More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The Samyukta Mahasabha Organization was established in the year
A)1940
B)1943
C)1935
D)1948
Answer: 1940
- Q. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
A)Krishna I
B)Govinda
C)Dandidurga
D)Amoghavarsha
Answer: Krishna I
- Q. What did Mahatma Gandhi call Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A)The Father of the Indian Unrest
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)The Father of the Indian Independence Movement
D)The Maker of Modern India
Answer: The Maker of Modern India
- Q. What is the other name of Jawaharlal Nehru Port?
A)Nhava Sheva Port
B)Arab Sheva Port
C)Redi Port
D)Jalna Dry Port
Answer: Nhava Sheva Port
- Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B)Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C)Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D)Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Answer: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
- Q. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is
A)288
B)290
C)285
D)296
Answer: 288
- Q. Who is the founder of Wilson College, Mumbai?
A)John Wilson
B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
C)Ratan Tata
D)Sir Charles Wood
Answer: John Wilson
- Q. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
A)James II
B)Charles II
C)James VI
D)Henry VIII
Answer: Charles II
- Q. Which of the following caves in Maharashtra is not in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list?
A)Ellora Caves
B)Elephanta Caves
C)Ajanta Caves
D)Kanheri Caves
Answer: Kanheri Caves
- Q. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year
A)1872
B)1873
C)1871
D)1874
Answer: 1873
- Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Dayananda Saraswati
C)G. H. Deshmukh
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
- 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 of the following place is known as centre for cotton textile in Maharashtra State?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolhapur
C)Pune
D)Ichalkaranji
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. In Maharashtra, Journalist Day is celebrated on
A)4th April
B)12th June
C)6th January
D)5th September
Answer: 6th January
- Q. Which of the following regional division of Maharashtra falls under rain shadow region
A)Western Maharashtra
B)Vidharbha
C)Marathwada
D)Konkan
Answer: Konkan
- Q. When was the construction of Gateway of India completed?
A)1924
B)1934
C)1914
D)1944
Answer: 1924
- Q. Who had written the book “Paramamrita”
A)Namdev
B)Mukundaraja
C)Dnyaneshwar
D)Tukaram
Answer: Mukundaraja
- Q. What is Second Largest city of Maharashtra
A)Pune
B)Both A and B
C)Nagpur
D)none of these
Answer: Pune
- Q. When was the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution came into effect after the Act was passed in 1971?
A)25th October 1972
B)25th October 1973
C)25th October 1971
D)25th October 1974
Answer: 25th October 1972
- Q. Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated
A)Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
B)Nanded, Dhule and Chandrapur
C)Beed, Kolhapur and Akola
D)Pune, Nasik and Amaravati
Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
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