More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who was the first Indian Governor of Bombay
A)Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab
B)Girija Shankar Bajpai
C)Sri Prakasa
D)Raja Maharaj Singh
Answer: Raja Maharaj Singh
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- Q. Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)Govind Vithal Kunte
C)Balshastri Jambhekar
D)Jagannath Shankarseth
Answer: Balshastri Jambhekar
- Q. What is the nickname of Pune?
A)Oxford Of The West
B)Oxford Of The East
C)City Of Wrestlers
D)Manchester Of Maharashtra
Answer: Oxford Of The East
- Q. Who was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias
A)Daulatrao Scindia
B)Ranojirao Scindia
C)Jayapparao Scindia
D)Jayajirao Scindia
Answer: Ranojirao Scindia
- Q. The periodical “Mooknayak” was started by ___________
A)Gopalbaba Walangkar
B)Balshastri Jambhekar
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Chhatrapati Shahu
Answer: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
- Q. What is the area of Maharashtra?
A)1,18,809 sq. mi
B)2,41.682 sq. mi
C)78,124 sq. mi
D)41,284 sq. mi
Answer: 1,18,809 sq. mi
- Q. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
A)Aurangzeb
B)Shah Jahan
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Jahangir
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. How many Padma Shri Award recipients were from Maharashtra when it was first awarded in 1954?
A)4 Recipients
B)5 Recipients
C)3 Recipients
D)6 Recipients
Answer: 6 Recipients
- 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. Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
A)1904
B)1907
C)1902
D)1910
Answer: 1904
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. How many Sub-Divisions are in Maharashtra?
A)159 Sub-Divisions
B)258 Sub-Divisions
C)109 Sub-Divisions
D)358 Sub-Divisions
Answer: 109 Sub-Divisions
- 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 had bestowed Jyotirao Phule with the title “Mahatma”
A)Babasaheb Ambedkar
B)Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
- 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. 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. Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Nagpur
B)Sangli
C)Amaravati
D)Ahmednagar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. When was Project Tiger launched to increase the numbers of Bengal Tigers?
A)1983
B)1973
C)1993
D)1963
Answer: 1973
- Q. In which year the first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in Bombay
A)1858
B)1860
C)1854
D)1865
Answer: 1854
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