Maharashtra GK Questions for MPSC Examinations

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Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavhan will be conferred with the prestigious V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement award and actor-director Mrinal Kulkarni with V Shantaram Special Contribution awards. Chavhan, who is a well-known Marathi stage actor, has appeared in many Marathi films as well as on television. He is best known for his role of Mavshi in the famous Marathi stage drama “Moruchi Mavshi”. He has also worked in Hindi films. Kulkarni has worked, both in films and TV, and is best known for featuring in the television show “Son Pari”. She also directed “Prem Mhanje Prem Asta” and the Marathi historical drama “Rama Madhav”. The lifetime achievement award carry a citation and cash reward of Rs five lakh while the special contribution award carry a citation and Rs 3 lakh cash prize. The state government-instituted awards will be given away at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival.

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The Maharashtra government has constituted a committee to study issues related to the development of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district. The committee will be headed by Satish Chavan, the Director (Commercial) of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL). Beside this, the committee will also study the environmental impact of the project and monitor the month-wise water level of the dam. Ujani dam is an earthfill cum Masonry gravity dam located near Ujjani village of Madha Taluk in Solapur district. The dam is on the Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishna River, and has a total capacity of 110 TMC.

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Goa and Karnataka. The Government of Goa sent a request in July 2002 to the Central Government under Section 3 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 for constitution of a Tribunal for adjudication of the water disputes with State of Karnataka relating to Mahadayi River. The Act requires that Central Government shall constitute a tribunal if it is of the opinion that a water dispute cannot be settled by negotiation. The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) made efforts to resolve the dispute. However, a solution acceptable to both the States could not emerge. The Central Government issued a Notification No. S.O. 2786 (E) dated 16th November, 2010 constituting a Tribunal called as “the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal” for the adjudication of water disputes relating to the inter-State river Mahadayi and the river valley thereof, consisting of: (1) Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.M. Panchal, Supreme Court of India as Chairman, (2) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vinay Mittal, High Court of Madhya Pradesh as Member and (3) Hon’ble Mr. JusticeP.S. Narayana, Former Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh as Members. They took over the charge of the post on 1st November, 2011, 1st December, 2010, 16th November, 2010 respectively. [India Year Book 2015]

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Naatupura Paatu is Tamil folk music
Goalpariya Lokgeet is a folk music of Assam

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The Pardhi community in central India has been a nomadic community of hunters. Phase Pardhis, one of the subgroups within the community, were known for their skill in catching birds with phase (traps). Traditional hunters Phase Pardhis are part of an initiative to save critically endangered lesser f1oricans. (Down To Earth)

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The Namgyal Monastery is located in the Dharamshala district of Himachal Pradesh. The Buddhist monastery Shashur is located in the Lahaul valley of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. The Ghum Monastery is situated at the hill regions of Eastern Himalaya range in Darjeeling, West Bengal.

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All the given places are famous for Iron-ore mines

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Pavnar was ashram of Vinoba Bhave and In October, 1940, Gandhi selected Vinoba Bhave as the 1st Satyagrahi.