Maharashtra State MCQ

Profile of States - Maharashtra
Q1.What is the capital city of the Indian state of

Maharashtra?
a) Pune
b) Nagpur
c) Mumbai c)Mumbai
d) Aurangabad
Q2. How many districts are there in Maharashtra as
of 2024?
a) 30
b) 36
b) 36
c) 42
d) 48
Q3.Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra as of
2024?
a) Uddhav Thackeray
b) Devendra Fadnavis
c) Eknath Shinde
c) Eknath Shinde
d) Sharad Pawar
Q4.What is the official language of Maharashtra?
a) Hindi
b) Marathi
b) Marathi
c) Gujarati
d) English
Q5. How long is the coastline of Maharashtra?
a) 500 kilometers
b) 720 kilometers
b) 720 kilometers
c) 850 kilometers
d) 1,000 kilometers
Q6. How many major airports are there in
Maharashtra?
a) 5
b) 6
d) 8
c) 7
d) 8
Q7. Which is the second most populated state in
India?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
Q8. Which of the following was the first Marathi
talkie film?
a) Ayodhyecha Raja
b) Mochangad
a) Ayodhyecha Raja
c) Swaami
d) Gadad Jambhal
Q9.Which is the third largest state in India by area?
a) Rajasthan
b) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Q10.What is the winter capital of Maharashtra?
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Nagpur c)Nagpur
d) Aurangabad
Q11.Which of the following rivers is the longest in
Maharashtra?
a) Krishna
b) Tapi
c) Godavari c) Godavari
d) Wardha
Q12.What is the approximate forest cover percentage
in Maharashtra?
a) 15.5%
b) 16.1%
c) 16.47% c) 16.47%
d) 17.3%
Q13. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are
there in Maharashtra?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7 b) 6
d) 8
Q14. Which city is considered the financial capital of
India?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bangalore b) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Q15.When was the state of Maharashtra officially
formed?
a) April 1, 1956
b) May 1, 1960
c) January 26, 1950 b) May 1, 1960
d) August 15, 1947
Q16.On which date is Maharashtra Day celebrated?
a) April 1
b) May 1
c) June 1 b) May 1
d) July 1
Q17. The first passenger train in India ran from which
two cities?
a) Delhi to Agra
b) Mumbai to Thane
c) Kolkata to Howrah
b) Mumbai to Thane
d) Chennai to Bangalore
Q18. As of August 2024, how many talukas are there
in Maharashtra?
a) 300
b) 350
c) 357
c) 357
d) 360
Q19.Which city is home to India's National Stock
Exchange (NSE)?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Bangalore a)Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
Q20.Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
a) Vasantrao Naik
b) Yashwantrao Chavan
c) Sharad Pawar b)Yashwantrao Chavan
d) Balasaheb Thackeray
Q21. On which date is Marathi Language Day
celebrated?
a) January 26
b) February 27
c) May 1
b) February 27
d) August 15
Q22. What is the state tree of Maharashtra??
a) Banyan Tree
b) Mango Tree
c) Teak Tree
b) Mango Tree
d) Nagchampa
Q23. What is the state bird of Maharashtra?
a) Indian Peacock
b) Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
c) Indian Sparrow
d) Great Hornbill b) Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Q24. In which year was the city of Bombay officially
renamed Mumbai?
a) 1985
b) 1990
c) 1995
d) 2000 c) 1995
Q25.Who is the longest-serving Chief Minister of
Maharashtra?
a) Vilasrao Deshmukh
b) Sharad Pawar
c) Devendra Fadnavis d) Vasantrao Naik
d) Vasantrao Naik
Q26. Who commissioned the construction of the
Gateway of India?
a) King George V and Queen Mary
b) Maharaja of Mumbai
c) Jawaharlal Nehru a) King George V and
d) Lord Mountbatten Queen Mary
Q27.Who was the first person from Maharashtra to
receive the Bharat Ratna award?
a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b) Lata Mangeshkar d) Dr. Dhondo Keshav
c) Sachin Tendulkar Karve
d) Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q28. Maharashtra is bordered by how many states?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
b) 6
d) 8
Q29. Where does the Godavari River originate?
a) Satpura Range
b) Western Ghats
c) Eastern Ghats b)Western Ghats
d) Himalayas
Q30. What is the state animal of Maharashtra?
a) Bengal Tiger
b) Indian Elephant
c) Indian Giant Squirrel c) Indian Giant Squirrel
d) Asiatic Lion
Q32.Which city of Maharashtra known as Orange
city?
a) Pune
b) Nashik
c) Nagpur c) Nagpur
d) Aurangabad
Q32. Which district is the largest in Maharashtra in
terms of area?
a) Ahmednagar
b) Pune
c) Gadchiroli a) Ahmednagar
d) Mumbai
Q33.Which state is located to the east of
Maharashtra?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Chhattisgarh c) Chhattisgarh
d) Karnataka
Q34. Which of the following is a traditional dance
form of Maharashtra?
a) Kathak
b) Bharatnatyam
c) Lavani c) Lavani
d) Odissi
Q35. Which sea is located to the west of
Maharashtra?
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal a) Arabian Sea
c) Andaman Sea
d) South China Sea
Q36. What is the state flower of Maharashtra?
a) Rose
b) Marigold d) Jarul
c) Lotus
d) Jarul
Q37. Which district has the highest population in
Maharashtra?
a) Pune
b) Mumbai c) Thane
c) Thane
d) Nagpur
Q38. In which year was the University of Mumbai
established?
a) 1857
b) 1862 a) 1857
c) 1870
d) 1880
Q39. Which of the following is a form of painting
native to Maharashtra?
a) Warli
b) Madhubani a) Warli
c) Kalamkari
d) Tanjore
Q40. Which of the following was the first Marathi
newspaper published in Maharashtra?
a) Kesari
b) Mahratta d) Darpan
c) Sakal
d) Darpan

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