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. 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 Flower of Maharashtra?
    A)Rohida
    B)Indian Rose Chestnut
    C)Jarul
    D)Lady's Slipper Orchid
    Answer: Jarul
  • Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
    A)Construction
    B)Accounts
    C)Stores
    D)Garrison
    Answer: Stores
  • Q. Which is the tourism capital of Maharashtra?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Chandrapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Aurangabad
  • Q. What is the Motto of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)?
    A)Knowledge Is One That Liberates
    B)Inventions And Innovations
    C)Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
    D)Arise, Awake, Strive For The Highest And Be In The Light
    Answer: Knowledge Is The Supreme Goal
  • Q. The periodical “Mooknayak” was started by ___________
    A)Gopalbaba Walangkar
    B)Balshastri Jambhekar
    C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    D)Chhatrapati Shahu
    Answer: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • 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. Who of the following established SNDT Women’s University, the first university for women in India?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Dondo Kesav Karve
    C)R. G. Bhandarkar
    D)Bal Thackeray
    Answer: Dondo Kesav Karve
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Madhav-II
    C)Ragunath
    D)Baji Rao - II
    Answer: Baji Rao - II
  • Q. Which is the folk dance of Maharashtra?
    A)Lavani
    B)Koodiyattam
    C)Chanlam
    D)Kuchipudi
    Answer: Lavani
  • 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. Who is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra?
    A)Varsha Gaikwad
    B)Amit Deshmukh
    C)Prajakt Tanpure
    D)Uday Samant
    Answer: Uday Samant
  • Q. What was the former name of Mumbai Port Trust?
    A)Bandra Port Trust
    B)Thane Port Trust
    C)Bombay Port Trust
    D)Indira Gandhi Port Trust
    Answer: Bombay Port Trust
  • Q. How many divisions are in Maharashtra?
    A)6 Divisions
    B)7 Divisions
    C)5 Divisions
    D)8 Divisions
    Answer: 6 Divisions
  • 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. What was the Distance covered by the first passenger train in India?
    A)34 Km
    B)44 Km
    C)24 Km
    D)54 Km
    Answer: 34 Km
  • Q. Where is the Bombay High Court located?
    A)Lonavala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population?
    A)Nashik
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Nagpur
    D)Solapur
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. Who composed the powada on the greatness of Shivaji Maharaj
    A)Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
    Answer: Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
  • Q. When was the central university of Maharashtra “Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya” established?
    A)1987
    B)1997
    C)1977
    D)2001
    Answer: 1997

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