Maharashtra State

Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?

A
Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B
Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D
Govind Sakharam Sardesai

Correct Answer

Homi Jehangir Bhabha

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Name the Peshwa who was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty
    A)Baji Rao
    B)Balaji Baji Rao
    C)Balaji Vishwanath
    D)Shambhaji
    Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
  • 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. What is the area of Maharashtra?
    A)1,18,809 sq. mi
    B)2,41.682 sq. mi
    C)78,124 sq. mi
    D)41,284 sq. mi
    Answer: 1,18,809 sq. mi
  • Q. Total Population of Maharashtra According to 2011 Census.
    A)90,23,72,935
    B)11,22,52,972
    C)55,27,92,925
    D)11,23,72,972
    Answer: 11,23,72,972
  • Q. How many Districts share their border with the Arabian Sea?
    A)6 Districts
    B)7 Districts
    C)5 Districts
    D)8 Districts
    Answer: 7 Districts
  • 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
  • Q. Which among the following served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era?
    A)Khandala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Chandrapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Aurangabad
  • Q. Who published the first dictionary of Marathi in the Devanagari script in 1810?
    A)William Carey
    B)Laxman Madhav Patil
    C)Anna Babaji Latthe
    D)Dhanjishah Cooper
    Answer: William Carey
  • Q. Where does Tapti River empty its Basin?
    A)Bay of Bengal
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Arabian Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: Arabian Sea
  • Q. Which is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population?
    A)Nashik
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Nagpur
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. Nagpur city is also known as ______ city?
    A)Orange
    B)Litchi
    C)Mango
    D)Wine
    Answer: Orange
  • Q. The Marathas attacked Goa in
    A)1721
    B)1726
    C)1718
    D)1730
    Answer: 1730
  • 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. 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. Which National Highway runs through Mumbai?
    A)NH-48
    B)NH-16
    C)NH-44
    D)NH-42
    Answer: NH-48
  • Q. How many Districts of Maharashtra share their border with Telangana?
    A)4 Districts
    B)5 Districts
    C)3 Districts
    D)6 Districts
    Answer: 4 Districts
  • 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. Who was the first editor of the weekly newspaper “Kesari”
    A)M. S. Gole
    B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi
    Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
  • Q. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with
    A)Weightlifting
    B)Wrestling
    C)Swimming
    D)Boxing
    Answer: Wrestling

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