More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which Maharashtrian district is popular for bananas?
A)Dhule District
B)Buldhana District
C)Jalgaon District
D)Akola District
Answer: Jalgaon District
- Q. Who is the first Padma Shri Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Zarina Currimbhoy
B)Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji
C)Asha Devi Aryanayakam
D)Digamber Vasudev Joglekar
Answer: Asha Devi Aryanayakam
- Q. What was the former name of Mumbai Port Trust?
A)Bandra Port Trust
B)Thane Port Trust
C)Bombay Port Trust
D)Indira Gandhi Port Trust
Answer: Bombay Port Trust
- Q. Which of the following soils of Maharashtra are devoid of calcium carbonate and have acidic reaction?
A)Black soil
B)Medium soil
C)Lateritic soil
D)None of the above
Answer: Lateritic soil
- Q. When was Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) constituted?
A)2004
B)2006
C)2002
D)2008
Answer: 2002
- Q. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year
A)1866
B)1868
C)1865
D)1870
Answer: 1870
- Q. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
A)Salher
B)Gawaldev
C)Kalsubai
D)Ghanchakkar
Answer: Kalsubai
- Q. Which fort is the Birth Place of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
A)Raigad Fort
B)Shivneri Fort
C)Pratapgad Fort
D)Singhad Fort
Answer: Shivneri Fort
- Q. Which city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
Answer: Pune
- Q. Lasalgaon is a famous trading place for?
A)Garlic
B)Potatoes
C)Onion
D)Tomatoes
Answer: Onion
- Q. What is the coastline length of Maharashtra
A)720 km
B)755 km
C)695 km
D)790 km
Answer: 720 km
- Q. Which one is the largest city in the Vidarbha region.
A)Amravati
B)Buldhana
C)Nagpur
D)Yavatmal
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
A)Bhau Daji Lad
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
- Q. Which district has highest population in Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Mumbai
C)Ahmednagar
D)none of these
Answer: Thane
- Q. What is the State Song of Maharashtra?
A)Sana Leibak Maharashtra
B)Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
C)Maharashtra Devabhumi Matribhumi
D)Bande Utkala Janani
Answer: Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
- 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
- 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. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
A)Baji Rao I
B)Balaji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Madnav Rao I
Answer: Baji Rao I
- Q. On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal
A)Catherine of Braganza
B)Dona Maria I
C)Henrietta Maria
D)Maria Isabel of Braganza
Answer: Catherine of Braganza
- 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
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