More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Bhimsen Joshi
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- Q. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
A)Bhau Daji Lad
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
- 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. What is the IATA of Pune International Airport?
A)PIA
B)PUN
C)PUNI
D)PNQ
Answer: PNQ
- Q. Which Dance is performed in Ganesh Chaturthi by the Women of Goa and Maharashtra?
A)Fugdi
B)Dhangar
C)Lavani
D)Banjara
Answer: Fugdi
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Which district does the Koyna River originate from?
A)Satara District
B)Solapur District
C)Palaghar District
D)Ahmadnagar District
Answer: Satara District
- 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. What separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north?
A)Vindhya Range
B)Satpura Range
C)Western Ghats
D)Aravalli Range
Answer: Satpura Range
- 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. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
A)1932
B)1933
C)1931
D)1934
Answer: 1932
- Q. Which Governor of Bombay approved the building of the great sea wall to prevent flooding of low lying areas
A)Thomas Hodges
B)William Hornby
C)Charles Crommelin
D)Rawson Hart Boddam
Answer: William Hornby
- Q. Which one was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan
A)Golconda Sultanate
B)Bijapur Sultanate
C)Bidar Sultanate
D)Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: Bahmani Sultanate
- Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began the publication of Kesari in the year
A)1881
B)1884
C)1878
D)1887
Answer: 1881
- Q. What was the Distance covered by the first passenger train in India?
A)34 Km
B)44 Km
C)24 Km
D)54 Km
Answer: 34 Km
- Q. Which of the following districts has the lowest density?
A)Sindhudurg
B)Gadchiroli
C)Chandrapur
D)Ratnagiri
Answer: Gadchiroli
- Q. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
A)Salher
B)Gawaldev
C)Kalsubai
D)Ghanchakkar
Answer: Kalsubai
- Q. Who wrote the book “Stri Purush Tulana”
A)Tarabai Shinde
B)Pandita Ramabai
C)Fatima Sheikh
D)Savita Ambedkar
Answer: Tarabai Shinde
- Q. Who is the first Padma Vibhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)M. C. Setalvad
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)J. R. D. Tata
D)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. Which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
A)Kesari
B)Darpan
C)Sakal
D)Poona Vaibhav
Answer: Kesari
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