More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Around which year was Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai first constructed
A)1452 A.D.
B)1457 A.D.
C)1431 A.D.
D)1462 A.D.
Answer: 1431 A.D.
- Q. Who had written the book “Paramamrita”
A)Namdev
B)Mukundaraja
C)Dnyaneshwar
D)Tukaram
Answer: Mukundaraja
- 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. The Nashik city is situated by the river
A)Tapti
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Kaveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award
A)V. S. Khandekar
B)Laxmanshastri Joshi
C)Ravindra Kelekar
D)Vinda Karandikar
Answer: V. S. Khandekar
- 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. 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. When was the central university of Maharashtra “Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya” established?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2001
Answer: 1997
- 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. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council are elected from amongst Graduates and Teachers from 7 divisions of Maharashtra?
A)12 Members
B)22 Members
C)7 Members
D)25 Members
Answer: 7 Members
- Q. Who of the following is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Sindhutai Sapkal
B)Savitribai Phule
C)Medha Patkar
D)Rani Bang
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Q. What is the nickname of Pune?
A)Oxford Of The West
B)Oxford Of The East
C)City Of Wrestlers
D)Manchester Of Maharashtra
Answer: Oxford Of The East
- Q. Total number of Parliamentary Constituency
A)28
B)42
C)32
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. Which place of Maharashtra is considered to be one of Asia’s largest Slums?
A)Banganga
B)Dharavi
C)Sonapur
D)Antop Hill
Answer: Dharavi
- Q. Who was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias
A)Daulatrao Scindia
B)Ranojirao Scindia
C)Jayapparao Scindia
D)Jayajirao Scindia
Answer: Ranojirao Scindia
- Q. When Shivaji assumed the title of “Haindava-Dharmoddharak”
A)1674
B)1675
C)1672
D)1676
Answer: 1674
- Q. The rivers of Maharashtra can be divided into how many groups as given below?
A)Two
B)Three
C)One
D)Four
Answer: Three
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