More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Sub capital of the Maharashtra State is
A)Nagpur
B)Mumbai
C)Aurangabad
D)Pune
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –
A)Karad
B)Kolhapur
C)Satara
D)Mahabaleshwar
Answer: Karad
- Q. Which place of Maharashtra is considered to be one of Asia’s largest Slums?
A)Banganga
B)Dharavi
C)Sonapur
D)Antop Hill
Answer: Dharavi
- Q. What is the population of Pune in 2011?
A)84,29,050
B)90,04,080
C)1,04,29,408
D)94,29,408
Answer: 94,29,408
- Q. Who established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)Mafatlal
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. When was the construction of Gateway of India completed?
A)1924
B)1934
C)1914
D)1944
Answer: 1924
- Q. Name the Peshwa who was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty
A)Baji Rao
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Shambhaji
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- 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. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- 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. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
A)Krishna I
B)Govinda
C)Dandidurga
D)Amoghavarsha
Answer: Krishna I
- Q. The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
A)1971
B)1972
C)1970
D)1973
Answer: 1971
- Q. Who is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra
A)Yashwantrao Chavan
B)P. K. Sawant
C)B. G. Kher
D)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
- Q. Which is the largest dam in Maharashtra?
A)Koyna Dam
B)Mula Dam
C)Ujjani Dam
D)Mulshi Dam
Answer: Koyna Dam
- 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
- Q. Maharashtra Film Company was founded in 1919 by which of the following personalities?
A)Dada Saheb Phalke
B)Baburao Painter
C)Dada Saheb Torne
D)None of the above
Answer: Baburao Painter
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s home minister on 26 November 2008?
A)Shivrai Patil
B)Prtibha Patil
C)Jayant Patil
D)Raosaheb Patil
Answer: Raosaheb Patil
- Q. When did the first Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
A)1962
B)1967
C)1960
D)1978
Answer: 1960
- 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. Which one is not a World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
A)Ellora
B)Gateway of India
C)Ajanta
D)Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Answer: Gateway of India
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