More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which is the Winter Capital of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nagpur
C)Nagpur
D)Nashik
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first cooperative sugar factory was established?
A)Sangli
B)Ahmednagar
C)Kolhapur
D)Pune
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Which of the following Newspaper is associated with Maharashtra?
A)Lokmat
B)Eenadu
C)Anand Bazar Patrika
D)Mathrubhumi
Answer: Lokmat
- Q. What is the number of Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra?
A)18
B)19
C)17
D)20
Answer: 19
- Q. Who was the first editor of the weekly newspaper “Kesari”
A)M. S. Gole
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. Who was the first Marathi writer to won the Jnanpith Award
A)Vinda Karandikar
B)Ravindra Kelekar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)V. S. Khandekar
Answer: V. S. Khandekar
- Q. Which is the most populous religion of Maharashtra?
A)Christianity
B)Sikhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. Bhavartha Deepika, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita was written by
A)Namdev
B)Sant Tukaram
C)Eknath
D)Sant Dnyaneshwar
Answer: Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Q. What was the former name of Mumbai Port Trust?
A)Bandra Port Trust
B)Thane Port Trust
C)Bombay Port Trust
D)Indira Gandhi Port Trust
Answer: Bombay Port Trust
- 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 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. How many Districts are in the Pune Division?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 5 Districts
- Q. Maharashtra is the _______ largest state by area in India
A)third
B)fourth
C)second
D)fifth
Answer: third
- Q. The Gateway of India was erected to mark the landing of which King
A)Edward VII
B)George V
C)James VI
D)George VI
Answer: George V
- Q. In which year the first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in Bombay
A)1858
B)1860
C)1854
D)1865
Answer: 1854
- 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. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
A)Aurangabad
B)Chandrapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Aurangabad
- 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. Total number of Districts in Maharashtra
A)32
B)36
C)23
D)42
Answer: 36
- Q. What is the new name of Aurangabad Airport?
A)Chhatrapati Satara Maharaj Airport
B)Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
C)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
D)Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Airport
Answer: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
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