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MAHARASHTRA GK

Maharashtra is the 3rd largest state in India. It is one of the iconic attractions of India. The below-given article gives information about GK Questions and Current Affairs for Maharashtra. Aspirants applying for SSC and state-level jobs for Maharashtra may have a look.

Maharastra GK Questions and Current Affairs

History

Maharashtra state was ruled by the Maurya Empires in the 3rd and 4th centuries BCE. Maharashtra state around 230 BCE, the state came under the rule of Satavahana dynasty for 400 years. Below is the tabular description of the history of Maharashtra.

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S.No	Description	Answer
1.	Founded on	1 May 1960
2.	Capital Formation	1960
3.	Largest city	Mumbai
4.	Ruled By	Maurya Empire, Satavahana dynasty, Western Satraps, Gupta Empire, Gurjara-Pratihara, Vakataka, Kadambas, Chalukya Empire, Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Western Chalukya The Yadava rule.
5.	Major Historical Events	Quit India Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942.

Geographical Structure

Maharashtra is a state of India, located in the western and central part of the Indian subcontinent and has a long coastline stretching 720 km along the Arabian Sea. It has a famous hill station in western Ghat. Below in this table, we have described all the essential Geographical structure of Maharashtra.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	Total Area	307,713 km²(118,809 sq mi)
2	Population	112,372,972
3	Rank of the state	Area wise:- 3rd Population wise:- 2nd
4	Population Density	370/km² (950/sq mi)
5	State Bounded By	The Arabian Sea to the west Karnataka and Goa to the south Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north The Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north-west.
5	Soil & Minerals	black-cotton soil Red soil Laterite soils Morand soils pather soils
7	Major Crops	Onion Banana Mandarin orange Tomatoes Pomegranate Alphonso Mango Seedless grape
8	Forest Area	61,939 km²(23,915 sq mi)
9	Climate	Typical monsoon climate, with hot, rainy, and cold weather seasons
10	River	Krishna Bhima Godavari Tapi-Purna Wardha-Wainganga Koyna River Mula River Pravara River Girna River
12	Major Flora	Abutilon Indicum Bombax ceiba Cheilocostus speciosus Corynandra elegans Danthonidium Drosera indica Entada rheedii Eriocaulon bolei Hubbardia Indopoa Mangifera indica Saraca asoca
13	Major Fauna	Tiger Leopard Gaur Sloth bear Sambar Four-horned antelope, Blue bull Chital Barking deer Mouse deer Small Indian civet Golden jackal Jungle cat Striped hyena Hare

Dams

Below you can get the List of Dams in Maharashtra. Name of Dams and Location is as follows…

Names of Dams	River	Location of Dams
Koyna Dam	Koyna River	Maharashtra, India
Mula Dam	Mula River	Rahuri, Maharashtra, India
Panshet Dam	Ambi River	Velhe Pune District, Maharashtra
Mulshi Dam	Mula River	Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Bhandardara Dam	Pravara River	Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra
Vaitarna Dam	Vaitarna River	Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jayakwadi Dam	Godavari River	Jayakwadi, Maharashtra, India
Ujani Dam	Bhima River	Ujani, Madha Taluka, Solapur District
Pawna Dam	Pavana River	Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Girna Dam	Girna River	Malegaon, Nashik, Maharashtra
Kolkewadi Dam	Vashishti River	Maharashtra, India
Yeldari Dam	Purna River	Yeldari, Maharashtra, India
Radhanagari Dam	Bhogawati River	Radhanagari, Maharashtra, India

Lakes

S.NO	LAKES	CITY	REMARKS
1.	Lonar Lake	Lonar in Buldhana district	Known hypervelocity impact crater in basaltic rock anywhere on earth.
2.	Venna lake	Mahabaleshwar	–
3.	Rankala Lake	Kolhapur District	It is the oldest of all lakes in Maharashtra.
4.	Upvan Lake	Thane	It is famous for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival.
5.	Ambazari lake	Nagpur	It is the largest lake in the city. Nag River of Nagpur originates from this lake.
6.	Vihar Lake	Vihar village	On the Mithi River

National Parks

S.NO	NAME	LOCATION
1.	Chandoli National Park	Sangli District
2.	Gugamal National Park	Amravati District
3.	Nawegaon National Park	Gondia district
4.	Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park	Mumbai city
5.	Tadoba National Park	Chandrapur district

Administrative Structure

Maharashtra state consists of Amravati Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division, Nashik Division, Pune Division, and Its 36 districts. Each district under the administrative control of a District Collector. Below is the table, we have served you with the latest Administrative Structure of Maharashtra. Enjoy Reading.

S.No	Description	Summary
1.	Capital	Mumbai(Summar) Nagpur (Winter)
2.	Largest City	Mumbai
3	Administrative HQ	Mumbai
4.	Chief Ministers	Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
5.	Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao
6.	State Animal	Giant Squirrel
7.	State Bird	Green Imperial Pigeon
8.	State Flower	Jarul
9.	State Tree	Mango tree
10.	No. of District	36
11.	No. of Division	6
12.	Loksabha Seats	48 seats
13.	Vidhan Sabha Seats	289 (288 Elected + 1 Nominated)
15.	Major Railway Station	Akola Junction railway station Badnera Junction railway station Bhusaval Junction railway station Daund Junction railway station Diva Junction railway station Hotgi Junction railway station Kalyan Junction railway station Murtizapur Junction railway station Nagpur railway station Pachora Junction railway station Pune Junction railway station Wardha Junction railway station
16.	Official Language	Marathi
17.	Time Zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
18.	Postal Code	400001-445103
19.	Vehicle Code	MH–
20.	Judiciary	Bombay High Court

Languages

Language	Percentage
Marathi	68.93%
Hindi	12.89%
Urdu	6.71%
Gujarati	2.11%
Telugu	1.18%
Others	8.18%

Religion

Religion	Percentage
Hinduism	79.83%
Islam	11.54%
Jainism	1.25%
Christianity	0.96%
Sikhism	0.2%
Other	0.16%

Arts & Culture

Maharashtra state is known “the land of the scholar” and popular for its caves. Let us check out the Complete information about MAHARASHTRA Culture and Tradition which is followed by the people of Maharashtra.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	Folk Dance	Dhangari Gaja. Koli Dance. Lavani Dance. Povadas Dance. Tamasha.
2	Traditional Music	Lavani Povada Bhaleri
3	Major Festival	Ganesh Chaturthi Banganga Festival Bhaubeej Elephanta Festival Ellora Festival Ganga Dashahara Jiviti Puja Kalidas Festival Nag Panchami
4	Cuisine (Famous Food)	Pav Bhaji Vada Pav Puran Poli Misal Pav Modak Ragda Pattice Bharli Vangi Sreekhand Poha Aamti (Maharashtrian Dal) Kairi Cha Panha
5	Traditional Dress	Men 1. Dhotar 2. Pheta Women 1. Nauwari Saadi or Lugda 2. choli

Temples

Temples	Location
Shirdi Sai Temple	Shirdi
Ganpatipule Temple	Ratnagiri district
Shani Shingnapur	Shirdi
Trimbakeshwar Temple	Nasik district
Ganeshgule Beach & Temple	Ratnagiri district
Bhimashankar Temple	Ghat region of Sahyadri hills
Ghrushneshwar / Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple	Aurangabad district
Anjarle Beach & Ganesh Temple	Ratnagiri district
Yamai Devi Temple	Satara district

Economy

Maharashtra’s economy is mainly dependent on industries and agriculture. The state contributes about 25% of the country’s industrial output and 23.2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) (2010–11).

S.No	Description	Summary
1	State GDP	₹27.96 lakh crore (US$390 billion)
2	Growth rate	‎12% (2017-18 est.)
3	Per capita income	₹180,596 (US$2,500)
4	GDP per capita rank	1st
5	Major Industries	Textile Pharmaceuticals Petrochemicals Heavy chemicals Electronics, Automobiles, Engineering, Food processing, Plastics IT and ITeS, Auto and auto components Oil and gas, Gems and jewellery, Banking Financial services and insurance (BFSI)
6	Major Imports	foodgrains mutton beef poultry fish milk packaged goods
7	Major exports	Rice Jwari and Bajri Cotton Sugarcane, Turmeric, and several oilseeds including groundnut, sunflower and soybean. Mangoes Bananas Grapes and Oranges are the main ones
8	GDP by sectors	Agriculture 11.9% Industry 33.6% Services 54.5% (2016-17)

Nicknames of cities

S.NO	CITY	SPECIAL-NAMES
1.	Nagpur	Orange City
2.	Pune	Oxford of the East Queen of Deccan
3.	Nashik	The wine capital of India Grape city of India California of India
4.	Mumbai	City of Seven Islands Financial Capital of India City of Dreams City of Slums and Skyscrapers Gateway of India Bollywood of India Maximum City
5.	Solapur	Textile City of India Manchester of India
6.	Kolhapur	City of Wrestlers

Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Power Plants

S.NO	NAME OF PLANT	TYPE	LOCATION	REMARK
1.	Bhira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant India	Hydroelectric	Bhira	–
2.	Koyna Hydro Power Plant	Hydroelectric		It is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India
3.	Ghatghar Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Ahmednagar district	–
4.	Bhivpuri Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Mumbai	–
5.	Khopoli Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Hydroelectric	–
6.	Bhira Tail Race Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Patnus	–
7.	Tillari Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Dodamarg Taluka	–
8.	Vaitarna Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Vaitarna	–
9.	Bhandardara Hydroelectric Power System	Hydroelectric	Bhandardara	–
10	Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Chandrapur district	–
11.	Tiroda Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Tirora in Gondia district	a coal-based thermal power plant
12.	RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project	Thermal	Amravati district	a coal-based thermal power plant
13.	Bhusawal Thermal Power Plant	Thermal	Bhusawal city of Jalgaon district	–
14.	Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Nagpur district	–
15.	Parli Thermal Power Plant	Thermal	Parli Vaijnath in Beed district	–
16.	Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.)	Nuclear	Tarapur	Tarapur is the largest nuclear power station in India

Stadiums

S.NO	STADIUM	CITY
1.	DY Patil Stadium (Football stadium)	Navi Mumbai
2.	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (cricket stadium)	Nagpur
3.	Wankhede Stadium (cricket stadium)	Mumbai
4.	Cooperage Football Stadium (Football stadium)	Mumbai
5.	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (cricket stadium)	Pune
6.	Fr. Agnel Stadium (Football stadium)	Mumbai
7.	PCMC Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium)	Pimpri-Chinchwad
8.	B.P.T. Ground (Football stadium)	Mumbai
9.	Mahindra Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium)	Navi Mumbai

Education

In 1966, the state government of Maharashtra established its own education board and university. MSBSHSE is the main board of school education in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The state has some of the premier institutions like All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital And Medical College, Mumbai, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, National Institute of Technology, Mumbai etc. In this table, we have served the latest Condition of Education in Maharashtra.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	Literacy Rate	82.34 %
2.	Male	88.38%
3	Female	75.87%
4	No. of School	1,13,191(2018-19)
5	Affiliation Board	MSBSHSE, CBSE, ISC, ICSE
6	No. of University	23 state University, 21 Deemed University

Educational Institution

Category	Link
Medical Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Dental Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Siddha Medical Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
AYUSH Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
BNYS Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Veterinary Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Physiotherapy Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Law Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Pharmacy Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here
Nursing Colleges in Maharashtra	Click Here

Monument, Palace and Forts

S.NO	MONUMENTS	SITUATED IN
1.	Gateway of India	Mumbai City
2.	Shri Mahalakshmi Temple	Kolhapur
3.	Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir	Prabhadevi, Mumbai
4.	Trimbakeshwar	Nashik
5.	Bhimashankar	Pune
6.	The Karla Caves	Lonavala
7.	Elephanta caves	Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri in Mumbai
8.	Shanivarwada	Pune
9.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya	Museum in Mumbai
10.	Raigad Fort	Raigad district
11.	Panhala fort	Kolhapur
12.	The Rajabai clock Tower	South Mumbai
13.	Mahalaxmi Temple	Mumbai

Tribes

Bhil
MadiaKatkari
Koli
Oraon
Warli

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