More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. What is the IATA of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
A)CSMI
B)BOM
C)SMI
D)ISK
Answer: BOM
- Q. Who was established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Mafatlal
D)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on birth anniversary of
A)Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
B)Govindagraj
C)Shahir Vitthal Umap
D)Vinda Karandikar
Answer: Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
- 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. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
A)James II
B)Charles II
C)James VI
D)Henry VIII
Answer: Charles II
- Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
A)1961
B)1970
C)1960
D)1971
Answer: 1960
- Q. Who is known as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)Nana Sahib
D)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council are elected from amongst Graduates and Teachers from 7 divisions of Maharashtra?
A)12 Members
B)22 Members
C)7 Members
D)25 Members
Answer: 7 Members
- 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. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Lok Sabha?
A)48 Seats
B)58 Seats
C)28 Seats
D)68 Seats
Answer: 48 Seats
- Q. Who is the founder of Wilson College, Mumbai?
A)John Wilson
B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
C)Ratan Tata
D)Sir Charles Wood
Answer: John Wilson
- Q. First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by ……………
A)Janakka Shinde
B)Durga Bhagawat
C)R. D. Karve
D)Shakuntala Paranjape
Answer: R. D. Karve
- Q. The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
A)1971
B)1972
C)1970
D)1973
Answer: 1971
- Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
A)Robert Fergusson
B)James Mackintosh
C)William Hill
D)James Fergusson
Answer: James Mackintosh
- Q. Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of
A)Onions
B)Gold
C)Shares
D)Cattle
Answer: Onions
- Q. The Bhoodan movement was started by ________ in 1951
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Medha Ptkar
C)Baba Amte
D)Vinayak Damdar Savarkar
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Which Newspaper was founded by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881?
A)Ekmat
B)Saimat
C)Kesari
D)Nava Kaal
Answer: Kesari
- Q. At which of the following places in Maharashtra is the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located (one of the 5 important seats of Sikh authority)?
A)Pune
B)Nagpur
C)Aurangabad
D)Nanded
Answer: Nanded
- Q. The Maratha navy in the Eighteenth Century was developed by
A)The Gaikwad
B)The Angrias
C)The Scindhia
D)The Siddis
Answer: The Angrias
- Q. Which fort is the Birth Place of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
A)Raigad Fort
B)Shivneri Fort
C)Pratapgad Fort
D)Singhad Fort
Answer: Shivneri Fort
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