1000+ Maharashtra GK in English
Q.Who was the first to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
Ans. Laxmanshastri Joshi
Q.How many seats does Maharashtra have in the Rajya Sabha?
Ans. 19 Seats
Q.Which film was honoured with the first president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi?
Ans. Mahatma Phule
Q.What is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra?
Ans. Maharashtrian
Q.The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year?
Ans. 1932
Q.Who was the first Prime Minister of Bombay before Independence?
Ans. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (3 Apr 1937-2 Nov1939)
Q.The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year?
Ans. 1996
Q.Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra?
Ans. Ahmednagar
Q.During Quit India movement, in which district is a parallel government was formed?
Ans. Satara
Q.What is the State Song of Maharashtra?
Ans. Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
Q.Which is a right tributaries of Godavari river?
Ans. Nasardi
Q.How many international Airports are in Maharashtra?
Ans. Three Airports
Q.Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Ans. Yashwantrao Chavan
Q.The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule in the year?
Ans. 1873
Q.Total number of Districts in Maharashtra?
Ans. 36
Q.Jawhar region in Maharashtra is called as mini-Mahabaleshwar, for their cultivation of which produce?
Ans. Strawberries
Q.Which marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
Ans. Kesari
Q.Recently, RBI cancelled the license of which bank located in the state of Maharashtra?
Ans. CKP co-operative bank Ltd
Q.When the third battle of Panipat was fought between Maratha and Afghan army?
Ans. 1761
Q.The government of Maharashtra decided to rename the Latur Medical College after the name of which personalities?
Ans. Vilasrao Deshmukh
Q.Who was the founder of the Gwalior State of Scindias?
Ans. Ranojirao Scindia
Q.The Government of Maharashtra planned to set up Swachh Bharat World University at which place?
Ans. Sevagram
Q.Which social religious reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as Lokhitwadi?
Ans. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q.Basava Jayanti is celebrated in Maharashtra on which date?
Ans. 7th May
Q.Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”?
Ans. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Q.As per the Maharashtra Government’s Industrial Policy 2019 what amount of investments was expected?
Ans. Rs. 10 Lakh
Q.Who among the following became the first transgender election ambassador of The Election Commission in Maharashtra?
Ans. Gauri Sawant
Q.Who wrote the “Shatpatre” in the weekly “Prabhakar”?
Ans. Lokhitvadi
Q.In northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha (Berar), the Satavahanas were succeeded by which?
Ans. Vakatakas
Q.Which one is the longest river in Maharashtra?
Ans. Godavari River
Q.Maharashtra government organized the third National Workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat Wave in which of the following places?
Ans. Nagpur
Q.The river Koyna joins the river Krishna at?
Ans. Karad
Q.Who assassinated W.C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Pune in 1897 ?
Ans. Chapekar Brothers
