More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which is the most populated district of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nashik
C)Thane
D)Mumbai Suburban
Answer: Thane
- Q. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly?
A)24 Members
B)30 Members
C)20 Members
D)32 Members
Answer: 30 Members
- 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. Who was Posthumously awarded the Padma Shri Award 2022 from Maharashtra?
A)Bhimsen Singhal
B)Anil Kumar Rajvanshi
C)Balaji Tambe
D)Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre
Answer: Balaji Tambe
- Q. Approximately how many forest are there in Maharashtra
A)340
B)345
C)311
D)350
Answer: 350
- Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- Q. Which of the following caves in Maharashtra is not in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list?
A)Ellora Caves
B)Elephanta Caves
C)Ajanta Caves
D)Kanheri Caves
Answer: Kanheri Caves
- Q. Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan school for widows in the year
A)1896
B)1901
C)1889
D)1906
Answer: 1889
- 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. The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was
A)Peshwa
B)Mantri
C)Sumant
D)Pandit Rao
Answer: Sumant
- 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. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
A)Aurangzeb
B)Shah Jahan
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Jahangir
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. How many districts are in Maharashtra?
A)36 Districts
B)46 Districts
C)26 Districts
D)56 Districts
Answer: 36 Districts
- Q. Which one was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan
A)Golconda Sultanate
B)Bijapur Sultanate
C)Bidar Sultanate
D)Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: Bahmani Sultanate
- 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. In which year, Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A)1978
B)1982
C)1972
D)1987
Answer: 1987
- Q. Which plateau is located in Maharashtra?
A)Malwa Plateau
B)Baghelkhand Plateau
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Chota Nagpur Plateau
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. How many Padma Shri Award recipients were from Maharashtra when it was first awarded in 1954?
A)4 Recipients
B)5 Recipients
C)3 Recipients
D)6 Recipients
Answer: 6 Recipients
- Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first co-operative sugar factory was established
A)Sangli
B)Ahmednagar
C)Kolhapur
D)Pune
Answer: Ahmednagar
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