More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. How many tiger reserves are in Maharashtra?
A)Six
B)Eight
C)Three
D)Eleven
Answer: Six
- Q. Who is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra?
A)Varsha Gaikwad
B)Amit Deshmukh
C)Prajakt Tanpure
D)Uday Samant
Answer: Uday Samant
- Q. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj?
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Anna Hazare
C)Mandakini Amte
D)Raghunath Karve
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. When was Bombay High Court established?
A)14th August 1852
B)14th August 1862
C)14th August 1842
D)14th August 1872
Answer: 14th August 1862
- Q. Who initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
A)V. Ramachandra Reddy
B)J. P. Narayan
C)Mir Osman Ali Khan
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. How was Lonar Lake created?
A)Landslide
B)Earthquake
C)Meteorite
D)Rainfall
Answer: Meteorite
- Q. During Quit India movement, in which of the following districts a parallel government was formed
A)Ahmed Nagar
B)Pune
C)Sangli
D)Satara
Answer: Satara
- Q. Which is the newest District of Maharashtra?
A)Gondia
B)Hingoli
C)Washim
D)Palghar
Answer: Palghar
- 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
Answer: Akola
- Q. Who established Mukti Mission in Pune
A)Savitribai Phule
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)Pandita Ramabai
D)Swami Dyanand Saraswati
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. Lasalgaon is a famous trading place for?
A)Garlic
B)Potatoes
C)Onion
D)Tomatoes
Answer: Onion
- Q. Who published the first dictionary of Marathi in the Devanagari script in 1810?
A)William Carey
B)Laxman Madhav Patil
C)Anna Babaji Latthe
D)Dhanjishah Cooper
Answer: William Carey
- Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
A)1772
B)1774
C)1770
D)1776
Answer: 1772
- Q. Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma , live in Maharashtra?
A)Wardha
B)Poona
C)Ratnagiri
D)Sholapur
Answer: Ratnagiri
- 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. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
A)Narayan Rao
B)Madhav-II
C)Ragunath
D)Baji Rao - II
Answer: Baji Rao - II
- Q. The Mahalaxmi Racecourse was opened in
A)1882
B)1883
C)1881
D)1884
Answer: 1883
- Q. The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
- Q. How many Municipal Corporations are in Maharashtra?
A)23 Municipal Corporation
B)27 Municipal Corporation
C)18 Municipal Corporation
D)29 Municipal Corporation
Answer: 23 Municipal Corporation
- Q. Which district has the longest coastline
A)Raigad
B)Ratnagiri
C)Thane
D)Sindhudurg
Answer: Ratnagiri
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