More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?
A)Kamgar
B)Lipik
C)Varkari
D)None of these
Answer: Varkari
- Q. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
A)1531
B)1534
C)1528
D)1537
Answer: 1534
- Q. How many Tehsils are there in Maharashtra?
A)540 Talukas (Tehsils)
B)358 Talukas (Tehsils)
C)958 Talukas (Tehsils)
D)670 Talukas (Tehsils)
Answer: 358 Talukas (Tehsils)
- Q. Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. In which among the following years was the institution of Lokayukta established in Maharashtra?
A)1991
B)1971
C)1970
D)1981
Answer: 1971
- Q. Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year
A)1846
B)1848
C)1840
D)1854
Answer: 1848
- Q. Who was the first Non-INC Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
A)Manohar Gajanan Joshi
B)Narayan Tatu Rane
C)Uddhav Bal Thackeray
D)Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
Answer: Manohar Gajanan Joshi
- Q. Which of the following rivers in Maharashtra flows through a rift valley
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Ghatprabha
D)Tapi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
A)Lokhitvadi
B)Balshastri Jambhekar
C)S. M. Paranjape
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Lokhitvadi
- 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. 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. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Council is
A)72
B)76
C)70
D)78
Answer: 78
- Q. Which of the following region has an un-parallel work in the making of fine jewellery in Maharashtra state?
A)Kolhapur
B)Rajapur
C)Sawantwadi
D)Sangli
Answer: Sawantwadi
- 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. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Who is know as the spiritual guru of Shivaji
A)Ramdas Swami
B)Eknath
C)Gura Kumbhar
D)Tukaram
Answer: Ramdas Swami
- Q. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Lok Sabha?
A)48 Seats
B)58 Seats
C)28 Seats
D)68 Seats
Answer: 48 Seats
- Q. Where is the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) located?
A)Dalal Street
B)Bandra
C)Colaba Causeway
D)Linking Road
Answer: Dalal Street
- Q. Total number of administrative divisions in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 6
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
A)P. C. Alexander
B)S. M. Krishna
C)C. Subramaniam
D)S. C. Jamir
Answer: C. Subramaniam
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