Q. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award?

Correct Answer

Dhondo Keshav Karve

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. How many districts are in Maharashtra?
    A)36 Districts
    B)46 Districts
    C)26 Districts
    D)56 Districts
    Answer: 36 Districts
  • Q. Who of the following is the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature?
    A)Vishnu Khandekar
    B)Vasant Kanetkar
    C)Vinda Karandikar
    D)Vijay Tendulkar
    Answer: Vishnu Khandekar
  • Q. Who is the first Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
    A)L. M. Nadkarni
    B)A. R. Shimpi
    C)S. P. Kotwal
    D)S. V. Bhave
    Answer: S. P. Kotwal
  • 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. How many Lanes are present in each direction of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
    A)Five
    B)Four
    C)Six
    D)Two
    Answer: Four
  • Q. First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by ……………
    A)Janakka Shinde
    B)Durga Bhagawat
    C)R. D. Karve
    D)Shakuntala Paranjape
    Answer: R. D. Karve
  • Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus completed?
    A)1866
    B)1877
    C)1844
    D)1888
    Answer: 1888
  • Q. Which one is the largest city in the Vidarbha region.
    A)Amravati
    B)Buldhana
    C)Nagpur
    D)Yavatmal
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. When was “Maharashtra Bhushan”, the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started?
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)1994
    D)1997
    Answer: 1996
  • 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. Who was the first person to establish the first Cotton Mill in Bombay on 7th July 1854?
    A)Abasaheb Garware
    B)Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
    C)Sanjay Kirloskar
    D)Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad
    Answer: Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
  • Q. Which one is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra
    A)Inamgaon
    B)Morgaon
    C)Patne
    D)Nagardhan
    Answer: Inamgaon
  • Q. Sub capital of the Maharashtra State is
    A)Nagpur
    B)Mumbai
    C)Aurangabad
    D)Pune
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. Which bird is on the Bombay Natural History Society Logo?
    A)Hornbill
    B)Pigeon
    C)Kingfisher
    D)Dove
    Answer: Hornbill
  • Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
    A)Chandrapur
    B)Thane
    C)Nagpur
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Thane
  • Q. When was the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan Army?
    A)1771
    B)1792
    C)1761
    D)1804
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Anandibai Joshi obtained medical degree from Woman’s Medical College of
    A)New York
    B)Philadelphia
    C)London
    D)Pennsylvania
    Answer: Pennsylvania
  • Q. When Shivaji assumed the title of “Haindava-Dharmoddharak”
    A)1674
    B)1675
    C)1672
    D)1676
    Answer: 1674
  • Q. How many states are included in the Satpura Range?
    A)Three States
    B)Four States
    C)Two States
    D)Six States
    Answer: Four States
  • Q. Who is affectionately known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
    A)Anasuyabai Kale
    B)Violet Alva
    C)Vimal Mundada
    D)Sindhutai Sapkal
    Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal

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