Maharashtra GK MCQ Quiz in English
Maharashtra – General Knowledge
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In which year Mumbai University was established ?
a.1845
b.1850
c.1853
d.1857
Who was the founder of the Gwalior state of Scindias ?
a.Jayapparao Scindia
b.Daulatrao Scindia
c.Ranojirao Scindia
d.Jivajirao Scindia
First family planning movement started in Maharashtra by ……..
a.R. D. Karve
b.Durga Bhagawat
c.Sakanutala Paranjape
d.Janakka Shinde
Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi ?
a.Jyotiba Phule
b.Mahadev Govind Ranade
c.Gopal Hari Deshmukh
d.Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Who started the newspaper “Sudharak” ?
a.Dr. Babasaheb Ambedakar
b.Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
c.Lokmanya Tilak
d.Vishnushashtri Chiplunkar
“Depressed Classes Mission of India” was founded by ………. ?
a.Vitthal Ramji Shinde
b.Dr. Babasaheb Ambedakar
c.Maharshi Dhondo Kesav Karve
d.Jyotiba Phule
Project Tiger at Melghat is located in ……….. district.
a.Gadchiroli
b.Bhandara
c.Amravati
d.Yavatmal
The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at
a.Satara
b.Kolhapur
c.Karad
d.Mahabaleshwar
Where are the Judicial benches of Mumbai High Court situated ?
a.Beed, Kolhapur and Akola
b.Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji
c.Nanded, Dhule and Chandrapur
d.Pune, Nashik and Amravati
Who started enacting the Mythological plays in Maharashtra ?
a.RAM Joshi
b.Vishnudas Bhave
c.Parasram Dev
d.Gopal Dev
Maharashtra – General Knowledge
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Which act in 1960 given the creation of the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
a.Gujarat Reorganization Act
b.Bombay – Gujarat Reorganization Act
c.Reorganization Act
d.Bombay Reorganization Act
Who founded “Bahishkrat Hitakarini Sabha” ?
a.Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
b.Rajarshi Shahu
c.Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
d.Lokmanya Tilak
Who wrote the “Shatpatre in the weekly “Prabhakar” ?
a.SM Paranjape
b.Lokhitwadi
c.Balshashtri Jambhekar
d.Pundita Ramabai
The periodical “Mooknayak” was started by ?
a.Dr. Babasaheb Ambedakar
b.Gopalbaba Walangkar
c.Balshashtri Jambhekar
d.Chattrapati Shahu
Hingane Female Education Institute was founded by ?
a.Karmveer Bhaurao Patil
b.Raghunath Dhondo Karve
c.Jyotirao Phule
d.Dhondo Kesav Karve
Who founded “Arya Mahila Samajh” in Pune ?
a.Savitribai Phule
b.Pandita Ramabai
c.Iravati Karve
d.Anutai Wagh
