Maharashtra State

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

A
M. C. Setalvad
B
Dhondo Keshav Karve
C
J. R. D. Tata
D
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

Correct Answer

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. What is the rank of Maharashtra in India in terms of Area?
    A)3rd
    B)4th
    C)2nd
    D)5th
    Answer: 3rd
  • Q. Who founded “Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha”
    A)Rajarshi Shahu
    B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    D)Lokmanya Tilak
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. In which year the first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in Bombay
    A)1858
    B)1860
    C)1854
    D)1865
    Answer: 1854
  • Q. The Treaty of Bassein was signed in the year
    A)1802
    B)1803
    C)1801
    D)1804
    Answer: 1802
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Madhav-II
    C)Ragunath
    D)Baji Rao - II
    Answer: Baji Rao - II
  • Q. Under whose leadership Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was founded
    A)Narayan Ganesh Gore
    B)Keshavrao Jedhe
    C)Uddhavrao Patil
    D)Shripad Amrit Dange
    Answer: Keshavrao Jedhe
  • Q. Who of the following was the first person from Maharashtra to become a Grandmaster in chess?
    A)Swati Ghate
    B)Pravin Thipsay
    C)Abhijit Kunte
    D)Tejas Bakre
    Answer: Pravin Thipsay
  • 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. 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. Which of the following regional division of Maharashtra falls under rain shadow region
    A)Western Maharashtra
    B)Vidharbha
    C)Marathwada
    D)Konkan
    Answer: Konkan
  • Q. Which is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population?
    A)Nashik
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Nagpur
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Nagpur
  • 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. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
    A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
    B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
    C)Bombay International Airport
    D)Sahar International Airport
    Answer: Sahar International Airport
  • Q. Which National Highway runs through Mumbai?
    A)NH-48
    B)NH-16
    C)NH-44
    D)NH-42
    Answer: NH-48
  • Q. Which of the following is a form of painting native to Maharashtra?
    A)Kalamkari
    B)Warli
    C)Pattachitra
    D)Madhubani
    Answer: Warli
  • Q. What did Mahatma Gandhi call Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
    A)The Father of the Indian Unrest
    B)Lokmanya Tilak
    C)The Father of the Indian Independence Movement
    D)The Maker of Modern India
    Answer: The Maker of Modern India
  • Q. In Which year Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra
    A)640 AD
    B)642 AD
    C)637 AD
    D)647 AD
    Answer: 640 AD
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias
    A)Daulatrao Scindia
    B)Ranojirao Scindia
    C)Jayapparao Scindia
    D)Jayajirao Scindia
    Answer: Ranojirao Scindia
  • Q. Who ruled Maharashtra in the fourth and third centuries BCE?
    A)Satavahana Dynasty
    B)Mauryan Empire
    C)Western Chalukyas
    D)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
    Answer: Mauryan Empire
  • Q. Where is the Headquarters of SEBI?
    A)Amravati
    B)Panvel
    C)Mumbai
    D)Pune
    Answer: Mumbai

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