Maharashtra State

Q. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert

A
Thar
B
Kalahari
C
Gobi
D
Karakum

Correct Answer

Gobi

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. When was the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) established?
    A)1994
    B)1996
    C)1992
    D)1998
    Answer: 1992
  • 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 party does Uddhav Thackeray belong to?
    A)Shiv Sena
    B)BJP
    C)INC
    D)NCP
    Answer: Shiv Sena
  • Q. Who staged the first Marathi-language play “Sita Swayamvar” in 1843?
    A)Bhalji Pendharkar
    B)Vishnudas Bhave
    C)V. Shantaram
    D)Dadasaheb Phalke
    Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
  • Q. As a independent state Maharashtra came into existence on-
    A)1st June, 1959
    B)1st May, 1987
    C)1st May, 1960
    D)1st May, 1988
    Answer: 1st May, 1960
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Madhav-II
    C)Ragunath
    D)Baji Rao - II
    Answer: Baji Rao - II
  • Q. What is area rank According to 2011
    A)4th
    B)3rd
    C)5th
    D)6th
    Answer: 3rd
  • Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
    A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
    B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
    C)Abasaheb Garware
    D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
    Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
  • Q. At which among the following places, there is no bench of Bombay High court?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Panji
    C)Nasik
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Nasik
  • Q. Who is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra?
    A)Varsha Gaikwad
    B)Amit Deshmukh
    C)Prajakt Tanpure
    D)Uday Samant
    Answer: Uday Samant
  • Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on
    A)22nd February
    B)27th February
    C)15th February
    D)4th March
    Answer: 27th February
  • Q. Which of the following is the state animal of the Maharashtra State?
    A)Tiger
    B)Lion
    C)Indian Giant Squirrel
    D)Elephant
    Answer: Indian Giant Squirrel
  • Q. How many constituencies are in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?
    A)260 Constituencies
    B)268 Constituencies
    C)256 Constituencies
    D)288 Constituencies
    Answer: 288 Constituencies
  • Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
    A)Lokhitvadi
    B)Balshastri Jambhekar
    C)S. M. Paranjape
    D)Pandita Ramabai
    Answer: Lokhitvadi
  • Q. What is the total area of the Pune Metropolitan Region?
    A)716 km2
    B)7,256 km2
    C)516 km2
    D)9,256 km2
    Answer: 7,256 km2
  • 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. Who was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
    A)Sundarrao Solanke
    B)Ramrao Adik
    C)Nasikrao Tirpude
    D)Chhagan Bhujbal
    Answer: Nasikrao Tirpude
  • 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. Karla Buddha Caves is located in which district
    A)Pune
    B)Kolhapur
    C)Thane
    D)Sangli
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Which one is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra
    A)Inamgaon
    B)Morgaon
    C)Patne
    D)Nagardhan
    Answer: Inamgaon

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