More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Marathi is the ______ most-spoken native language in the world
A)8th
B)9th
C)7th
D)10th
Answer: 10th
- 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. Who staged the first Marathi-language play “Sita Swayamvar” in 1843?
A)Bhalji Pendharkar
B)Vishnudas Bhave
C)V. Shantaram
D)Dadasaheb Phalke
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- Q. Anandibai Joshi obtained medical degree from Woman’s Medical College of
A)New York
B)Philadelphia
C)London
D)Pennsylvania
Answer: Pennsylvania
- Q. How many Padma Vibhushan Award 2022 recipients were from Maharashtra?
A)2 Recipients
B)3 Recipients
C)1 Recipient
D)4 Recipients
Answer: 2 Recipients
- Q. Who is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
A)Rahul Mehrotra
B)Achyut Kanvinde
C)Seshadri Srinivasan
D)Benny Kuriakose
Answer: Seshadri Srinivasan
- Q. What separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north?
A)Vindhya Range
B)Satpura Range
C)Western Ghats
D)Aravalli Range
Answer: Satpura Range
- Q. Where was the first underwater festival of India held?
A)Raigad
B)Ratnagiri
C)Mumbai
D)Pune
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which is the longest river in Maharashtra?
A)Godavari River
B)Bhima River
C)Krishna River
D)Narmada River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Which city is known as the “Financial Capital Of India”?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Thane
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated
A)Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
B)Nanded, Dhule and Chandrapur
C)Beed, Kolhapur and Akola
D)Pune, Nasik and Amaravati
Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
- Q. What is the number of Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra?
A)18
B)19
C)17
D)20
Answer: 19
- Q. How many Padma Shri Award 2022 recipients were from Maharashtra?
A)6 Recipients
B)8 Recipients
C)5 Recipients
D)10 Recipients
Answer: 10 Recipients
- Q. What is the Motto of the “University of Mumbai”?
A)Knowledge Shines With Humility
B)The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
C)Knowledge Is For The Well-Being Of Everyone
D)Success Is Born Out Of Action
Answer: The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
- Q. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
A)Dada Kondke
B)Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
C)Shreeram Lagoo
D)V. Shantaram
Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
- Q. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subramaniam Iyer
C)Justice Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
A)1917
B)1924
C)1911
D)1928
Answer: 1924
- Q. Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937
A)B. G. Kher
B)Morarji Desai
C)Dhanjishah Cooper
D)P. K. Sawant
Answer: Dhanjishah Cooper
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus completed?
A)1866
B)1877
C)1844
D)1888
Answer: 1888
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