More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. When was the Bombay Reorganisation Act signed?
A)1960
B)1964
C)1956
D)1966
Answer: 1960
- 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. What is the approximate coastline length of Maharashtra along the Arabian Sea?
A)720 Km
B)820 Km
C)620 Km
D)920 Km
Answer: 720 Km
- 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 Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
- Q. Which district is Gugamal National Park located in?
A)Amravati District
B)Akola District
C)Yavatmal District
D)Wardha District
Answer: Amravati District
- Q. Which district is Mahabaleshwar located in?
A)Satara District
B)Ratnagiri District
C)Solapur District
D)Raigad District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year
A)1846
B)1848
C)1840
D)1854
Answer: 1848
- Q. Which of these national parks is located within the city limits of Mumbai?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru Park
B)Sanjay Gandhi National Park
C)Rajiv Gandhi National Park
D)Gugamal National Park
Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- Q. The Dhamapur lake is situated in which of the following districts of the Maharashtra State?
A)Sindhudurg
B)Sangli
C)Ratnagiri
D)Kolhapur
Answer: Sindhudurg
- Q. When did the first passenger train in India run?
A)16th April 1863
B)16th April 1873
C)16th April 1853
D)16th April 1883
Answer: 16th April 1853
- Q. Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
A)Baji Rao II
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Baji Rao I
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao II
- Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. Who is the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
A)Charles Sargent
B)Louis Addin Kershaw
C)Matthew Richard Sausse
D)Michael Roberts Westropp
Answer: Matthew Richard Sausse
- Q. How many International Cricket Grounds are in Maharashtra?
A)4
B)6
C)2
D)8
Answer: 4
- Q. During Quit India movement, in which of the following districts a parallel government was formed
A)Ahmed Nagar
B)Pune
C)Sangli
D)Satara
Answer: Satara
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Which game was invented in Maharashtra?
A)kabaddi
B)Kho kho
C)Polo
D)Chess
Answer: Kho kho
- Q. What separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north?
A)Vindhya Range
B)Satpura Range
C)Western Ghats
D)Aravalli Range
Answer: Satpura Range
- Q. Who of the following was the first person from Maharashtra to become a Grandmaster in chess?
A)Swati Ghate
B)Pravin Thipsay
C)Abhijit Kunte
D)Tejas Bakre
Answer: Pravin Thipsay
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