More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?
A)Vilasrao Deshmukh
B)Sushilkumar Shinde
C)Ashok Chavan
D)Prithviraj Chavan
Answer: Vilasrao Deshmukh
- Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first co-operative sugar factory was established
A)Sangli
B)Ahmednagar
C)Kolhapur
D)Pune
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
A)1932
B)1933
C)1931
D)1934
Answer: 1932
- Q. Who imported the first printing press to Mumbai
A)Banaji Limji
B)Jyotirao Phule
C)Bhimjee Parikh
D)Fardunjee Marzban
Answer: Bhimjee Parikh
- Q. The state of Bombay was split into which two states by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960?
A)Maharashtra and Telangana
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Maharashtra and Karnataka
D)Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. How many Districts share their border with the Arabian Sea?
A)6 Districts
B)7 Districts
C)5 Districts
D)8 Districts
Answer: 7 Districts
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra after Ahmednagar?
A)Nashik
B)Solapur
C)Pune
D)Gadchiroli
Answer: Pune
- Q. When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army
A)1769
B)1792
C)1761
D)1806
Answer: 1761
- Q. What is the other name of the Legislative Assembly?
A)Vidhan Parishad
B)Vidhan Council
C)Vidhan Sabha
D)Legislative Council
Answer: Vidhan Sabha
- Q. Maharashtra Film Company was founded in 1919 by which of the following personalities?
A)Dada Saheb Phalke
B)Baburao Painter
C)Dada Saheb Torne
D)None of the above
Answer: Baburao Painter
- Q. Who was the first editor of the weekly newspaper “Kesari”
A)M. S. Gole
B)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. When is Marathi Language Day celebrated?
A)27th February
B)27th August
C)27th January
D)27th November
Answer: 27th February
- 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 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by
A)Roger Morris
B)Richard Morrison
C)John Mylne
D)Frederick William Stevens
Answer: Frederick William Stevens
- Q. Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India
A)Faujtar
B)Kotwal
C)Desmukh
D)Patil
Answer: Patil
- Q. Which one film was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
A)Mahatma Phule
B)Shevagyachya Shenga
C)Ha Majha Marg Ekla
D)Rangalya Ratree Ashya
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. Total number of World Heritage sites in Maharashtra is
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- 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. Who ruled Maharashtra in the fourth and third centuries BCE?
A)Satavahana Dynasty
B)Mauryan Empire
C)Western Chalukyas
D)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Answer: Mauryan Empire
- Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
C)Salsette was given to Britain
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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