Top 100 GK (General Knowledge) questions on Maharashtra for students

Top GK (General Knowledge) questions on Maharashtra for students, school students as well as for those appearing for competitive exams).

Maharashtra is not only one of the richest, industrialised states in India, it also has a rich history.

Let us see how much you know about the state of Maharashtra.

The following questions on Maharashtra and eminent Marathi people have been grouped in various sections, so every section will start with easy questions and then move on to tougher ones.

Hope you enjoy this GK quiz on Maharashtra.

Q) Which fort is the birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
Answer: Shivneri

Also Read: More GK questions on Shivaji Maharaj.

Q) Who is known as the Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q) When was the third battle of Panipat fought (between the Marathas and Afghan army)?
Answer: 1761 (Afghan forces defeated the Marathas)

Q) Who said “Swaraj is my birthright and i will have it”
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak (popularly known as Lokmanya Tilak)

Q) Which Marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Sakal, Kesari, Darpan, Poona Vaibhav)?
Answer: Kesari

Q) Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for Marathi literature?
Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar.
(Jnanpith Award, also called Gyanpeeth Award is India’s highest literary award given for outstanding contribution towards literature. Vishnu Khandekar won the prize for his novel Yayati).

Q) Which was the first Marathi talkie film?
Answer: Ayodhyecha Raja (released in 1932, the film was directed by V. Shantaram)

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘History of Dharmasastra’
Answer: Pandurang Vaman Kane (the book presents religious and civil law of ancient and medieval India)

Q) Who is known as the Mother of Orphans because of her work in looking after abandoned children in Maharashtra?
Answer: Sindhutai Sapkal

Q) Who established SNDT Women’s University, the first university for women in India?
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve (popularly known as Maharishi Karve, promoted widows education)

Q) In which city is the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) located?
Answer: Pune (BORI is famous for research work in the field of Orientology – study of the wisdom of ancient East or the ‘Orient’)

Q) In which city of Maharashtra was an Indian Institute of Management established in the year 2015?
Answer: Nagpur (IIM Nagpur)

Q) Which city is known as oxford of the East?
Answer: Pune (because of the several colleges and Universities)

Q) Which of the following is a form of painting native to Maharashtra?
Answer: Warli (Warli painting is mostly created by Warlis or Varlis, the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range).

Q) With how many states does Maharashtra share its boundary?
Answer: Six (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa)

Q) Which city is the capital of Maharashtra?
Answer: Mumbai

Q) Largest city in Maharashtra?
Answer: Mumbai.

Q) What is the Official language of Maharashtra?
Answer: Marathi

Q) What is the official website of state?
Answer: www.maharashtra.gov.in

Q) Which state is the third largest state in India by Area?
Answer: Maharashtra (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh are the top two)

Q) Which sea borders the state of Maharashtra?
Answer: Arabian Sea.

Q) Name the State emblem?
Answer: Diya lamp

Q) Name the state animal of Maharashtra?
Answer: Indian giant squirrel

Q) Name the state bird?
Answer: Yellow-footed green pigeon

Q) Name the State flower?
Answer: Pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
Jarul in the local language.

Q) Name the State tree?
Answer: Mango

Q) Name the State butterfly?
Answer: Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor)

Q) Name the official state sport of Maharashtra?
Answer: Kabaddi

Q) Regional Folk Dance of Maharashtra?
Answer: Lavani

Q) Which is the largest district in Maharashtra, in terms of area?
Answer: Ahmednagar.

Q) Which one is the longest river in Maharashtra (Krishna, Tapti, Godavari)?
Answer: Godavari River

Q) Which are the two main rivers in Maharashtra?
Answer: Godavri and Krishna.

Q) Which one is the highest point in Maharashtra?
Answer: Kalsubai

Q) Where in Maharashtra is the “Takht Shri Hazur Sahib” located?
Answer: Nanded (Hazur Sahib is one of the five takhts in Sikhism, its located near River Godavari in Nanded).

Q) Ratnagiri is famous for the production of which fruit?
Answer: Mangoes

Q) Lasalgaon in Maharashtra is famous for trading of which vegetable?
Answer: Onions (Largest onion market in India, price trend setter for other onion markets in India)

Q) Nagpur city is famous for which fruit?
Answer Oranges (also known at times as the Orange City)

Q) Which district of Maharashtra is well-known for its production of bananas?
Answer: Jalgaon (its among the top producers of bananas in the world)

Q) Which national parks is located within the city limits of Mumbai?
Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park (located near Borivali)

Q) Give names of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites caves in Maharashtra?
Answer: Ajanta and Ellora (famous for its caves)

Q) Which caves in Maharashtra is not in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list?
Answer: Kanheri Caves

Q) In which year, Elephanta Caves designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: 1987

Q) Approximately how many forts exist in Maharashtra?
Answer: 350

Q) In which year was the Maharashtra State formed by the Bombay Reorganisation Act (Maharashtra was formed after separation from Bombay State)?
Answer: 1st May, 1960

Q) Which day is celebrated as the Maharashtra Day
Answer: 1st May (also celebrated as labour day)

Q) In which year the Bombay High Court was established?
Answer: 1862

Q) Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan

Q) How many Districts are there in Maharashtra?
Answer: 36

Q) Total number of Parliamentary Constituency
Answer: 48

Q) In which year, Bombay city was officially renamed to Mumbai
Answer: 1995

Q) Which state is the most industrialized State in India?
Answer: For long Maharashtra was the most industrilaised state in India, but other states like Tamil nadu and Gujarat have caught up with Maharashtra.

Q) Who was the first person from Maharashtra to become a Chess Grandmaster?
Answer: Pravin Thipsay

Q) KD Jadhav from Maharashtra, who won the first individual sport medal for India in the Olympics, was associated with which sport?
Answer: Wrestling (he won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki).

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