Maharashtra State

Q. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?

A
Pune
B
Akola
C
Amravati
D
Aurangabad

Correct Answer

Akola

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Which district is Mahabaleshwar located in?
    A)Satara District
    B)Ratnagiri District
    C)Solapur District
    D)Raigad District
    Answer: Satara District
  • Q. When was the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, “Mumbai Cricket Association” founded?
    A)1940
    B)1950
    C)1930
    D)1960
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Who of the following is the author of the well-known book ‘History of Dharmasastra’?
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
    C)Pandurang Vaman Kane
    D)R. G. Bhandarkar
    Answer: Pandurang Vaman Kane
  • Q. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Maharashtra
    A)Ahmednagar
    B)Nashik
    C)Pune
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. Who was the first athlete from India to win an individual medal in the Olympics who belongs from Maharashtra?
    A)K. D. Jadhav
    B)Leander Paes
    C)Vijender Kumar
    D)Abhinav Bindra
    Answer: K. D. Jadhav
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
    A)P. C. Alexander
    B)S. M. Krishna
    C)C. Subramaniam
    D)S. C. Jamir
    Answer: C. Subramaniam
  • Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
    A)Madhav-Rao I
    B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
    C)Balaji Vishwanath
    D)Raghunath-Rao
    Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
  • 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. Which one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj society
    A)Jaganmitra
    B)Deenbandhu
    C)Prabhakar
    D)Vartaman Dipika
    Answer: Deenbandhu
  • Q. In which among the following years was the institution of Lokayukta established in Maharashtra?
    A)1991
    B)1971
    C)1970
    D)1981
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. When did the 14th Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
    A)2017
    B)2018
    C)2016
    D)2019
    Answer: 2019
  • 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. Which of the following Dance form is Popular in Maharashtra state?
    A)Lavani
    B)Mohiniattam
    C)Kuchipudi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lavani
  • 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. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
    A)Govinda II
    B)Amoghavarsha
    C)Krishna II
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha
  • Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
    A)Jasmine
    B)Lotus
    C)Jarul
    D)Palash
    Answer: Jarul
  • Q. The Samyukta Mahasabha Organization was established in the year
    A)1940
    B)1943
    C)1935
    D)1948
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)1994
    D)1997
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Lok Sabha?
    A)48 Seats
    B)58 Seats
    C)28 Seats
    D)68 Seats
    Answer: 48 Seats
  • Q. Who is the first Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
    A)L. M. Nadkarni
    B)A. R. Shimpi
    C)S. P. Kotwal
    D)S. V. Bhave
    Answer: S. P. Kotwal

Leave a Comment