More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. How many international Airports are in Maharashtra?
A)Two Airports
B)Three Airports
C)One Airport
D)Four Airports
Answer: Three Airports
- Q. The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is-
A)Dusshera
B)Diwali
C)Ganesh Chaturthi
D)Poornima
Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Q. Who published the first dictionary of Marathi in the Devanagari script in 1810?
A)William Carey
B)Laxman Madhav Patil
C)Anna Babaji Latthe
D)Dhanjishah Cooper
Answer: William Carey
- Q. What percentage of population of Maharashtra is literate as per 2011 census?
A)79.60%
B)86.70%
C)82.34%
D)80.80%
Answer: 82.34%
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nashik
C)Ahmednagar
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Limited (MSMC) was incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on-
A)15th November, 1970
B)15th August, 1960
C)14th November, 1973
D)1st May, 1960
Answer: 14th November, 1973
- Q. KD Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with –
A)Boxing
B)Weighlifting
C)Wrestling
D)Swimming
Answer: Wrestling
- Q. The Samyukta Mahasabha Organization was established in the year
A)1940
B)1943
C)1935
D)1948
Answer: 1940
- Q. Which one was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
A)Vaijayanta
B)Pathlaag
C)Mahatma Phule
D)Shevagyachya Shenga
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
A)1334 - 1465
B)1534 - 1665
C)1234 - 1365
D)1634 - 1765
Answer: 1334 - 1465
- Q. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
A)1278
B)1283
C)1275
D)1285
Answer: 1275
- Q. When was the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, “Mumbai Cricket Association” founded?
A)1940
B)1950
C)1930
D)1960
Answer: 1930
- Q. Around which year was Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai first constructed
A)1452 A.D.
B)1457 A.D.
C)1431 A.D.
D)1462 A.D.
Answer: 1431 A.D.
- 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
Answer: Vishnu Khandekar
- Q. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
A)Thar
B)Kalahari
C)Gobi
D)Karakum
Answer: Gobi
- Q. Which Act in 1960 given the creation of the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat
A)Bombay_Gujarat Reorganization Act
B)Reorganization Act
C)Gujarat Reorganization Act
D)Bombay Reorganization Act
Answer: Bombay Reorganization Act
- Q. Which Indian freedom fighter was born in Ratnagiri?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
D)Krishnaji Gopal Karve
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. What was the original name of Aurangabad?
A)Ambarapur
B)Ambanagari
C)Khadki
D)Devagiri
Answer: Khadki
- 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
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