Maharashtra State GK: Prepare with MCQs & Mock Test

Q21. In which district of Maharashtra the first cooperative sugar factory was established ?

(A) Kolhapur
(B) Sangli
(C) Ahmednagar
(D) Pune

Answer: Ahmednagar

Q22. When was the ‘Maharashtra State Electricity Board’ set up in the state ?

(A) 1960
(B) 1961
(C) 1970
(D) 1971

Answer: 1960

Q23. Number of districts in Maharashtra is-

(A) 36
(B) 37
(C) 21
(D) 28

Answer: 36

Q24. Who was Maharashtra’s home minister on 26 November 2008 ?

(A) Jayant Patil
(B) Shivrai Patil
(C) Prtibha Patil
(D) Raosaheb Patil

Answer: Raosaheb Patil

Q25. Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma , live in Maharashtra ?

(A) Ratnagiri
(B) Wardha
(C) Poona
(D) Sholapur

Answer: Ratnagiri

Q26. The Bhoodan movement was started by __ in 1951

(A) Baba Amte
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Medha Ptkar
(D) Vinayak Damdar Savarkar

Answer: Vinoba Bhave

Q27. The Nagpur city is also known as the __ city of India

(A) Orange
(B) Apple
(C) Mango
(D) Banana

Answer: Orange

Q28. The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at –

(A) Satara
(B) Karad
(C) Kolhapur
(D) Mahabaleshwar

Answer: Karad

Q29. Project Tiger at Melghat is Located in __ district.

(A) Yavatmal
(B) Bhandara
(C) Gadchiroli
(D) Amravati

Answer: Amravati

Q30. First family Planning Movement started in Maharashtra by ……………

(A) R. D. Karve
(B) Janakka Shinde
(C) Durga Bhagawat
(D) Shakuntala Paranjape

Answer: R. D. Karve