More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?
A)Pune
B)Akola
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Akola
- Q. Who amongst the following is also known as “Rashtrasant”
A)Tukaram
B)Baba Amte
C)Namdev
D)Tukadoji Maharaj
Answer: Tukadoji Maharaj
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. Which stadium in Maharashtra hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final?
A)Brabourne Stadium
B)Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
C)Wankhede Stadium
D)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Answer: Wankhede Stadium
- 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. How many seats are in the Maharashtra Legislative Council?
A)78 Seats
B)88 Seats
C)68 Seats
D)58 Seats
Answer: 78 Seats
- Q. Which one is the earliest dynasty to rule Maharashtra
A)Western Chalukyas
B)Rashtrakuta dynasty
C)Kadambas
D)Satavahana dynasty
Answer: Satavahana dynasty
- Q. How many states does River Godavari covers?
A)7 States
B)4 States
C)5 States
D)2 States
Answer: 5 States
- 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
Answer: Chapekar Brothers
- Q. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Who is the present Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
A)Rabindranath Pyne
B)Shivaraj Patil
C)S. V. Bhave
D)Sanjay Bhatia
Answer: Sanjay Bhatia
- Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
- Q. Which state in India has the highest number of ports?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)Goa
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. In which year the Mumbai University was established
A)1850
B)1853
C)1845
D)1857
Answer: 1857
- Q. Who of the following is the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature?
A)Vishnu Khandekar
B)Vasant Kanetkar
C)Vinda Karandikar
D)Vijay Tendulkar
Answer: Vishnu Khandekar
- Q. On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal
A)Catherine of Braganza
B)Dona Maria I
C)Henrietta Maria
D)Maria Isabel of Braganza
Answer: Catherine of Braganza
- Q. Which lake is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival?
A)Lonar Lake
B)Venna Lake
C)Upvan Lake
D)Powai Lake
Answer: Upvan Lake
- Q. Which is the second-longest Indian river after the Ganga?
A)Godavari River
B)Krishna River
C)Narmada River
D)Indravati River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Who had created the designation “Senakhaskhel”
A)Sambhaji
B)Rajaram I
C)Shivaji
D)Shahu I
Answer: Rajaram I
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