Maharashtra State MCQ
Q106. Which one was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi
(a) Mahatma Phule
(b) Vaijayanta
(c) Pathlaag
(d) Shevagyachya Shenga
Answer: (a) Mahatma Phule
Q107. "Bhavartha Deepika", a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita was written by
(a) Eknath
(b) Namdev
(c) Sant Tukaram
(d) Sant Dnyaneshwar
Answer: (d) Sant Dnyaneshwar
Q108. Which one philosopher, poet and writer was also a teacher of Chatrapati Shivaji
(a) Tukaram
(b) Mukteshwar
(c) Samarth Ramdas
(d) Mukundaraja
Answer: (c) Samarth Ramdas
Q109. Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in the year
(a) 1275
(b) 1278
(c) 1283
(d) 1285
Answer: (a) 1275
Q110. Who is also known as Father of Marathi journalism
(a) Balshastri Jambhekar
(b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(c) Govind Vithal Kunte
(d) Jagannath Shankarseth
Answer: (a) Balshastri Jambhekar
Q111. Which one was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine
(a) Prabhakar
(b) Darpan
(c) Dnyanodaya
(d) Induprakash
Answer: (b) Darpan
Q112. Which one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj society
(a) Prabhakar
(b) Jaganmitra
(c) Deenbandhu
(d) Vartaman Dipika
Answer: (c) Deenbandhu
Q113. Who had bestowed Jyotirao Phule with the title "Mahatma"
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Babasaheb Ambedkar
(c) Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
(d) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: (c) Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
Q114. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began the publication of Kesari in the year
(a) 1878
(b) 1881
(c) 1884
(d) 1887
Answer: (b) 1881
Q115. Who was the first Indian Governor of Bombay
(a) Sri Prakasa
(b) Dr Harekrushna Mahatab
(c) Girija Shankar Bajpai
(d) Raja Maharaj Singh
Answer: (d) Raja Maharaj Singh
Q116. Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937
(a) Dhanjishah Cooper
(b) B. G. Kher
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) P. K. Sawant
Answer: (a) Dhanjishah Cooper
Q117. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra
(a) B. G. Kher
(b) Vilasrao Deshmukh
(c) Vasantrao Naik
(d) Sharad Pawar
Answer: (c) Vasantrao Naik
Q118. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is
(a) 285
(b) 288
(c) 290
(d) 296
Answer: (b) 288
Q119. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Council is
(a) 70
(b) 72
(c) 76
(d) 78
Answer: (d) 78
Q120. Who was the first speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the formation of Maharashtra in 1960
(a) Shivraj Patil
(b) Trimbak Bharde
(c) S. L. Silam
(d) Balasaheb Desai
Answer: (c) S. L. Silam
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