Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language?

A
Vinda Karandikar
B
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
C
Bhalchandra Nemade
D
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar

Correct Answer

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
    A)Govinda II
    B)Amoghavarsha
    C)Krishna II
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha
  • 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. Where is the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) located?
    A)Dalal Street
    B)Bandra
    C)Colaba Causeway
    D)Linking Road
    Answer: Dalal Street
  • Q. Who was Posthumously awarded the Padma Shri Award 2022 from Maharashtra?
    A)Bhimsen Singhal
    B)Anil Kumar Rajvanshi
    C)Balaji Tambe
    D)Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre
    Answer: Balaji Tambe
  • Q. When was the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, “Mumbai Cricket Association” founded?
    A)1940
    B)1950
    C)1930
    D)1960
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Which one philosopher, poet and writer was also a teacher of Chatrapati Shivaji
    A)Mukteshwar
    B)Samarth Ramdas
    C)Tukaram
    D)Mukundaraja
    Answer: Samarth Ramdas
  • 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. The Marathas attacked Goa in
    A)1721
    B)1726
    C)1718
    D)1730
    Answer: 1730
  • Q. What is the official name of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
    A)Indira Gandhi Sea Link
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru Sea Link
    C)Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
    D)Babasaheb Ambedkar Sea Link
    Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
  • Q. How many Districts of Maharashtra share their border with Telangana?
    A)4 Districts
    B)5 Districts
    C)3 Districts
    D)6 Districts
    Answer: 4 Districts
  • Q. Where is Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve located?
    A)Gondia District
    B)Wardha District
    C)Chandrapur District
    D)Wardha District
    Answer: Chandrapur District
  • Q. What is the IATA of Pune International Airport?
    A)PIA
    B)PUN
    C)PUNI
    D)PNQ
    Answer: PNQ
  • Q. Who was the architect of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station?
    A)Frederick William Stevens
    B)Frank Lloyd Wright
    C)Philip Johnson
    D)Antoni Gaudi
    Answer: Frederick William Stevens
  • Q. At which of the following places is a branch of Mumbai High Court NOT located?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Pune
    C)Aurangabad
    D)Panaji
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who was called as Lokhitwadi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Dayananda Saraswati
    C)G. H. Deshmukh
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: G. H. Deshmukh
  • Q. What is the area of Maharashtra?
    A)1,18,809 sq. mi
    B)2,41.682 sq. mi
    C)78,124 sq. mi
    D)41,284 sq. mi
    Answer: 1,18,809 sq. mi
  • Q. Which of the following districts has the lowest density?
    A)Sindhudurg
    B)Gadchiroli
    C)Chandrapur
    D)Ratnagiri
    Answer: Gadchiroli
  • Q. The most important river of Maharashtra which is a lifeline of the whole South Maharashtra is
    A)Krishna
    B)Warna
    C)Koyna
    D)Wardha
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Where is the Bombay High Court located?
    A)Lonavala
    B)Pune
    C)Nagpur
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. In which year the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was completed
    A)1892
    B)1898
    C)1888
    D)1903
    Answer: 1888

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