States PCS: Maharashtra GK Questions for MPSC Examinations

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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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During the event of Global Aviation Summit 2019 in Mumbai, the then CM of Maharashtra declared about the completion of the Navi Mumbai International Airport by the middle of 2020. It was also declared that the airport will contribute 1% GDP of India.

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9th International Micro irrigation conference was organized in Aurangabad, Maharashtra by the Union Water Resources Ministry. The objective of the conference was the sharing of experiences and the use of new technologies and best management practices.

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The 10th edition of Rubber expo was held in the city of Mumbai. It is considered the largest Rubber expo in Asia. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu announced a National Rubber Policy would be introduced very soon.

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Rohan Bopanna and Divij Shara won the ATP tour title in men’s doubles event at the Maharashtra Open 2019 (Tata Open Maharashtra).

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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.

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India decided to take over the West Coast refinery and Petrochemical project of USD 44 billion in Maharashtra with Saudi Arab.nIt is going to be the largest greenfield refinery in the world.

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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 government of Maharashtra announced welfare schemes of 10,000 houses, AshramShalas, Scholarships, admission seats and Hostels for students for the Dhangar community. A total of 9% of Maharashtra’s population belong to Dhangar

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Gauri Sawant became the first transgender election ambassador of The Election Commission in Maharashtra. She is a transgender activist from Mumbai, Maharashtra.