Maharashtra State

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

Correct Answer

S. L. Silam

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. Nagpur city is also known as ______ city?
    A)Orange
    B)Litchi
    C)Mango
    D)Wine
    Answer: Orange
  • Q. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by
    A)Roger Morris
    B)Richard Morrison
    C)John Mylne
    D)Frederick William Stevens
    Answer: Frederick William Stevens
  • Q. What is the other name of Jawaharlal Nehru Port?
    A)Nhava Sheva Port
    B)Arab Sheva Port
    C)Redi Port
    D)Jalna Dry Port
    Answer: Nhava Sheva Port
  • Q. Which state is to the east of Maharashtra?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Punjab
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Chhattisgarh
  • 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. 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. Which Act in 1960 given the creation of the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat
    A)Bombay_Gujarat Reorganization Act
    B)Reorganization Act
    C)Gujarat Reorganization Act
    D)Bombay Reorganization Act
    Answer: Bombay Reorganization Act
  • Q. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
    A)Baji Rao I
    B)Balaji Rao
    C)Balaji Vishwanath
    D)Madnav Rao I
    Answer: Baji Rao I
  • Q. Who assassinated W. C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897?
    A)Chapekar Brothers
    B)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
    C)Ganesh Savarkar
    D)Chiplunkar Brothers
    Answer: Chapekar Brothers
  • Q. How many Districts are in the Pune Division?
    A)6 Districts
    B)7 Districts
    C)5 Districts
    D)8 Districts
    Answer: 5 Districts
  • Q. The extreme Southern district of Maharashtra is which one of the following?
    A)Kolhapur
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Sindhudurg
    D)Miraj
    Answer: Sindhudurg
  • Q. Who imported the first printing press to Mumbai
    A)Banaji Limji
    B)Jyotirao Phule
    C)Bhimjee Parikh
    D)Fardunjee Marzban
    Answer: Bhimjee Parikh
  • Q. The Nashik city is situated by the river
    A)Tapti
    B)Narmada
    C)Godavari
    D)Kaveri
    Answer: Godavari
  • 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. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
    A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    B)Lokmanya Tilak
    C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
    Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
  • Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
    A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
    B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
    C)Salsette was given to Britain
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Marathi Rangabhoomi Din is celebrated on
    A)26th October
    B)28th October
    C)5th October
    D)5th November
    Answer: 5th November
  • 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. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award
    A)V. S. Khandekar
    B)Laxmanshastri Joshi
    C)Ravindra Kelekar
    D)Vinda Karandikar
    Answer: V. S. Khandekar
  • Q. What rank does Maharashtra hold in the most populous country subdivision in the world?
    A)2nd
    B)4th
    C)1st
    D)5th
    Answer: 2nd

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