Maharashtra State GK: Prepare with MCQs & Mock Test

Q51. Who was the first Marathi literature to win the Jnanpith Award

(A) Ravindra Kelekar
(B) V. S. Khandekar
(C) Laxmanshastri Joshi
(D) Vinda Karandikar

Answer: V. S. Khandekar

Q52. Which of the following tribes is related in the Maharashtra State ?

(A) Gonds
(B) Bhils
(C) Kolis
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q53. What is coal in Maharashtra prominently used for ?

(A) Thermal
(B) Atomic
(C) Hydro
(D) None of these

Answer: Thermal

Q54. The most celebrated festival in Maharashtra as well as all over India, with a great faith and enthusiasm is-

(A) Ganesh Chaturthi
(B) Dusshera
(C) Diwali
(D) Poornima

Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi

Q55. Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Limited (MSMC) was incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on-

(A) 14th November, 1973
(B) 15th November, 1970
(C) 15th August, 1960wer
(D) 1st May, 1960

Answer: 14th November, 1973

Q56. As a independent state Maharashtra came into existence on-

(A) 1st May, 1960
(B) 1st June, 1959
(C) 1st May, 1987
(D) 1st May, 1988

Answer: 1st May, 1960

Q57. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came in existence in the year of ?

(A) 1st January, 1966
(B) 1st January, 1977
(C) 1st January, 1955
(D) 1st January, 1988

Answer: 1st January, 1966

Q58. K. D. Jadhav from Maharashtra who won the first individual medal for India in the Olympics was associated with

(A) Swimming
(B) Weightlifting
(C) Wrestling
(D) Boxing

Answer: Wrestling

Q59. Which among the following served as Monsoon Capital of Bombay Presidency during the British Era ?

(A) Nagpur
(B) Khandala
(C) Pune
(D) Solapur

Answer: Pune

Q60. Which city is famous as Orange city ?

(A) Solapur
(B) Nagpur
(C) Nashik
(D) Pune

Answer: Nagpur