Maharashtra State

Q. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?

A
Vilasrao Deshmukh
B
Sushilkumar Shinde
C
Ashok Chavan
D
Prithviraj Chavan

Correct Answer

Vilasrao Deshmukh

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Which among the following served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era?
    A)Khandala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award
    A)V. S. Khandekar
    B)Laxmanshastri Joshi
    C)Ravindra Kelekar
    D)Vinda Karandikar
    Answer: V. S. Khandekar
  • Q. What rank does Maharashtra hold in the most populous country subdivision in the world?
    A)2nd
    B)4th
    C)1st
    D)5th
    Answer: 2nd
  • Q. Where is the Bombay High Court located?
    A)Lonavala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Under whose leadership Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was founded
    A)Narayan Ganesh Gore
    B)Keshavrao Jedhe
    C)Uddhavrao Patil
    D)Shripad Amrit Dange
    Answer: Keshavrao Jedhe
  • Q. The Marathas attacked Goa in
    A)1721
    B)1726
    C)1718
    D)1730
    Answer: 1730
  • Q. Which Governor of Bombay approved the building of the great sea wall to prevent flooding of low lying areas
    A)Thomas Hodges
    B)William Hornby
    C)Charles Crommelin
    D)Rawson Hart Boddam
    Answer: William Hornby
  • 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. In which period Portuguese’s occupied Mumbai?
    A)1334 - 1465
    B)1534 - 1665
    C)1234 - 1365
    D)1634 - 1765
    Answer: 1334 - 1465
  • 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. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Subramaniam Iyer
    C)Justice Ranade
    D)K. T. Telang
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Which one is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra
    A)Jasmine
    B)Lotus
    C)Jarul
    D)Palash
    Answer: Jarul
  • Q. What is the literacy rate of Maharastra according to 2011 census
    A)82.34%
    B)85.22%
    C)80.23%
    D)89.11%
    Answer: 82.34%
  • Q. Project Tiger at Melghat is Located in ________ district.
    A)Bhandara
    B)Gadchiroli
    C)Yavatmal
    D)Amravati
    Answer: Amravati
  • Q. When did the Radio Club of Bombay make the first-ever broadcast in India?
    A)1923
    B)1933
    C)1913
    D)1943
    Answer: 1923
  • 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. How many Districts of Maharashtra share their border with Telangana?
    A)4 Districts
    B)5 Districts
    C)3 Districts
    D)6 Districts
    Answer: 4 Districts
  • Q. When was the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan Army?
    A)1771
    B)1792
    C)1761
    D)1804
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Who is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
    A)Rahul Mehrotra
    B)Achyut Kanvinde
    C)Seshadri Srinivasan
    D)Benny Kuriakose
    Answer: Seshadri Srinivasan
  • Q. Which is the Oldest English Newspaper in India that is still in circulation?
    A)Maharashtra Times
    B)Times of India
    C)Financial Times
    D)Hicky's Bengal Gazette
    Answer: Times of India

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