More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came in existence in the year of?
A)1st January, 1977
B)1st January, 1955
C)1st January, 1966
D)1st January, 1988
Answer: 1st January, 1966
- Q. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
A)Bhau Daji Lad
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. Which district has highest population in Maharashtra?
A)Thane
B)Mumbai
C)Ahmednagar
D)none of these
Answer: Thane
- Q. Who is affectionately known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
A)Anasuyabai Kale
B)Violet Alva
C)Vimal Mundada
D)Sindhutai Sapkal
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal
- 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. Which city is known as the “Wine Capital of India”?
A)Ichalkaranji
B)Nashik
C)Yavatmal
D)Nagpur
Answer: Nashik
- Q. Karla Buddha Caves is located in which district
A)Pune
B)Kolhapur
C)Thane
D)Sangli
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which one film was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
A)Mahatma Phule
B)Shevagyachya Shenga
C)Ha Majha Marg Ekla
D)Rangalya Ratree Ashya
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. When were Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2007
Answer: 1987
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opened for the public?
A)1962
B)1952
C)1982
D)1942
Answer: 1942
- Q. Which Newspaper was founded by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881?
A)Ekmat
B)Saimat
C)Kesari
D)Nava Kaal
Answer: Kesari
- Q. Which state is to the east of Maharashtra?
A)Gujarat
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Punjab
D)Karnataka
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- 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 district is Shivsagar Lake located in?
A)Ratnagiri District
B)Sindhudurg District
C)Satara District
D)Sangli District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. How many Hindu Caves are in the Elephanta Caves?
A)7 Caves
B)8 Caves
C)5 Caves
D)11 Caves
Answer: 5 Caves
- Q. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- 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. 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. The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year
A)1958
B)1960
C)1956
D)1964
Answer: 1960
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