More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
A)Wardha District
B)Nanded District
C)Amaravati District
D)Buldhana District
Answer: Amaravati District
- 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. Karla caves were constructed by
A)Bhumaka
B)Simuka
C)Nahapana
D)Satakarni I
Answer: Nahapana
- 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. Which is the largest dam in Maharashtra?
A)Koyna Dam
B)Mula Dam
C)Ujjani Dam
D)Mulshi Dam
Answer: Koyna Dam
- Q. Which of the following place is known as centre for cotton textile in Maharashtra State?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolhapur
C)Pune
D)Ichalkaranji
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- Q. When was the last Kumbha Mela held in the Nashik District of Maharashtra?
A)2012
B)2013
C)2010
D)2015
Answer: 2015
- 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. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with
A)Weightlifting
B)Wrestling
C)Swimming
D)Boxing
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. Which of the following tribes is related in the Maharashtra State?
A)Bhils
B)Kolis
C)Gonds
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award
A)V. S. Khandekar
B)Laxmanshastri Joshi
C)Ravindra Kelekar
D)Vinda Karandikar
Answer: V. S. Khandekar
- Q. The Marathas attacked Goa in
A)1721
B)1726
C)1718
D)1730
Answer: 1730
- Q. Where did the first electric train run its service in India?
A)Bombay to Kurla
B)Bombay to Thane
C)Bombay to Nashik
D)Bombay to Poona
Answer: Bombay to Kurla
- Q. The Treaty of Bassein was signed in the year
A)1802
B)1803
C)1801
D)1804
Answer: 1802
- Q. Who is the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
A)Charles Sargent
B)Louis Addin Kershaw
C)Matthew Richard Sausse
D)Michael Roberts Westropp
Answer: Matthew Richard Sausse
- Q. When was the construction of Gateway of India completed?
A)1924
B)1934
C)1914
D)1944
Answer: 1924
- 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
- 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. How many Districts are in the Pune Division?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 5 Districts
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