More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year
A)1866
B)1868
C)1865
D)1870
Answer: 1870
- Q. Which Indian stock exchange introduced the first Dematerialized Electronic Exchange in the country?
A)NSE
B)CSE
C)BSE
D)ASE
Answer: NSE
- 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. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
A)Krishna River
B)Godavari River
C)Koyna River
D)Bhima River
Answer: Koyna River
- Q. Which is the Oldest Continuously published Newspaper in India?
A)Mumbai Samachar
B)Sambad Kaumudi
C)The Hindu
D)Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Answer: Mumbai Samachar
- Q. Who was known as Lokhitwadi?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)Gopal Baba Walangkar
C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
A)1278
B)1283
C)1275
D)1285
Answer: 1275
- Q. Total number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra is
A)46
B)48
C)42
D)52
Answer: 48
- Q. Which of the following place is known as centre for cotton textile in Maharashtra State?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolhapur
C)Pune
D)Ichalkaranji
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Mumbai
B)Nagpur
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
A)Thar
B)Kalahari
C)Gobi
D)Karakum
Answer: Gobi
- Q. Which of the following tribes is related in the Maharashtra State?
A)Bhils
B)Kolis
C)Gonds
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra?
A)Varsha Gaikwad
B)Amit Deshmukh
C)Prajakt Tanpure
D)Uday Samant
Answer: Uday Samant
- 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. Who published the Marathi magazine Samaj Swasthya starting from July 1927 until 1953?
A)Raghunath Dhondo Karve
B)Atul Gawande
C)Kamala Sohonie
D)Anandi Gopal Joshi
Answer: Raghunath Dhondo Karve
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of
A)Onions
B)Gold
C)Shares
D)Cattle
Answer: Onions
- Q. How many International Cricket Grounds are in Maharashtra?
A)4
B)6
C)2
D)8
Answer: 4
- Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?
A)Vinda Karandikar
B)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
C)Bhalchandra Nemade
D)Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar
Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
- 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
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