Maharashtra State

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

Correct Answer

V. S. Khandekar

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Ratnagiri is famous for the production of –
    A)Grapes
    B)Bananas
    C)Onions
    D)Mangoes
    Answer: Mangoes
  • Q. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
    A)1917
    B)1924
    C)1911
    D)1928
    Answer: 1924
  • 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. 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. When was Project Tiger launched to increase the numbers of Bengal Tigers?
    A)1983
    B)1973
    C)1993
    D)1963
    Answer: 1973
  • Q. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
    A)1932
    B)1933
    C)1931
    D)1934
    Answer: 1932
  • Q. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year
    A)1866
    B)1868
    C)1865
    D)1870
    Answer: 1870
  • Q. Where did Thibaw, the last king of Burma live in Maharashtra?
    A)Raigad
    B)Thane
    C)Ratnagiri
    D)Jalna
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Which of the following rivers in Maharashtra flows through a rift valley
    A)Krishna
    B)Godavari
    C)Ghatprabha
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Tapi
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence?
    A)Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
    B)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
    C)Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
    D)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
    Answer: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
  • Q. In which district Pratapgad Fort is located?
    A)Solapur District
    B)Kolhapur District
    C)Ratnagiri District
    D)Satara District
    Answer: Satara District
  • Q. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
    A)Dada Kondke
    B)Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
    C)Shreeram Lagoo
    D)V. Shantaram
    Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
  • Q. To which of the following styles of temple architecture does the Kalaram temple at Nashik belong
    A)Nagara
    B)Hemadpanti
    C)Dravida
    D)Maratha
    Answer: Hemadpanti
  • Q. Karla caves were constructed by
    A)Bhumaka
    B)Simuka
    C)Nahapana
    D)Satakarni I
    Answer: Nahapana
  • Q. The famous Uran Project In Maharashtra is a-
    A)Thermal
    B)Nuclear
    C)Hydro
    D)Solar
    Answer: Thermal
  • 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. Which Dance is performed in Ganesh Chaturthi by the Women of Goa and Maharashtra?
    A)Fugdi
    B)Dhangar
    C)Lavani
    D)Banjara
    Answer: Fugdi
  • 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
  • Q. Who was the first athlete from India to win an individual medal in the Olympics who belongs from Maharashtra?
    A)K. D. Jadhav
    B)Leander Paes
    C)Vijender Kumar
    D)Abhinav Bindra
    Answer: K. D. Jadhav
  • Q. The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by
    A)Krishna I
    B)Govinda
    C)Dandidurga
    D)Amoghavarsha
    Answer: Krishna I

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