More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. When was “Maharashtra Bhushan”, the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started?
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Mumbai
B)Nagpur
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Who ruled Maharashtra in the fourth and third centuries BCE?
A)Satavahana Dynasty
B)Mauryan Empire
C)Western Chalukyas
D)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Answer: Mauryan Empire
- Q. Bhavartha Deepika, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita was written by
A)Namdev
B)Sant Tukaram
C)Eknath
D)Sant Dnyaneshwar
Answer: Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Q. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
C)Bombay International Airport
D)Sahar International Airport
Answer: Sahar International Airport
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
- Q. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is
A)288
B)290
C)285
D)296
Answer: 288
- Q. Which one philosopher, poet and writer was also a teacher of Chatrapati Shivaji
A)Mukteshwar
B)Samarth Ramdas
C)Tukaram
D)Mukundaraja
Answer: Samarth Ramdas
- Q. Which International Cricket Ground in Maharashtra has the highest capacity?
A)Wankhede Stadium
B)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
C)Brabourne Stadium
D)Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Answer: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
- Q. Which one is the earliest dynasty to rule Maharashtra
A)Western Chalukyas
B)Rashtrakuta dynasty
C)Kadambas
D)Satavahana dynasty
Answer: Satavahana dynasty
- Q. When did the first Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
A)1962
B)1967
C)1960
D)1978
Answer: 1960
- 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. Treaty of Purandar was signed between ______ and Shivaji
A)Afzal Khan
B)Shaista Khan
C)Raja Jai Singh
D)Nadir Shah
Answer: Raja Jai Singh
- Q. Total number of members in the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha when it was first eastablished
A)85
B)90
C)80
D)95
Answer: 95
- Q. When was the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution came into effect after the Act was passed in 1971?
A)25th October 1972
B)25th October 1973
C)25th October 1971
D)25th October 1974
Answer: 25th October 1972
- Q. On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal
A)Catherine of Braganza
B)Dona Maria I
C)Henrietta Maria
D)Maria Isabel of Braganza
Answer: Catherine of Braganza
- 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. Which is the largest Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra?
A)Pune Municipal Corporation
B)Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
C)Amravati Municipal Corporation
D)Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Answer: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. Total number of administrative divisions in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 6
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