Maharashtra
Some Quick Facts about Maharashtra
1. Capital: Mumbai
2. Formation Day: 1 May 1960
3. Official Language: Marathi
4. Total Districts: 36
5. Famous Rivers: Godavari River, Krishna River, Narmada River, Tapti River
6. Tourist Places: Gateway of Inida, Elephanta Caves, Marine Drive, Chhatrapati Shivaji Termius, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Devgiri Fort, Ghishneshwar Temple, Panchvati And Duarwadi waterfall, Baba Umer Dargah, Mahalakshmi Temple, Lonavala
7. Famous Festivals: Ganesh Chathurthi, Gudhi Padwa
8. Famous Celebrities: Shivaji Bhosale, Sant Tukaram, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Rani Lakshmibai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dadasaheb Phalke, Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar
9. Famous Food: Pohay (Pohe), Misal Pav, Pithla Bhakri, Vada Pav, Puran Poli, Shrikhand
General Knowledge Questions on Maharashtra
Answer: 1 May 1960
Explanation: Maharashtra was formed on 1 May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi speaking Maharashtra, and Gujarati speaking Gujarat respectively.
Question: Which sea is to the west of Maharashtra?
Answer: Arabian
Explanation: Maharashtra is bordered by the states of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest. The state of Gujarat lies to the northwest, with the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli sandwiched between the borders. Maharashtra has coastline of 720 km.The Arabian Sea makes up Maharashtra's west coast.
Question: Which is the official language of Maharashtra?
Answer: Marathi
Explanation: Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 100 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With 83.1 million speakers in 2019, Marathi ranks 10th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali.
Question: What is the name of the first Marathi talkie film?
Answer: Ayodhyecha Raja
Explanation: Marathi cinema refers to Indian films produced in Marathi, the language of the state of Maharashtra, India. The first Marathi film to be released in India was Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. Although, the first Marathi talkie film, Ayodhyecha Raja, was released in 1932, just one year after Alam Ara the first Hindi talkie.
Question: Where did Thibaw, last king of Burma, live in Maharashtra?
Answer: Ratnagiri
Explanation: Thibaw, also spelled Theebaw, (born 1858, Mandalay, Burma—died Dec. 19, 1916, Ratnagiri Fort, India), last king of Burma, whose short reign (1878–85) ended with the occupation of Upper Burma by the British. He lived in Ratnagiri in his last days. It is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. Its famous for Mango production.
Question: Which caves in Maharashtra are in UNESCO World Heritage sites list?
Answer: Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta Caves
Explanation: The Ajanta Caves are 30 (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form.
Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.
Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Question: Who was first cheif Minister of Maharashtra State?
Answer: Yashwantrao Chavan
Explanation: Maharashtra was formed by dissolution of Bombay State on 1 May 1960. Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the Indian National Congress and held the office until the 1962 Assembly elections.
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (24 August 1888 – 8 March 1957) was the first chief minister of Bombay State which consisted of present-day Maharashtra and Gujarat States of India. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1954.
Question: What was the birthplace of Shivaji Maharaj ?
Answer: Shivneri Fort
Explanation: Shivaji Bhosale I (19 February 1630 – April 3, 1680) was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the chhatrapati (emperor) of his realm at Raigad.
Shivneri Fort is a 17th-century military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is the birthplace of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of Maratha Empire.
Question: When was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
Answer: 1995
Explanation: Bombay’s official name change, to Mumbai from Bombay happened when regional political party Shiv Sena came into power in 1995. The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi.
Question: when was Bombay Stock Exchange was established?
Answer: 1875
Explanation: The BSE, formerly known as the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal Street, Mumbai. Established in 1875, it is Asia's oldest stock exchange. The BSE is the world's 10th largest stock exchange with an overall market capitalization of more than $2.2 trillion on as of April 2018.