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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