Maharashtra State

Q. Which of the following place is known as centre for cotton textile in Maharashtra State?

A
Mumbai
B
Kolhapur
C
Pune
D
Ichalkaranji

Correct Answer

Mumbai

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
    A)Govinda II
    B)Amoghavarsha
    C)Krishna II
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha
  • Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Nagpur
    C)Pune
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Mumbai Samachar was first published in the year
    A)1819
    B)1822
    C)1816
    D)1825
    Answer: 1822
  • Q. In which district is Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary located?
    A)Raigad District
    B)Dhule District
    C)Pune District
    D)Ahmednagar District
    Answer: Pune District
  • Q. What is capital of Maharashtra
    A)Nagpur
    B)Both A and B
    C)Mumbai
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which is the folk dance of Maharashtra?
    A)Lavani
    B)Koodiyattam
    C)Chanlam
    D)Kuchipudi
    Answer: Lavani
  • 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. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
    A)Krishna River
    B)Godavari River
    C)Koyna River
    D)Bhima River
    Answer: Koyna River
  • Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
    A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
    B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
    C)Salsette was given to Britain
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who became the first Grandmaster in Chess from Maharashtra?
    A)Pravin Thipsay
    B)Umesh Yadav
    C)Anjali Bhagwat
    D)Pravin Tendulkar
    Answer: Pravin Thipsay
  • Q. Who is the first Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
    A)L. M. Nadkarni
    B)A. R. Shimpi
    C)S. P. Kotwal
    D)S. V. Bhave
    Answer: S. P. Kotwal
  • Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?
    A)Vinda Karandikar
    B)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
    C)Bhalchandra Nemade
    D)Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar
    Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
  • Q. Who ruled Maharashtra in the fourth and third centuries BCE?
    A)Satavahana Dynasty
    B)Mauryan Empire
    C)Western Chalukyas
    D)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
    Answer: Mauryan Empire
  • Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
    A)Chandrapur
    B)Thane
    C)Nagpur
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Thane
  • Q. Which city is famous as Orange city?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Nashik
    C)Solapur
    D)Pune
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. Which is the newest District of Maharashtra?
    A)Gondia
    B)Hingoli
    C)Washim
    D)Palghar
    Answer: Palghar
  • Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
    A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
    B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
    C)Abasaheb Garware
    D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
    Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
  • Q. When was Shaniwar Wada built?
    A)1732
    B)1832
    C)1632
    D)1932
    Answer: 1732
  • 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

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