More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is-
A)Dusshera
B)Diwali
C)Ganesh Chaturthi
D)Poornima
Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Q. What is the Motto of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)?
A)Knowledge Is One That Liberates
B)Inventions And Innovations
C)Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
D)Arise, Awake, Strive For The Highest And Be In The Light
Answer: Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
- Q. Which of the following is the largest Hydro Power Project in Maharashtra
A)Vaitarana
B)Koyna
C)Khopoli
D)None of the above
Answer: Koyna
- Q. Which of the following places in Maharashtra is famous for cotton bedsheets which have been given GI tag?
A)Solapur
B)Kolhapur
C)Amaravati
D)Sangli
Answer: Solapur
- Q. What is the official language of Maharashtra?
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Marathi
Answer: Marathi
- Q. On which River Bank is Hazur Sahib Gurdwara located?
A)Bhima River
B)Kundalika River
C)Konya River
D)Godavari River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. In which year the Mumbai University was established
A)1850
B)1853
C)1845
D)1857
Answer: 1857
- Q. What is Second Largest city of Maharashtra
A)Pune
B)Both A and B
C)Nagpur
D)none of these
Answer: Pune
- Q. Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
A)Baji Rao II
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Baji Rao I
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao II
- Q. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Maharashtra
A)Ahmednagar
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Karla caves were constructed by
A)Bhumaka
B)Simuka
C)Nahapana
D)Satakarni I
Answer: Nahapana
- Q. Which lake is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival?
A)Lonar Lake
B)Venna Lake
C)Upvan Lake
D)Powai Lake
Answer: Upvan Lake
- Q. Who governs a district?
A)Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)
B)Director General of Police (DGP)
C)District Magistrate (DM)
D)Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Answer: District Magistrate (DM)
- Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. Who started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra
A)Vishnudas Bhave
B)Parashram Dev
C)Ram Joshi
D)Gopal Dev
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- Q. What is the State Tree of Maharashtra?
A)Gamhar
B)Sacred Fig
C)Mango
D)Jammi Chettu
Answer: Mango
- Q. Who of the following is the author of the well-known book ‘History of Dharmasastra’?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
C)Pandurang Vaman Kane
D)R. G. Bhandarkar
Answer: Pandurang Vaman Kane
- Q. Which one is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra
A)Inamgaon
B)Morgaon
C)Patne
D)Nagardhan
Answer: Inamgaon
- 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. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
A)Thar
B)Kalahari
C)Gobi
D)Karakum
Answer: Gobi
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