More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
A)William Guyer Hunter
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)John Wilson
D)Raymond West
Answer: John Wilson
- 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. Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
A)Baji Rao II
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Baji Rao I
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao II
- Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
A)Robert Fergusson
B)James Mackintosh
C)William Hill
D)James Fergusson
Answer: James Mackintosh
- Q. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. Which city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which party does Uddhav Thackeray belong to?
A)Shiv Sena
B)BJP
C)INC
D)NCP
Answer: Shiv Sena
- Q. Who initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
A)V. Ramachandra Reddy
B)J. P. Narayan
C)Mir Osman Ali Khan
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Which one is not a World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
A)Ellora
B)Gateway of India
C)Ajanta
D)Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Answer: Gateway of India
- Q. Mumbai Samachar was first published in the year
A)1819
B)1822
C)1816
D)1825
Answer: 1822
- 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. 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 river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
A)1961
B)1970
C)1960
D)1971
Answer: 1960
- Q. When President’s rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra
A)1980
B)1982
C)1974
D)1986
Answer: 1980
- Q. Approximately how many forest are there in Maharashtra
A)340
B)345
C)311
D)350
Answer: 350
- Q. When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army
A)1769
B)1792
C)1761
D)1806
Answer: 1761
- 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 had published the first dictionary of Marathi in devanagari script
A)William Carey
B)Robert Brown
C)Thomas Candy
D)James Thomas Molesworth
Answer: William Carey
- Q. Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
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