More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The famous Uran Project In Maharashtra is a-
A)Thermal
B)Nuclear
C)Hydro
D)Solar
Answer: Thermal
- Q. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Port established?
A)26th May, 1969
B)26th May, 1979
C)26th May, 1999
D)26th May, 1989
Answer: 26th May, 1989
- Q. Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Nagpur
B)Sangli
C)Amaravati
D)Ahmednagar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
A)1334 - 1465
B)1534 - 1665
C)1234 - 1365
D)1634 - 1765
Answer: 1334 - 1465
- Q. How many Tehsils are there in Maharashtra?
A)540 Talukas (Tehsils)
B)358 Talukas (Tehsils)
C)958 Talukas (Tehsils)
D)670 Talukas (Tehsils)
Answer: 358 Talukas (Tehsils)
- Q. Which district has highest population in Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Mumbai
C)Ahmednagar
D)none of these
Answer: Thane
- Q. What is the official language of Maharashtra?
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Marathi
Answer: Marathi
- 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. How many Districts of Maharashtra share their border with Telangana?
A)4 Districts
B)5 Districts
C)3 Districts
D)6 Districts
Answer: 4 Districts
- 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 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. The Bhoodan movement was started by ________ in 1951
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Medha Ptkar
C)Baba Amte
D)Vinayak Damdar Savarkar
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Dayananda Saraswati
C)G. H. Deshmukh
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
- Q. Who wrote the book “Stri Purush Tulana”
A)Tarabai Shinde
B)Pandita Ramabai
C)Fatima Sheikh
D)Savita Ambedkar
Answer: Tarabai Shinde
- Q. What is the area of Maharashtra?
A)1,18,809 sq. mi
B)2,41.682 sq. mi
C)78,124 sq. mi
D)41,284 sq. mi
Answer: 1,18,809 sq. mi
- Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. What is the Motto of the “University of Mumbai”?
A)Knowledge Shines With Humility
B)The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
C)Knowledge Is For The Well-Being Of Everyone
D)Success Is Born Out Of Action
Answer: The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
- Q. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj?
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Anna Hazare
C)Mandakini Amte
D)Raghunath Karve
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
C)Salsette was given to Britain
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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