Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?

A
Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
B
Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
C
Laxmanshastri Joshi
D
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

Correct Answer

Laxmanshastri Joshi

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of
    A)Onions
    B)Gold
    C)Shares
    D)Cattle
    Answer: Onions
  • Q. How many districts were there when Maharashtra came into existence on 1st May 1960?
    A)20 Districts
    B)26 Districts
    C)16 Districts
    D)30 Districts
    Answer: 26 Districts
  • Q. In which year the Mumbai University was established
    A)1850
    B)1853
    C)1845
    D)1857
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Who is the present Lokayukta of Maharashtra (2022)?
    A)Justice M. L. Tahaliyani
    B)Justice P. B. Gaikwad
    C)Justice V. M. Kanade
    D)Justice G. D. Patil
    Answer: Justice V. M. Kanade
  • Q. Who was the first Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
    A)S. V. Bhave
    B)L. M. Nadkarni
    C)S. P. Mohoni
    D)N. Jayaraman
    Answer: L. M. Nadkarni
  • Q. Which is the longest river in Maharashtra?
    A)Godavari River
    B)Bhima River
    C)Krishna River
    D)Narmada River
    Answer: Godavari River
  • Q. How many major ports are in Maharashtra?
    A)Two Ports
    B)Seven Ports
    C)One Port
    D)Nine Ports
    Answer: Two Ports
  • Q. Which of these national parks is located within the city limits of Mumbai?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru Park
    B)Sanjay Gandhi National Park
    C)Rajiv Gandhi National Park
    D)Gugamal National Park
    Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park
  • Q. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on birth anniversary of
    A)Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
    B)Govindagraj
    C)Shahir Vitthal Umap
    D)Vinda Karandikar
    Answer: Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj
  • Q. What is Second Largest city of Maharashtra
    A)Pune
    B)Both A and B
    C)Nagpur
    D)none of these
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. The Nagpur city is also known as the ________ city of India
    A)Apple
    B)Mango
    C)Orange
    D)Banana
    Answer: Orange
  • Q. The Nashik city is situated by the river
    A)Tapti
    B)Narmada
    C)Godavari
    D)Kaveri
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. How many Cantonment Boards are in Maharashtra?
    A)7 Cantonment Boards
    B)9 Cantonment Boards
    C)5 Cantonment Boards
    D)10 Cantonment Boards
    Answer: 7 Cantonment Boards
  • Q. Who is the name of the private residence of Ambanis?
    A)Aquilaria
    B)Antilia
    C)Atkinson
    D)Aberdeen
    Answer: Antilia
  • Q. Who was Maharashtra’s home minister on 26 November 2008?
    A)Shivrai Patil
    B)Prtibha Patil
    C)Jayant Patil
    D)Raosaheb Patil
    Answer: Raosaheb Patil
  • Q. In Which year Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra
    A)640 AD
    B)642 AD
    C)637 AD
    D)647 AD
    Answer: 640 AD
  • Q. In which year, Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    A)1978
    B)1982
    C)1972
    D)1987
    Answer: 1987
  • Q. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state?
    A)1961
    B)1970
    C)1960
    D)1971
    Answer: 1960
  • Q. How many seats are in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?
    A)168 Seats
    B)188 Seats
    C)288 Seats
    D)268 Seats
    Answer: 288 Seats
  • Q. When was the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) established?
    A)1994
    B)1996
    C)1992
    D)1998
    Answer: 1992

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