More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. Which state in India has the highest number of ports?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)Goa
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. How many districts are in Maharashtra?
A)36 Districts
B)46 Districts
C)26 Districts
D)56 Districts
Answer: 36 Districts
- Q. Which one is recognised as state tree in Maharashtra
A)Jackfruit Tree
B)Neem Tree
C)Banyan Tree
D)Mango Tree
Answer: Mango Tree
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Who founded “Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha”
A)Rajarshi Shahu
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lokmanya Tilak
Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Which among the following served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era?
A)Khandala
B)Pune
C)Nagpur
D)Solapur
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which region of Maharashtra borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana?
A)Vidarbha
B)Konkan
C)Marathwada
D)Khandesh
Answer: Marathwada
- Q. Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Bhimsen Joshi
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- Q. Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Limited (MSMC) was incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on-
A)15th November, 1970
B)15th August, 1960
C)14th November, 1973
D)1st May, 1960
Answer: 14th November, 1973
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. Bombay High Court has three regional branches in?
A)Pune, Nashik, Mumbai
B)Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik
C)Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
D)Thane, Pune, Panaji
Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
- Q. Hingane Female Educational Institute was founded by ___________
A)Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
B)Jyotirao Phule
C)Raghunath Dhondo Karve
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. When was Shaniwar Wada built?
A)1732
B)1832
C)1632
D)1932
Answer: 1732
- Q. In which year the Dalit Buddhist movement was launched by B. R. Ambedkar
A)1956
B)1958
C)1953
D)1962
Answer: 1956
- Q. Which Union Territory is on the northwest side of Maharashtra?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Puducherry
D)Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
- 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 is the folk dance of Maharashtra?
A)Lavani
B)Koodiyattam
C)Chanlam
D)Kuchipudi
Answer: Lavani
- Q. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
A)Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
B)Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Answer: Laxmanshastri Joshi
- Q. Who published the Marathi magazine Samaj Swasthya starting from July 1927 until 1953?
A)Raghunath Dhondo Karve
B)Atul Gawande
C)Kamala Sohonie
D)Anandi Gopal Joshi
Answer: Raghunath Dhondo Karve
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