More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which place of Maharashtra is considered to be one of Asia’s largest Slums?
A)Banganga
B)Dharavi
C)Sonapur
D)Antop Hill
Answer: Dharavi
- Q. Ratnagiri is famous for the production of –
A)Grapes
B)Bananas
C)Onions
D)Mangoes
Answer: Mangoes
- Q. For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974
A)Don Dhruwa
B)Pahile Prem
C)Yayati
D)Amrutawel
Answer: Yayati
- Q. During Quit India movement, in which of the following districts a parallel government was formed
A)Ahmed Nagar
B)Pune
C)Sangli
D)Satara
Answer: Satara
- Q. Hingane Female Educational Institute was founded by ___________
A)Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
B)Jyotirao Phule
C)Raghunath Dhondo Karve
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. Lonar Lake of Maharashtra was created by a
A)Meteorite
B)River
C)Volcano
D)Earthquake
Answer: Meteorite
- Q. What separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north?
A)Vindhya Range
B)Satpura Range
C)Western Ghats
D)Aravalli Range
Answer: Satpura Range
- Q. Which bird is on the Bombay Natural History Society Logo?
A)Hornbill
B)Pigeon
C)Kingfisher
D)Dove
Answer: Hornbill
- 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. What is the State Mammal of Maharashtra?
A)Barasingha
B)Indian giant squirrel
C)Mithun
D)Clouded Leopard
Answer: Indian giant squirrel
- Q. How many Nagar Panchayats are in Maharashtra?
A)4 Nagar Panchayats
B)7 Nagar Panchayats
C)3 Nagar Panchayats
D)9 Nagar Panchayats
Answer: 4 Nagar Panchayats
- Q. Bhavartha Deepika, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita was written by
A)Namdev
B)Sant Tukaram
C)Eknath
D)Sant Dnyaneshwar
Answer: Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Q. What kind of Legislature is practiced in Maharashtra?
A)Bicameralism
B)Tricameralism
C)Unicameralism
D)Multicameralism
Answer: Bicameralism
- Q. In which year Murlikant Petkar won India’s first Gold Medal in Paralympic
A)1972
B)1976
C)1968
D)1980
Answer: 1972
- Q. Who started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra
A)Vishnudas Bhave
B)Parashram Dev
C)Ram Joshi
D)Gopal Dev
Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
- 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 was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan
A)Golconda Sultanate
B)Bijapur Sultanate
C)Bidar Sultanate
D)Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: Bahmani Sultanate
- Q. What is the State Song of Maharashtra?
A)Sana Leibak Maharashtra
B)Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
C)Maharashtra Devabhumi Matribhumi
D)Bande Utkala Janani
Answer: Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
- Q. Who is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Vasant Ramji Khanolkar
B)Pushpavati Janardenrai Mehta
C)Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D)Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Answer: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
- 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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