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. Who composed the powada on the greatness of Shivaji Maharaj
    A)Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
    Answer: Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
    A)Namdev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Tukaram
    D)Eknath
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. How many State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Maharashtra?
    A)180 Monuments
    B)220 Monuments
    C)144 Monuments
    D)244 Monuments
    Answer: 244 Monuments
  • Q. What is the State Code of Maharashtra?
    A)MH
    B)MHA
    C)MA
    D)MUM
    Answer: MH
  • Q. Who is the present Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
    A)Justice M. L. Tahaliyani
    B)Justice P. B. Gaikwad
    C)Justice V. M. Kanade
    D)Justice G. D. Patil
    Answer: Justice V. M. Kanade
  • Q. Who imported the first printing press to Mumbai
    A)Banaji Limji
    B)Jyotirao Phule
    C)Bhimjee Parikh
    D)Fardunjee Marzban
    Answer: Bhimjee Parikh
  • Q. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
    A)Wardha District
    B)Nanded District
    C)Amaravati District
    D)Buldhana District
    Answer: Amaravati District
  • 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. Which of the following birds is the state bird of Maharashtra State?
    A)Yellow Footed Green Pigeon
    B)Vulture
    C)Owl
    D)Eagle
    Answer: Yellow Footed Green Pigeon
  • Q. Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in the year
    A)1963
    B)1967
    C)1961
    D)1972
    Answer: 1963
  • Q. Who assassinated W. C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897?
    A)Chapekar Brothers
    B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
    C)Ganesh Savarkar
    D)Chiplunkar Brothers
    Answer: Chapekar Brothers
  • Q. Name the Peshwa who was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty
    A)Baji Rao
    B)Balaji Baji Rao
    C)Balaji Vishwanath
    D)Shambhaji
    Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
    A)1961
    B)1970
    C)1960
    D)1971
    Answer: 1960
  • Q. Which city is known as the Motor City of India?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Mumbai
    C)Pune
    D)Nashik
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who was the first person to establish the first Cotton Mill in Bombay on 7th July 1854?
    A)Abasaheb Garware
    B)Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
    C)Sanjay Kirloskar
    D)Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad
    Answer: Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
  • Q. The Bhoodan movement was started by ________ in 1951
    A)Vinoba Bhave
    B)Medha Ptkar
    C)Baba Amte
    D)Vinayak Damdar Savarkar
    Answer: Vinoba Bhave
  • 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. Where was the first underwater festival of India held?
    A)Raigad
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Mumbai
    D)Pune
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with
    A)Weightlifting
    B)Wrestling
    C)Swimming
    D)Boxing
    Answer: Wrestling
  • Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
    A)Jasmine
    B)Lotus
    C)Jarul
    D)Palash
    Answer: Jarul

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