Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?

A
Vinda Karandikar
B
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
C
Bhalchandra Nemade
D
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar

Correct Answer

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • 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. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
    A)Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
    B)Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
    C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
    D)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
    Answer: Laxmanshastri Joshi
  • Q. Which Indian freedom fighter was born in Ratnagiri?
    A)B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
    D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • 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 director of the first Marathi talkie “Ayodhyecha Raja”
    A)K. P. Bhave
    B)Nagendra Majumdar
    C)V. Shantaram
    D)Bhalji Pendharkar
    Answer: V. Shantaram
  • Q. Who is know as the spiritual guru of Shivaji
    A)Ramdas Swami
    B)Eknath
    C)Gura Kumbhar
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Ramdas Swami
  • Q. Which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    A)Kesari
    B)Darpan
    C)Sakal
    D)Poona Vaibhav
    Answer: Kesari
  • Q. Which year, the first Radio programme was broadcast by the Radio club of Bombay
    A)1925
    B)1926
    C)1923
    D)1927
    Answer: 1923
  • Q. Nagpur city is also known as ______ city?
    A)Orange
    B)Litchi
    C)Mango
    D)Wine
    Answer: Orange
  • Q. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with
    A)Weightlifting
    B)Wrestling
    C)Swimming
    D)Boxing
    Answer: Wrestling
  • Q. When was Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) constituted?
    A)2004
    B)2006
    C)2002
    D)2008
    Answer: 2002
  • Q. What is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra?
    A)Punekars
    B)Maharashtrian
    C)Marathis
    D)Mumbaikar
    Answer: Maharashtrian
  • Q. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Chandrapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Aurangabad
  • Q. How many regional branches does Bombay High Court have?
    A)Three branches
    B)Four branches
    C)Two branches
    D)Six branches
    Answer: Three branches
  • 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. Which one is the earliest dynasty to rule Maharashtra
    A)Western Chalukyas
    B)Rashtrakuta dynasty
    C)Kadambas
    D)Satavahana dynasty
    Answer: Satavahana dynasty
  • Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
    A)Robert Fergusson
    B)James Mackintosh
    C)William Hill
    D)James Fergusson
    Answer: James Mackintosh
  • 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. Which one was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
    A)Vaijayanta
    B)Pathlaag
    C)Mahatma Phule
    D)Shevagyachya Shenga
    Answer: Mahatma Phule
  • Q. Which District of Maharashtra shares its border with Goa?
    A)Kolhapur
    B)Sangli
    C)Sindhudurg
    D)Ratnagiri
    Answer: Sindhudurg

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