More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. What is the population of Pune in 2011?
A)84,29,050
B)90,04,080
C)1,04,29,408
D)94,29,408
Answer: 94,29,408
- Q. Who assassinated W. C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897?
A)Chapekar Brothers
B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
C)Ganesh Savarkar
D)Chiplunkar Brothers
Answer: Chapekar Brothers
- Q. Which city is known as the “Wine Capital of India”?
A)Ichalkaranji
B)Nashik
C)Yavatmal
D)Nagpur
Answer: Nashik
- Q. When were Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2007
Answer: 1987
- 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. In which year, the Victoria Terminus is renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
A)1995
B)1996
C)1993
D)1998
Answer: 1996
- 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. Who was the first editor of the weekly newspaper “Kesari”
A)M. S. Gole
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. Marathi Rangabhoomi Din is celebrated on
A)26th October
B)28th October
C)5th October
D)5th November
Answer: 5th November
- Q. When was the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) established?
A)9th July, 1775
B)9th July, 1875
C)9th July, 1675
D)9th July, 1975
Answer: 9th July, 1875
- Q. Deccan Queen connects the cities of Mumbai and _____?
A)Gondia
B)Kolhapur
C)Pune
D)Ahmednagar
Answer: Pune
- Q. Approximately how many forts are there in Maharashtra
A)200
B)270
C)150
D)350
Answer: 350
- Q. Which District of Maharashtra shares its border with Goa?
A)Kolhapur
B)Sangli
C)Sindhudurg
D)Ratnagiri
Answer: Sindhudurg
- Q. Which is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population?
A)Nashik
B)Aurangabad
C)Nagpur
D)Solapur
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. The Gateway of India was erected to commemorate the landing of which King in 1911?
A)George III
B)George IV
C)George II
D)George V
Answer: George V
- Q. Which is the Smallest District of Maharashtra?
A)Mumbai City
B)Mumbai Suburban
C)Bhandara
D)Thane
Answer: Mumbai City
- Q. What is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society
A)Great Hornbill
B)Great Indian Bustard
C)Kingfisher
D)Dove
Answer: Great Hornbill
- Q. What was the Mokasa system in the administration of Shivaji
A)To give Jagirs to officers
B)To divide the armi on decimal pattern
C)After conquest the division of the looted property
D)None of these
Answer: To give Jagirs to officers
- Q. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award?
A)Pandurang Vaman Kane
B)Vinoba Bhave
C)Dhondo Keshav Karve
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
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