More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who was the founder of Gwalior State?
A)Dattaji Rao Scindia
B)Ranoji Sindhia
C)Mahadaji Scindia
D)Jayappa Rao Shinde
Answer: Ranoji Sindhia
- 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
- 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. Maharashtra is the _______ largest state by area in India
A)third
B)fourth
C)second
D)fifth
Answer: third
- Q. Under whose leadership Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was founded
A)Narayan Ganesh Gore
B)Keshavrao Jedhe
C)Uddhavrao Patil
D)Shripad Amrit Dange
Answer: Keshavrao Jedhe
- Q. When was “Mumbai Indians” a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai founded?
A)2006
B)2010
C)2008
D)2004
Answer: 2008
- Q. Who of the following established SNDT Women’s University, the first university for women in India?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Dondo Kesav Karve
C)R. G. Bhandarkar
D)Bal Thackeray
Answer: Dondo Kesav Karve
- Q. Where is Hutatma Chowk?
A)West Mumbai
B)North Mumbai
C)East Mumbai
D)South Mumbai
Answer: South Mumbai
- Q. Which Newspaper was founded by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881?
A)Ekmat
B)Saimat
C)Kesari
D)Nava Kaal
Answer: Kesari
- Q. Who is the present Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
A)Rabindranath Pyne
B)Shivaraj Patil
C)S. V. Bhave
D)Sanjay Bhatia
Answer: Sanjay Bhatia
- 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 is affectionately known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Anasuyabai Kale
B)Violet Alva
C)Vimal Mundada
D)Sindhutai Sapkal
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- Q. When did the first Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
A)1962
B)1967
C)1960
D)1978
Answer: 1960
- Q. Which of these national parks is located within the city limits of Mumbai?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru Park
B)Sanjay Gandhi National Park
C)Rajiv Gandhi National Park
D)Gugamal National Park
Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- Q. Which one was the Summer Capital of the Bombay Presidency during British Raj
A)Alibag
B)Matheran
C)Lonavla
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Mahabaleshwar
- Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
A)1334 - 1465
B)1534 - 1665
C)1234 - 1365
D)1634 - 1765
Answer: 1334 - 1465
- Q. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
A)Namdev
B)Gnandeva
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Bhimsen Joshi
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- Q. Which political party did former Chief Minister Vasantrao Banduji Patil belong to?
A)BJP
B)SHS
C)INC
D)NCP
Answer: INC
- Q. Which is the second-longest Indian river after the Ganga?
A)Godavari River
B)Krishna River
C)Narmada River
D)Indravati River
Answer: Godavari River
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