More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
A)James II
B)Charles II
C)James VI
D)Henry VIII
Answer: Charles II
- Q. Which is the Summer Capital of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Mumbai
C)Nagpur
D)Nashik
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. What is the official language of Maharashtra?
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Marathi
Answer: Marathi
- Q. Which one was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan
A)Golconda Sultanate
B)Bijapur Sultanate
C)Bidar Sultanate
D)Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: Bahmani Sultanate
- Q. How many Districts share their border with the Arabian Sea?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 7 Districts
- Q. Which is the Oldest English Newspaper in India that is still in circulation?
A)Maharashtra Times
B)Times of India
C)Financial Times
D)Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Answer: Times of India
- 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. Who had bestowed Jyotirao Phule with the title “Mahatma”
A)Babasaheb Ambedkar
B)Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
- Q. Which one city is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly
A)Amravati
B)Nagpur
C)Nashik
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
A)1772
B)1774
C)1770
D)1776
Answer: 1772
- Q. Who founded “Arya Mahila Samaj” in Pune
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Iravati Karve
C)Savitribai Phule
D)Anutai Wagh
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?
A)Pune
B)Akola
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Akola
- Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Bombay before Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. Which National Highway runs through Mumbai?
A)NH-48
B)NH-16
C)NH-44
D)NH-42
Answer: NH-48
- Q. How many Hindu Caves are in the Elephanta Caves?
A)7 Caves
B)8 Caves
C)5 Caves
D)11 Caves
Answer: 5 Caves
- Q. Which of the following is the state capital of the Maharashtra state?
A)Kolhapur
B)Mumbai
C)Nagpur
D)Pune
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Which bird is on the Bombay Natural History Society Logo?
A)Hornbill
B)Pigeon
C)Kingfisher
D)Dove
Answer: Hornbill
- Q. Who was the first speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the formation of Maharashtra in 1960
A)Trimbak Bharde
B)S. L. Silam
C)Shivraj Patil
D)Balasaheb Desai
Answer: S. L. Silam
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opened for the public?
A)1962
B)1952
C)1982
D)1942
Answer: 1942
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