Maharashtra State

Q. In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai

A
1995
B
2000
C
1992
D
2003

Correct Answer

1995

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
    A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
    B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
    C)Bombay International Airport
    D)Sahar International Airport
    Answer: Sahar International Airport
  • 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. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
    A)Wardha District
    B)Nanded District
    C)Amaravati District
    D)Buldhana District
    Answer: Amaravati District
  • Q. Who is the current Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (2022)?
    A)Sanjay Karol
    B)Dipankar Datta
    C)Mohammad Rafiq
    D)Pankaj Mithal
    Answer: Dipankar Datta
  • 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. Which of the following districts of Maharashtra is well-known for its production of bananas?
    A)Nashik
    B)Ahmednagar
    C)Solapur
    D)Jalgaon
    Answer: Jalgaon
  • 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. 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 famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
    A)Krishna I
    B)Govinda
    C)Dandidurga
    D)Amoghavarsha
    Answer: Krishna I
  • Q. Which of the following is a form of painting native to Maharashtra?
    A)Kalamkari
    B)Warli
    C)Pattachitra
    D)Madhubani
    Answer: Warli
  • 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. With how many States does Maharashtra share its boundary?
    A)Five
    B)Six
    C)Four
    D)Seven
    Answer: Six
  • Q. Project Tiger at Melghat is Located in ________ district.
    A)Bhandara
    B)Gadchiroli
    C)Yavatmal
    D)Amravati
    Answer: Amravati
  • 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. Who was the first Marathi writer to won the Jnanpith Award
    A)Vinda Karandikar
    B)Ravindra Kelekar
    C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
    D)V. S. Khandekar
    Answer: V. S. Khandekar
  • Q. In which year the Bombay High Court was established
    A)1862
    B)1896
    C)1856
    D)1906
    Answer: 1862
  • Q. Who had published the first dictionary of Marathi in devanagari script
    A)William Carey
    B)Robert Brown
    C)Thomas Candy
    D)James Thomas Molesworth
    Answer: William Carey
  • Q. When was Bombay High Court established?
    A)14th August 1852
    B)14th August 1862
    C)14th August 1842
    D)14th August 1872
    Answer: 14th August 1862
  • Q. Who founded “Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha”
    A)Rajarshi Shahu
    B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    D)Lokmanya Tilak
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Which one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj society
    A)Jaganmitra
    B)Deenbandhu
    C)Prabhakar
    D)Vartaman Dipika
    Answer: Deenbandhu

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