MPSC PYQ

Maharashtra Geography

Maharashtra Geography is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2020, 2021). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2020–2021
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What you need to know first

Maharashtra administrative mapBasic history and geography of MumbaiHistory of Samyukta Maharashtra movement

What mastering this unlocks

Census 2011 densityDistrict rankings Maharashtra

Real questions that test this

नंदुरबार जिल्ह्यातील तालुक्यांचा उत्तरेकडून दक्षिणेकडे असा योग्य क्रम ओळखा. Find right sequence of tahsils from north to south in Nandurbar district.

(a)शहादा, धडगाव, अक्कलकुवा

(b)धडगाव, तळोदा, नंदुरबार

(c)नवापूर, नंदुरबार, धडगाव

(d)अक्कलकुवा, धडगाव, नंदुरबार

1)Shahada, Dhadgaon, Akkalkuva
2)Dhadgaon, Taloda, Nandurbar✓ Correct
3)Navapur, Nandurbar, Dhadgaon
4)Akkalkuva, Dhadgaon, Nandurbar

The correct sequence of tahsils in Nandurbar district from north to south is Dhadgaon, Taloda, and Nandurbar.

आरे दुग्ध वसाहती विषयी योग्य विधाने शोधा : Find the correct statements about Aarey Milk Colony.

(a)ही वसाहत 1946 मध्ये तयार झाली. / It came up in 1946.

(b)आरे वसाहतीचे उद्घाटन पं. जवाहरलाल नेहरूंनी केले होते. / Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Aarey Colony.

(c)आरे जंगलातून 1970 नंतर फिल्म सिटी तयार करण्यात आली. / After 1970 film city was carved out of Aarey Forest.

(d)याची निर्मिती दुग्ध विकासासाठी दिलेल्या जमिनीवर करण्यात आली. / It came up on the land given to the department of dairy development.

1)(a), (b), (c), (d)
2)(b), (c), (d)✓ Correct
3)(b), (c)
4)(b), (d)

Aarey Milk Colony was established in 1946, inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, came up on dairy development land, and later had the Film City carved out of its forest area in the 1970s. All these statements are correct.

1 मे 1960 रोजी 'मुंबईसह नवमहाराष्ट्र' निर्माण झाला त्यावेळी महाराष्ट्र राज्यात एकूण किती जिल्हे व तालुके होते ?

(a)26 जिल्हे

(b)28 जिल्हे

(c)239 तालुके

(d)229 तालुके

1)(a) आणि (c) बरोबर
2)(b) आणि (d) बरोबर
3)(d) आणि (a) बरोबर✓ Correct
4)(c) आणि (b) बरोबर

On May 1, 1960, when Maharashtra was formed, it had 26 districts and 229 talukas. Hence statements (d) and (a) are correct.

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