More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The most important river of Maharashtra which is a lifeline of the whole South Maharashtra is
A)Krishna
B)Warna
C)Koyna
D)Wardha
Answer: Krishna
- Q. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year
A)1872
B)1873
C)1871
D)1874
Answer: 1873
- 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. 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. What is the official language of Maharashtra?
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Marathi
Answer: Marathi
- 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. Who published the Marathi magazine Samaj Swasthya starting from July 1927 until 1953?
A)Raghunath Dhondo Karve
B)Atul Gawande
C)Kamala Sohonie
D)Anandi Gopal Joshi
Answer: Raghunath Dhondo Karve
- Q. Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Nagpur
B)Sangli
C)Amaravati
D)Ahmednagar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Bombay High Court has three regional branches in?
A)Pune, Nashik, Mumbai
B)Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik
C)Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
D)Thane, Pune, Panaji
Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
- Q. At which of the following places is a branch of Mumbai High Court NOT located?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Aurangabad
D)Panaji
Answer: Pune
- Q. When was the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) established?
A)1994
B)1996
C)1992
D)1998
Answer: 1992
- Q. How many Districts of Maharashtra share their border with Telangana?
A)4 Districts
B)5 Districts
C)3 Districts
D)6 Districts
Answer: 4 Districts
- Q. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
A)Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
B)Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Answer: Laxmanshastri Joshi
- Q. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus completed?
A)1866
B)1877
C)1844
D)1888
Answer: 1888
- Q. Where does Tapti River empty its Basin?
A)Bay of Bengal
B)Indian Ocean
C)Arabian Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Arabian Sea
- Q. Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Dayananda Saraswati
C)G. H. Deshmukh
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
- Q. How much percentage of share does Maharashtra contributes to the national economy of Indian GDP?
A)7% Share
B)12% Share
C)5% Share
D)15% Share
Answer: 15% Share
- Q. Which one was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine
A)Darpan
B)Dnyanodaya
C)Prabhakar
D)Induprakash
Answer: Darpan
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