More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. Which is the newest District of Maharashtra?
A)Gondia
B)Hingoli
C)Washim
D)Palghar
Answer: Palghar
- Q. Which film was honored with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi?
A)Gruhdevta
B)Dhakti Jau
C)Mahatma Phule
D)Sadhi Manasa
Answer: Mahatma Phule
- Q. What is the State Bird of Maharashtra?
A)Indian Paradise Flycatcher
B)Black Francolin
C)Yellow-Footed Green Pigeon
D)Greater Flamingo
Answer: Yellow-Footed Green Pigeon
- Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire
A)Madhav-Rao I
B)Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Raghunath-Rao
Answer: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Q. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj?
A)Pandita Ramabai
B)Anna Hazare
C)Mandakini Amte
D)Raghunath Karve
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- 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. __________ 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. What is area rank According to 2011
A)4th
B)3rd
C)5th
D)6th
Answer: 3rd
- Q. Which River is also known as Dakshina Ganga?
A)Narmada River
B)Krishna River
C)Indravati River
D)Godavari River
Answer: Godavari River
- Q. Who is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra
A)Yashwantrao Chavan
B)P. K. Sawant
C)B. G. Kher
D)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
- Q. How was Lonar Lake created?
A)Landslide
B)Earthquake
C)Meteorite
D)Rainfall
Answer: Meteorite
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- 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 districts of Maharashtra is well-known for its production of bananas?
A)Nashik
B)Ahmednagar
C)Solapur
D)Jalgaon
Answer: Jalgaon
- 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. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
- 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. Which district is Mahabaleshwar located in?
A)Satara District
B)Ratnagiri District
C)Solapur District
D)Raigad District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. Who was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Ratan Tata
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Deshpande
- Q. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
A)Aurangabad
B)Chandrapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Aurangabad
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