Maharashtra State

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

A
Pandurang Vaman Kane
B
Vinoba Bhave
C
Dhondo Keshav Karve
D
Lata Mangeshkar

Correct Answer

Dhondo Keshav Karve

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. How many states do Maharashtra share its border?
    A)6 States
    B)5 States
    C)7 States
    D)4 States
    Answer: 6 States
  • Q. Who was the first director of Project Tiger?
    A)Madhuri Kanitkar
    B)Namdeo Jadhav
    C)J. R. Bhonsle
    D)Kailash Sankhala
    Answer: Kailash Sankhala
  • Q. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
    A)Krishna River
    B)Godavari River
    C)Koyna River
    D)Bhima River
    Answer: Koyna 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. What is the State Mammal of Maharashtra?
    A)Barasingha
    B)Indian giant squirrel
    C)Mithun
    D)Clouded Leopard
    Answer: Indian giant squirrel
  • Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
    A)1961
    B)1970
    C)1960
    D)1971
    Answer: 1960
  • Q. Which is the longest river in Maharashtra?
    A)Godavari River
    B)Bhima River
    C)Krishna River
    D)Narmada River
    Answer: Godavari River
  • 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. The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was
    A)Peshwa
    B)Mantri
    C)Sumant
    D)Pandit Rao
    Answer: Sumant
  • Q. When is Marathi Language Day celebrated?
    A)27th February
    B)27th August
    C)27th January
    D)27th November
    Answer: 27th February
  • 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. What is the rank of the Krishna River in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India taking into consideration River Ganga, River Godavari, and River Brahmaputra?
    A)2nd
    B)3rd
    C)1st
    D)4th
    Answer: 4th
  • Q. When was the Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act passed?
    A)1971
    B)1961
    C)1981
    D)1951
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in the year
    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1902
    D)1910
    Answer: 1904
  • Q. Which District of Maharashtra shares its border with Goa?
    A)Kolhapur
    B)Sangli
    C)Sindhudurg
    D)Ratnagiri
    Answer: Sindhudurg
  • Q. The Gateway of India was erected to commemorate the landing of which King in 1911?
    A)George III
    B)George IV
    C)George II
    D)George V
    Answer: George V
  • Q. Which is the Oldest Continuously published Newspaper in India?
    A)Mumbai Samachar
    B)Sambad Kaumudi
    C)The Hindu
    D)Hicky's Bengal Gazette
    Answer: Mumbai Samachar
  • Q. Deccan Queen connects the cities of Mumbai and _____?
    A)Gondia
    B)Kolhapur
    C)Pune
    D)Ahmednagar
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Which Union Territory is on the northwest side of Maharashtra?
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    C)Puducherry
    D)Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
    Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
  • Q. Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated
    A)Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
    B)Nanded, Dhule and Chandrapur
    C)Beed, Kolhapur and Akola
    D)Pune, Nasik and Amaravati
    Answer: Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji

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