Maharashtra State General Knowledge

Maharashtra State General Knowledge

1. When was Maharashtra formed?
a) 5 February 1968
b) 1 May 1960
c) 12 July 1975
d) 1 November 1956

2. Which sea is to the west of Maharashtra?
a) Black
b) Labrador
c) Timor
d) Arabian

3. Which state is to the east of Maharashtra?
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Punjab

4. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?
a) Ashok Chavan
b) Vilasrao Deshmukh
c) Sushilkumar Shinde
d) Prithviraj Chavan

5. Who was Maharashtra’s home minister on 26 November 2008?
a) Jayant Patil
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Raosaheb Patil
d) Shivraj Patil

6. Which is the official language of Maharashtra?
a) Marathi
b) Gondi
c) Konkani
d) Sanskrit

7. Which is the highest point in Maharashtra?
a) Kalsubai
b) Mahabaleshwar
c) Bhusaval
d) Yavatmal

8. What is the area of Maharashtra?
a) 2,41.682 sq. mi.
b) 78,124 sq. mi.
c) 1,18,809 sq. mi.
d) 41,284 sq. mi.

9. Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma, live in Maharashtra?
a) Poona
b) Sholapur
c) Wardha
d) Ratnagiri

10. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
a) C. Subramaniam
b) P. C. Alexandder
c) S. M. Krishna
d) S. C. Jamir

Answers :

1) b.

2) d.

3) c.

4) b.

5) c.

6) a.

7) a.

8) c.

9) d.

10) a.