More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. How many districts were there when Maharashtra came into existence on 1st May 1960?
A)20 Districts
B)26 Districts
C)16 Districts
D)30 Districts
Answer: 26 Districts
- 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. Who was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
A)Sundarrao Solanke
B)Ramrao Adik
C)Nasikrao Tirpude
D)Chhagan Bhujbal
Answer: Nasikrao Tirpude
- Q. Who is also known as the “the second founder of the Maratha State.”
A)Baji Rao I
B)Sambhaji
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Chhatrapati Shahu
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- Q. Who was the architect of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station?
A)Frederick William Stevens
B)Frank Lloyd Wright
C)Philip Johnson
D)Antoni Gaudi
Answer: Frederick William Stevens
- Q. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra
A)Vilasrao Deshmukh
B)Vasantrao Naik
C)B. G. Kher
D)Sharad Pawar
Answer: Vasantrao Naik
- Q. What is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra?
A)Punekars
B)Maharashtrian
C)Marathis
D)Mumbaikar
Answer: Maharashtrian
- Q. Who was the first Marathi writer to won the Jnanpith Award
A)Vinda Karandikar
B)Ravindra Kelekar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)V. S. Khandekar
Answer: V. S. Khandekar
- Q. Who was the first recipient of “Maharashtra Bhushan Award”
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Vijay Bhatkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- Q. The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
- Q. Who is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
A)Rahul Mehrotra
B)Achyut Kanvinde
C)Seshadri Srinivasan
D)Benny Kuriakose
Answer: Seshadri Srinivasan
- Q. Who is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra?
A)Varsha Gaikwad
B)Amit Deshmukh
C)Prajakt Tanpure
D)Uday Samant
Answer: Uday Samant
- Q. At which of the following places is a branch of Mumbai High Court NOT located?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Aurangabad
D)Panaji
Answer: Pune
- Q. How much percentage of share does Maharashtra contributes to the national economy of Indian GDP?
A)7% Share
B)12% Share
C)5% Share
D)15% Share
Answer: 15% Share
- 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. Which is the highest award in Indian cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution?
A)Academy Awards
B)Filmfare Awards
C)Dadasaheb Phalke Award
D)Indian Television Academy Awards
Answer: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Q. What was the name of Narmada River given by the Britishers?
A)Narmudda
B)Tapi
C)Narbada
D)Sorrow of Bombay
Answer: Narbada
- Q. What is the State Flower of Maharashtra?
A)Rohida
B)Indian Rose Chestnut
C)Jarul
D)Lady's Slipper Orchid
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
A)1904
B)1907
C)1902
D)1910
Answer: 1904
- Q. When was the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution came into effect after the Act was passed in 1971?
A)25th October 1972
B)25th October 1973
C)25th October 1971
D)25th October 1974
Answer: 25th October 1972
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