More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who wrote the book “Stri Purush Tulana”
A)Tarabai Shinde
B)Pandita Ramabai
C)Fatima Sheikh
D)Savita Ambedkar
Answer: Tarabai Shinde
- Q. KD Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with –
A)Boxing
B)Weighlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Swimming
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. How was Lonar Lake created?
A)Landslide
B)Earthquake
C)Meteorite
D)Rainfall
Answer: Meteorite
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at ________
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Which of the following districts of Maharashtra is well-known for its production of bananas?
A)Nashik
B)Ahmednagar
C)Solapur
D)Jalgaon
Answer: Jalgaon
- 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. In which year, the Victoria Terminus is renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
A)1995
B)1996
C)1993
D)1998
Answer: 1996
- Q. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Council is
A)72
B)76
C)70
D)78
Answer: 78
- Q. When did the first passenger train in India run?
A)16th April 1863
B)16th April 1873
C)16th April 1853
D)16th April 1883
Answer: 16th April 1853
- Q. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
A)1531
B)1534
C)1528
D)1537
Answer: 1534
- 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. What kind of Legislature is practiced in Maharashtra?
A)Bicameralism
B)Tricameralism
C)Unicameralism
D)Multicameralism
Answer: Bicameralism
- Q. Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India
A)Faujtar
B)Kotwal
C)Desmukh
D)Patil
Answer: Patil
- Q. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
A)Aurangabad
B)Chandrapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Aurangabad
- Q. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year
A)1872
B)1873
C)1871
D)1874
Answer: 1873
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
- Q. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
A)Baji Rao I
B)Balaji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Madnav Rao I
Answer: Baji Rao I
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