Maharashtra State GK Questions

11. Which was the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine?

  • A) Prabhakar
  • B) Darpan
  • C) Dnyanodaya
  • D) Induprakash
Answer: Darpan

12. Which newspaper served as the voice of Jotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj?

  • A) Prabhakar
  • B) Jaganmitra
  • C) Deenbandhu
  • D) Vartaman Dipika
Answer: Deenbandhu

13. Who bestowed the title "Mahatma" on Jyotirao Phule?

  • A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • B) Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • C) Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
  • D) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar

14. In which year did Bal Gangadhar Tilak begin the publication of Kesari?

  • A) 1878
  • B) 1881
  • C) 1884
  • D) 1887
Answer: 1881

15. Who was the first Indian Governor of Bombay?

  • A) Sri Prakasa
  • B) Harekrushna Mahatab
  • C) Girija Shankar Bajpai
  • D) Raja Maharaj Singh
Answer: Raja Maharaj Singh

16. Who was appointed the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency in 1937?

  • A) Dhanjishah Cooper
  • B) B. G. Kher
  • C) Morarji Desai
  • D) P. K. Sawant
Answer: Dhanjishah Cooper

17. Who is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

  • A) B. G. Kher
  • B) Vilasrao Deshmukh
  • C) Vasantrao Naik
  • D) Sharad Pawar
Answer: Vasantrao Naik

18. What is the total number of members in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?

  • A) 285
  • B) 288
  • C) 290
  • D) 296
Answer: 288

19. What is the total number of members in the Maharashtra Legislative Council?

  • A) 70
  • B) 72
  • C) 76
  • D) 78
Answer: 78

20. Who was the first Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after its formation in 1960?

  • A) Shivraj Patil
  • B) Trimbak Bharde
  • C) S. L. Silam
  • D) Balasaheb Desai
Answer: S. L. Silam
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