More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
A)Robert Fergusson
B)James Mackintosh
C)William Hill
D)James Fergusson
Answer: James Mackintosh
- 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. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
A)Dada Kondke
B)Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
C)Shreeram Lagoo
D)V. Shantaram
Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
- Q. Who was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Ratan Tata
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Deshpande
- Q. Which is the longest river in Maharashtra?
A)Godavari River
B)Bhima River
C)Krishna River
D)Narmada River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Which is the largest dam in Maharashtra?
A)Koyna Dam
B)Mula Dam
C)Ujjani Dam
D)Mulshi Dam
Answer: Koyna Dam
- Q. How many Districts share their border with the Arabian Sea?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 7 Districts
- Q. Who is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra
A)Yashwantrao Chavan
B)P. K. Sawant
C)B. G. Kher
D)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
- Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first co-operative sugar factory was established
A)Sangli
B)Ahmednagar
C)Kolhapur
D)Pune
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. Which of the following districts has the lowest density?
A)Sindhudurg
B)Gadchiroli
C)Chandrapur
D)Ratnagiri
Answer: Gadchiroli
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus completed?
A)1866
B)1877
C)1844
D)1888
Answer: 1888
- 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. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B)Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C)Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D)Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Answer: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
- 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. Who of the following established SNDT Women’s University, the first university for women in India?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Dondo Kesav Karve
C)R. G. Bhandarkar
D)Bal Thackeray
Answer: Dondo Kesav Karve
- Q. Which National Highway runs through Mumbai?
A)NH-48
B)NH-16
C)NH-44
D)NH-42
Answer: NH-48
- 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. When was the construction of Gateway of India completed?
A)1924
B)1934
C)1914
D)1944
Answer: 1924
- 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
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