Maharashtra State

Q. Who became the first Grandmaster in Chess from Maharashtra?

A
Pravin Thipsay
B
Umesh Yadav
C
Anjali Bhagwat
D
Pravin Tendulkar

Correct Answer

Pravin Thipsay

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. How many Zonal Railway Headquarters are in Maharashtra?
    A)Two Headquarters
    B)Four Headquarters
    C)Three Headquarters
    D)Seven Headquarters
    Answer: Three Headquarters
  • Q. What is the total area of Maharashtra?
    A)3,07,713 km2
    B)3,17,713 km2
    C)3,00,713 km2
    D)3,27,713 km2
    Answer: 3,07,713 km2
  • Q. Which district does the Koyna River originate from?
    A)Satara District
    B)Solapur District
    C)Palaghar District
    D)Ahmadnagar District
    Answer: Satara District
  • 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. When was Quit India Movement launched?
    A)9th August, 1941
    B)9th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1940
    D)9th August, 1943
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • Q. The Dhamapur lake is situated in which of the following districts of the Maharashtra State?
    A)Sindhudurg
    B)Sangli
    C)Ratnagiri
    D)Kolhapur
    Answer: Sindhudurg
  • Q. Which is the largest Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra?
    A)Pune Municipal Corporation
    B)Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
    C)Amravati Municipal Corporation
    D)Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
    Answer: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
  • Q. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Rajya Sabha?
    A)12 Seats
    B)16 Seats
    C)10 Seats
    D)19 Seats
    Answer: 19 Seats
  • Q. What kind of Legislature is practiced in Maharashtra?
    A)Bicameralism
    B)Tricameralism
    C)Unicameralism
    D)Multicameralism
    Answer: Bicameralism
  • Q. Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937
    A)B. G. Kher
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Dhanjishah Cooper
    D)P. K. Sawant
    Answer: Dhanjishah Cooper
  • Q. Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year
    A)1846
    B)1848
    C)1840
    D)1854
    Answer: 1848
  • Q. Total number of members in the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha when it was first eastablished
    A)85
    B)90
    C)80
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Which one was the Summer Capital of the Bombay Presidency during British Raj
    A)Alibag
    B)Matheran
    C)Lonavla
    D)Mahabaleshwar
    Answer: Mahabaleshwar
  • Q. Which city is known as the “Wine Capital of India”?
    A)Ichalkaranji
    B)Nashik
    C)Yavatmal
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Nashik
  • Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
    A)Robert Fergusson
    B)James Mackintosh
    C)William Hill
    D)James Fergusson
    Answer: James Mackintosh
  • Q. Who was the first person to establish the first Cotton Mill in Bombay on 7th July 1854?
    A)Abasaheb Garware
    B)Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
    C)Sanjay Kirloskar
    D)Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad
    Answer: Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
  • Q. Which of the following tribes is related in the Maharashtra State?
    A)Bhils
    B)Kolis
    C)Gonds
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. What is the State Song of Maharashtra?
    A)Sana Leibak Maharashtra
    B)Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
    C)Maharashtra Devabhumi Matribhumi
    D)Bande Utkala Janani
    Answer: Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
  • Q. The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is-
    A)Dusshera
    B)Diwali
    C)Ganesh Chaturthi
    D)Poornima
    Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi
  • 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

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