More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
A)Aurangzeb
B)Shah Jahan
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Jahangir
Answer: Aurangzeb
- 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. How many Cantonment Boards are in Maharashtra?
A)7 Cantonment Boards
B)9 Cantonment Boards
C)5 Cantonment Boards
D)10 Cantonment Boards
Answer: 7 Cantonment Boards
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. Maharashtra is the _______ largest state by area in India
A)third
B)fourth
C)second
D)fifth
Answer: third
- Q. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came in existence in the year of?
A)1st January, 1977
B)1st January, 1955
C)1st January, 1966
D)1st January, 1988
Answer: 1st January, 1966
- Q. What was the name of Narmada River given by the Britishers?
A)Narmudda
B)Tapi
C)Narbada
D)Sorrow of Bombay
Answer: Narbada
- 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. Which region of Maharashtra borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana?
A)Vidarbha
B)Konkan
C)Marathwada
D)Khandesh
Answer: Marathwada
- 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 Union Territory is on the northwest side of Maharashtra?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Puducherry
D)Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
- Q. Karla Buddha Caves is located in which district
A)Pune
B)Kolhapur
C)Thane
D)Sangli
Answer: Pune
- Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on
A)22nd February
B)27th February
C)15th February
D)4th March
Answer: 27th February
- 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. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
A)Krishna River
B)Godavari River
C)Koyna River
D)Bhima River
Answer: Koyna River
- Q. When was the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) established?
A)9th July, 1775
B)9th July, 1875
C)9th July, 1675
D)9th July, 1975
Answer: 9th July, 1875
- Q. Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
A)1904
B)1907
C)1902
D)1910
Answer: 1904
- Q. Which game was invented in Maharashtra?
A)kabaddi
B)Kho kho
C)Polo
D)Chess
Answer: Kho kho
- Q. Who imported the first printing press to Mumbai
A)Banaji Limji
B)Jyotirao Phule
C)Bhimjee Parikh
D)Fardunjee Marzban
Answer: Bhimjee Parikh
- Q. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year
A)1866
B)1868
C)1865
D)1870
Answer: 1870
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