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Maharashtra

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which day is celebrated as the maharashtra day

a)

3rd june

b)

1st May

c)

16th August

d)

1st March

2.

Which one is the highest point in maharashtra

a)

Kalsubai

b)

Raigad

c)

Lohagad

d)

Mahabaleshwar

3.

The maharashta state was formed by the bombay Reorganisation act in the year

a)

1965

b)

1958

c)

1960

d)

1964

4.

total number of districts in maharashtra

a)

23

b)

32

c)

36

d)

42

5.

which fort is the birthplace of shivaji maharaj

a)

Raigad

b)

shevneri

c)

sinhgad

d)

daulatabad

6.

which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

a)

Sakal

b)

Kesari

c)

Darpan

d)

Poona Vaibhav

7.

Who is known as the political guru of mahatma gandhi

a)

Ravindra kelekar

b)

Bal gangadhar tilak

c)

gopal krishna ghokhale

d)

None of the above

8.

which one is the longest river in maharashtra

a)

krishna river

b)

Tapti river

c)

Bhima river

d)

Godavari river

9.

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

10.

With how many States does Maharashtra share its boundary?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

11.

On which day was Maharashtra formed after separation from Bombay State?

a)

01 May 1960

b)

15 Aug 1947

c)

01 Nov 1956

d)

20 Oct 1962

12.

Sub capital of the Maharashtra state is

a)

Aurangabad

b)

Nagpur

c)

Mumbai

d)

Pune

13.

Which one is the Highest point in Maharashtra?

a)

Kalsubai

b)

Lohagad

c)

Raigad

d)

Mahabaleshwar

14.

Which is the following dance form is popular in Maharashtra?

a)

Lavani

b)

Kuchipudi

c)

Bharatnatyam

d)

Bhangra

15.

At which of the following places in Maharashtra is the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located (one of the 5 important seats of Sikh authority)?

a)

Aurangabad

b)

Pune

c)

Nagpur

d)

Nanded

16.

KD Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with -

a)

Wrestling

b)

Boxing

c)

Weighlifting

d)

Swimming

17.

Which of the following was the first Marathi talkie film?

a)

Ayodhyecha Raja

b)

Shyam Sundar

c)

Maya Machhindra

d)

Setu Bandhan

18.

Ratnagiri is famous for the production of -

a)

Onions

b)

Grapes

c)

Bananas

d)

Mangoes

19.

Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in terms of area?

a)

Amaravati

b)

Nagpur

c)

Sangli

d)

Ahmednagar

20.

Who of the following is the author of the well-known book ‘History of Dharmasastra’?

a)

Pandurang Vaman Kane

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Pandurang Sadashiv Sane

d)

R.G. Bhandarkar

21.

Who of the following is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?

a)

Medha Patkar

b)

Sindhutai Sapkal

c)

Savitribai Phule

d)

Rani Bang

22.

Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with which among the following?

a)

Amravati

b)

Nagpur

c)

Pune

d)

Aurangabad

23.

At which among the following places, there is no bench of Bombay High court?

a)

Nasik

b)

Nagpur

c)

Panji

d)

Aurangabad

24.

Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?

a)

Amravati

b)

Pune

c)

Akola

d)

Aurangabad

25.

What is the number of Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

26.

Maharashtra in soil is very rich in which of the following said nutrient element?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Organic Carbon

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Both A and B

27.

The extreme Southern district of Maharashtra is which one of the following?

a)

Ratnagiri

b)

Sindhudurg

c)

Kolhapur

d)

Miraj

28.

What is coal in Maharashtra prominently used for?

a)

Thermal

b)

Atomic

c)

Hydro

d)

None of these

29.

The most important river of Maharashtra which is a lifeline of the whole South Maharashtra is

a)

Koyna

b)

Krishna

c)

Warna

d)

Wardha

30.

Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra

a)

Yashwantrao Chavan

b)

P. K. Sawant

c)

Vasantrao Naik

d)

Shankarrao Chavan

31.

Which sea is to the west of Maharashtra?

a)

Black

b)

Labrador

c)

Timor

d)

Arabian

32.

Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma, live in Maharashtra?

a)

Poona

b)

Sholapur

c)

Wardha

d)

Ratnagiri

33.

Who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?

a)

Balaji Vishwanath

b)

Raghunath – Rao

c)

Mahadev-Rao I

d)

Moropant Trimbak Pingle

34.

What is the ambit of Shravan Bal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra?

a)

Free Food Grains

b)

Insurance

c)

Pension

d)

Medicines

35.

Which among the following served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era?

a)

Nagpur

b)

Pune

c)

Khandala

d)

Solapur