States PCS: Maharashtra GK Questions for MPSC Examinations

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The First Foreign Interactive Bird Park of India was launched in Mumbai by EsselWorld Leisure Pvt. Ltd. EsselWorld is the largest amusement park in India. The total area of this park is situated on 1.4 acres of land.

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1st May is celebrated as Maharashtra Day every year. On that day in 1960 Bombay was divided into two states i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Government of India under the ‘Bombay Reorganization Act 1960’.

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International Vision Zero Conference was held in Mumbai. It’s objective was to promote Occupational Safety and Health. ‘Vision Zero’ is based on four principles i.e., Life is non-negotiable, Humans are fallible, Limits of tolerance defined by physical resistance of humans, People are entitled to safe transport and safe workplaces.

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Air India’s First ever Flight Simulator was launched in Nehru Science Centre of Mumbai. It is designed and manufactured by the Canadian Aviation Electronics.

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The second edition of World Count festival 2019 was held in Pune, Maharashtra. First Word Smith Award was honored to Pavan Kumar Varma. Advita Kala, a famous screenwriter, author, and columnist curetted the show.

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The annual exercise named ‘Exercise Topchi’ was organized in Pune (Deolali Camp). The displayed aviation helicopters were light combat helicopter, indigenous advanced light helicopter, Cheetah & Chetak helicopters.

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Project “India Size” is associated with the Textile sector. The project was launched in Mumbai. It is the first of its kind project in the history of India, which aims to study standard Indian Size for the ready-to-wear clothing industry.

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The first State Level Awareness Programme on Agriculture Export Policy was organized in Pune, Maharashtra. The main objective of the event was to aware the farmers and stakeholders.

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The government of Maharashtra launched Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) for detecting crime. The system is first of its kind in India. It has helped to solve 85 cases so far.

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Indian Railways decided to run the Tejas express of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation). The Delhi-Lucknow route will also be run by IRCTC. Tejas Express is India’s first semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train which was Introduced by Indian Railways.