More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
Answer: Pune
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
A)Baji Rao I
B)Balaji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Madnav Rao I
Answer: Baji Rao I
- Q. Who established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)Mafatlal
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. When was “Maharashtra Bhushan”, the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started?
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. In which city of Maharashtra was an Indian Institute of Management established in the year 2015?
A)Nagpur
B)Mumbai
C)Pune
D)Nashik
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. Which is the largest district in Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Ahmednagar
B)Naglur
C)Pune
D)None of these
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra
A)Yashwantrao Chavan
B)P. K. Sawant
C)B. G. Kher
D)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
- Q. Which game was invented in Maharashtra?
A)kabaddi
B)Kho kho
C)Polo
D)Chess
Answer: Kho kho
- 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. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Who was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A)Dalai Lama
B)Paramhansa Yogananda
C)Samarth Ramdas
D)Advaita Acharya
Answer: Samarth Ramdas
- Q. The Samyukta Mahasabha Organization was established in the year
A)1940
B)1943
C)1935
D)1948
Answer: 1940
- Q. Where is Hutatma Chowk?
A)West Mumbai
B)North Mumbai
C)East Mumbai
D)South Mumbai
Answer: South Mumbai
- 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. 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
- Q. When did the 14th Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
A)2017
B)2018
C)2016
D)2019
Answer: 2019
- Q. Who is the first Padma Shri Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Zarina Currimbhoy
B)Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji
C)Asha Devi Aryanayakam
D)Digamber Vasudev Joglekar
Answer: Asha Devi Aryanayakam
- Q. Who inaugurated Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station?
A)Indira Gandhi
B)Rahul Gandhi
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Babasaheb Ambedkar
Answer: Indira Gandhi
- Q. Who was the first editor of the weekly newspaper “Kesari”
A)M. S. Gole
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
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