Maharashtra State

Q. When were Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

A
1987
B
1997
C
1977
D
2007

Correct Answer

1987

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • 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. 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
  • Q. Which of the following Newspaper is associated with Maharashtra?
    A)Lokmat
    B)Eenadu
    C)Anand Bazar Patrika
    D)Mathrubhumi
    Answer: Lokmat
  • Q. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
    A)1932
    B)1933
    C)1931
    D)1934
    Answer: 1932
  • 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. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
    A)Robert Fergusson
    B)James Mackintosh
    C)William Hill
    D)James Fergusson
    Answer: James Mackintosh
  • 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. Lonar Lake of Maharashtra was created by a
    A)Meteorite
    B)River
    C)Volcano
    D)Earthquake
    Answer: Meteorite
  • Q. The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?
    A)Kamgar
    B)Lipik
    C)Varkari
    D)None of these
    Answer: Varkari
  • Q. In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai
    A)1995
    B)2000
    C)1992
    D)2003
    Answer: 1995
  • Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus completed?
    A)1866
    B)1877
    C)1844
    D)1888
    Answer: 1888
  • 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. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Dayananda Saraswati
    C)G. H. Deshmukh
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
  • 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. 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. How many Sub-Divisions are in Maharashtra?
    A)159 Sub-Divisions
    B)258 Sub-Divisions
    C)109 Sub-Divisions
    D)358 Sub-Divisions
    Answer: 109 Sub-Divisions
  • Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
    A)5
    B)6
    C)4
    D)7
    Answer: 5
  • Q. Who had published the first dictionary of Marathi in devanagari script
    A)William Carey
    B)Robert Brown
    C)Thomas Candy
    D)James Thomas Molesworth
    Answer: William Carey
  • Q. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Port established?
    A)26th May, 1969
    B)26th May, 1979
    C)26th May, 1999
    D)26th May, 1989
    Answer: 26th May, 1989
  • 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

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