More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which city is known as the “Financial Capital Of India”?
A)Nagpur
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Thane
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. During Quit India movement, in which of the following districts a parallel government was formed
A)Ahmed Nagar
B)Pune
C)Sangli
D)Satara
Answer: Satara
- Q. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Port established?
A)26th May, 1969
B)26th May, 1979
C)26th May, 1999
D)26th May, 1989
Answer: 26th May, 1989
- Q. When Shivaji assumed the title of “Haindava-Dharmoddharak”
A)1674
B)1675
C)1672
D)1676
Answer: 1674
- Q. Project Tiger at Melghat is Located in ________ district.
A)Bhandara
B)Gadchiroli
C)Yavatmal
D)Amravati
Answer: Amravati
- Q. In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai
A)1995
B)2000
C)1992
D)2003
Answer: 1995
- Q. Which one was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine
A)Darpan
B)Dnyanodaya
C)Prabhakar
D)Induprakash
Answer: Darpan
- Q. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
C)Bombay International Airport
D)Sahar International Airport
Answer: Sahar International Airport
- Q. What is the new name of Aurangabad Airport?
A)Chhatrapati Satara Maharaj Airport
B)Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
C)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
D)Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Airport
Answer: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
- Q. Which Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement
A)Namdev
B)Gnandeva
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. On which day was Maharashtra formed after separation from Bombay State?
A)15th August, 1947
B)1st November, 1956
C)1st May, 1960
D)20th October, 1962
Answer: 1st May, 1960
- Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. Who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharastra since 2010?
A)R. R. Patil
B)Chhagan Bhujbal
C)Prithviraj Chavan
D)Ajit Pawar
Answer: Ajit Pawar
- Q. When was the Bombay Reorganisation Act signed?
A)1960
B)1964
C)1956
D)1966
Answer: 1960
- Q. What is the Motto of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)?
A)Knowledge Is One That Liberates
B)Inventions And Innovations
C)Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
D)Arise, Awake, Strive For The Highest And Be In The Light
Answer: Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
- Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
A)1961
B)1970
C)1960
D)1971
Answer: 1960
- 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. Mumbai Samachar was first published in the year
A)1819
B)1822
C)1816
D)1825
Answer: 1822
- Q. Who was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A)Dalai Lama
B)Paramhansa Yogananda
C)Samarth Ramdas
D)Advaita Acharya
Answer: Samarth Ramdas
- Q. What is the State Insect of Maharashtra?
A)Yeoman
B)Southern Birdwing
C)Blue Mormon
D)Kamehameha Butterfly
Answer: Blue Mormon
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