States PCS: Maharashtra GK Questions for MPSC Examinations

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Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana has been launched by the government of Maharashtra to promote solar energy in the agricultural sector. As per the scheme, the farmers will get a subsidy of up to 95% on solar pumps. Recently, it has been decided that two LED bulbs, a DC fan and a mobile charging socket will also be provided.

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India’s first National Museum of Indian Cinema was inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It will depict the journey of Indian Movies from the very beginning. Two committees were developed (One is headed by Shyam Benegal and another is headed by Prasoon Joshi) for the up-gradation of the Museum.

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Global Aviation Summit 2019 was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The theme of the summit was ‘Flying for all-especially the next 6 Billion’. The organizer of the event was the Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with AAI and FICCI.

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9th International Micro irrigation conference was organized in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The theme of the event was “Micro Irrigation and Modern Agriculture”. The Ministry of Water Resources and River Development was the organizer of the event.

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Nhava Sheva port (Jawaharlal Nehru Port), Mumbai is the only port in India to be listed in the world’s top 30 container ports. The rank of the port in the list is 28th.

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The 4th India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The event was organized by the Ministry of Steel in collaboration with FICCI. The National Steel Policy (NSP)-2017 aims at producing 300 million tonnes of steel by 2030-31.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Maharashtra recommended triple-drug therapy for the patient suffering from Lymphatic Filariasis. More than 40% of cases of Lymphatic Filariasis are found in India. The combination of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole will be used for treatment.

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The winner of Maharashtra Open – 2019 was South African professional tennis player Kevin Anderson. The Maharashtra Open is also known as Tata Open Maharashtra. Maharashtra Open – 2019 was the 24th edition which was held in Pune.

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The name of the writer of the book ‘The Big Reverse: How Demonetization Knocked India Out’ is Meera Sanyal who died recently. She contested the Lok Sabha election from Mumbai twice. She gave up the post of chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland and joined Aam Admi Party.

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The government approved the creation of the post of Technical Member to Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai. It is going to help speedy disposal of appeals. The Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body. The first SAT was formed in 1995.