Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?

A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Ratan Tata
C
Lata Mangeshkar
D
Purushottam Deshpande

Correct Answer

Purushottam Deshpande

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Who was the religious guru of Shivaji?
    A)Dalai Lama
    B)Paramhansa Yogananda
    C)Samarth Ramdas
    D)Advaita Acharya
    Answer: Samarth Ramdas
  • Q. Where was the first underwater festival of India held?
    A)Raigad
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Mumbai
    D)Pune
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. Who was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
    A)Sachin Tendulkar
    B)Ratan Tata
    C)Lata Mangeshkar
    D)Purushottam Deshpande
    Answer: Purushottam Deshpande
  • Q. Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”
    A)Lokhitvadi
    B)Balshastri Jambhekar
    C)S. M. Paranjape
    D)Pandita Ramabai
    Answer: Lokhitvadi
  • Q. On which day was Maharashtra formed after separation from Bombay State?
    A)15th August, 1947
    B)1st November, 1956
    C)1st May, 1960
    D)20th October, 1962
    Answer: 1st May, 1960
  • 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 the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
    A)P. K. Sawant
    B)Narayan Tatu Rane
    C)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
    D)Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
    Answer: P. K. Sawant
  • Q. In which year, the Victoria Terminus is renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)1993
    D)1998
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
    A)James II
    B)Charles II
    C)James VI
    D)Henry VIII
    Answer: Charles II
  • Q. When was Victoria Terminus renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus?
    A)1996
    B)1997
    C)1995
    D)1998
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. Sub capital of the Maharashtra State is
    A)Nagpur
    B)Mumbai
    C)Aurangabad
    D)Pune
    Answer: Nagpur
  • Q. In which year Portuguese occupied Mumbai
    A)1531
    B)1534
    C)1528
    D)1537
    Answer: 1534
  • Q. With how many States does Maharashtra share its boundary?
    A)Five
    B)Six
    C)Four
    D)Seven
    Answer: Six
  • Q. Which stadium in Maharashtra hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final?
    A)Brabourne Stadium
    B)Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
    C)Wankhede Stadium
    D)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
    Answer: Wankhede Stadium
  • 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
  • Q. What was Mumbai Tigers FC formerly known as?
    A)Dodsal FC
    B)Sahara FC
    C)Sarada FC
    D)Dempo FC
    Answer: Dodsal FC
  • Q. In which year Murlikant Petkar won India’s first Gold Medal in Paralympic
    A)1972
    B)1976
    C)1968
    D)1980
    Answer: 1972
  • Q. Total number of administrative divisions in Maharashtra is
    A)5
    B)6
    C)4
    D)7
    Answer: 6
  • Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
    A)1772
    B)1774
    C)1770
    D)1776
    Answer: 1772
  • Q. Who initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
    A)V. Ramachandra Reddy
    B)J. P. Narayan
    C)Mir Osman Ali Khan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Vinoba Bhave

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