More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which of the following places in Maharashtra is famous for cotton bedsheets which have been given GI tag?
A)Solapur
B)Kolhapur
C)Amaravati
D)Sangli
Answer: Solapur
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opened for the public?
A)1962
B)1952
C)1982
D)1942
Answer: 1942
- Q. In which year the Dalit Buddhist movement was launched by B. R. Ambedkar
A)1956
B)1958
C)1953
D)1962
Answer: 1956
- Q. How many Nagar Panchayats are in Maharashtra?
A)4 Nagar Panchayats
B)7 Nagar Panchayats
C)3 Nagar Panchayats
D)9 Nagar Panchayats
Answer: 4 Nagar Panchayats
- Q. The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was
A)Peshwa
B)Mantri
C)Sumant
D)Pandit Rao
Answer: Sumant
- Q. The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
- Q. When was the University of Mumbai established?
A)1857
B)1957
C)1757
D)1975
Answer: 1857
- 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 district is Chikhaldara located in?
A)Wardha District
B)Nanded District
C)Amaravati District
D)Buldhana District
Answer: Amaravati District
- Q. Total number of Parliamentary Constituency
A)28
B)42
C)32
D)48
Answer: 48
- 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 city is famous as Orange city?
A)Nagpur
B)Nashik
C)Solapur
D)Pune
Answer: Nagpur
- 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 Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act passed?
A)1971
B)1961
C)1981
D)1951
Answer: 1971
- Q. Which of the following is the largest Hydro Power Project in Maharashtra
A)Vaitarana
B)Koyna
C)Khopoli
D)None of the above
Answer: Koyna
- Q. What is the rank of the Krishna River in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India taking into consideration River Ganga, River Godavari, and River Brahmaputra?
A)2nd
B)3rd
C)1st
D)4th
Answer: 4th
- Q. Which of the following was the first Marathi talkie film?
A)Shyam Sundar
B)Maya Machhindra
C)Ayodhyecha Raja
D)Setu Bandhan
Answer: Ayodhyecha Raja
- Q. Which film was honored with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi?
A)Gruhdevta
B)Dhakti Jau
C)Mahatma Phule
D)Sadhi Manasa
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- 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 one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
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