Maharashtra GK Quiz Questions and Answers: Download PDF

Question: The government of Maharashtra decided to rename the Latur Medical College after the name of which personalities?

Ans. Vilasrao Deshmukh

Question: Who was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias?

Ans. Ranojirao Scindia

Question: The Government of Maharashtra planned to set up Swachh Bharat World University at which place?

Ans. Sevagram

Question: Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi?

Ans. Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Question: Basava Jayanti is celebrated in Maharashtra on which date?

Ans. 7th May

Question: Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”?

Ans. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

Question: As per the Maharashtra Government’s Industrial Policy 2019 what amount of investments was expected?

Ans. Rs. 10 Lakh

Question: Who among the following became the first transgender election ambassador of The Election Commission in Maharashtra?

Ans. Gauri Sawant

Question: Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”?

Ans. Lokhitvadi

Question: In northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha (Berar), the Satavahanas were succeeded by which?

Ans. Vakatakas

Question: Which one is the longest river in Maharashtra?

Ans. Godavari River

Question: Maharashtra government organized the third National Workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat Wave in which of the following places?

Ans. Nagpur

Question: The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at?

Ans. Karad

Question: Who assassinated W.C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897 ?

Ans. Chapekar Brothers

Question: Jiri Vesely, who clinched the Tata Open Maharashtra 2020, belongs to which country?

Ans. Czech Republic

Question: Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated?

Ans. Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji

Question: Babita Tade, who won Rs 1 crore on KBC, has been chosen as EC ambassador of which district for Maharashtra Assembly polls?

Ans. Amravati

Question: Hingane Female Educational Institute was founded by?

Ans. Dhondo Keshav Karve

Question: Where is the headquarters of Bank of Maharashtra located in India?

Ans. Pune

Question: Which Governor of Bombay approved the building of the great sea wall to prevent flooding of low lying areas?

Ans. William Hornby

Question: ‘Tarang Suposhit Maharashtracha’, a scheme that was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?

Ans. Nutrition

Question: Which Act in 1960 given the creation of the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat?

Ans. Bombay Reorganization Act

Question: The Markandeshwar temple is located on the bank of which river in Maharashtra?

Ans. Wainganga

Question: Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”?

Ans. Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar

Question: Which actor has been chosen as goodwill ambassador for Maharashtra polls?

Ans. Madhuri Dixit

Question: For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974?

Ans. Yayati

Question: Shiv Chhatrapati Award of the Maharashtra government honours the personalities belonging to which field?

Ans. Sports

Question: Who had written the book “Paramamrita”?

Ans. Mukundaraja

Question: Who is the head of the committee which is constituted by the Maharashtra to review welfare schemes for tribals?

Ans. Vivek Pandit

Question: What is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society?

Ans. Great Hornbill

Question: What is the main objective of the “Mee Annapurna” scheme of Maharashtra?

Ans. Farmers Welfare

Question: Who was the first recepient of “Maharashtra Bhushan Award”?

Ans. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Question: President’s rule is in action in the state of Maharashtra. Which article of the constitution has the provision of President’s rule?

Ans. Article 356

Question: The periodical “Mooknayak” was started by?

Ans. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Question: Who clinched the Indian-style prestigious wrestling championship ‘Maharashtra Kesari 2018’?

Ans. Bala Rafique Shaikh

Question: Project Tiger at Melghat is located in which district?

Ans. Amravati

Question: Who is the current secretary of the state of Maharashtra?

Ans. Ajoy Mehta

Question: Who was called as Lokhitwadi?

Ans. GH Deshmukh

Question: Which is not Particularly Vulnerable Tribe in Maharashtra?

Ans. Manner Warlu

Question: The Elephanta caves is a collection of?

Ans. 7 caves

Question: Which is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra?

Ans. Inamgaon

Question: Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India?

Ans. Patil

Question: On whose marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal?

Ans. Catherine of Braganza

Question: When Shivaji assumed the title of “Haindava-Dharmoddharak”?

Ans. 1674

Question: When President’s rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra?

1980

Question: The Nasik city is situated by the river?

Godawari

Question: Which was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan?

Bahmani Sultanate

Question: The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by?

Krishna I

Question: Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in the year?

1963

Question: Chand Minar at Daulatabad was built by?

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

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