More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
A)1531
B)1534
C)1528
D)1537
Answer: 1534
- Q. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?
A)Pune
B)Akola
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Akola
- 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. What is the rank of the Krishna River in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India taking into consideration River Ganga, River Godavari, and River Brahmaputra?
A)2nd
B)3rd
C)1st
D)4th
Answer: 4th
- Q. Around which year was Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai first constructed
A)1452 A.D.
B)1457 A.D.
C)1431 A.D.
D)1462 A.D.
Answer: 1431 A.D.
- Q. What is the nickname of Khamgaon?
A)Silver City
B)Cotton City
C)City Of Lakes
D)Queen Of The Deccan
Answer: Silver City
- Q. In which city is Deekshabhoomi located?
A)Nagpur City
B)Navi Mumbai
C)Panvel
D)Bhiwandi
Answer: Nagpur City
- Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
A)French
B)British
C)Mughal
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Who taught mathematics at Fergusson College in Pune, Maharashtra?
A)Dhondo Keshav Karve
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)Govind Ballabh Pant
D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
A)1772
B)1774
C)1770
D)1776
Answer: 1772
- 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. When was the University of Mumbai established?
A)1857
B)1957
C)1757
D)1975
Answer: 1857
- 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. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
A)Namdev
B)Gnandeva
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. The Nashik city is situated by the river
A)Tapti
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Kaveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award
A)V. S. Khandekar
B)Laxmanshastri Joshi
C)Ravindra Kelekar
D)Vinda Karandikar
Answer: V. S. Khandekar
- Q. Maharashtra in soil is very rich in which of the following said nutrient element?
A)Organic Carbon
B)Phosphorus
C)Nitrogen
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. Which city is known as the “Wine Capital of India”?
A)Ichalkaranji
B)Nashik
C)Yavatmal
D)Nagpur
Answer: Nashik
- Q. What was the original name of Aurangabad?
A)Ambarapur
B)Ambanagari
C)Khadki
D)Devagiri
Answer: Khadki
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