1:
A
Solution: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was the first Chief Minister of Bombay after Independence. Bombay State had three chief ministers after the independence of India: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was the first chief minister of Bombay Morarji Desai Yashwantrao Chavan .
2:
A
Solution: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was the first Prime Minister of Bombay before Independence. Bombay State had three chief ministers after the independence of India.
3:
B
Solution: Aaditya Thackeray won from the Worli constituency in the Maharashtra assembly elections. He beat Nationalist Congress Party's Suresh Mane by a significant margin of 67,247 seats. Aaditya Thackeray is the first from the political clan of the Thackerays to contest elections.
4:
D
Solution: Marathi Rangbhumi Din is observed on 5 th November celebrating theatre and drama, thus promoting art. It is observed with great enthusiasm and zealous by theatre lovers. Vishnudas Bhave laid the foundation of Marathi drama in 1843 by performing this first play on Sita Swayam. Akhil Maharashtra Natyavidya Mandir Samiti too was established on 5 th November.
5:
B
Solution: In the year 640 AD, Chinese pilgrimage Xuanzang visited Maharashtra. Xuanzang travelled in northern India for five years before he finally arrived at Nalanda the most famous monastery - university in India in 637CE. He remained here for a total two years studying Buddhist sutras. The purple route reveals his travels inside the Indian peninsula.
6:
B
Solution: Maharashtra state has about 720 km long indented coastline, which is marked by the presence of major estuaries and narrow creeks. It comprises the coastal districts of Thane, Raigad, Greater Bombay, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.
7:
D
Solution: Marathi ranks 10 th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali.
8:
A
Solution: In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of Stores. The karkhanis looked after the storage of foodgrains and the maintenance of war material on the fort.
9:
C
Solution: In 1945 Late Padmashree Vithalrao Vikhe Patil pioneered the first successful Co-operative Sugar Factory in the country at Pravaranagar in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra which was commissioned in 1951.
10:
C
Solution: Amoghavarsha King was described as "one of the four great kings of the world" by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri. He has praised Amoghavarsha as one of the four powerful emperors of the World. Amoghavarsha I was a Rashtrakuta king, the greatest ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
11:
D
Solution: Tukadoji Maharaj is also known as "Rashtrasant". Saint Tukdoji Maharaj, also known as Rashtrasant, was a spiritual saint from Maharashtra. Born in 1909 in a poor family in Amravati district's Yavali village, he was a discipline of Samarth Adkoji Maharaj.
12:
D
Solution: Mahatma Jyotirao Phule composed a Powada on the greatness of Shivaji Maharaj. Mahatma Phule used powada for spreading awareness among the masses Jyotirao Phule. Mahatma Phule was a prolific social activist and thinker, who pioneered women's education in India especially in Maharashtra.
13:
A
Solution: Balaji Vishwanath, the Peshwa was the founder of the Peshwa Dynasty. The first Peshwa was Balaji Vishwanath. He helped the Syed brothers in overthrowing the Mughal emperor of Farrukhsiyar in 1719. He reigned from 1713 - 1720.
14:
B
15:
C
Solution: Pune served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era. The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay.
16:
C
Solution: K. D. Jadhav became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
17:
A
Solution: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came in existence on 1 st January, 1966. The Board came into existence on 1 st January 1966 to regulate certain matters pertaining to secondary education in the state of Maharashtra, as "Maharashtra State Secondary Education Boards".
18:
A
Solution: As an independent state Maharashtra came into existence on 1 st May, 1960. It was formed on 1 st May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati-speaking Gujarat.
19:
A
Solution: Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Ltd. (MSMC) is a limited company fully owned by the Government of Maharashtra incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on 14 th November, 1973.
20:
A
Solution: The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is Ganesh Chaturthi. It is celebrated for ten days with huge fan fare. Idols of Lord Ganesh can be found in all households while Sarvajink Ganpati Mandals set up roadside pandals (tents) where huge idols are placed.
21:
A
Solution: Maharashtra prominently used for Coal in Thermal. Coal is burned in the boiler furnace to produce heat. The coal supply situation is recovering in Maharashtra, the country’s most industrialised state.
22:
D
Solution: Bhil, Gond-Madia, Katkari, Koli, Oraon, Warli are the major tribes of Maharashtra. Gond is the principal tribe of the Dravidian family and perhaps the most important of the non-Aryan or forest tribes in India. Bhil is the largest tribal group in India as per 2011 Census. They constitute approximately 38% of the total scheduled tribal population of India.
23:
B
Solution: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra. He was the first Marathi author to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
24:
D
Solution: Shree Pundalik is the first Marathi Film that is recognized as the first feature length Indian film. Shree Pundalik, which was released on 18 th May 1912 at the Coronation Cinematograph, Girgaum, Mumbai, is sometimes considered the first feature length Indian film by a minority.
25:
B
Solution: William Carey published the first dictionary of Marathi in the Devanagari script in 1810. Marathi is usually written in the Balbodh version of Devanagari script, an abugida consisting of 36 consonant letters and 16 initial-vowel letters. It is written from left to right.
26:
B
Solution: K. D. Jadhav was the first athlete from India to win an individual medal in the Olympics who belongs from Maharashtra. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics.
27:
B
Solution: Nagpur city is also known as Orange city. There is a trade centre of oranges grown in Nagpur. Nagpur is the third-largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune.
28:
D
Solution: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, called “Maker of Modern India” by Mahatma Gandhi and “Father of the Indian Revolution” by Jawaharlal Nehru, helped lay the foundation for Indian swaraj.
29:
C
Solution: Maharashtra with 53 ports has highest number of ports in India. Maharashtra is followed by Gujarat (40) and Andhra Pradesh (12).
30:
C
Solution: The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were divided and given statehood under the Bombay Reorganisation Act on 1 st May 1960. Under this, the Bombay State was divided into two states, with one having Gujarati and Kutchi as primary languages while the other having Marathi and Konkani.
31:
A
Solution: Wankhede Stadium in Maharashtra hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. The stadium now has a capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000.
32:
C
Solution: Mahim Bay passes under the Bandra-Worli Sea Link Bridge. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, a bridge over Mahim Bay, was proposed as the first phase of this freeway system, offering an alternative route to the Mahim Causeway.
33:
C
Solution: James Mackintosh established the Literary Society of Bombay. It can trace its origin to the Literary Society of Bombay which first met in Mumbai on 26 th November 1804, and was founded by Sir James Mackintosh.
34:
A
Solution: Pandita Ramabai established Mukti Mission in Pune. Ramabai founded Mukti Mission in Mumbai in 1889 with the opening of the Sharda Sadan, a school of learning for child widows. She then went on to establish a residential community in Pune which sought to provide a home and loving community to all women in need.
35:
A
Solution: Bhimjee Parikh imported the first printing press to Mumbai. The first printing press was imported into Bombay as early as 1670 by the Parsi businessman Bhimjee Parikh. It was more than a hundred years before the first newspaper was printed.
36:
D
Solution: Hingane Female Educational Institute was founded by Dhondo Keshav Karve. Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha is an Indian education society engaged in women's education. It was set up by Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1896 as Hingane Stree Shikshan Samstha.
37:
D
Solution: Nasardi is a right tributary of Godavari River. Nandini/Nasardi is an insignificant tributary of the river Godavari which runs its course through the city of Nashik, Maharashtra. The river begins on the northern face the eastern spurs of Anjaneri hills to south-west of Nashik.
38:
A
Solution: Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the Gobi Desert. In a feat that can boost the spirit of adventure among Indian women, 33 year old Sucheta from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1000 mile stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Aisa and the fifth largest in the world, in a multi-national expedition.
39:
C
Solution: The Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was founded on 6 th February 1956 at an all-party meeting held in Pune under the leadership of Keshavrao Jedhe. This led to the creation of the predecessor movement Sanyukta Maharashtra Parishad, inaugurated on 1 st November 1956.
40:
B
Solution: Karla Buddha Caves is located in Pune district.Karla Caves is situated in the Maval Taluka of Pune district on the Pune-Mumbai highway and is just 8 km from Bhaja. These caves were constructed from 1 st century AD to 5 th - 6 th centuries AD.
41:
D
Solution: Patil was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India. The Maratha period, Patil was the officer responsible for the village administration. Shivaji had divided his kingdom into four provinces. Mamlatdar or Viceroy was appointed as the head of each province.
42:
C
Solution: Koyna is the largest Hydro Power Project in Maharashtra. The Koyna project, run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in the country with a total capacity of 1,960 MW. It is a complex project with four dams, including the largest dam on the Koyna River.
43:
A
Solution: Laxmanshastri Joshi was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from Bombay University in 1975. In 1989, Joshi received a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award for lifetime achievement given by the Akademi, which is India's National Academy of Letters.
44:
B
Solution: Silver City is the nickname of Khamgaon. Khamgaon is a city in Buldhana District, Maharashtra. It is the largest city in Buldhana district.
45:
C
Solution: Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India, on 7 th July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar and his associates. The company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
46:
B
Solution: NSE was established in 1992 as the first dematerialized electronic exchange in the country. NSE was the first exchange in the country to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based electronic trading system that offered easy trading facilities to investors spread across the length and breadth of the country.
47:
D
Solution: CSTM is the station code for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Chhatrapati Shivaji, is a historic terminal train station and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
48:
A
Solution: Mahatma Phule film was honored with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi.
49:
B
Solution: Fugdi is a Maharashtra and Goan folk dance performed by the women in the Konkan region during Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata or towards the end of other dances like Dhalo. According to certain historical facts, this dance style is said to have been created from few ancient Goan traditions.
50:
C
Solution: Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Considered to be one of Asia's largest slums. Dharavi has an area of just over 2.1 square kilometers and a population of about 10,00,000.
51:
D
Solution: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher is the first Padma Vibhushan Awardee of Maharashtra. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1954.
52:
A
Solution: Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tehsil Baramati in Pune district in Maharashtra. It is 74 km from Pune and 35 km from Daund.
53:
A
Solution: The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, was founded on 6 th July 1917 to commemorate the name and the work of Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarakar, the foremost pioneer of scientific Orientology in India.
54:
D
Solution: Kailash Sankhala was the first director of Project Tiger. A conservation programme set up in India in 1973. He was well known as "The Tiger Man of India". He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and Rajasthan Ratan in 2013.
55:
A
Solution: It is situated in the district of Amravati, the town of Chikhaldara is best known for its Wildlife Sanctuary. The region is about 1120 m above sea level and is the sole coffee plantation area in Maharashtra.
56:
C
Solution: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande was the father of trade union movement in India. He is remembered not only for ameliorating the working conditions of textile mill-hands in the 19 th century but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and communal issues.
57:
B
Solution: P. K. Sawant is the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 25 th November 1963 to 4 th December 1963, in an interim capacity for nine days following the death of his predecessor, Marotrao Kannamwar. Until Devendra Fadnavis' second government in 2019, this was shortest ministry tenure in Maharashtra.
58:
B
Solution: Manohar Gajanan Joshi was the first Non-INC Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition came to power in 1995.
59:
A
Solution: Ahmednagar is the Largest District of Maharashtra. Ahmednagar district is the largest district of Maharashtra area wise and Ahmednagar district covering an area of 17,413 sq km.
60:
A
Solution: Pune city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra. Pune city is not only known as the 'Oxford of India' but also known as the 'Cultural Capital of Maharashtra' due to its cultural richness and elan. Punekars are known to create new standards of culture, and we realize that this process needs safe spaces to express creativity.
61:
A
Solution: Thane is the most populated district of Maharashtra. It is also known as Elder sister of Mumbai as Thane district was divided and part of Thane district that is from Mulund to Sion was given to Mumbai for its future development. Also Mumbai is heavily depending on Thane for water supply from Lakes.
62:
C
Solution: Nashik city is known as the "Wine Capital of India". In Nashik, about 8,000 acres are under grape wine plantation out of a total area of about 1,80,000 acres under various types of grape cultivation.
63:
A
Solution: Antilia is a private residence in the billionaire's row of Mumbai, India, named after the mythical island Antillia. It is the residence of the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family, who moved into it in 2012. The skyscraper-mansion is one of the world’s largest and most elaborate private homes, at 27 stories.
64:
D
Solution: Maharashtra has a total of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and this number is the highest among all states and UTs in India.
65:
A
Solution: There are 5 states cover the river Godavari. They are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka.
66:
B
Solution: Maharashtra is the second most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally.
67:
B
Solution: Maharashtra with a total area of 3,07,713 km 2 (118,809 sq mi), is the third largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36 percent of India's total geographical area.
68:
B
Solution: The first train on the Indian sub-continent ran from Bori Bunder in Mumbai to Thane at 3.30 pm on 16 th April 1853. The 14 carriage train carried 400 guests and covered a distance of 34 km.
69:
B
Solution: Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.
70:
B
Solution: There are 4 Maharashtra districts share their border with Telangana.
71:
D
Solution: There are 6 Padma Shri Award recipients were from Maharashtra. They are Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar, Sulochana Chavan, Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre, Sonu Nigam, Anil K. Rajvanshi, Dr. Bhimsen Singhal.
72:
B
Solution: Maharashtra is bounded by the Indian states of Gujarat to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest and by the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Arabian Sea to the west.
73:
A
Solution: Chief Minister Vasantrao Banduji Patil belongs to INC. Vasantrao Banduji "Vasantdada" Patil was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics.
74:
D
Solution: Hinduism is the most populous religion of Maharashtra. Hinduism was the principal religion in the state at 79.83% of the total population, while Muslims constituted 11.54% of the total population. Maharashtra has the India's largest Buddhist and Jain populations.
75:
A
Solution: Shivsagar Lake located in Satara District. The Shivsagar Lake is a reservoir in the state of Maharashtra. The lake was formed after the Koyna River was impounded by the Koyna Dam.
76:
A
Solution: Kishori Pednekar is the mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2022). Kishori Pednekar is an Indian politician served as the Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
77:
A
Solution: Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra is the biggest district that covers 17,413 Kilometer square area. And also Pune is the second largest district after Ahmadnagar.
78:
B
Solution: The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahabaleshwar, Satara district, Western Maharashtra. It rises near Mahabaleshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats.
79:
A
Solution: Blue Mormon is the State Insect of Maharashtra. It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120 - 150 mm, it is the fourth largest butterfly of India.
80:
A
Solution: The Periplus Maris Erythraei calls it the Nammadus, and the British Raj called it the Nerbudda or Narbada. Narmada is a Sanskrit word meaning "The Giver of Pleasure".
81:
C
Solution: The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to Thane. On 16 th April 1853, India as well as Asia got their first passenger train and the rest is history. The first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder and Thane, a distance of 34 km. It consisted of fourteen carriages and was operated by three steam locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh.
82:
A
Solution: Ratnagiri, around 350 kms south of Mumbai is most famous for its succulent Alphonso mangoes, but till 1916, it was also home to a high profile political prisoner King Thibaw.
83:
C
Solution: Warli painting is a form of tribal art mostly created by the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra.
84:
A
Solution: K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with Wrestling. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics.
85:
B
86:
C
Solution: The State has 35 districts which are divided into six revenue division's viz. Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur for administrative purposes. The State has a long tradition of having statutory bodies for planning at the district level.
87:
B
Solution: There are 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Ajanta Caves, The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
88:
C
Solution: Maharashtra is divided into 6 revenue divisions, which are further divided into 36 districts. These 36 districts are further divided into 109 sub-divisions of the districts and 357 talukas.
89:
D
Solution: There are 48 member of Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra. 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.
90:
C
Solution: The state contributes 48 seats to the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
91:
D
Solution: Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state. There are 78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated) member of Legislative Council in Maharashtra.
92:
D
Solution: There are 95 members in the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha when it was first eastablished. It started as an elected body of 95 members elected by 6000 persons on 2 nd April 1870. The organisation was a precursor to the Indian National Congress which started with its first session from Maharashtra itself.
93:
B
Solution: Abhinav Bharat Society was founded in 1904. Abhinav Bharat Society was an Indian Independence secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
94:
C
Solution: The construction of Gateway of India was completed in 1924. It was built in Indo-Saracenic style. The foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 st March 1911. The structure is an arch made of basalt, 26 meters high.
95:
A
Solution: The Radio Club broadcast the first radio program in India in June 1923. Radio broadcasting in India began as a private venture in 1923 and 1924 when three radio clubs were established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
96:
B
Solution: The first Marathi talkie film "Ayodhyecha Raja" was released in 1932. It was directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre.
97:
B
Solution: The samyukta mahasabha organization is formed in Bombay (now Mumbai) to pursue the resolution passed at the literary meet om 28 th January 1940.
98:
B
Solution: In 1956 the Dalit Buddhist movement was launched by B. R. Ambedkar. On 14 th October 1956 was clearly an important moment in Dalit history. On this day, B. R. Ambedkar along with 3,65,000 of his Dalit followers decided to exit the folds of Hinduism and embraced Buddhism.
99:
C
Solution: The Maharashtra State was formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act in 1960. Protests of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, in which 107 people were killed by police, Bombay State was reorganised on linguistic lines.
100:
B
Solution: Maharashtra State Film Awards were first given in 1963. Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists.
101:
B
Solution: The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharashtra in 1971. Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.
102:
B
Solution: In 1972 Murlikant Petkar won India's first Gold Medal in Paralympic. A veteran of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, Murlikant Petkar is the first Paralympic medallist of India. Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal at the 1972 Heidelberg Games in the men's 50m freestyle 3 events.
103:
B
Solution: In June 1923 the Radio Club of Bombay made the first ever broadcast in the country. The Indian Broadcasting Company came into being on 23 rd July 1927, only to face liquidation in less than three years.
104:
B
Solution: The final design of the monument by architect George Wittet was sanctioned only in 1914, and construction was completed in 1924.
105:
A
Solution: Mumbai Cricket Association formerly known as Bombay Cricket Association was established in 1930 and is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, Greater Mumbai, and Thane districts.
106:
D
Solution: The Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) Airport is one of the largest aviation hubs in the country. It was opened in the year 1942. It is the second busiest airport in the country.
107:
B
Solution: Maharashtra was the first state in the country to establish the Lokayukta through the Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1971.
108:
C
Solution: The Maharashtra Chess Association is the apex body for the game of chess in Maharashtra, India. It was formed in 1963 and is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation.
109:
B
Solution: In the year 1960, an act was passed by the Parliament of India. The act was called the Bombay Reorganization Act and it was passed with the aim to divide the state of Bombay, into two states Gujarat and Maharashtra.
110:
A
Solution: The first Maharashtra Assembly election take place in 1960. In this election Yashwantrao Chavan was the chief minister and Sayaji Silam was the speaker.
111:
A
Solution: The Savitribai Phule Pune University was established on 10 th February 1949 under the Poona University Act, passed by the Bombay Legislature in 1948. In the same year, Dr. M. R. Jayakar assumed office as the first vice chancellor of the University.
112:
C
Solution: BOM is the IATA of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Mumbai Airport also known as Chattrapathi Shivaji International Airport and Sahar International Airport is along with Delhi Airport the primary international gateways to India.
113:
B
Solution: The first electric train ran between Bombay and Kurla on 3 rd February 1925. The first electric train in India operated between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour. An electric train is powered by electricity from energy storage such as battery and supercapacitor.
114:
A
Solution: Borivali National Park is also known as Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Krishnagiri National Park was created in 1974 and later renamed as 'Borivali National Park'. In 1981, it was re-dedicated as 'Sanjay Gandhi National Park' in memory of Sanjay Gandhi, the son of ex-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.
115:
C
Solution: Bor Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary which was declared as a tiger reserve in July 2014. It is located near Hingani in Wardha District.
116:
A
Solution: Jalgaon is the seventh biggest producer of banana in the world. Jalgaon district in Maharashtra has become the world's seventh largest producer of the fruit if it were a 'country'. Bananas are generally grown in tropical coastal regions with high annual precipitation of 2,000 millimeters and more.
117:
B
Solution: Aurangabad is the tourism capital of Maharashtra. In 2010, the Maharashtra Tourism Minister declared Aurangabad to be the tourism capital of Maharashtra. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
118:
D
Solution: Bhagat Singh Koshyari is serving as the Governor of Maharashtra while Uddhav Bal Thackeray is the Chief Minister. Bhagat Singh Koshyari is an Indian politician serving as the 22 nd and current Governor of Maharashtra from 5 th September 2019.
119:
D
Solution: Ajit Anantrao Pawar is an Indian politician who is the current and 8 th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and guardian minister for the city of Pune.
120:
D
Solution: Mumbai's airport was formerly known as Sahar International Airport. It was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in 1999. It was renamed in 1999 from the previous "Sahar Airport" to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The title "Maharaj" was inserted on 30 th August 2018.
121:
C
Solution: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport is the new name of Aurangabad Airport. The Maharashtra Government approved renaming the airport after Sambhaji, second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, on 5 th March 2020 and said that the cabinet decision would be sent to the Union civil aviation ministry for approval.
122:
B
Solution: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started the newspaper "Sudharak". Ganesh Agarkar was an Indian social reformer from Maharashtra. He was a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was the first editor of the weekly Kesari.
123:
A
Solution: Jarul is officially recognised as the state flower in Maharashtra. Jarul is also the name of a small village in the Vaijapur taluka of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.
124:
A
Solution: Matthew Richard Sausse was the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Sir Matthew Richard Sausse or Sause was an Irish barrister who was the last Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay.
125:
D
Solution: The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa Baji Rao-II. This abolition was done after the defeat of the Maratha power after the Third Anglo - Maratha War.
126:
B
Solution: Vaman Shivram Apte was the first Principal of Fergusson College Pune who also shouldered the responsibility as the Secretary of the Society.
127:
A
Solution: Mahrshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde was a prominent social and religious reformer of Maharashtra. On 18 th October 1906, he founded the Depressed Class Mission. The objective of the organization was to work against untouchability on the national level.
128:
C
Solution: Manner Warlu is not Particularly Vulnerable Tribe in Maharashtra. The Mannerwarlu are a people native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are mainly located on the border regions of Maharashtra and Telangana, primarily in the Nanded district and Hingoli district of Maharashtra.
129:
A
Solution: The member of Shivaji's Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was Sumant. It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji. The eight officials were called Peshva, Amatya, Waqia-Navis, Samant, Sachiv, Pandit Rao, Sar-i-nabuat, and Nyayadhish.
130:
D
Solution: Mahabaleshwar was the Summer Capital of the Bombay Presidency during British Raj. It is Maharashtra's most popular Hill Station and once the Summer Capital of the Bombay Presidency during the British Raj. Mahableshwar means 'God of Great Power' In Sanskrit.
131:
A
Solution: Dhanjishah Cooper was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937. The elections to the two houses of legislatures of the Bombay Presidency were held in 1937, as part of the nationwide provincial elections in British India.
132:
A
Solution: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar founded "Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha". Babasheb Ambedkar convened a meeting on 9 th March 1924, at the Damodar Hall, Bombay to consider the desirability of establishing a central institution for removing difficulties of the untouchables and placing their grievances before government.
133:
D
Solution: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar was the founder of "Manav Dharma Sabha". It was founded on 22 nd June 1844 in Surat by Durgaram Manchharam Mehta, Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar and a few others.
134:
C
Solution: Gopal Hari Deshmukh was a social reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as Lokhitwadi. Gopal Hari Deshmukh composed articles on social change in Maharashtra in the weekly paper Prabhakar using the pen name 'Lokhitwadi'. Hence, he came to be known by that pen name.
135:
A
Solution: Bal Ganghadhar Shastri Jambhekar is also known as Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India.
136:
B
Solution: The famous Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by Krishna I. Its construction is generally attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I based on two epigraphs that link the temple to "Krishnaraja”.
137:
B
Solution: Marathi Language Day is celebrated annually on 27 th February to honour the birth anniversary of famous Marathi poet Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, who was popularly known as 'Kavi Shreshtha Kusumagraj '.
138:
B
Solution: Great Hornbill is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society. The BNHS logo is the great hornbill, inspired by a great hornbill named William, who lived on the premises of the Society from 1894 until 1920, during the honorary secretary ships of H. M. Phipson until 1906 and W. S. Millard from 1906 to 1920.
139:
C
Solution: The Kalaram Temple is an old Hindu shrine dedicated to Rama in the Panchavati area of Nashik city in Maharashtra. Hemadpanti Sculpture is an architectural style, named after its founder, the Prime Minister Hemadpant from the court of Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri.
140:
B
Solution: Pandita Ramabai founded "Arya Mahila Samaj" in Pune. After Medhvi's death, Ramabai moved to Pune where she founded Arya Mahila Samaj .
141:
B
Solution: Tarabai Modak was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections. In 1926 she helped him establish the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh for the spread and development of preprimary school and teacher training center in Dadar in north Bombay.
142:
A
Solution: Asha Devi Aryanayakam is the first Padma Shri Awardee of Maharashtra. She was closely connected with Sevagram of Mahatma Gandhi and the Bhoodan movement of Vinoba .
143:
D
Solution: Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra. On 1 st May 1960, Yashwantrao Chavan became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra. From 1957 to 1960 he also served on the All India Congress Working Committee.
144:
C
Solution: Maharashtra was ruled by the Maurya Empire in the 4 th and 3 rd century BCE. Around 230 BCE, it was taken over by the Satavahana dynasty which ruled the region for 400 years.
145:
B
Solution: MH is the State Code of Maharashtra. The Maharashtra state RTO department was founded under section 213 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Vehicle is the central act and is applicable throughout the country.
146:
B
Solution: Koyna Dam is the largest dam in Maharashtra. Koyna Dam is the biggest dam of Maharashtra by height, across Koyna River in Mahabaleshwar and Ujjani Dam is the largest dam in Maharashtra in terms of total storage capacity of 3,14,00,00,000 m 3 while Koyna has total capacity of 2,79,74,00,000 m 3 .
147:
C
Solution: The summer capital of Maharashtra is Mumbai and the winter capital of Maharashtra is Nagpur. Nagpur was the capital of Central Province till 1956.
148:
A
Solution: Pune city is known as the Motor City of India. The progressive city of Pune was once the cultural center of Maharashtra and India's center of modern architecture. These days it is better known as India's "Motor City," given the recent growth of its automotive sector.
149:
B
Solution: Mumbai City is the Smallest District of Maharashtra. Mumbai City District is the smallest district of Maharashtra, with a total area 0f 36 km 2 .
150:
A
Solution: The name of the area with which the PIN Code 400001 belongs to is Mumbai in the Maharashtra state of India.
151:
C
Solution: Nagpur is the Winter Capital of Maharashtra. Nagpur is the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, a fast growing metropolis and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. With a population of 46,53,570 Nagpur Metropolitan Area is the 13 th largest urban conglomeration in India.
152:
A
Solution: Indian Giant Squirrel is the state animal of the Maharashtra. The giant squirrel, is generally found in large numbers in the Junnar taluka and has now been seen in Maval as well. The Shekru is Maharashtra's state animal.
153:
A
Solution: Lateritic soils of Maharashtra are devoid of calcium carbonate and have acidic reaction. laterite, soil layer that is rich in iron oxide and derived from a wide variety of rocks weathering under strongly oxidizing and leaching conditions. It forms in tropical and subtropical regions where the climate is humid.
154:
C
Solution: Mumbai is the state capital of the Maharashtra. Maharashtra state is one of India’s biggest commercial and industrial centres. Mumbai was formerly called as Bombay. Mumbai is also the financial capital of India.
155:
C
Solution: Mumbai Port is the major port in the capital of Maharashtra. Mumbai Port Trust is a port which lies midway on the West coast of India, on the natural deep-water harbour of Mumbai (Bombay) in Maharashtra.
156:
B
Solution: Uran Gas Turbine Power Station is a gas based thermal power plant located at Uran in Raigad district, Maharashtra. The power plant is operated by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco).
157:
D
158:
A
Solution: Sawantwadi region has an un-parallel work in the making of fine jewellery in Maharashtra state. Sawantwadi is known for its wooden handicrafts, hand-made cards colourfully painted. It is also becoming a major tourist attraction. The focus of the town is a lake in the center of Sawantwadi called as "Moti Talav".
159:
A
Solution: The extreme Southern district of Maharashtra is Sindhudurg. On 1 st May, 1981 a separate new District Sindhudurg came to be established after carving of six Talukas i.e. Kudal, Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Malvan, Kankavli & Devgad from the original District, Ratnagiri. Later on two Talukas viz. Vaibhavwadi and Dodamarg came to be attached to District Sindhudurg.
160:
B
Solution: A yellow Footed Green Pigeon bird is the state bird of Maharashtra. The yellow footed green pigeon, also known as yellow legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent. In Marathi, it is called Haroli or Hariyal.
161:
A
Solution: On 1 st May 1960, Maharashtra formed after separation from Bombay State. The Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, which resulted in the two separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, was enacted by the Parliament of India on 25 th April 1960, and thus, on 1 st May 1960, Maharashtra attained its statehood.
162:
B
Solution: Inamgaon is the significant archaeological sites which throws light on the Chalcolithic culture of Maharashtra. Inamgaon is one of the most intensively and extensively excavated and well reconstructed Chalcolithic sites of the Deccan plateau.
163:
C
Solution: Moropant Trimbak Pingle was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire. The first Peshwa was Moropant Pingle, who was appointed as the head of the Ashta Pradhan by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire.
164:
D
Solution: Chand Minar at Daulatabad was built by Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah. It was erected in 1445 CE by King Alauddin Bahmani to commemorate his capture of the fort. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah whose original name was Zafar Khan, was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate.
165:
C
Solution: Marathi writer Mukundaraja, was written the Paramamrita. Some earlier scholars dated him to the 12 th century, and considered Vivekasindhu as the first literary book in Marathi, dating it to 1188.
166:
A
Solution: John Wilson was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University. The foundation stone of the Bombay University was laid by Dr. John Wilson on 18 th July 1857. Madras University and Calcutta University were also established on the same day.
167:
A
Solution: V. Shantaram was the director of the first Marathi talkie "Ayodhyecha Raja". In 1929, he founded the Prabhat Film Company along with Vishnupant Damle, K. R. Dhaiber, S. Fatelal and S. B. Kulkarni, which made Ayodhyecha Raja, the first Marathi language film in 1932 under his direction.
168:
C
Solution: Nagpur city is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly. Nagpur is the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, a fast growing metropolis and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune.
169:
B
Solution: The Judicial benches of Bombay High Court situated are Pune, Nasik and Amaravati. The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
170:
A
Solution: Nashik is an ancient city in the northwest region of Maharashtra in India. It is situated on the banks of Godavari river. Nashik is best known for being one of Hindu pilgrimage sites, that of Kumbh Mela.
171:
B
Solution: Ahmednagar is the largest district by area wise in Maharashtra. Ahmednagar district covering an area of 17,413 sq km.
172:
D
Solution: In 1987, Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves underwent huge amounts of renovation work in the 1970s and in 1987 they were declared a UNESCO World heritage site for their vast historical value and technical marvel.
173:
C
Solution: In 1996, the Victoria Terminus is renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. The British-era landmark initially got its name, Victoria Terminus, after Queen Victoria to commemorate her golden jubilee. In the year 1996 it was named after the Maratha warrior king, now it will be known as "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai."
174:
C
Solution: The "Maharashtra Bhushan Award" was first awarded in 1996. It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport and Science.
175:
B
Solution: In 1995, Bombay city has been officially renamed as Mumbai. The city's name is derived from Mumbadevi, the name of the patron goddess of the Koli fisherfolk who migrated to the islands from present-day Gujarat.
176:
A
Solution: Tukaram Bhakti saint of Maharashtra contributed to the Maratha movement. Sant Tukaram was a 17 th century, Hindu poet and saint, who started the 'Bhakti' movement, mainly in Maharashtra. He wrote several devotional poetries known as 'Abhanga', praising Lord Vishnu.
177:
B
Solution: The Elephanta caves are a collection of 7 caves. Numerous sculptures and temples were discovered here. One among them is the Trimurti temple found in the first cave. This temple has a massive stone sculpture that represents three gods.
178:
A
Solution: January 6 th is celebrated as the Journalist Day in Maharashtra in the memory of Balshastri Jambhekar. He started the first Marathi newspaper 'Darpan', in Mumbai on 6 th January 1832.
179:
A
Solution: The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431 in memory of a wealthy Muslim merchant, Sayyed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, who gave up all his possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. The bench in its order noted that the instant order was in continuation of the order passed by it on 13 th April.
180:
C
Solution: Marathi Language Day is celebrated annually on 27 th February to honour the birth anniversary of famous Marathi poet Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, who was popularly known as 'Kusumagraj'.
181:
C
Solution: Samarth Ramdas was philosopher, poet and writer was also a teacher of Chatrapati Shivaji. Samarth Ramdas was also known as Sant Ramdas or Ramdas Swami. He was an Indian Marathi Hindu saint, poet, and spiritual master. He was a devotee of Hindu deities Rama and Hanuman. He was previously famous as Narayan.
182:
A
Solution: Balaji Vishwanath is also known as the "the second founder of the Maratha State". Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb.
183:
D
Solution: Bhavartha Deepika, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita was written by Sant Dnyaneshwar. Dnyaneshwar lived a short life of 21 years and this commentary is notable to have been composed in his teens.
184:
D
Solution: The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that Salsette was given to Britain. Treaty of Salbai was signed between the Marathas and the British East India Company.
185:
A
Solution: Treaty of Purandar was signed between Raja Jai Singh and Shivaji. The Treaty of Purandar was signed on 11 th June 1665, between Jai Singh I, commander of the Mughal Empire, and Shivaji. Shivaji was forced to sign the agreement after Jai Singh besieged Purandar fort.
186:
B
Solution: Mahatma Phule film was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Atre, the 1954 film Mahatma Phule, based on life of a Maharashtrian social reformer Jyotiba Govindrao Phule.
187:
A
Solution: Karla caves were constructed by Nahapana. This cave was constructed between 50 - 70 CE, and 120 CE, during the reign of the Western Satraps ruler Nahapana, who recorded the dedication of the cave in an inscription.
188:
B
Solution: Dadabhai Naoroji wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work "Poverty and unBritish Rule in India". His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain. He was also a member of the Second International along with Kautsky and Plekhanov.
189:
C
Solution: The Maratha navy in the Eighteenth Century was developed by The Angrias. The first keel of a Maratha naval vessel was laid down in a creek near Kalyan circa 1654.
190:
B
Solution: To give Jagirs to officers was the Mokasa system in the administration of Shivaji. Shivaji organised a disciplined and efficient army. The ordinary soldiers were paid in cash, but the chief and military commander were paid through jagir grants.
191:
D
Solution: There are nearly 350 forts in Maharashtra, so it is said that forts are the glory of Maharashtra. Most of these forts are associated with the great Maratha ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It is believed that he developed as many as thirteen forts.
192:
B
Solution: 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.
193:
A
Solution: Dnyaneshwar was born in 1275 in a Marathi-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family in Apegaon village on the banks of Godavari River near Paithan in Maharashtra during the reign of the Yadava king Ramadevarava.
194:
C
Solution: In 1534 Portuguese occupied Mumbai. On 23 rd December 1534, the Treaty of Bassein was signed on board the galleon San Mateos. Bassein and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered later by a treaty of peace and commerce between Bahadur Shah and Nuno da Cunha on 25 th October 1535, permanently ending the Islamic rule on the islands.
195:
D
Solution: The Marathas attacked Goa in 1730. Maratha Invasion of Goa or Sambhaji's Invasion of Goa refers to the invasion of Portuguese controlled portion of contemporary Goa and the northern areas of Konkan.
196:
B
Solution: The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 th January 1761 and capture of Najibabad in 1772. In the Third Battle of Panipat, the Maratha Empire suffered a serious blow at the hands of the Muslim alliance of the Durrani Empire, Mughal Empire, under Prince Ali Gohar.
197:
A
Solution: The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 th January 1761, at Panipat, about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani with two Indian Muslim allies the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab and Shuja-ud-Daula.
198:
B
Solution: The Treaty of Bassein was signed in 1802. Treaty of Bassein, pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Poona in India, and the British. It was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha confederacy.
199:
C
Solution: Mumbai Samachar was first published in 1822. The Bombay Samachar, now Mumbai Samachar, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in India. Established in 1822 by Fardunjee Marzban, it is published in Gujarati and English.
200:
B
Solution: There are 23 Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra State. Out of 23 Pune is the biggest Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra.
201:
D
Solution: There are 31 Cabinet Ministers are present in the Government of Maharashtra including the Chief Minister.
202:
C
Solution: Currently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies in Maharashtra.
203:
D
Solution: Balaghat district shares its border with the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh is in the central part of India. The state shares its border with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west.
204:
B
Solution: There are 2 Padma Bhushan Award 2022 recipients were from Maharashtra in 2022. They are Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran and Shri Cyrus Poonawalla.
205:
B
206:
D
Solution: The Krishna River is the fourth biggest river in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra. Also was known as Krishnaveni, Krishna River is the fourth largest in India.
207:
C
Solution: 30 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators. 22 members are elected from Local Authorities Constituency, 7 from Graduates Constituency and 7 from Teachers Constituency. The Governor of Maharashtra nominated up to 12 members from eminent people from various fields.
208:
B
Solution: There are 222 Municipal Councils in Maharashtra.
209:
B
Solution: The density of Maharashtra state is 365 per sq km. Maharashtra State is spread over 3,07,713 Km 2 .
210:
C
Solution: The Government of India launched the Project Tiger with the aim of saving the steadily declining population of tigers in India on 1 th April 1973. The then Union Minister Karan Singh launched India's first Tiger Project from CTR's Dhikala forest range.
211:
A
Solution: The National Stock Exchange of India established in 1992. It is under the ownership of some leading financial institutions, banks, and insurance companies. NSE was established in 1992 as the first dematerialized electronic exchange in the country.
212:
C
Solution: Maharashtra Bhushan the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started in 1996. The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest and prestigious award presented annually by the government of Maharashtra.
213:
C
Solution: Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Wardha is a central university established by an Act of Parliament in 1997. The University is established to promote Hindi at state, national and international level. The University offers undergraduate, postgraduate, certificate and diploma programmes through the eight departments of the University.
214:
B
Solution: The caves underwent huge amounts of renovation work in the 1970s and in 1987 they were declared a UNESCO World heritage site for their vast historical value and technical marvel.
215:
B
Solution: In 1996 Victoria Terminus renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai
216:
B
Solution: The Government of India officially changed the English name to Mumbai in November 1995. This came at the insistence of the Marathi nationalist Shiv Sena party, which had just won the Maharashtra state elections, and mirrored similar name changes across the country and particularly in Maharashtra.
217:
A
Solution: Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited was constituted in the year 2002 by Govt. of Maharashtra as a special purpose company to develop Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur and Aviation Infrastructure in the State of Maharashtra to provide the regional air connectivity.
218:
A
Solution: "Mumbai Indians" a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai founded in 2008. Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Premier League.
219:
D
Solution: The last Kumbh Mela held in 2015 the Nashik District of Maharashtra. As the Kumbh Mela is celebrated after every 12 years at Nasik - Trimbakeshwar, it was observed here in the following years- 1980, 1992, 2003 and 2015. The next Kumbh mela is going to be held at Nasik - Trimbakeshwar in 2027.
220:
C
Solution: Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1848. As a result of political intrigues, he was deposed in 1839, and his brother Shahji Raja was placed on the throne. When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency.
221:
D
Solution: The Mumbai University was established In 1857. One of India's oldest educational institutions is Mumbai University completed 161 years. The premier university was founded on 18 th July 1857, by British Officer Dr. John Wilson.
222:
A
Solution: The first cotton mill "Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company" was established in 1854 Bombay. Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India, on 7 th July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar and his associates. The company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
223:
D
Solution: The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established by M. G. Ranade and G. V. Joshi on 2 nd April 1870. The Pune Sarvajanik Sabha provided many of the prominent leaders of national stature to the Indian freedom struggle including Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was also formed by formed S. H. Chiplunkar, Mahadev Govind Ranade.
224:
C
Solution: The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in 1873. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra.
225:
C
Solution: The Mahalaxmi Racecourse was opened in 1883. This racecourse was built and opened in the year 1883 and hosts horse racing in the city every year between the months of November and April.
226:
B
Solution: Bal Gangadhar Tilak began the publication of Kesari in 1881. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, Kesari, in Marathi and Mahratta in English from Kesari Wada, Narayan Peth, Pune.
227:
B
Solution: The Bombay High Court was established in 1862.The Bombay High Court was one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 th June 1862. It was inaugurated on 14 th August 1862 under the High Court’s Act, 1861.
228:
A
Solution: The construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was completed in 1888. The construction of Great Indian Peninsula Railway Offices building started in May 1878. On Queen's Jubilee Day in 1887, the building was named as Victoria Terminus.
229:
A
Solution: Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan School for widows in 1889. Ramabai worked however with the WCTU of India once it was officially organized in 1893. She returned to India, and founded a school for child widows in Pune called Sharada Sadan, which had the support of many Hindu reformers, including M. G. Ranade.
230:
A
Solution: The port is administered by the Mumbai Port Trust, formerly the Bombay Port Trust an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.
231:
C
Solution: The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct is the Motto of the "University of Mumbai"
232:
A
Solution: Four districts of Maharashtra border with Gujarat. Nandurbar is a district in the Khandesh region of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the headquarters of the taluka. Dhule district was partitioned on 1 st July 1998 and the district was created. It is a village near the border of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
233:
C
Solution: There are three international airports in Maharashtra. Nashik International Airport is located at Ozar, 20 kilometres northeast of the city of Nashik, Maharashtra. Mumbai airport name to be changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
234:
C
Solution: Times of India are the Oldest English Newspaper in India that is still in circulation. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838.
235:
B
Solution: Bicameralism kind of Legislature is practiced in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Legislature is composed of: the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house, the Maharashtra.
236:
B
Solution: Oman country is comparable to the size of Maharashtra. Oman is a high income country that generates 84 percent of its revenue from dwindling oil resources. Hard hit by the global drop in oil prices, the country is trying to diversity its economy through tourism and gas based industries.
237:
B
Solution: Pravin Thipsay became the first Grandmaster in Chess from Maharashtra. He is the first Indian to get a chess Grandmaster norm and the first Indian to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship.
238:
D
Solution: Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra and co-official language in the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. In Goa, Konkani is the sole official language.
239:
D
Solution: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is the largest Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty. The Mayor, usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house.
240:
A
Solution: Jarul is the State Flower of Maharashtra. A tea, made from the leaves, served as a health drink. There are no known side effects or toxic reactions of Jarul. It can help detoxify the body and protect the liver. This species is also known by the name 'Pride of India'. Jarul is also the name of a small village in the Vaijapur taluka of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.
241:
A
Solution: Knowledge Is the Supreme Goal is the Motto of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IITB has grown from strength to strength to emerge as one of the top technical universities in the world. The institute is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research.
242:
D
Solution: Vinoba Bhave initiated the Bhoodan Movement. It was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, Pochampally. The Bhoodan movement attempted to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to landless people. Philosophically, Bhave was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's Sarvodaya movement and Gram Swarajya.
243:
B
Solution: “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” was first said by Lokmanya Tilak in Belgaum in 1916. Bal Gangadhar Tilak or Lokmanya Tilak born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum, now Belagavi.
244:
C
Solution: Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza is the State Song of Maharashtra. Is a Marathi patriotic song praising the Indian state of Maharashtra. The original lyrics of the song were written by Raja Badhe.
245:
D
Solution: On 1 st January 2012, the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board constituted by the Government of Maharashtra.
246:
A
Solution: The Bandra-Worli Sea Link, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link is a 5.6 km long, 8 lane wide bridge that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai.
247:
A
Solution: Governor B. S. Koshyari on Monday approved the appointment of retired Bombay high court judge Justice V. M. Kanade as the new Lokayukta of Maharashtra, on the advice of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Justice Kanade's swearing will take place on Wednesday.
248:
C
Solution: Kho kho game was invented in Maharashtra. Kho Kho originated in the Maharashtra region of India and in the ancient times was played on chariots and was called Rathera. Rath is the Hindi translation for a chariot.
249:
B
Solution: King Charles II king of England was presented "Mumbai" as a part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal. On 11 th May 1661, the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal, placed Bombay in the possession of the British Empire, as part of Catherine's dowry to Charles.
250:
B
Solution: Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located at Nagpur city in Maharashtra.
251:
B
Solution: NH-48 National Highway runs through Mumbai. National Highway-48 is a National Highway of India that starts at Delhi and terminates at Chennai traversing through seven states of India. It has a total length of 2,807 km. NH-48 passes through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
252:
D
Solution: Hutatma Chowk "Martyrs' Square, is a square in South Mumbai, Maharashtra. The square hosts Flora Fountain and was known by that name until 1961 when it was officially renamed in memory of the members of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti, who lost their lives when police fired upon their peaceful demonstration in 1956.
253:
C
Solution: Known as the Oxford of the East the city of Pune has a rich legacy in education. And this legacy proceeds the establishment of the University of Pune in the year 1949.
254:
A
Solution: Mumbai is the Headquarters of SEBI. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established as a statutory body in the year 1992 and the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 came into force on 30 th January 1992.
255:
A
Solution: Samarth Ramdas was the religious guru of Shivaji. He was a devotee of Hanuman and Rama. He is also known as Sant Ramdas or Ramdas Swami. He was a contemporary of the Maratha rulers Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master.
256:
B
Solution: Hornbill bird is on the Bombay Natural History Society Logo. The BNHS logo is the great hornbill, inspired by a great hornbill named William, who lived on the premises of the Society from 1894 until 1920, during the honorary secretaryships of H. M. Phipson until 1906 and W. S. Millard from 1906 to 1920.
257:
A
Solution: Lasalgaon has a prominent onion market. The onions from Lasalgaon market are transported to many places in India and exported to many countries in the world.
258:
A
Solution: Uddhav Bal Thackeray chief Minister was elected on 28 th November 2019. The 29 th Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Shri Uddhav Thackeray is the current Chief of Shiv Sena. He is the son of Shiv Sena founder, late Shri Balasaheb and Meenatai Thackeray.
259:
D
Solution: Three letter airport/city codes assigned by IATA a trade body of world's airlines to different airports and cities in the world. So they have assigned PNQ for Pune, IXM for Madurai, IXJ for Jammu, IXA for Agartala, CCU Kolkotta, and CCJ for Calicut and so on.
260:
C
Solution: The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Maharashtra elects 19 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Maharashtra.
261:
B
Solution: There are 48 Parliamentary Constituencies in Maharashtra. 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.
262:
C
Solution: Akola is the nearest to the site of "Battle of Aragorn” during the second Anglo Maratha War. The Battle of Aragon in 1803 was fought in Akola between the British and the Marathas during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
263:
B
Solution: Nagpur is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Maharashtra. Mumbai is the Capital while Nagpur is sub-capital of Maharashtra. Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly occurs at Nagpur. Also, the Bombay High Court has Nagpur Bench at Nagpur.
264:
D
Solution: Maharashtra in soil is very rich in Organic Carbon and Phosphorus. Organic Carbon and Phosphorus in soil in important for the agricultural purpose.
265:
B
Solution: Krishna River is one of the major sources of irrigation to the states of Maharashtra. The river flows through some of the agriculture suitable basins in India where 75.6% of the Krishna River Basin is in cultivated land because of water availability.
266:
D
Solution: The population of the State is recorded 11,23,72,972 in 2011 census. In terms of population, Maharashtra is the second largest State in the country with about 9.29 percent.
267:
C
Solution: Maharashtra with a total area of 3,07,713 km 2 (1,18,809 sq mi), is the third largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36 percent of India's total geographical area.
268:
D
Solution: The total area of Maharashtra is 3,07,713 km 2 (1,18,809 sq mi). Maharashtra is the third largest state by area in India.
269:
C
Solution: There are 358 Taluks (Tehsils) in 36 districts of Maharashtra. Maharashtra is divided into 6 revenue divisions, which are further divided into 36 districts. These 36 districts are further divided into 109 sub-divisions of the districts and 358 talukas.
270:
C
Solution: Maharashtra Film Company was an Indian film production company established by Baburao Painter in Kolhapur in 1919. It was a silent film studio, which was a pioneer in Maharashtra and Marathi cinema, under the patronage of the Sahu Maharaj, the Maharaja of Kolhapur.
271:
B
Solution: Mumbai is known as centre for cotton textile in Maharashtra State. Mumbai is called as 'Cotton polis of India'. Mumbai is the largest centre in India having 63 mills out of Maharashtra's total of 122 mills.
272:
B
Solution: Dhamapur Lake is one of the biggest lakes in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. It was constructed in 1530 by the villagers and Nagesh Desai who was Mandlik of the Vijaynagar dynasty. It is one of four Indian historical structures selected from India to receive the World Heritage Irrigation Structure award for 2020.
273:
C
Solution: The rivers of Maharashtra can be divided into three. They are Godavari, Krishna and Tapi.
274:
C
Solution: The institution of Lokayukta was established in Maharashtra 1971. It was established through The Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1971. Maharashtra Lokayukta is considered as weak due to lack of powers, adequate staff, funds and no independent investigating agency.
275:
A
Solution: The Bombay High Court does not have a bench in Nasik. The Bombay High Court, the chartered High Court is one of the oldest High Court in the country. It's jurisdiction covers the State of Maharashtra and Goa, and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
276:
D
Solution: Cowasjee Nanabhoy was established the first cotton mill in Bombay. Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay on 7 th July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar and his associates. The company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
277:
B
Solution: Lokmat is a Marathi language newspaper published in Maharashtra state. It was founded in 1971 by Jawaharlal Darda, it is the largest read regional language newspaper in India.
278:
B
Solution: Arabian Sea is to the west of Maharashtra. Maharashtra is the third largest state in the country. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the west, Gujarat in the North-West, Andhra Pradesh in the South-East and Karnataka and Goa in the South.
279:
A
Solution: The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to Varkari Bhakti sects in the state. Tukaram was a 17 th century Marathi poet, Hindu saint, and ardent follower of Lord Shri Vitthal. It also known in Maharashtra as Tuka, Tuko Baraya, and Tukoba. In Maharashtra, India, he was a Saint of the Varkari sampradaya.
280:
C
Solution: Vasantrao Naik is the longest serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra.Vasantrao Naik, who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years till Devendra Fadnavis matched it.
281:
B
Solution: Chapekar Brothers was assassinated W. C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897. On 22 nd June 1897, Brothers Damodar Hari Chapekar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar assassinated British official W. C. Rand and his military escort Lieutenant Ayerst at Pune, Maharashtra. This was the first case of militant nationalism in India after the 1857 Revolt.
282:
D
Solution: The State of Maharashtra comprises four regions: from the coast inward these are Konkan, Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha. More than 30% of the state falls under the rain shadow area.
283:
D
Solution: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first recipient of "Maharashtra Bhushan Award". It was first awarded in 1996. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first person to won this award. Cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a memento and citation is given to the winner of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award.
284:
C
Solution: Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar bestowed Jyotirao Phule with the title "Mahatma". Phule was bestowed with the title of Mahatma on 11 th May 1888 by another social reformer from Bombay, Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar.
285:
C
Solution: The Bombay governor William Hornby approved the building of the great sea wall which prevented the flooding of the low lying areas of Bombay.
286:
B
Solution: Four International Cricket Grounds are in Maharashtra. They are Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, Gymkhana Ground.
287:
A
Solution: The Third Battle of Panipat: It took place in 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan Army. The result was Marathas lost suzerainty over Punjab above the north of Sutlej River to the Abdali.
288:
B
Solution: Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune. Built in 1732, it was the great seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818. Following the rise of the Maratha Empire, the palace became the center of Indian politics in the 18 th century.
289:
D
Solution: The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture.
290:
A
Solution: First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by R. D. Karve. Raghunath Dhondo Karve was a professor of mathematics and a social reformer from Maharashtra. He was a pioneer in initiating family planning and birth control for masses in Mumbai in 1921.
291:
D
Solution: Project Tiger at Melghat is Located in Amravati district. Melghat Tiger Reserve is located on the southern offshoot of the Satpura Hill Range in Central India, called Gavilgarh Hill. It is 225 km west of Nagpur.
292:
B
293:
A
Solution: The Nagpur city is also known as the Orange city of India. The orange crop grows twice a year. The fruit available from September to December is Ambiya which has a slightly sour taste. It is followed by the sweeter Mrig crop in January.
294:
B
Solution: The Bhoodan movement was started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951. Vinoba Bhave was one of India's best social reformers and an advocate of non-violence and human rights. The Bhoodan Movement was a movement led by Shri Vinoba Bhave to bring about a "non-violent revolution" in India's land reform programmes.
295:
A
Solution: The Last King of Burma, Thibaw Min who was exiled by the British to the port city of Ratnagiri, in Maharashtra. Thibaw was a younger son of King Mindon and studied in a Buddhist monastery.
296:
D
Solution: Raosaheb Patil was Maharashtra's home minister on 26 th November 2008. Raosaheb Ramrao Patil was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. The 2008 Mumbai attacks were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008.
297:
A
Solution: Maharashtra is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the most populous urban area in India, and Nagpur serving as the winter capital, which also hosts the winter session of the state legislature.
298:
A
Solution: Maharashtra State Electricity Board is a state government electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra. The MSEB was formed on 20 th June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity Act, 1948.
299:
C
Solution: Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is the first cooperative sugar factory was established. Asia's first cooperative sugar factory was established at Pravaranagar in the Ahmednagar District of the then Bombay state in 1950 by Vithalrao Vikhe Patil & Gadgil.
300:
A
Solution: Mango is the State Tree of Maharashtra. For our Maharashtra state, mango is chosen as the state tree of geographical area. Mango is an associate edible fruit that has its roots within the region between north-western Myanmar, Bangladesh, and north-eastern Asian nation. Also, national fruit of India is Mango.
301:
B
Solution: Mumbai Tigers Football Club formerly known as Dodsal FC was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
302:
A
Solution: Kesari Newspaper was founded by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, Kesari, in Marathi and in English from Kesari Wada, Narayan Peth, Pune.
303:
B
Solution: Mumbai Samachar is the Oldest Continuously published Newspaper in India. Established in 1822 by Fardunjee Marzban, it is published in Gujarati and English.
304:
A
Solution: Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra shares its border with Goa. It is Located at Latitude-16.1, Longitude-73.6. Sindhudurg District is sharing border with North Goa District to the South, Kolhapur District to the North, Ratnagiri District to the North. It is sharing Border with Goa State to the South.
305:
C
Solution: Satpura Range separates Deccan Plateau from the Gangetic plain to the north. The Vindhya Range is a discontinuous chain of mountain ridges in India. Vindhyas mountain range separates the Indo-Gangetic plain from the Deccan Plateau.
306:
B
Solution: Maharashtra has two major ports, Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port both located in Mumbai harbor.
307:
B
Solution: Aurangzeb created Bibi Ka Maqbara. The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife Dilras Banu Begum and is considered to be a symbol of Aurangzeb's 'conjugal fidelity'.
308:
D
Solution: Sanjay Bhatia is the present Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra 2022. Sanjay Bhatia is the Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra and current head of the Lokayukta.
309:
C
Solution: Shivneri Fort is the Birth Place of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Shivneri Fort is a 17 th century military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra. It is the birthplace of Shivaji , the emperor and founder of Maratha Empire.
310:
B
Solution: There are 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra.
311:
B
Solution: If we arrange the five regions of Maharashtra, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Marathwada and Vidarbha, along with 28 remaining states of India, Konkan region would rank fourth in the list. Amaravati and Nagpur regions together form Vidarbha.
312:
A
Solution: Pune District is one of the districts of Pune Division in the state of Maharashtra. The district is surrounded by Thane district on the north-west, Raigad district on the west, Satara district on the south, Solapur district on the south-east and Ahmednagar district on the north and north-east.
313:
C
Solution: The state of Gujarat shares a border with the state of Maharashtra. The state of Gujarat is bordered by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan, and Rajasthan in the north and north-east respectively. Gujarat is bordered by Madhya Pradesh in the southeast and Maharashtra in the south.
314:
B
Solution: The State has 35 districts which are divided into six revenue division's viz. Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Arnravati and Nagpur for administrative purposes.
315:
B
Solution: 4 Nagar Panchayats in Maharashtra. A nagar panchayat or Notified Area Council in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
316:
D
Solution: 1. Natarajan Chandrashekharan (Trade & Industry): Padma Bhushan 2. Cyrus Poonawalla (Trade and Industry): Padma Bhushan 3. Sulochana Chavan (Art): Padma Shri 4. Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar (Medicine): Padma Shri 5. Sonu Nigam (Art): Padma Shri 6. Dr. Balaji Tambe (posthumous), Medicine: Padma Shri 7. Dr. Bhim Sen Singhal (Medicine): Padma Shri 8. Anil Kumar Rajvanshi (Science and Engineering): Padma Shri 9. Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre (Medicine): Padma Shri 10. Dr. Prabha Atre (Art): Padma Vibhushan
317:
C
Solution: The total 7,256 km 2 area of the Pune Metropolitan Region. Pune Metropolitan Region is the metropolitan region around the city of Pune. According to practical purposes, PMR comprises two Municipal Corporations of PMC, PCMC and three Cantonment Boards.
318:
A
Solution: There are 5 Hindu Caves are in the Elephanta Caves. The Elephanta Caves are a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The Elephanta Caves are located on Elephanta Island in Mumbai also known as Gharapuri Island.
319:
A
Solution: There are 10 districts of Maharashtra share their border with Madhya Pradesh. They are Morena, Shivpuri, Guna, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Sheopur and Agar Malwa.
320:
D
Solution: Maharashtra elects 19 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Maharashtra. The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament.
321:
A
Solution: 7 Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council are elected from amongst Graduates and Teachers from 7 divisions of Maharashtra.
322:
D
Solution: The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 244 State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the ASI in Maharashtra. Besides the State Protected Monuments, also the Monuments of National Importance in this state might be relevant.
323:
B
Solution: On 23 th March 2018, the state government had imposed a ban on the manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials such as one-time-use bags, spoons, plates, PET and PETE bottles and thermocol items.
324:
D
Solution: The first four of the eight lanes of the bridge were opened to the public on 30 th June 2009. All eight lanes were opened on 24 th March 2010. The sea link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from 20 to 30 minutes to 10 minutes.
325:
B
Solution: Maharashtra passes the bill in its assembly successfully. Maharashtra implements this post, bringing it into effect on 25 th October 1972, becoming the first ever government in India to establish the Lokayukta. Orissa establishes the office of the Lokayukta.
326:
A
Solution: Maharashtra is divided into 6 revenue divisions, which are further divided into 36 districts. These 36 districts are further divided into 109 sub-divisions of the districts and 357 talukas.
327:
C
Solution: The Indian State of Maharashtra came into existence on 1 st May 1960. It is also known as Maharashtra Day, initially with 26 districts.
328:
D
Solution: The port was established on 26 th May 1989. J. N. Port is the biggest container handling port in India, handling around 55% of the country's containerized cargo, crossing the historic landmark of 4 million TEUs in container throughout consecutively for the last five years.
329:
D
Solution: 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad are indirectly elected through an electoral college.
330:
C
Solution: The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur established in 2015. It is one of the twenty Indian Institutes of Management. The Institute became operational in July 2015. It was inaugurated by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State.
331:
D
Solution: The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 st October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena won a majority.
332:
A
Solution: 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad are indirectly elected through an electoral college.
333:
A
Solution: Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
334:
B
Solution: Armed Forces Medical College established in 1 st May 1948. The College is famed for its Graduate Wing, which was inaugurated on 4 th Aug 1962 by Shri V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India. AFMC has a total of twenty nine departments at present.
335:
A
Solution: 85 m is the height of Rajabai Clock Tower. The Rajabai Tower is a clock tower in South Mumbai India. It is in the confines of the Fort campus of the University of Mumbai.
336:
D
Solution: 15% Share percentage of share Maharashtra contributes to the national economy of Indian GDP. Maharashtra is India's second most industrialized state contributing 20% of national industrial output. Almost 46% of the GSDP is contributed by industry.
337:
C
Solution: Bombay High Court established in 14 th August 1862. The High Court of Judicature at Fort William was formally opened on 1 st July, 1862, with Sir Barnes Peacock as its first Chief Justice.
338:
B
339:
A
Solution: India's first train ran from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. The first train on the Indian sub-continent ran from Bori Bunder in Mumbai to Thane at 3.30 pm on 16 th April 1853. The 14 carriage train carried 400 guests and covered a distance of 34 km. The inaugural journey received a salute of 21 guns.
340:
A
Solution: 603 km 2 is the total area of Mumbai. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 2.3 crore.
341:
B
Solution: The approximate coastline 720 Km length of Maharashtra along the Arabian Sea. It comprises the coastal districts of Thane, Raigad, Greater Bombay, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The Shoreline is generally straight.
342:
B
Solution: The Maharastra Legislature is bicameral consisting of a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly. The present strength of the Legislative Council is 78 members. It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retires every second year and is replaced by new members.
343:
C
Solution: The Quit India Movement was a movement started by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 th August 1942. The movement wanted to end British rule in India. The movement was started in a speech in Bombay, where Mahatma Gandhi asked Indians to Do or Die.
344:
B
Solution: Maharashtra has seven Cantonment Board-administered areas, falling partly or within highly-populated civilian regions. While Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Dehu Road, Khadki and Pune fall in the Pune district, Deolali is in the Nashik district and Kamptee in the Nagpur district.
345:
C
Solution: The Bombay Stock Exchange established in 9 th July, 1875. The BSE is the 8 th largest stock exchange with an overall market capitalisation of more than Rs. 2,76,713 lakh crore, as of January 2022. BSE Ltd.
346:
A
Solution: S. P. Kotwal is the first Lokayukta of Maharashtra. Justice S. P. Kotwal was appointed as the first lokayukta on 25 th October 1972. Up to 1 st January 1978.
347:
A
Solution: Seshadri Srinivasan is the designer of Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday issued a resolution naming the newly opened Bandra-Worli Sea Bridge as Rajiv Gandhi Sea link.
348:
B
Solution: Gugamal National Park is an Indian national park that is one of seven protected areas in the Melghat Tiger Reserve. Founded on 22 nd February 1974, this park is located in the Chikhaldara and Dharni tehsils of Amravati, Maharashtra.
349:
A
Solution: Khadki was the original name of Aurangabad.In 1653, when Mughal prince Aurangzeb was appointed the Viceroy of the Deccan for the second time, he made Fatehnagar his capital and renamed it Aurangabad. Aurangabad is sometimes referred to as Khujista Bunyad by the chroniclers of Aurangzeb's reign.
350:
A
Solution: Mumbai is the Headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India .The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1 st April 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.
351:
A
Solution: Mumbai city is known as the "Financial Capital of India". Mumbai is called the commercial capital of India, because Mumbai houses important financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies.
352:
D
Solution: The Bombay High Court is located in Fort precinct of Mumbai, and it is the institution of justice for the states of Goa, Maharashtra and also the Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. It is one of the most distinguished and oldest courts in the country.
353:
A
Solution: Homi Jehangir Bhabha is the first Padma Bhushan Awardee of Maharashtra. Homi Jenhagir Bhabha was an Indian physicist who is often considered the father of the Indian nuclear program.
354:
B
Solution: Indira Gandhi inaugurated Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station. The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 th October 1984. With the total capacity of 3,340 MW, the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra.
355:
A
Solution: Nashikrao Tirpude was an Indian politician and first Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.
356:
C
Solution: Ranoji Sindhia was the founder of Gwalior State. The state was founded in the early 18 th century by Ranoji Sindhia, as part of the Maratha Confederacy.
357:
D
Solution: Purushottam Deshpande was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award. Maharashtra Bhushan Award was started in 1996. Late writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first recipient of the honour.
358:
D
Solution: India's first underwater festival has been held at the Finkick Adventures SCUBA Diving Center in Pune, Maharashtra on 27 th November 2016. The purpose of the festival was to promote awareness about the state of marine life and encourage people to conserve it.
359:
B
Solution: Mahabaleshwar located in Satara District. Mahabaleshwar is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus because Krishna River has its origin here.
360:
D
Solution: The population of Pune in 2011 is 94,29,408 out of which 49,24,105 are male and 45,05,303 are female. Pune is the second-largest city in Maharashtra and the ninth largest city in the country.
361:
A
Solution: Mumbai is capital of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in India (2021). Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It is known as the financial, entertainment and commercial capital of India.
362:
B
Solution: Pune is the second largest city of Maharashtra. It has been ranked the most liveable city in India. It is also known as the 'Oxford of the East' given the presence of a wide range of educational institutions.
363:
B
Solution: Ramdas was the religious guru of Shivaji. He was a devotee of Hanuman and Rama. He is also known as Sant Ramdas or Ramdas Swami. He was a contemporary of the Maratha rulers Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master.
364:
B
Solution: The Koyna is a tributary to the Krishna River. It originates in Mahabaleshwar and meets Krishna in a location called Karad, Satara.
365:
B
Solution: Thane district has highest population in Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 1,10,60,148 inhabitants.
366:
B
Solution: Ahmednagar district is the largest district of Maharashtra area wise and Ahmednagar district covering an area of 17,413 sq km.
367:
D
Solution: There are 350 forests in Maharashtra. Maharashtra has the fifth largest forest in the country.
368:
C
Solution: The Bandra-Worli Sea Link Bridge was opened for Public in 2009. The first four of the eight lanes of the bridge were opened to the public on 30 th June 2009. All eight lanes were opened on 24 th March 2010. The sea-link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from 20 to 30 minutes to 10 minutes.
369:
C
Solution: 1 st May is celebrated as Maharashtra Day. Also known as Maharashtra Diwas or Maharashtra Din, this is the day when the state was formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. Special parades are held and other events are organised to mark the day.
370:
C
Solution: Historically, the Desh division of Maharashtra is coterminous with Pune. "Desh" is an abbreviation for "Maharashtra-desh", that historical region of the west-central Deccan Plateau that is called the Divisions of Pune and Marathwada or Aurangabad.
371:
A
Solution: Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam (C. Subramaniam) assumed the office of the Governor of Maharashtra on 15 th February 1990. Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam is the first and foremost a patriot devoted in pre-Independence days to the cause of freedom and, later, to the development of the country and the preservation of its rich cultural heritage.
372:
C
Solution: Veteran actress Shashikala was chosen for Raj Kapoor Life Time contribution award by Maharashtra government. She was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s.
373:
B
Solution: Vilasrao Deshmukh was Maharashtra's chief minister on 26 th November 2008. Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh was an Indian politician who served as the 14 th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 th October 1999 to 16 th January 2003 and second term, from 1 st November 2004 to 5 th December 2008.
374:
B
Solution: The area of Maharashtra is 1,18,809 sq mi. Maharashtra is the third largest state by area in India.
375:
D
Solution: Jalgaon district of Maharashtra is well known for its production of bananas. Jalgaon is a district in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra known as the 'Banana City of Maharashtra'. The region contributes approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production. The district produces 3.4 million tonnes of Bananas every year.
376:
C
Solution: Maharashtra is bounded by the Indian states of Gujarat to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest and by the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Arabian Sea to the west.
377:
B
Solution: Lasalgaon is a famous market place in Maharashtra for the trading of Onions. The Lasalgaon 'mandi' is the oldest and largest wholesale market for onions in the country. The pulse of the onion trade is gauged here.
378:
A
Solution: Pension is the ambit of Shravan BAL Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra. The aim of 'Shravanbal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana' is to provide monthly pension to destitute old aged persons. 'Shravanbal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana' is only for the citizens of Maharashtra or a person who lives in Maharashtra for more than 15 years are eligible to get the pension.
379:
B
Solution: Lavani is a dance form which is famous in the state of Maharashtra, the dance is the combination of song and dance and it is performed on the beats of an instrument called dholki. Lavani has paid great role in development of folk arts in Maharashtra and made Maharashtrian art forms famous all over India.
380:
A
Solution: The Deccan Queen is a daily Indian passenger train service operated by the Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways connecting the cities of Mumbai and Pune. Pune, also called Poona, city, west-central Maharashtra state, western India, at the junction of the Mula and Mutha rivers. Called “Queen of the Deccan”, Pune is the cultural capital of the Maratha peoples.
381:
D
Solution: Pratapgad Fort is located in the Satara district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. It's about 98 miles southeast of Mumbai.
382:
B
Solution: Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary located in Satara District. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is situated within a dense, green forest in the Satara district of Maharashtra. The protected forest area was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in the year 1985 by the government of India.
383:
A
Solution: The High Court has regional branches at Nagpur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Panaji, the capital of Goa.
384:
A
Solution: Marathwada region of Maharashtra borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana. It borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana and it lies to the west of the Vidarbha and east of North Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra. The largest city of Marathwada is Aurangabad.
385:
B
Solution: Lavani is the folk dance of Maharashtra. Lavani is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra. Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. Lavani is noted for its powerful rhythm.
386:
D
Solution: Godavari River is also known as Dakshina Ganga. It is the second longest river in India after Ganga. Due to its length and the large area which it drains, the river Godavari is also known as the 'Dakshin Ganga' or Ganga of South.
387:
B
Solution: Godavari River is the second-longest Indian River after the Ganga. Godavari has its source in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra in Brahmagiri Mountain range of Western Ghats.
388:
D
Solution: This holy Gurudwara/temple is located on the banks of river Godavari. It is located on the banks of the River Godavari at the city of Nanded in the state of Maharashtra. The gurudwara within the complex is known as Sach-Khand .
389:
C
Solution: L. M. Nadkarni was the first Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra. The Governor appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta. The members of the Lokpal shall be appointed by the President on the basis of the recommendations of the Selection Committee.
390:
D
Solution: Uday Samant is the Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education of Maharashtra. Uday Samant is a politician from Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. Earlier he was with Nationalist Congress Party.
391:
D
Solution: Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu Union Territory is on the northwest side of Maharashtra. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states 1 kilometer to the north-west, the smaller enclave of Dadra, which is surrounded by Gujarat.
392:
A
Solution: Balaji Tambe was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri Award 2022 from Maharashtra.President confers Padma Shri to Dr. Balaji Tambe Sulochana Chavan, Sonu Nigam. Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
393:
B
Solution: Pandita Ramabai founded Arya Mahila Samaj. “The Arya Mahila Samaj was started on 30 th November 1882, by Pandita Ramabai with the aim of empowering and educating each woman for leading a dignified life. The inaugural meeting was attended by 150 women.
394:
B
Solution: The Nhava Sheva port was earlier called the “Jawaharlal Nehru Port”. The port is located in Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra. It is also the largest container port in India.
395:
B
Solution: Raghunath Dhondo Karve published the Marathi magazine Samaj Swasthya starting from July 1927 until 1953. Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian social reformer and educator, noted for supporting the education of women and for organizing associations for the remarriage of Hindu widows.
396:
A
Solution: The IATA of Aurangabad Airport is IXU.
397:
B
Solution: Marathi Language Day is celebrated on 27 th February every year across the Indian states of Maharashtra and Goa. This day is regulated by the State Government. It is celebrated on Birthday of eminent Marathi Senior poet Kusumagraj.
398:
A
Solution: Nagpur is the largest city of Maharashtra as per population. Nagpur, popularly known as the 'Orange City', is one of the fastest growing metropolis and the third largest city after Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra.
399:
D
Solution: In Maharashtra the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located in Nanded. Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib is the most important Gurdwara situated in Nanded, Maharashtra. It is one of the four high seats of Authority of the Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10 th Sikh Guru died in Nanded and his ashes are buried in the Sach Khand Shri Huzur Gurdwara on the side of the river Godavari.
400:
A
Solution: Pandurang Vaman Kane is the author of the well known book 'History of Dharmasastra'. The History of Dharmasastra, with subtitle Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India, is a monumental five volume work consisting of around 6,500 pages. It was written by Bharat Ratna Pandurang Vaman Kane, an Indologist. The first volume of the work was published in 1930 and the last one in 1962.
401:
C
Solution: Pravin Thipsay was the first person from Maharashtra to become a Grandmaster in chess. He is the first Indian to get a chess Grandmaster norm and the first Indian to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship.
402:
C
Solution: Mumbai high court is not located in Pune. It's jurisdiction covers the State of Maharashtra and Goa, and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. In addition to the Principal seat at Bombay, it has benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa).
403:
D
Solution: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award. The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest and prestigious award presented annually by the government of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Bhushan Award was started in 1996. Late writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first recipient of the honour.
404:
D
Solution: Ahmadnagar is the largest district of Maharashtra covering area of 17048 km² while Mumbai is the smallest district of Maharashtra covering area of 157 km 2 .
405:
C
Solution: Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km 2 protected area in Mumbai. It was established in 1969 with headquarters at Borivali.
406:
B
Solution: Sindhutai Sapkal is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra. Sindhutai Sapkal's life started as being an unwanted child, followed by an abusive husband who abandoned her when she was nine months pregnant.
407:
C
Solution: There are total 6 neighboring states of Maharashtra apart from 1 Union Territory. Maharashtra is bordered by the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
408:
B
Solution: The first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature is Vishnu Khandekar. He was born on 11 th January 1898 in Sangli, Maharashtra.
409:
B
Solution: The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of Baji Rao I. He was a military genius. He transformed the Maratha kingdom into an empire. During his reign, prominent Maratha families such as Sindhias, Bhonsales, Holkars and Gaekwads emerged as chiefs.
410:
A
Solution: The periodical "Mooknayak" was started by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. On 31 th January 1920, one hundred years ago, one such newspaper was founded by B.R. Ambedkar. Mooknayak, literally translates to the leader of voiceless. Despite its short life, Mooknayak laid the foundations of an assertive and organised Dalit politics.
411:
B
Solution: The letter 'Shatpatre' published in Prabhakar was written by Lokhitwadi. Lokhitawadi was also known as Gopal Hari Deshmukh. He was one of the prominent freedom fighter. He wrote many articles and essays in the weekly published in Maharashtra to bring social reform in the region.
412:
D
Solution: Bahmani Sultanate was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan. He was known for its perpetual wars with its Hindu rivals of Vijayanagara, which would outlast the Sultanate.
413:
D
Solution: The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from Portuguese. In 1739 AD, Peshwa Baji Rao I captured Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese and extended the Maratha power on the west coast of India.
414:
A
Solution: The largest city in Vidarbha is Nagpur followed by Amravati, Akola and Chandrapur.
415:
C
Solution: Charles II king of England had been presented with the Mumbai city as a dowry from Portugal. In 1661 King Charles II of England married Catherine of Braganza. As a marriage treaty the King was given a huge dowry by the Portuguese. As a part of that dowry, Portugal handed over the city of Bombay and Tangiers to Charles II on 3 rd July 1661.
416:
C
Solution: Cowasjee Nanabhoy was established the first cotton mill in Bombay. Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was the first cotton mill to be established in Bombay, India, on 7 th July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar and his associates. The company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
417:
B
Solution: Kesari marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Kesari is a Marathi newspaper which was founded in 4 th January 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement.
418:
A
Solution: G. H. Deshmukh was called as Lokhitwadi. Gopal Hari Deshmukh composed articles on social change in Maharashtra in the weekly paper Prabhakar using the pen name 'Lokhitwadi'. Hence, he came to be known by that pen name.
419:
C
Solution: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke is known as the Father of Indian cinema. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director, screenwriter and known as "the Father of Indian cinema".
420:
C
Solution: Dipankar Datta is the current Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (2022). The court has Sanctioned strength of 94 judges. The Present Chief Justice of the Court is Hon'ble Justice Dipankar Datta who took oath on 28 th April 2020.
421:
A
Solution: As District Magistrate, he is responsible for law and order and heads the police and prosecuting agency. As Collector, he is the chief Officer of the revenue administration and is responsible for the collection of land revenue, and is also the highest revenue judicial authority in the district.
422:
A
Solution: Lonar Lake was created by a meteorite collision impact during the Pleistocene Epoch. It is one of the four known, hyper-velocity, impact craters in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth.
423:
B
Solution: The sixth tiger reserve in Maharashtra after Tadoba, Melghat, Pench, Nagzira, Bor and Sahyadri and the 47 th in the country.
424:
D
Solution: UNESCO World Heritage Six Sites are located in Maharashtra. In Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, the Ellora Caves is awe-inspiring. This massive rock cut religious destination is one of the largest in the world.
425:
C
Solution: Four Lanes are present in each direction of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The capacity of the bridge is restricted due to a bottleneck at the Worli end of the bridge. While the majority of the 4.7 km length has four lanes in each direction, the Worli end has only two lanes for a length of approximately 1.2 km.
426:
B
Solution: Bombay High Court has three branches in Maharashtra. It is seated primarily at Bombay, and is one of the oldest high courts in India. Bombay High Court is one of the oldest High Courts of India. It is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
427:
A
Solution: Zonal Railway Three Headquarters are in Maharashtra. The Divisional Railway Manager is generally assisted by one or two Additional Divisional Railway Managers of the division.
428:
B
Solution: There are three main Public Forestry Institutions in the Maharashtra state. The Maharashtra Forest Department, the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra, and the Directorate of Social Forestry.
429:
C
Solution: Ranojirao Scindia was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias. It had the patel-ship of Kumberkerrab in Wai. It was founded by Ranoji Scindia, who started as a personal servant of the Peshwa Bajirao I.
430:
D
Solution: Satavahana dynasty is the earliest dynasty to rule Maharashtra. Maharashtra was ruled by the Maurya Empire in the 4 th and 3 rd century BCE. Around 230 BCE, it was taken over by the Satavahana dynasty which ruled the region for 400 years.
431:
A
Solution: Nagpur city was founded in 1702 by the Gond King Bakht Buland Shah of Deogarh. Nagpur was started in 1702 by Bakht Buland Shah by integrating 12 nondescript hamlets of Rajapur-Barsa. It is an important commercial and industrial centre and ranks among the 15 largest cities of India.
432:
C
Solution: Ratnagiri district has the longest coastline. It is situated in the western coast of India. It has north-south length of about 180 km and average east-west extension of about 64 km.
433:
D
Solution: V. S. Khandekar was the first Marathi writer to win the Jnanpith Award. He was the first Marathi author to won the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
434:
D
Solution: Bombay Reorganization Act in 1960 given the creation of the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The act was called the Bombay Reorganization Act and it was passed with the aim to divide the state of Bombay, into two states Gujarat and Maharashtra.
435:
D
Solution: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by Frederick William Stevens. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture.
436:
B
Solution: Lonar Lake of Maharashtra was created by a Meteorite. Lonar Lake also known as Lonar crater is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra.
437:
B
Solution: William Carey has published the first dictionary of Marathi in Devanagari script. It was written during his time in India, it aimed to help European visitors communicate for business and social purposes with native speakers of the language.
438:
C
Solution: S. L. Silam was the first speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the formation of Maharashtra in 1960. He also became Speaker of First Assembly of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1 st May 1960 until 14 th March 1962.
439:
D
Solution: Tadoba National Park is Maharashtra's oldest and largest national park. The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.
440:
D
Solution: Mango Tree is recognized as state tree in Maharashtra. The state tree is the tree that gets chosen as an official image for that specific state. For Maharashtra state, mango is chosen as the state tree of geographical area.
441:
B
Solution: Yashwantrao Chavan is regarded as architect of Modern Maharashtra. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People. He advocated social democracy in his speeches and articles and was instrumental in establishing co-operatives in Maharashtra for the betterment of the farmers. He is generally regarded as the architect of Modern Maharashtra.
442:
A
Solution: For Yayati novel, Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar won the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974. Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra. He was the first Marathi author to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award In 1998, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour.
443:
B
Solution: Tarabai Shinde written by the book "Stri Purush Tulana". The literary work is a critique of upper caste patriarchy and the gender and caste system in 19th century India. The material is also considered the first modern feminist text of India.
444:
B
Solution: Vishnudas Bhave started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra. Vishnudas Bhave came to Mumbai in 1853 and in the beginning he staged his "Khel-Akhyan" and plays in the wada of Shri Vishvanath Shimpi in the Girgaum locality of the city. The stories of his plays were rooted in Sanskrit mythological and religious literature.
445:
A
Solution: Mahatma Phule was honoured with the first presidents Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Atre, the 1954 film Mahatma Phule, based on life of a Maharashtrian social reformer Jyotiba Govindrao Phule, was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi.
446:
D
Solution: Anandibai Joshi graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886. She was the first women from their respective countries to obtain a degree in Western medicine.
447:
D
Solution: During Quit India movement, in Satara districts a parallel government was formed. Satara district is a district of Maharashtra state in western India.
448:
C
Solution: Rajaram I had created the designation "Senakhaskhel". It means the Commander of the armies of the state. It is a designation created by Rajaram I. Raj Rajeshwar: It means 'king of kings' and is a title conferred upon the Holkar Maharajas.
449:
C
Solution: The Satpura Range is a hill range in central India. The range begins in eastern Gujarat and runs east through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh before ending in Chhattisgarh. The range runs parallel to the Vindhya Range to the north and these two east-west mountains divide the Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain in the north and the Deccan Plateau in the south.
450:
B
Solution: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, in Mumbai, was designed by British architect Frederick William Stevens and constructed between 1878 and 1888 AD to house the principal terminus and headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, today’s Central Railway.
451:
A
Solution: Kalsubai is the highest peak of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district in Akola taluka. The summit height of the Sahyadri mountain ranges in the north is 1646 meters. It is known as the Everest of Maharashtra. Kalsubai Shikhar is situated on the border of Ahmadnagar and Nashik districts.
452:
D
Solution: The Gateway of India was erected to commemorate the landing of George V King in 1911. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India, in December 1911 at Ramchandani Road near Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Chowk.
453:
A
Solution: Koyna River is known as the "Lifeline of Maharashtra". The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahabaleshwar, Satara district, Western Maharashtra. It rises near Mahabaleshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats.
454:
A
Solution: Gopal Hari Deshmukh composed articles on social change in Maharashtra in the weekly paper Prabhakar using the pen name 'Lokhitwadi'. Hence, he came to be known by that pen name.
455:
C
Solution: Gopal Krishna Gokhale is considered as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. After Mahatama Gandhi's return from South Africa, he was personally guided by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. He had enormous knowledge and understanding of India and the issues confronting common Indians.
456:
D
Solution: Palghar is the newest District of Maharashtra. Palghar would be Maharashtra's 36 th district and would come into existence on 15 th August 2014. The announcement in this regard was made by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan late on Friday evening.
457:
C
Solution: Indian giant squirrel is the State Mammal of Maharashtra. Indian Giant Squirrel is the state animal of the state of Maharashtra. The Indian giant squirrel is a multi-colored tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel.
458:
C
Solution: Deenbandhu one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj society.It was the first newspaper in India to cater explicitly to the labouring people. The weekly articulated the grievances of the peasants and workers. Deenbandhu was founded by Krishnarao Pandurang Bhalekar.
459:
C
Solution: Dhondo Keshav Karve was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award. Dhondo Keshav Karve, better known as Maharshi Karve, was the first individual from Maharashtra to get the award in 1958.
460:
B
Solution: Darpan was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine. The first Marathi newspaper, Darpan, was started on 6 th January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar. The paper was bilingual fortnightly also published in English as The Bombay Darpan and stopped publishing in 1840.
461:
B
Solution: Catherine of Braganza marriage, Bombay was handed over to England as part of the dowry by Portugal. In 1661 King Charles II of England married Catherine of Braganza.
462:
B
Solution: Maharashtra with a total area of 3,07,713 km 2 is the third largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36 percent of India's total geographical area.
463:
C
Solution: Gateway of India is not a World Heritage sites in Maharashtra Gateway of India. The Gateway of India is an arch monument built in the early 20 th century in the city of Mumbai.
464:
C
Solution: The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20 th century in Bombay, India. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.
465:
D
Solution: Raja Maharaj Singh was the first Indian Governor of Bombay. He was also the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule and also the Dewan of Jodhpur for a short while. Singh at a baseball match in Bombay in 1949.
466:
D
Solution: Tapi River in Maharashtra flows through a rift valley. The Narmada and the Tapi are the major rivers in India that flow through rift valleys.
467:
C
Solution: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was the first editor of the Kesari newspaper. Agarkar started his own newspaper Sudharak after quitting Kesari in 1887.
468:
A
Solution: The total literacy rate of Maharashtra is 82.34% which is greater than average literacy rate 72.98% of India. Also the male literacy rate is 88.38% and the female literacy rate is 75.87% in Maharashtra.
469:
D
Solution: Ratnagiri is famous for the production of Mangoes. The Ratnagiri district is especially famous for mangoes. More than 65,000 acres of land is under mango cultivation and the biggest production of Alphonso mangoes in India is in Ratnagiri.
470:
B
Solution: Ghodazhari Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra was notified in 2018. The Maharashtra Government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as new wildlife sanctuary in the state. The decision was taken at 13 th meeting of Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
471:
C
Solution: Dondo Kesav Karve was established SNDT Women's University, the first university for women in India. The University was founded by Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1916 for a noble cause of Women's Education. The first five women graduated in 1921 from this University.
472:
D
Solution: Kanheri Caves in Maharashtra is not in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Ajanta Caves, The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
473:
C
Solution: Gadchiroli districts has the lowest density. It remains the largest contributor to the national economy, accounting for 5% of the country's gross domestic product ,and lowest density of Gadchiroli 74 person per square kilometer, Gadchiroli is a backward District in Maharashtra state high dense forest area so low population density.
474:
B
Solution: A Solapuri chadar also known as Solapuri Cheddar is a cotton bed sheet made in the Solapur city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Solapur developed as a commercial center for cotton and other agricultural produce. Solapur bed-sheets have earned fame and reputation for their novel designs and durability.
475:
A
Solution: Ayodhyecha Raja was the first Marathi talkie film. Ayodhyecha Raja, was released in 1932, just one year after Alam Ara the first Hindi talkie.
476:
A
Solution: The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located in Pune. It was founded on 6 th July 1917 and named after Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, long regarded as the founder of Indology in India.
477:
B
Solution: The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur also known as IIM Nagpur or IIMN is a public business school located in Nagpur. It was the first of the six new-generation Indian Institutes of Management established by the Indian government in 2015 to open for business.
478:
A
Solution: Ahmednagar District was the first successful Cooperative sugar factory in India. In 1945 Late Padmashree Vithalrao Vikhe Patil pioneered the first successful Co-operative Sugar Factory in the country at Pravaranagar in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra which was commissioned in 1951.
479:
B
Solution: Dhondo Keshav Karve taught mathematics at Fergusson College in Pune, Maharashtra, from 1891 to 1914. He was inspired to campaign for women's empowerment by statesmen such as Pandita Ramabai, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.
480:
A
Solution: Deccan Plateau plateau is located in Maharashtra. It is triangular, surrounded by three mountain ranges. It extends over eight Indian states.
481:
C
Solution: Bal Gangadhar Tilak Indian freedom fighter was born in Ratnagiri. He was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. He was born in this place and lived there till the age of 10.
482:
B
Solution: Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed as a puppet ruler by the Maratha nobles, whose growing power prompted him to flee his capital Poona and sign the Treaty of Bassein with the British.
483:
B
Solution: The Bombay Stock Exchange located in Dalal Street. The Bombay Stock Exchange and other financial institutions. Much like Wall Street in the United States, Dalal Street has become a metonym for the entire Indian financial sector.
484:
B
Solution: Godavari River is the longest river in Maharashtra. The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga and third largest in India, drains about 10% of India's total geographical area.
485:
B
Solution: Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve established in 2018 in Nagbhir in the Chandrapur district of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra. It includes 159 km 2 of southern tropical dry forest and a lake.
486:
B
Solution: Thackeray was born on 23 rd January 1926 in Pune, the son of Keshav Sitaram Thackeray and his wife Ramabai Thackeray. The family belongs to the Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu community. He is the son of Shiv Sena founder, late Shri Balasaheb and Meenatai Thackeray. Shri Uddhav Thackeray has relentlessly.
487:
A
Solution: Yellow-Footed Green Pigeon is the State Bird of Maharashtra. The yellow-footed green pigeon, also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of South-east Asia.
488:
A
Solution: Upvan Lake is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival. Upvan (or Upavan) Lake is located in Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival. Here one can also view thousands of Ganpati idols which are brought here for immersion on final day of Ganeshotsav.
489:
C
Solution: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium International Cricket Ground in Maharashtra has the highest capacity. The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, also known as New V. C. A. Stadium, is a cricket ground in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is the largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area.
490:
A
Solution: Vidhan Sabha is the other name of the Legislative Assembly. The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India.
491:
A
Solution: Dhondo Keshav Karve was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award. Karve was a pioneer in promoting widow's education. He founded the first women's university in India - SNDT Women's University. The Government of India awarded him with the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1958, the year of his 100 th birthday.
492:
D
Solution: Sindhutai Sapkal is affectionately known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra. Sindhutai Sapkal, affectionately known as “Mother of Orphans”, is an Indian social worker and social activist best known for her work in educating orphaned children in India.
493:
C
Solution: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar was the first person to win the Jnanpith award for the Marathi Language. Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra.
494:
C
Solution: Vishnudas Bhave staged the first Marathi-language play "Sita Swayamvar" in 1843. The first public performance of a stage play in Marathi was Sita Swayamvar by Vishnudas Bhave, based on a popular episode of the epic Ramayana.
495:
A
Solution: Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. It includes Tadoba National Park and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is Maharashtra's oldest National Park created in 1955.
496:
A
Solution: K. D. Jadhav play that led him to win a medal at the Olympics in Wrestling. He was referred to as Pocket Dynamo as a result. The nippy K. D. Jadhav won multiple state and national level titles, and after he won the event at the Raja Ram College, the Maharaj of Kolhapur, was impressed enough to fund his trip for the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
497:
C
Solution: Antilia is the name of the private residence of Ambanis. Antilia, Mukesh Ambani's house is located in one of Mumbai's prime cuts of land
the most expensive property coming second only to Buckingham Palace.
498:
A
Solution: It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with the length of around 724 km
it runs from east to west. Tapi River rises near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 752 m and flows for about 724 km before outfalling into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay.
499:
B
Solution: John Wilson is the founder of Wilson College, Mumbai. The Wilson College, established in 1832 Mumbai, is one of India's oldest colleges
its foundation precedes that of the University of Mumbai, to which it is affiliated, by 25 years.
500:
B
Solution: Chhatrapati Shivaji assumed the title of 'Haindava-Dharmoddharak' in 1674 AD
Chhatrapati Shivaji was coronated at the capital Raigarh and assumed the title of Haindava Dharmodharak.
501:
B
Solution: The premier university was founded on 18 th July 1857
by British Officer Dr. John Wilson. The University of Mumbai is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon "Wood's Education Dispatch", and it is one amongst the first three Universities in India.
502:
B
Solution: President's rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra in 1980s
it was common for the Union government to dismiss state governments led by opposition parties. The Indira Gandhi regime and post-emergency Janata Party were noted for this practice.
503:
C
Solution: Maharashtrian is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra. The demonym Indian applies to nationals of the present-day Republic of India, but also to people residing outside of India, who are called Overseas Indians
before the partition of India in 1947, the demonym applied to all nationals residing in the entirety of British India.