More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. What is the State Mammal of Maharashtra?
A)Barasingha
B)Indian giant squirrel
C)Mithun
D)Clouded Leopard
Answer: Indian giant squirrel
- Q. Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi
A)Mahadev Govind Ranade
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Jyotiba Phule
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarakar
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Which one of the following is not Particularly Vulnerable Tribe in Maharashtra
A)Maria Gond
B)Manner Warlu
C)Kolam
D)Katkaria (Kathodia)
Answer: Manner Warlu
- Q. Who had bestowed Jyotirao Phule with the title “Mahatma”
A)Babasaheb Ambedkar
B)Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
- Q. Who established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)Mafatlal
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- 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. When did the first Assembly election take place in Maharashtra?
A)1962
B)1967
C)1960
D)1978
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. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Mumbai
B)Nagpur
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. In which city is the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Nagpur
B)Mumbai
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. What was the Distance covered by the first passenger train in India?
A)34 Km
B)44 Km
C)24 Km
D)54 Km
Answer: 34 Km
- Q. The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?
A)Kamgar
B)Lipik
C)Varkari
D)None of these
Answer: Varkari
- Q. When were Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2007
Answer: 1987
- Q. Where did Thibaw, the last king of Burma live in Maharashtra?
A)Raigad
B)Thane
C)Ratnagiri
D)Jalna
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. When was Bombay High Court established?
A)14th August 1852
B)14th August 1862
C)14th August 1842
D)14th August 1872
Answer: 14th August 1862
- Q. Maharashtra is the _______ largest state by area in India
A)third
B)fourth
C)second
D)fifth
Answer: third
- Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
A)Lokhitvadi
B)Balshastri Jambhekar
C)S. M. Paranjape
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Lokhitvadi
- Q. Who is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
A)Rahul Mehrotra
B)Achyut Kanvinde
C)Seshadri Srinivasan
D)Benny Kuriakose
Answer: Seshadri Srinivasan
- Q. When did the first passenger train in India run?
A)16th April 1863
B)16th April 1873
C)16th April 1853
D)16th April 1883
Answer: 16th April 1853
- Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
A)1772
B)1774
C)1770
D)1776
Answer: 1772
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