More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. What is the ambit of Shravan Bal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra?
A)Medicines
B)Insurance
C)Pension
D)Free Food Grains
Answer: Pension
- Q. Who was the first athlete from India to win an individual medal in the Olympics who belongs from Maharashtra?
A)K. D. Jadhav
B)Leander Paes
C)Vijender Kumar
D)Abhinav Bindra
Answer: K. D. Jadhav
- Q. Which one is the earliest dynasty to rule Maharashtra
A)Western Chalukyas
B)Rashtrakuta dynasty
C)Kadambas
D)Satavahana dynasty
Answer: Satavahana dynasty
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
- Q. Who governs a district?
A)Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)
B)Director General of Police (DGP)
C)District Magistrate (DM)
D)Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Answer: District Magistrate (DM)
- Q. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
A)Krishna I
B)Govinda
C)Dandidurga
D)Amoghavarsha
Answer: Krishna I
- Q. Who is serving as the Governor of Maharashtra while Uddhav Bal Thackeray is the Chief Minister?
A)Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
B)Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
C)S. C. Jamir
D)Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Answer: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- Q. Which of the following places in Maharashtra is famous for cotton bedsheets which have been given GI tag?
A)Solapur
B)Kolhapur
C)Amaravati
D)Sangli
Answer: Solapur
- Q. What was the former name of Mumbai Port Trust?
A)Bandra Port Trust
B)Thane Port Trust
C)Bombay Port Trust
D)Indira Gandhi Port Trust
Answer: Bombay Port Trust
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- Q. When was the central university of Maharashtra “Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya” established?
A)1987
B)1997
C)1977
D)2001
Answer: 1997
- Q. When was Quit India Movement launched?
A)9th August, 1941
B)9th August, 1942
C)9th August, 1940
D)9th August, 1943
Answer: 9th August, 1942
- Q. Who was established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Mafatlal
D)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Q. What is coal in Maharashtra prominently used for?
A)Atomic
B)Hydro
C)Thermal
D)None of these
Answer: Thermal
- Q. Which is the most populous religion of Maharashtra?
A)Christianity
B)Sikhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. Which king of England was presented “Mumbai” as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal?
A)King Charles II
B)King James I
C)King Charles I
D)King James II
Answer: King Charles II
- Q. In which year, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai
A)1995
B)2000
C)1992
D)2003
Answer: 1995
- Q. When was Victoria Terminus renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus?
A)1996
B)1997
C)1995
D)1998
Answer: 1996
- Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
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