States PCS: Maharashtra GK Questions for MPSC Examinations

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Maharashtra government organized the National Workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat Wave in Nagpur. The National Disaster Management Authority was the associate of the Maharashtra government to organize this event. The theme of the event was “Early Warning, Early Action from Heat Wave Management to Risk Reduction”.

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The 10th edition of Regional GRIHA Summit 2019 was organized in Nagpur (Maharashtra). The theme of the event was “Transformation Strategies for Built Environment”. The Public Works Department of Maharashtra state government helped to organize this event.

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The president of India recently inaugurated a Bunker museum in Rajbhavan Mumbai. The Bunker of the 19th century was discovered in the year 2016. It belonged to the British era.

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Nikanth Khadilkar, who recently passed away, was an editor of Marathi newspaper Nava Kaal. He was also the owner and publisher of the same newspaper. The book titled “Practical Socialism: Musings from a tour of Russia” was written by him.

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The 23rd National Conference on e-Governance 2020 was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The main theme of the event was “India 2020: Digital Transformation”. Six sub-theme of the event were “Digital Platforms and Digital Economy”, “Improving Service Delivery”, “Building Digital Trust- Transparency, Security and Privacy”, “Digital Payments and Fintech”, “National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) and Digital Service Standards (DSS)”, “Skilling and Capacity Building”.

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Maharashtra with a total installation of 5,513 systems ranked second in terms of the domestic solar rooftop installations in 2020. The state of Gujarat ranked first.

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Balshastri Jambhekar established ‘Durpan’ in 1832, marking the advent of Marathi journalism in Maharashtra. The newspaper promoted social and educational reforms, and is known as the first Marathi-language newspaper in India.

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Siraj Aurangabadi (1715–1763), an Indian poet inspired by Hafiz, authored the anthology “Siraj-e-Sukhan.” He wrote in Persian and Urdu, later became a Sufi ascetic, and compiled selective works of Persian poetry. His famous ghazal was later sung by notable artists.

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Venkoji Koli, a Koli military chief in Shivaji’s Maratha Army, was known for disrupting Mughal communications with Gujarat, defeating Mughal commander Saiyid Raja, and persistently harassing Mughal forces during the Maratha resistance against Mughal expansion in western India.

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Sushant Divgikar, also known as Rani Ko-HE-Nur, was the first Indian drag queen to win the golden buzzer on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2018. Divgikar is a prominent LGBTQIA+ artist, Mr Gay India 2014, and noted for participating in international drag competitions.