Maharashtra State

Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?

A
Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B
Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D
Govind Sakharam Sardesai

Correct Answer

Homi Jehangir Bhabha

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Nagpur
    C)Pune
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
    A)P. C. Alexander
    B)S. M. Krishna
    C)C. Subramaniam
    D)S. C. Jamir
    Answer: C. Subramaniam
  • Q. Where is the Bombay High Court located?
    A)Lonavala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai
  • 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. Where is the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) located?
    A)Dalal Street
    B)Bandra
    C)Colaba Causeway
    D)Linking Road
    Answer: Dalal Street
  • Q. When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army
    A)1769
    B)1792
    C)1761
    D)1806
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
    A)Thar
    B)Kalahari
    C)Gobi
    D)Karakum
    Answer: Gobi
  • 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. From which constituency did Aaditya Thackeray win the election?
    A)Worli
    B)Yeola
    C)Parli
    D)Bhokar
    Answer: Worli
  • Q. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by
    A)Roger Morris
    B)Richard Morrison
    C)John Mylne
    D)Frederick William Stevens
    Answer: Frederick William Stevens
  • Q. What is the other name of the Legislative Assembly?
    A)Vidhan Parishad
    B)Vidhan Council
    C)Vidhan Sabha
    D)Legislative Council
    Answer: Vidhan Sabha
  • Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Dayananda Saraswati
    C)G. H. Deshmukh
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
  • Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
    A)1334 - 1465
    B)1534 - 1665
    C)1234 - 1365
    D)1634 - 1765
    Answer: 1334 - 1465
  • Q. What is the State Flower of Maharashtra?
    A)Rohida
    B)Indian Rose Chestnut
    C)Jarul
    D)Lady's Slipper Orchid
    Answer: Jarul
  • Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
    A)Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
    B)Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
    C)Homi Jehangir Bhabha
    D)Govind Sakharam Sardesai
    Answer: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
  • 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. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
    A)Dada Kondke
    B)Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
    C)Shreeram Lagoo
    D)V. Shantaram
    Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
  • Q. Who is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
    A)Rahul Mehrotra
    B)Achyut Kanvinde
    C)Seshadri Srinivasan
    D)Benny Kuriakose
    Answer: Seshadri Srinivasan
  • Q. Who staged the first Marathi-language play “Sita Swayamvar” in 1843?
    A)Bhalji Pendharkar
    B)Vishnudas Bhave
    C)V. Shantaram
    D)Dadasaheb Phalke
    Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
  • Q. Which place of Maharashtra is considered to be one of Asia’s largest Slums?
    A)Banganga
    B)Dharavi
    C)Sonapur
    D)Antop Hill
    Answer: Dharavi

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