How many districts were there when Maharashtra came into existence on 1st May 1960?
A)20 Districts
B)26 Districts
C)16 Districts
D)30 Districts
Answer: 26 Districts
- Q. Who taught mathematics at Fergusson College in Pune, Maharashtra?
A)Dhondo Keshav Karve
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)Govind Ballabh Pant
D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
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. Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma , live in Maharashtra?
A)Wardha
B)Poona
C)Ratnagiri
D)Sholapur
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s home minister on 26 November 2008?
A)Shivrai Patil
B)Prtibha Patil
C)Jayant Patil
D)Raosaheb Patil
Answer: Raosaheb Patil
- Q. Who was the first person to establish the first Cotton Mill in Bombay on 7th July 1854?
A)Abasaheb Garware
B)Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
C)Sanjay Kirloskar
D)Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad
Answer: Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
- Q. Chand Minar at Daulatabad was built by
A)Khusro Khan
B)Muhammad bin Tughluq
C)Malik Kafur
D)Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
Answer: Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
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