More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. What is the literacy rate of Maharastra according to 2011 census
A)82.34%
B)85.22%
C)80.23%
D)89.11%
Answer: 82.34%
- Q. Who started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra
A)Vishnudas Bhave
B)Parashram Dev
C)Ram Joshi
D)Gopal Dev
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- Q. Mumbai Samachar was first published in the year
A)1819
B)1822
C)1816
D)1825
Answer: 1822
- Q. In which among the following years was the institution of Lokayukta established in Maharashtra?
A)1991
B)1971
C)1970
D)1981
Answer: 1971
- 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. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Mumbai
B)Nagpur
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
A)Salher
B)Gawaldev
C)Kalsubai
D)Ghanchakkar
Answer: Kalsubai
- Q. At which of the following places in Maharashtra is the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located (one of the 5 important seats of Sikh authority)?
A)Pune
B)Nagpur
C)Aurangabad
D)Nanded
Answer: Nanded
- Q. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
A)Namdev
B)Gnandeva
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. When was Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) constituted?
A)2004
B)2006
C)2002
D)2008
Answer: 2002
- 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. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra after Ahmednagar?
A)Nashik
B)Solapur
C)Pune
D)Gadchiroli
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which fort is the Birth Place of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
A)Raigad Fort
B)Shivneri Fort
C)Pratapgad Fort
D)Singhad Fort
Answer: Shivneri Fort
- Q. The Elephanta caves is a collection of
A)7 caves
B)11 caves
C)5 caves
D)12 caves
Answer: 7 caves
- Q. Who founded “Arya Mahila Samaj” in Pune
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Iravati Karve
C)Savitribai Phule
D)Anutai Wagh
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. From which constituency did Aaditya Thackeray win the election?
A)Worli
B)Yeola
C)Parli
D)Bhokar
Answer: Worli
- Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Lok Sabha?
A)48 Seats
B)58 Seats
C)28 Seats
D)68 Seats
Answer: 48 Seats
- Q. Who is the first Padma Vibhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)M. C. Setalvad
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)J. R. D. Tata
D)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
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