More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Where is the Bombay High Court located?
A)Lonavala
B)Pune
C)Nagpur
D)Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Who had published the first dictionary of Marathi in devanagari script
A)William Carey
B)Robert Brown
C)Thomas Candy
D)James Thomas Molesworth
Answer: William Carey
- Q. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
A)1278
B)1283
C)1275
D)1285
Answer: 1275
- Q. How many major ports are in Maharashtra?
A)Two Ports
B)Seven Ports
C)One Port
D)Nine Ports
Answer: Two Ports
- Q. Who of the following is the author of the well-known book ‘History of Dharmasastra’?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
C)Pandurang Vaman Kane
D)R. G. Bhandarkar
Answer: Pandurang Vaman Kane
- Q. How many regional branches does Bombay High Court have?
A)Three branches
B)Four branches
C)Two branches
D)Six branches
Answer: Three branches
- Q. Approximately how many forts are there in Maharashtra
A)200
B)270
C)150
D)350
Answer: 350
- Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?
A)Vinda Karandikar
B)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
C)Bhalchandra Nemade
D)Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar
Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
- Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
C)Salsette was given to Britain
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which is the largest district in Maharashtra in terms of area?
A)Ahmednagar
B)Naglur
C)Pune
D)None of these
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
A)William Guyer Hunter
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)John Wilson
D)Raymond West
Answer: John Wilson
- Q. When was the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, “Mumbai Cricket Association” founded?
A)1940
B)1950
C)1930
D)1960
Answer: 1930
- Q. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
A)Salher
B)Gawaldev
C)Kalsubai
D)Ghanchakkar
Answer: Kalsubai
- Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
A)Jasmine
B)Lotus
C)Jarul
D)Palash
Answer: Jarul
- Q. Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
A)Baji Rao II
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Baji Rao I
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao II
- Q. Maharashtra is the _______ largest state by area in India
A)third
B)fourth
C)second
D)fifth
Answer: third
- Q. Which Indian stock exchange introduced the first Dematerialized Electronic Exchange in the country?
A)NSE
B)CSE
C)BSE
D)ASE
Answer: NSE
- Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on birth anniversary of
A)Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
B)Govindagraj
C)Shahir Vitthal Umap
D)Vinda Karandikar
Answer: Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
- 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. In which district is Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary located?
A)Satara District
B)Kolhapur District
C)Ratnagiri District
D)Solapur District
Answer: Satara District
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