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. Who was known as Lokhitwadi?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Gopal Baba Walangkar
    C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Which day is celebrate as the Maharashtra Day
    A)3rd July
    B)1st May
    C)3rd September
    D)17th August
    Answer: 1st May
  • Q. Which district has highest population in Maharashtra?
    A)Thane
    B)Mumbai
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)none of these
    Answer: Thane
  • Q. Total number of administrative divisions in Maharashtra is
    A)5
    B)6
    C)4
    D)7
    Answer: 6
  • Q. What is the population of Pune in 2011?
    A)84,29,050
    B)90,04,080
    C)1,04,29,408
    D)94,29,408
    Answer: 94,29,408
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
    A)Tarabai Modak
    B)Irawati Karve
    C)Shalini Moghe
    D)Malati Shendge
    Answer: Tarabai Modak
  • Q. Which Maharashtrain Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 2018?
    A)Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary
    B)Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
    C)Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
    D)Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Q. Total number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra is
    A)46
    B)48
    C)42
    D)52
    Answer: 48
  • Q. How many Padma Shri Award 2022 recipients were from Maharashtra?
    A)6 Recipients
    B)8 Recipients
    C)5 Recipients
    D)10 Recipients
    Answer: 10 Recipients
  • Q. Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937
    A)B. G. Kher
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Dhanjishah Cooper
    D)P. K. Sawant
    Answer: Dhanjishah Cooper
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?
    A)Vilasrao Deshmukh
    B)Sushilkumar Shinde
    C)Ashok Chavan
    D)Prithviraj Chavan
    Answer: Vilasrao Deshmukh
  • 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. In which year Murlikant Petkar won India’s first Gold Medal in Paralympic
    A)1972
    B)1976
    C)1968
    D)1980
    Answer: 1972
  • Q. When was “Mumbai Indians” a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai founded?
    A)2006
    B)2010
    C)2008
    D)2004
    Answer: 2008
  • 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. 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. Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Limited (MSMC) was incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on-
    A)15th November, 1970
    B)15th August, 1960
    C)14th November, 1973
    D)1st May, 1960
    Answer: 14th November, 1973
  • 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. Which one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj society
    A)Jaganmitra
    B)Deenbandhu
    C)Prabhakar
    D)Vartaman Dipika
    Answer: Deenbandhu
  • 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

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