Maharashtra GK Questions With Answers

41. Who is regarded as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

• A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• B) Lala Lajpat Rai
• C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• D) Dadabhai Naoroji

42. In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?

• A) 1761
• B) 1771
• C) 1781
• D) 1791

43. Who founded the Gwalior State of the Scindias?

• A) Mahadji Scindia
• B) Daulatrao Scindia
• C) Ranojirao Scindia
• D) Jankoji Scindia

44. Who started the Bhoodan Movement in 1951?

• A) Jayaprakash Narayan
• B) Vinoba Bhave
• C) Acharya Kripalani
• D) Mahatma Gandhi

45. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive the Bharat Ratna?

• A) Pandurang Vaman Kane
• B) Vinoba Bhave
• C) Dhondo Keshav Karve
• D) Bhimrao Ambedkar

46. Who was the first Marathi writer to win the Jnanpith Award?

• A) Kusumagraj
• B) P L Deshpande
• C) G A Kulkarni
• D) V.S. Khandekar

47. On which date is Marathi Language Day celebrated?

• A) 15th February
• B) 22nd February
• C) 27th February
• D) 1st May

48. Marathi Language Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of which poet?

• A) Pu La Deshpande
• B) Kusumagraj
• C) Grace
• D) Vinda Karandikar

49. Who is known as Rashtrasant in Maharashtra?

• A) Vinoba Bhave
• B) Baba Amte
• C) Sane Guruji
• D) Tukadoji Maharaj

50. In which district was the first co-operative sugar factory in Maharashtra established?

• A) Pune
• B) Satara
• C) Ahmednagar
• D) Sangli