Maharashtra State

Q. Who of the following is the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature?

A
Vishnu Khandekar
B
Vasant Kanetkar
C
Vinda Karandikar
D
Vijay Tendulkar

Correct Answer

Vishnu Khandekar

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. When was “Maharashtra Bhushan”, the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started?
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)1994
    D)1997
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. Which is the first Marathi Film, that is recognized as the first feature-length Indian film?
    A)Tilak's Week
    B)Lanka Dahan
    C)Kaliya Mardan Dadasaheb
    D)Shree Pundalik
    Answer: Shree Pundalik
  • Q. Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of
    A)Onions
    B)Gold
    C)Shares
    D)Cattle
    Answer: Onions
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
    A)P. C. Alexander
    B)S. M. Krishna
    C)C. Subramaniam
    D)S. C. Jamir
    Answer: C. Subramaniam
  • Q. When President’s rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra
    A)1980
    B)1982
    C)1974
    D)1986
    Answer: 1980
  • Q. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
    A)Krishna I
    B)Govinda
    C)Dandidurga
    D)Amoghavarsha
    Answer: Krishna I
  • Q. Which of the following is the state animal of the Maharashtra State?
    A)Tiger
    B)Lion
    C)Indian Giant Squirrel
    D)Elephant
    Answer: Indian Giant Squirrel
  • Q. Who was the first director of Project Tiger?
    A)Madhuri Kanitkar
    B)Namdeo Jadhav
    C)J. R. Bhonsle
    D)Kailash Sankhala
    Answer: Kailash Sankhala
  • Q. Which country is comparable to the size of Maharashtra?
    A)Oman
    B)Tunisia
    C)Uganda
    D)Hungary
    Answer: Oman
  • 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. What was the Distance covered by the first passenger train in India?
    A)34 Km
    B)44 Km
    C)24 Km
    D)54 Km
    Answer: 34 Km
  • Q. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. At which among the following places, there is no bench of Bombay High court?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Panji
    C)Nasik
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Nasik
  • Q. How many main Public Forestry Institutions (PFIs) are in the Maharashtra state?
    A)Three PFIs
    B)Four PFIs
    C)Two PFIs
    D)Five PFIs
    Answer: Three PFIs
  • 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. Total number of members in the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha when it was first eastablished
    A)85
    B)90
    C)80
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award?
    A)Pandurang Vaman Kane
    B)Vinoba Bhave
    C)Dhondo Keshav Karve
    D)Lata Mangeshkar
    Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
  • Q. When was the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board constituted by the Government of Maharashtra?
    A)1st January, 2006
    B)1st January, 2010
    C)1st January, 2002
    D)1st January, 2012
    Answer: 1st January, 2012
  • Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
    A)1961
    B)1970
    C)1960
    D)1971
    Answer: 1960
  • Q. To which of the following styles of temple architecture does the Kalaram temple at Nashik belong
    A)Nagara
    B)Hemadpanti
    C)Dravida
    D)Maratha
    Answer: Hemadpanti

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