Question Answer on Maharashtra

Q16. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
(A) B R Ambedkar
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(D) Lata Mangeshkar

Q17. Who was the first Marathi writer to won the Jnanpith Award
(A) Laxmanshastri Joshi
(B) Vinda Karandikar
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) V.S. Khandekar

Q18. The Bhoodan movement was started by ___________ in 1951
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Medha Patkar
(D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Q19. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
(A) 1911
(B) 1917
(C) 1924
(D) 1928

Q20. The Nagpur city is also known as the _________ city of India
(A) Orange
(B) Mango
(C) Banana
(D) Apple

Q21. Who is known as the spiritual guru of Shivaji
(A) Eknath
(B) Tukaram
(C) Ramdas Swami
(D) Gora Kumbhar

Q22. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Maharastra
(A) Pune
(B) Ahmednagar
(C) Nashik
(D) Solapur

Q23. Which one is recognised as state tree in Maharastra
(A) Banyan Tree
(B) Jackfruit Tree
(C) Neem Tree
(D) Mango Tree

Q24. What is the literacy rate of Maharastra according to 2011 census
(A) 80.23 %
(B) 82.34 %
(C) 85.22 %
(D) 89.11 %

Q25. Which king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal
(A) James VI
(B) James II
(C) Charles II
(D) Henry VIII

Q26. The Gateway of India was erected to mark the landing of which King
(A) James VI
(B) Edward VII
(C) George V
(D) George VI

Q27. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link Bridge was opened for public in the year
(A) 2007
(B) 2009
(C) 2010
(D) 2011

Q28. In which year the construction of Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus was completed
(A) 1888
(B) 1892
(C) 1898
(D) 1903

Q29. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
(A) John Wilson
(B) William Guyer Hunter
(C) N. G. Chandavarkar
(D) Raymond West

Q30. In which year the Mumbai University was established
(A) 1845
(B) 1850
(C) 1853
(D) 1857

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