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. How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Lok Sabha?
    A)48 Seats
    B)58 Seats
    C)28 Seats
    D)68 Seats
    Answer: 48 Seats
  • Q. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in the year
    A)1866
    B)1868
    C)1865
    D)1870
    Answer: 1870
  • Q. Who had created the designation “Senakhaskhel”
    A)Sambhaji
    B)Rajaram I
    C)Shivaji
    D)Shahu I
    Answer: Rajaram I
  • Q. Who was the first speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the formation of Maharashtra in 1960
    A)Trimbak Bharde
    B)S. L. Silam
    C)Shivraj Patil
    D)Balasaheb Desai
    Answer: S. L. Silam
  • Q. Where is the Headquarters of SEBI?
    A)Amravati
    B)Panvel
    C)Mumbai
    D)Pune
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which one is Maharashtra’s oldest and largest national park
    A)Gugamal National Park
    B)Navegaon National Park
    C)Chandoli National Park
    D)Tadoba National Park
    Answer: Tadoba National Park
  • Q. In which city is Deekshabhoomi located?
    A)Nagpur City
    B)Navi Mumbai
    C)Panvel
    D)Bhiwandi
    Answer: Nagpur City
  • Q. Where is Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve located?
    A)Gondia District
    B)Wardha District
    C)Chandrapur District
    D)Wardha District
    Answer: Chandrapur District
  • Q. Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi
    A)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    C)Jyotiba Phule
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarakar
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Govind Vithal Kunte
    C)Balshastri Jambhekar
    D)Jagannath Shankarseth
    Answer: Balshastri Jambhekar
  • Q. What is the State Insect of Maharashtra?
    A)Yeoman
    B)Southern Birdwing
    C)Blue Mormon
    D)Kamehameha Butterfly
    Answer: Blue Mormon
  • Q. In which year the first cotton mill “Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company” was established in Bombay
    A)1858
    B)1860
    C)1854
    D)1865
    Answer: 1854
  • Q. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
    A)Bhau Daji Lad
    B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
    D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
    Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
  • Q. Who is the first Padma Shri Awardee of Maharashtra?
    A)Zarina Currimbhoy
    B)Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji
    C)Asha Devi Aryanayakam
    D)Digamber Vasudev Joglekar
    Answer: Asha Devi Aryanayakam
  • Q. Who ruled Maharashtra in the fourth and third centuries BCE?
    A)Satavahana Dynasty
    B)Mauryan Empire
    C)Western Chalukyas
    D)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
    Answer: Mauryan Empire
  • Q. On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal
    A)Catherine of Braganza
    B)Dona Maria I
    C)Henrietta Maria
    D)Maria Isabel of Braganza
    Answer: Catherine of Braganza
  • Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Nagpur
    C)Pune
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
    A)Lokhitvadi
    B)Balshastri Jambhekar
    C)S. M. Paranjape
    D)Pandita Ramabai
    Answer: Lokhitvadi
  • Q. How many Municipal Councils are in Maharashtra?
    A)222 Municipal Councils
    B)302 Municipal Councils
    C)102 Municipal Councils
    D)352 Municipal Councils
    Answer: 222 Municipal Councils
  • Q. How many Exclusive UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in Maharashtra?
    A)6 Sites
    B)4 Sites
    C)3 Sites
    D)5 Sites
    Answer: 5 Sites

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