More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in the year
A)1963
B)1967
C)1961
D)1972
Answer: 1963
- Q. When was the Plastic and Thermocol Products ban become effective in Maharashtra?
A)23rd March, 1918
B)23rd July, 1918
C)23rd May, 1918
D)23rd August, 1918
Answer: 23rd March, 1918
- Q. Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year
A)1846
B)1848
C)1840
D)1854
Answer: 1848
- Q. Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
A)Kesari
B)Darpan
C)Sakal
D)Poona Vaibhav
Answer: Kesari
- Q. Name the Peshwa who was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty
A)Baji Rao
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Shambhaji
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- 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. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
A)Krishna River
B)Godavari River
C)Koyna River
D)Bhima River
Answer: Koyna River
- Q. Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India
A)Faujtar
B)Kotwal
C)Desmukh
D)Patil
Answer: Patil
- Q. What is the total area of Maharashtra?
A)3,07,713 km2
B)3,17,713 km2
C)3,00,713 km2
D)3,27,713 km2
Answer: 3,07,713 km2
- Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. How many tiger reserves are in Maharashtra?
A)Six
B)Eight
C)Three
D)Eleven
Answer: Six
- Q. Which Governor of Bombay approved the building of the great sea wall to prevent flooding of low lying areas
A)Thomas Hodges
B)William Hornby
C)Charles Crommelin
D)Rawson Hart Boddam
Answer: William Hornby
- Q. What is the coastline length of Maharashtra
A)720 km
B)755 km
C)695 km
D)790 km
Answer: 720 km
- 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. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
A)Bhau Daji Lad
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
- Q. How many main Public Forestry Institutions (PFIs) are in the Maharashtra state?
A)Three PFIs
B)Four PFIs
C)Two PFIs
D)Five PFIs
Answer: Three PFIs
- Q. Which of the following regional division of Maharashtra falls under rain shadow region
A)Western Maharashtra
B)Vidharbha
C)Marathwada
D)Konkan
Answer: Konkan
- Q. A number of Parliamentary Constituencies in Maharashtra?
A)48
B)36
C)42
D)50
Answer: 48
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