More Questions on Maharashtra
- 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. Which of the following is the state capital of the Maharashtra state?
A)Kolhapur
B)Mumbai
C)Nagpur
D)Pune
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Which one was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan
A)Golconda Sultanate
B)Bijapur Sultanate
C)Bidar Sultanate
D)Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: Bahmani Sultanate
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- Q. Who was known as Lokhitwadi?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)Gopal Baba Walangkar
C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. How many State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Maharashtra?
A)180 Monuments
B)220 Monuments
C)144 Monuments
D)244 Monuments
Answer: 244 Monuments
- Q. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
A)Salher
B)Gawaldev
C)Kalsubai
D)Ghanchakkar
Answer: Kalsubai
- Q. Who is affectionately known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Anasuyabai Kale
B)Violet Alva
C)Vimal Mundada
D)Sindhutai Sapkal
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- Q. Who staged the first Marathi-language play “Sita Swayamvar” in 1843?
A)Bhalji Pendharkar
B)Vishnudas Bhave
C)V. Shantaram
D)Dadasaheb Phalke
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- Q. Bombay High Court has three regional branches in?
A)Pune, Nashik, Mumbai
B)Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik
C)Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
D)Thane, Pune, Panaji
Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji
- Q. What is Second Largest city of Maharashtra
A)Pune
B)Both A and B
C)Nagpur
D)none of these
Answer: Pune
- 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. Who imported the first printing press to Mumbai
A)Banaji Limji
B)Jyotirao Phule
C)Bhimjee Parikh
D)Fardunjee Marzban
Answer: Bhimjee Parikh
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year
A)1872
B)1873
C)1871
D)1874
Answer: 1873
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Where does Tapti River empty its Basin?
A)Bay of Bengal
B)Indian Ocean
C)Arabian Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Arabian Sea
- Q. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
A)1531
B)1534
C)1528
D)1537
Answer: 1534
- Q. KD Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with –
A)Boxing
B)Weighlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Swimming
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. What is capital of Maharashtra
A)Nagpur
B)Both A and B
C)Mumbai
D)None of these
Answer: Mumbai
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