Maharashtra
GK Questions and Answers for Entrance Exam Preparation 2018
If you are appearing in various entrance exams for job in Maharashtra you need to have the complete knowledge of the state, about its general knowledge. Some of the important and commonly asked questions about Maharashtra GK are given below.
It will help you in preparing for the exams and interview for a job in Maharashtra and India for Maharashtra PSC or Maharashtra Police or any other government job
Q - In which year Battle of Assaye was fought between British and Maratha confederacy?
[A]1803
[B]1793
[C]1798
[D]1800
It will help you in preparing for the exams and interview for a job in Maharashtra and India for Maharashtra PSC or Maharashtra Police or any other government job
Q - In which year Battle of Assaye was fought between British and Maratha confederacy?
[A]1803
[B]1793
[C]1798
[D]1800
Ans 1803
Q - Match the following
1.City of sweet limes ↔ a. Jalna
2.City of Lakes↔b. Bhandara
3.City of Orange↔c. Nagpur
4.Store of Jowar↔d. Parbani
1.City of sweet limes ↔ a. Jalna
2.City of Lakes↔b. Bhandara
3.City of Orange↔c. Nagpur
4.Store of Jowar↔d. Parbani
Ans - 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
Q - Maharashtra as a separate state
was created on which among the following dates?
[A]Nov 1st , 1956
[B]May 1st , 1956
[C]June 1st, 1960
[D]May 1st, 1960
[A]Nov 1st , 1956
[B]May 1st , 1956
[C]June 1st, 1960
[D]May 1st, 1960
Ans - May 1st, 1960
Q - What is the rank of population
of Maharashtra among states of India as per Census 2011?
[A]Third
[B]Second
[C]Fourth
[D]Fifth
[A]Third
[B]Second
[C]Fourth
[D]Fifth
Ans - Second
Q - As per the 2011 census data,
what is the literacy rate of Maharashtra?
[A]76.70%
[B]80.12%
[C]82.9%
[D]79.20%
[A]76.70%
[B]80.12%
[C]82.9%
[D]79.20%
Ans - 82.9% .
Q - Which among the following is the
birth place of Lokamanya Tilak?
[A]Raigad
[B]Ratnagiri
[C]Nanded
[D]Pune
[A]Raigad
[B]Ratnagiri
[C]Nanded
[D]Pune
Ans - Ratnagiri
Q - In which year third Battle of
Panipat took place?
[A]1761
[B]1765
[C]1741
[D] 1743
[A]1761
[B]1765
[C]1741
[D] 1743
Ans - 1761
Q - Which of the following district
ranks no.1 in Banana production?
[A]Dhule
[B]Jalgaon
[C]Bhuldana
[D]Aurangabad
[A]Dhule
[B]Jalgaon
[C]Bhuldana
[D]Aurangabad
Ans - Jalgaon
Q - Which among the following is the
least populous district of Maharashtra?
[A]Yavatmal
[B]Sindudurg
[C]Raigarh
[D]Osmanabad
[A]Yavatmal
[B]Sindudurg
[C]Raigarh
[D]Osmanabad
Ans - Sindudurga is the smallest district
constitutes hardly 0.8% of State’s population
Q - Which among the following is the
most populous district of Maharashtra?
[A]Thane
[B]Pune
[C]Nagpur
[D]Aurangabad
[A]Thane
[B]Pune
[C]Nagpur
[D]Aurangabad
Ans – Thane in Maharahstra (contributes about 9.84% of the total
population of the state)
Maharashtra GK Questions and Answers
(Answers are highlighted bold)
Q - When Maharashtra wasformed?
a) Feb 5, 1968
b) 1 May 1960
c) 12 July 1975
d) 1 November 1956
a) Feb 5, 1968
b) 1 May 1960
c) 12 July 1975
d) 1 November 1956
Q - Which sea is to the west of
Maharashtra?
a) Black
b) Labrador
c) Timor
d) Arabian
a) Black
b) Labrador
c) Timor
d) Arabian
Q - Which state is to the east of
Maharashtra?
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Chattisgarh
d)Goa
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Chattisgarh
d)Goa
Q - Who was Maharashtra’s chief
minister on 26 November 2008?
a) Ashok Chavan
b) Vilasrao Deshmukh
c) Sushilkumar Shinde
d) Prithviraj Chavan
a) Ashok Chavan
b) Vilasrao Deshmukh
c) Sushilkumar Shinde
d) Prithviraj Chavan
Q - was Maharashtra’s home minister
on 26 November 2008?
a) Jayant Patil
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Raosaheb Patil
d) Shivraj Patil
a) Jayant Patil
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Raosaheb Patil
d) Shivraj Patil
Q - Which is the official language
of Maharashtra?
a) Marathi
b) Gondi
c) Konkani
d) Sanskrit
a) Marathi
b) Gondi
c) Konkani
d) Sanskrit
Q - Which is the highest point in
Maharashtra?
a) Panchgani
b) Mahabaleshwar
c) Bhusaval
d) Yavatmal
a) Panchgani
b) Mahabaleshwar
c) Bhusaval
d) Yavatmal
Q - What is the area of Maharashtra?
a) 2,41.682 sq. m.
b) 78,124 sq. m.
c) 1,18,809 sq. m.
d) 41,284 sq. m.
a) 2,41.682 sq. m.
b) 78,124 sq. m.
c) 1,18,809 sq. m.
d) 41,284 sq. m.
Q - Where did Thibaw, last king of
Burma, live in Maharashtra?
a) Poona
b) Sholapur
c) Wardha
d) Ratnagiri
a) Poona
b) Sholapur
c) Wardha
d) Ratnagiri
Q - Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
a) C. Subramaniam
b) P. C. Alexandder
c) S. M. Krishna
d) S. C. Jamir
a) C. Subramaniam
b) P. C. Alexandder
c) S. M. Krishna
d) S. C. Jamir
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