Maharashtra MCQ Question Answers

Maharashtra India Gk MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award?

A.
Pandurang Vaman Kane
B.
Vinoba Bhave
C.
Dhondo Keshav Karve
D.
Lata Mangeshkar

Answer

Correct Answer : Dhondo Keshav Karve

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Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award

A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Dhondo Keshav Karve
C.
B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Lata Mangeshkar

Answer

Correct Answer : Dhondo Keshav Karve

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Q. Who was the first person to establish the first Cotton Mill in Bombay on 7th July 1854?

A.
Abasaheb Garware
B.
Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
C.
Sanjay Kirloskar
D.
Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad

Answer

Correct Answer : Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar

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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

Answer

Correct Answer : Laxmanshastri Joshi

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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

Answer

Correct Answer : Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

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Q. Who was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire

A.
Madhav-Rao I
B.
Moropant Trimbak Pingle
C.
Balaji Vishwanath
D.
Raghunath-Rao

Answer

Correct Answer : Moropant Trimbak Pingle

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Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Bombay before Independence?

A.
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
B.
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C.
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D.
Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar

Answer

Correct Answer : Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

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Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune

A.
Vaman Shivram Apte
B.
Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C.
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D.
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

Answer

Correct Answer : Vaman Shivram Apte

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Maharashtra State

Q. Who was the first recipient of “Maharashtra Bhushan Award”

A.
Sachin Tendulkar
B.
Vijay Bhatkar
C.
Lata Mangeshkar
D.
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Answer

Correct Answer : Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

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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

Answer

Correct Answer : Purushottam Deshpande

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