More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which one was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
A)Vaijayanta
B)Pathlaag
C)Mahatma Phule
D)Shevagyachya Shenga
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. What game did K.D. Jadhav play that led him to win a medal at the Olympics?
A)Shooting
B)Weightlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Boxing
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. When was Shaniwar Wada built?
A)1732
B)1832
C)1632
D)1932
Answer: 1732
- Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
A)1334 - 1465
B)1534 - 1665
C)1234 - 1365
D)1634 - 1765
Answer: 1334 - 1465
- 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
- Q. Sub capital of the Maharashtra State is
A)Nagpur
B)Mumbai
C)Aurangabad
D)Pune
Answer: Nagpur
- 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. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. In which year Murlikant Petkar won India’s first Gold Medal in Paralympic
A)1972
B)1976
C)1968
D)1980
Answer: 1972
- 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. The periodical “Mooknayak” was started by ___________
A)Gopalbaba Walangkar
B)Balshastri Jambhekar
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Chhatrapati Shahu
Answer: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
- Q. Marathi Rangabhoomi Din is celebrated on
A)26th October
B)28th October
C)5th October
D)5th November
Answer: 5th November
- Q. What is the new name of Aurangabad Airport?
A)Chhatrapati Satara Maharaj Airport
B)Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
C)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
D)Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Airport
Answer: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
- Q. Which Indian freedom fighter was born in Ratnagiri?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Who was established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Mafatlal
D)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- 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 Mahalaxmi Racecourse was opened in
A)1882
B)1883
C)1881
D)1884
Answer: 1883
- Q. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
A)Baji Rao I
B)Balaji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Madnav Rao I
Answer: Baji Rao I
- Q. Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937
A)B. G. Kher
B)Morarji Desai
C)Dhanjishah Cooper
D)P. K. Sawant
Answer: Dhanjishah Cooper
- Q. Who founded “Arya Mahila Samaj” in Pune
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Iravati Karve
C)Savitribai Phule
D)Anutai Wagh
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
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