More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of
A)Onions
B)Gold
C)Shares
D)Cattle
Answer: Onions
- Q. At which of the following places is a branch of Mumbai High Court NOT located?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Aurangabad
D)Panaji
Answer: Pune
- Q. What is the nickname of Khamgaon?
A)Silver City
B)Cotton City
C)City Of Lakes
D)Queen Of The Deccan
Answer: Silver City
- 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. 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. In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai
A)1995
B)2000
C)1992
D)2003
Answer: 1995
- Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
A)French
B)British
C)Mughal
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. How many Padma Shri Award recipients were from Maharashtra when it was first awarded in 1954?
A)4 Recipients
B)5 Recipients
C)3 Recipients
D)6 Recipients
Answer: 6 Recipients
- Q. Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- 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 institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
A)1971
B)1972
C)1970
D)1973
Answer: 1971
- Q. Who of the following is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Sindhutai Sapkal
B)Savitribai Phule
C)Medha Patkar
D)Rani Bang
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- Q. For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974
A)Don Dhruwa
B)Pahile Prem
C)Yayati
D)Amrutawel
Answer: Yayati
- Q. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
A)1932
B)1933
C)1931
D)1934
Answer: 1932
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opened for the public?
A)1962
B)1952
C)1982
D)1942
Answer: 1942
- Q. First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by ……………
A)Janakka Shinde
B)Durga Bhagawat
C)R. D. Karve
D)Shakuntala Paranjape
Answer: R. D. Karve
- Q. When was Bombay High Court established?
A)14th August 1852
B)14th August 1862
C)14th August 1842
D)14th August 1872
Answer: 14th August 1862
- Q. In which district Pratapgad Fort is located?
A)Solapur District
B)Kolhapur District
C)Ratnagiri District
D)Satara District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. When was the central university of Maharashtra “Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya” established?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2001
Answer: 1997
- Q. The Mahalaxmi Racecourse was opened in
A)1882
B)1883
C)1881
D)1884
Answer: 1883
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