More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal
A)Catherine of Braganza
B)Dona Maria I
C)Henrietta Maria
D)Maria Isabel of Braganza
Answer: Catherine of Braganza
- Q. Which is the Winter Capital of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nagpur
C)Nagpur
D)Nashik
Answer: Nagpur
- Q. Who was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A)Dalai Lama
B)Paramhansa Yogananda
C)Samarth Ramdas
D)Advaita Acharya
Answer: Samarth Ramdas
- Q. Which state in India has the highest number of ports?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)Goa
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The Bhoodan movement was started by ________ in 1951
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Medha Ptkar
C)Baba Amte
D)Vinayak Damdar Savarkar
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- 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 Maharashtra Chess Association formed?
A)1953
B)1963
C)1943
D)1973
Answer: 1963
- Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. The Marathas attacked Goa in
A)1721
B)1726
C)1718
D)1730
Answer: 1730
- Q. What percentage of population of Maharashtra is literate as per 2011 census?
A)79.60%
B)86.70%
C)82.34%
D)80.80%
Answer: 82.34%
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council are elected from amongst Graduates and Teachers from 7 divisions of Maharashtra?
A)12 Members
B)22 Members
C)7 Members
D)25 Members
Answer: 7 Members
- Q. For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974
A)Don Dhruwa
B)Pahile Prem
C)Yayati
D)Amrutawel
Answer: Yayati
- Q. Which country is comparable to the size of Maharashtra?
A)Oman
B)Tunisia
C)Uganda
D)Hungary
Answer: Oman
- Q. Which one is recognised as state tree in Maharashtra
A)Jackfruit Tree
B)Neem Tree
C)Banyan Tree
D)Mango Tree
Answer: Mango Tree
- Q. Which Indian freedom fighter was born in Ratnagiri?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. How many Districts are in the Pune Division?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 5 Districts
- Q. Who was the first athlete from India to win an individual medal in the Olympics who belongs from Maharashtra?
A)K. D. Jadhav
B)Leander Paes
C)Vijender Kumar
D)Abhinav Bindra
Answer: K. D. Jadhav
- Q. Which is the newest Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra?
A)Melghat Tiger Reserve
B)Bor Tiger Reserve
C)Pench Tiger Reserve
D)Navegaon National Park
Answer: Bor Tiger Reserve
- Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
C)Abasaheb Garware
D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
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