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. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
    A)Wardha District
    B)Nanded District
    C)Amaravati District
    D)Buldhana District
    Answer: Amaravati District
  • Q. What is the IATA of Pune International Airport?
    A)PIA
    B)PUN
    C)PUNI
    D)PNQ
    Answer: PNQ
  • Q. Which of these national parks is located within the city limits of Mumbai?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru Park
    B)Sanjay Gandhi National Park
    C)Rajiv Gandhi National Park
    D)Gugamal National Park
    Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park
  • Q. When was Maharashtra Chess Association formed?
    A)1953
    B)1963
    C)1943
    D)1973
    Answer: 1963
  • Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
    A)French
    B)British
    C)Mughal
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. The Maratha navy in the Eighteenth Century was developed by
    A)The Gaikwad
    B)The Angrias
    C)The Scindhia
    D)The Siddis
    Answer: The Angrias
  • Q. Who created Bibi Ka Maqbara?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. In which year the Bombay High Court was established
    A)1862
    B)1896
    C)1856
    D)1906
    Answer: 1862
  • Q. How was Lonar Lake created?
    A)Landslide
    B)Earthquake
    C)Meteorite
    D)Rainfall
    Answer: Meteorite
  • Q. How much percentage of share does Maharashtra contributes to the national economy of Indian GDP?
    A)7% Share
    B)12% Share
    C)5% Share
    D)15% Share
    Answer: 15% Share
  • Q. Which one was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine
    A)Darpan
    B)Dnyanodaya
    C)Prabhakar
    D)Induprakash
    Answer: Darpan
  • Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
    A)1334 - 1465
    B)1534 - 1665
    C)1234 - 1365
    D)1634 - 1765
    Answer: 1334 - 1465
  • 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. Chand Minar at Daulatabad was built by
    A)Khusro Khan
    B)Muhammad bin Tughluq
    C)Malik Kafur
    D)Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
    Answer: Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
  • Q. The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in the year
    A)1971
    B)1972
    C)1970
    D)1973
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. Who is the present Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
    A)Justice M. L. Tahaliyani
    B)Justice P. B. Gaikwad
    C)Justice V. M. Kanade
    D)Justice G. D. Patil
    Answer: Justice V. M. Kanade
  • Q. How many constituencies are in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?
    A)260 Constituencies
    B)268 Constituencies
    C)256 Constituencies
    D)288 Constituencies
    Answer: 288 Constituencies
  • 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. At which of the following places in Maharashtra is the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located (one of the 5 important seats of Sikh authority)?
    A)Pune
    B)Nagpur
    C)Aurangabad
    D)Nanded
    Answer: Nanded
  • Q. Which of the following is the state capital of the Maharashtra state?
    A)Kolhapur
    B)Mumbai
    C)Nagpur
    D)Pune
    Answer: Mumbai

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