Maharashtra State

Q. Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan school for widows in the year

A
1896
B
1901
C
1889
D
1906

Correct Answer

1889

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. How many districts were there when Maharashtra came into existence on 1st May 1960?
    A)20 Districts
    B)26 Districts
    C)16 Districts
    D)30 Districts
    Answer: 26 Districts
  • Q. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
    A)Govinda II
    B)Amoghavarsha
    C)Krishna II
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha
  • Q. What is the number of Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra?
    A)18
    B)19
    C)17
    D)20
    Answer: 19
  • 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 is the largest district in Maharashtra in terms of area?
    A)Ahmednagar
    B)Naglur
    C)Pune
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with
    A)Weightlifting
    B)Wrestling
    C)Swimming
    D)Boxing
    Answer: Wrestling
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?
    A)Vilasrao Deshmukh
    B)Sushilkumar Shinde
    C)Ashok Chavan
    D)Prithviraj Chavan
    Answer: Vilasrao Deshmukh
  • Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?
    A)Vinda Karandikar
    B)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
    C)Bhalchandra Nemade
    D)Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar
    Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
  • Q. When was the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, “Mumbai Cricket Association” founded?
    A)1940
    B)1950
    C)1930
    D)1960
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
    A)Krishna I
    B)Govinda
    C)Dandidurga
    D)Amoghavarsha
    Answer: Krishna I
  • Q. Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Govind Vithal Kunte
    C)Balshastri Jambhekar
    D)Jagannath Shankarseth
    Answer: Balshastri Jambhekar
  • Q. When was the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan Army?
    A)1771
    B)1792
    C)1761
    D)1804
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Who founded “Arya Mahila Samaj” in Pune
    A)Pandita Ramabai
    B)Iravati Karve
    C)Savitribai Phule
    D)Anutai Wagh
    Answer: Pandita Ramabai
  • Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
    A)Vinoba Bhave
    B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
    C)B. R. Ambedkar
    D)Lata Mangeshkar
    Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
  • Q. When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army
    A)1769
    B)1792
    C)1761
    D)1806
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated
    A)Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
    B)Nanded, Dhule and Chandrapur
    C)Beed, Kolhapur and Akola
    D)Pune, Nasik and Amaravati
    Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
  • Q. Who is the first Padma Vibhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
    A)M. C. Setalvad
    B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
    C)J. R. D. Tata
    D)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
    Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
  • Q. With how many States does Maharashtra share its boundary?
    A)Five
    B)Six
    C)Four
    D)Seven
    Answer: Six
  • Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on
    A)22nd February
    B)27th February
    C)15th February
    D)4th March
    Answer: 27th February
  • Q. In Which year Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra
    A)640 AD
    B)642 AD
    C)637 AD
    D)647 AD
    Answer: 640 AD

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