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 Preface
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 GENERAL STUDIES
with Special reference to Maharashtra

Geography...............................1-50 10. Poverty, Inequality & Unemployment............233

Maharashtra At A Glance..........................................2 11. Infrastructure and Industry...........................238

1. The Earth..........................................................5 12. National/International Organizations............245
2. Spheres of the Earth.......................................11 Practice Questions for Indian Economy............250
3. India...............................................................14
4. Maharashtra...................................................26
5. Drainage System............................................28
Environment......................259-312
6. Natural Vegetation and Soils..........................33 1. Environment and Ecology.............................260
7. Climate...........................................................39 2. Human development and Environment........271
Practice Questions for Geography......................43 3. Conservation of Natural Resources..............273
4. Pollution and Environmental Disaster...........283
5. International/National organizations.............291
Indian History....................... 51-110
Practice Questions for Environment.................305
1. The Revolt of 1857..........................................52
CONTENTS

2. Moderate & Extremist Phase of Struggle

(1885-1905) & (1905-1915)............................59 General Science............... 313-454
3. Gandhian Phase of National Movement.........64 1. Physics..................................................314-340
4. Post Independence........................................92   Physics Practice Questions.......................341-344
Practice Questions for Geography....................102 2. Chemistry..............................................345-394
   Chemistry Practice Questions.................395-398

Indian Polity........................111-168 3. Biology..................................................399-450

   Biology Practice Questions......................451-454
1. Constitution of India......................................112
2. Union Government.......................................128
3. State Government & Union Territories...........138 Basic of Computer
4. Judiciary & Local Government.....................143
5. Constitutional Bodies & Statutory Bodies.....151
Applications.....................455-472
Practice Questions for Indian Polity..................160 1. Basics of Computer......................................456
2. Input & Output Devices................................458
3. DBMS...........................................................459
Indian Economy............... 169-258 4. Memory........................................................461
5. Operating System.........................................466
1. Introduction to Economics and Economy.....170
6. Internet.........................................................468
2. Indian Economy-Evolution, Socio-economic
Practice Questions for Environment.................470
planning & Economic reform........................177
3. Agriculture....................................................186
4. Inflation, Business Cycle..............................191 Previous Years’ Questions... 473-490
5. Fiscal System and Budget ...........................197 Preliminary Examination, 2017.....................474
6. Taxation........................................................205 Preliminary Examination, 2018.....................477
7. Monetary Policy and Banking System..........212 Preliminary Examination, 2019.....................480
8. Money and Financial Market........................222 Preliminary Examination, 2020.....................482
9. Balance of payment & International Trade....230 Preliminary Examination, 2021.....................485

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 GENERAL
STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY
with
Special reference
to
Maharashtra
 MAHARASHTRA
At A Glance

Maharashtra: At A Glance

Date of formation May 1, 1960

Capital Mumbai and Nagpur (Winter)

Area 3,07,713 sq. km

Neighbouring States/UTs Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Dadra
and Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh

Sea Arabian Sea

Present Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Chief Justice Justice Dipankar Dutta

Lokayukta Justice V. M. Kanade

Legislative Bodies Bicameral Assembly (i.e.; Legislative Assembly and Legislative

Council)

Assembly Seats 288

Legislative Council Seats 78

Lok Sabha Seats 48

Rajya Sabha Seats 19

Main Political Parties Nationalist Congress Party(NCP), Indian National Congress, Shiv
Sena, BJP, CPI-M, Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena, Peasants and
Workers Party of India etc.

Chief Language Marathi

Zero Mile Stone The Geographical Centre of India is located in Nagpur.

Rivers Godavari, Krishna, Penganga, Bhima, Varna, Parvara, Mula, Koyna,

etc.
 MAHARASHTRA • AT A GLANCE 3
Maharashtra: At A Glance

Forests and wildlife sanctuaries Pench National Park (NP), Tadoba NP, Nagzira National Park,
Nawegoan NP, Devlagaon NP, Gugamal NP, etc.

State animal Giant squirrel

State bird Yellow-footed green pigeon

State flower Jarul

State tree Mango

Major Cities/Places
• Mumbai: Administrative capital of Maharashtra and also known as the financial and commercial capital of
India
• Amravati: Amravati is the 2nd largest and most populous city of Vidarbha after Nagpur. It is also known as
Cultural Capital of Vidarbha because of its education facilities and cultural heritage.
• Trombay: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC: India’s first nuclear research facility is located here.
• Tarapur: The Tarapur nuclear power station houses two boiling water reactors (BWRs), each of 200MW, the
first in Asia.
• Jaitpur: World’s largest Nuclear Power Plant is being set up here having a capacity of 9,900 MW. Six
reactors are coming up here in “Nuclear Park”. The reactors are being made by the French company
“AREVA”.
• Tembhali: Ten Adivasis from the tribal hamlet of Tembhali became the first to receive the Unique Identity
Numbers from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi. Tembhali, with a
population of 1,098, became the first “Aadhar” village in the country.
• Pune: State’s Cultural and Heritage capital. Pune has Head quarter of the Southern Military Command,
National Defence Academy, The Armed Forces Medical College, CME. Pune is a major Information
Technology Hub of India as well as a foremost destination for Automobile manufacturing and component
Industry City.
• Wardha: Wardha is the sister of Sevagram. Both were major centres of the Indian Independence Movement.
Annual meetings of Indian National Congress was held herein 1934. Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashram is here. In
Wardha, there is a village called Panvar where Acharya Vinoba Bhave lived.
• Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwa Vidyalaya (Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University)
is established by the Parliament of India and run directly by the Government of India in Wardha.
• Nagpur: It was the capital of Nagpur Province in 1853. In 1861, it was made capital of Central Province,
then in 1903, it was made capital of a Provincial Assembly. In 1950 Nagpur became the capital of Madhya
Pradesh. Nagpur was recommended the capital of Vidarbha state by Hon. Fazal Ali Commission during
the reorganisation of the States. It is known as the “orange city”.It is the second Administrative Capital
of Maharashtra. An International Cargo airport, MIHAN is coming up in the outskirt of the Nagpur City.
Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Buddhism. Here in Nagpur Babasaheb Ambedkar converted his
followers to Buddhism. A great stupa is built at that place.
• Shirpur: India’s first gold refinery is at Shirpur.
• Ramtek: The town serves as the venue of Kalidasa festival, held every year in the month of November
4 Maharashtra Engineering Services | Group A & B Combined Preliminary Examination

Maharashtra: Census 2001 and Census 2011 Cities of Maharashtra having High Literacy
Description 2011 2001 rate as per Census 2011
Sl. Area Population
Population 112,374,333 96,878,627
1. Mumbai Suburban 89.91 %
Male 58,243,056 50,400,596
2. Mumbai City 89.21 %
Female 54,131,277 46,478,031
3. Nagpur 88.39 %
Population 15.99% 22.57%
Growth 4. Akola 88.05 %
% of total 9.28% 9.42% 5. Amravati 87.38 %
Population of
India High Density cities of Maharashtra as per
Sex Ratio 929 922 Census 2011
Child Sex Ratio 894 953 Sl. Area Population

Density/km2 365 315 1. Mumbai Suburban 20980

Area (km2) 307,713 307,713 2. Mumbai City 19652

Literacy 82.34 % 76.88 % 3. Thane 1157

Male Literacy 88.38 % 85.97 % 4. Pune 603

Female Literacy 69.87 % 67.03 % 5. Kolhapur 504

Rural and Urban Area comparison as per Thermal Power Plants in Maharashtra
Census 2011
• Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
Description Rural Urban
• Tirora Thermal Power Station
Population (%) 54.78 % 45.22 % • Amravati Thermal Power Plant
Population 10.36 % 23.64 % • Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
Growth • Trombay Thermal Power Station
Sex Ratio 952 903 • Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station
Child Sex Ratio 890 899 • Parli Thermal Power Station
(0-6) • Nashik Thermal Power Station
Average Literacy 77.01 % 88.69 % • Koradi Thermal Power Station
• Wardha Warora Power Plant
Male Literacy 85.15 % 92.12 %
• Dahanu Thermal Power Station
Female Literacy 64.80 % 75.75 % • Paras Thermal Power Station
• CESC Chandrapur Thermal Power Station
Top Population Growth as per Census 2011
Sl. Area Population Famous Temples in Maharashtra
1. Thane 36.01 % • Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
2. Pune 30.37 % • Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai
3. Aurangabad 27.76 % • Bhimashankar Temple, Pune
• Trimbhakeshwar Temple, Nashik
4. Nandurbar 25.66 %
• Kailash Temple, Ellora
5. Nashik 22.30 %
• Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai
• Mumbadevi Temple, Mumbai
 CHAPTER
The Earth

Earth and oxygen (21%), small amounts of carbon

dioxide, watervapour, ozone and rare gases like
We live on a beautiful planet called earth, along with a
argon, neon etc. Oxygen from the atmosphere is
wide variety of plants, animals and other organisms.
used by the living organisms during respiration.
Our earth, however, is part of a vast universe. The
Oxygen is necessary to oxidize food for liberating
universe is about 15 to 20 billion years old. The age
energy required for various activities in the living
of the earth is approximately 4 to 5 billion years. Our
organisms. Green plants utilize carbon dioxide
earth, with all its diversity along with other planets
from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
and their satellites, the sun, the moon, the many
galaxies (huge groups of millions of stars) form the • Temperature: The average temperature of
universe. Stars are huge balls of bright, hot glowing the earth is 16°C. This is the most comfortable
gases. The ‘Sun’ is also a star. It is the star nearest temperature for the living organisms to survive.
to earth – about 150 million kilometers away. A solar Earth gets light from the sun, the star nearest to
system consists of a star in the middle with a number earth. It is the ultimate source of energy.
of planets orbiting around it. The earth is a part of its • Buffering capacity of earth: The most unique
solar system. It is one of the eight planets of the solar feature of the earth is its buffering action due to
system that has the sun (a star) in the middle and the which a neutral pH (pH-7) is maintained in the soil
eight planets moving around it. Until recently solar and water bodies. The neutral pH is congenial for
system was believed to have nine planets. However, the survival and sustenance of living organisms.
on the basis of the latest scientific assessment, Pluto,
is no longer regarded as a planet of earth’s solar Interior of the Earth
system. Earth is the only planet known to sustain life.
The configu-
ration of the
Conditions necessary for sustaining life surface of the
• Presence of water: During the evolution of the earth is largely
earth, water vapour in the primitive atmosphere a product of
condensed into liquid water. This gave rise to the processes
the formation of oceans, rivers and other fresh operating in the
water bodies. Three-fourth of earth’s surface is interior of the
covered with water. Water is a universal solvent earth. Exogenic
and life originated in water. Two thirds of a living as well as en-
organism consists of water and 90 percent of dogenic pro-
cell content is also water. Biochemical reactions cesses are con-
in living organisms require an aqueous medium. stantly shaping
Therefore, water is important for the survival of the landscape.
living organisms. Structure of
• Atmosphere: The earth is enveloped by a earth’s interior
gaseous atmosphere that supports life. The is fundamentally
earth’s atmosphere consists of nitrogen (78%) divided into three layers – crust, mantle and core.
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Crust • It is the outermost solid part of the earth, normally about 8-40 kms thick.
• It is brittle in nature.
• Nearly 1% of the earth’s volume and 0.5% of earth’s mass are made of the crust.
• The thickness of the crust under the oceanic and continental areas is different. Oceanic
crust is thinner (about 5 kms) as compared to the continental crust (about 30 kms).
• Major constituent elements of crust are Silica (Si) and Aluminium (Al) and thus, it is often
termed as SIAL (Sometimes SIAL is used to refer Lithosphere, which is the region comprising
the crust and uppermost solid mantle, also).
• The mean density of the materials in the crust is 3 g/cm3.
• The discontinuity between the hydrosphere and crust is termed as the Conrad Discontinuity.
Mantle • The portion of the interior beyond the crust is called as the mantle.
• The discontinuity between the crust and mantle is called as the Mohorovich Discontinuity
or Moho discontinuity.
• The mantle is about 2900 kms in thickness.
• Nearly 84% of the earth’s volume and 67% of the earth’s mass is occupied by the mantle.
• The major constituent elements of the mantle are Silicon and Magnesium and hence it is
also termed as SIMA.
• The density of the layer is higher than the crust and varies from 3.3 – 5.4 g/cm3.
• The uppermost solid part of the mantle and the entire crust constitute the Lithosphere.
• The asthenosphere (in between 80-200 km) is a highly viscous, mechanically weak and
ductile, deforming region of the upper mantle which lies just below the lithosphere.
• The asthenosphere is the main source of magma and it is the layer over which the lithospheric
plates/ continental plates move (plate tectonics).
• The discontinuity between the upper mantle and the lower mantle is known as Repetti
Discontinuity.
• The portion of the mantle which is just below the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above
the core is called as Mesosphere.
Core • It is the innermost layer surrounding the earth’s centre.
• The core is separated from the mantle by Guttenberg’s Discontinuity.
• It is composed mainly of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) and hence it is also called as NIFE.
• The core constitutes nearly 15% of earth’s volume and 32.5% of earth’s mass.
• The core is the densest layer of the earth with its density ranges between 9.5-14.5 g/cm3.
• The Core consists of two sub-layers: the inner core and the outer core.
• The inner core is in solid state and the outer core is in the liquid state (or semi-liquid).
• The discontinuity between the upper core and the lower core is called as Lehmann
Discontinuity.
• Barysphere is sometimes used to refer the core of the earth or sometimes the whole interior.
 Geography • The Earth 7
Latitudes & Longitudes
Latitudes and Longitudes are imaginary lines used to determine the location of a place on earth. The shape
of the earth is ‘Geoid’. And the location of a place on the earth can be mentioned in terms of latitudes and
longitudes. Example: The location of Mumbai is 19.0760° N, 72.8777° E.

Latitudes Longitudes

Latitude is the angular distance of a point on the Longitude is an angular distance, measured in degrees
earth’s surface, measured in degrees from the along the equator east or west of the Prime (or First)
center of the earth. Meridian.

As the earth is slightly flattened at the poles, On the globe longitude is shown as a series of semi-circles
the linear distance of a degree of latitude at the that run from pole to pole passing through the equator.
pole is a little longer than that at the equator. For Such lines are also called Un­like the equator which is
example at the equator (0°) it is 68.704 miles, centrally placed between the poles, any meridian could
at 45° it is 69.054 miles and at the poles it is have been taken to begin the numbering of longitude. It
69.407 miles. The average is taken as 69 miles was finally decided in 1884, by international agreement, to
(111 km). choose as the zero meridian the one which passes through
the Royal Astronomical Observatory at Greenwich, near
London. This is the Prime Meridian (0°) from which all
other meridians radiate eastwards and westwards up to
180°.

Besides the equator (0°), the north pole (90°N) As the parallels of latitude become shorter poleward, so
and the south pole (90° S), there are four the meridians of longitude, which converge at the poles,
important parallels of latitudes: enclose a narrower space.
• Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the northern They have one very important function, they determine
hemisphere. local time in relation to G.M.T. or Greenwich Mean Time,
• Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the southern which is sometimes referred to as World Time.
hemisphere.
• Arctic circle at 66½° north of the equator.
• Antarctic circle at 66½° south of the equator.

Latitudinal Heat zones of the earth

• The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer
and the Tropic of Capricorn. This area, therefore, receives the maximum heat and is called the torrid zone.
• The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn. The angle of the sun’s rays goes on decreasing towards the poles. As such, the areas bounded
by the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic circle in the northern hemisphere, and the Tropic of Capricorn and
the Antarctic circle in the southern hemisphere, have moderate temperatures. These are, therefore, called
temperate zones.
• Areas lying between the Arctic circle and the north pole in the northern hemisphere and the Antarctic circle
and the south pole in the southern hemisphere, are very cold. It is because here the sun does not raise
much above the horizon. Therefore, its rays are always slanting. These are, therefore, called frigid zones.
8 Maharashtra Engineering Services | Group A & B Combined Preliminary Examination

Longitude and Time

• Since the earth makes one complete revolution of 360° in one day or 24 hours, it passes through 15° in
one hour or 1° in 4 minutes. The earth rotates from west to east, so every 15° we go eastwards, local time
is advanced by 1 hour. Con­versely, if we go westwards, local time is retarded by 1 hour.
• If each town were to keep the time of its own meridian, there would be much difference in local time
between one town and the other. To avoid all these difficulties, a system of standard time is observed by all
countries.
• Most countries adopt their standard time from the central meridian of their countries. In larger countries
such as Canada, U.S.A., China, and U.S.S.R, it would be inconvenient to have single time zone. So these
countries have multiple time zones.
• The Indian Government has accep­ted the meridian of 82.5° east for the standard time which is 5 hours 30
mins, ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. It passes through approximately the middle of India (from Mirzapur,
near Allahabad). Indian Standard Meridian passes through UP, MP, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra
Pradesh.

Motions of the earth: Rotation and Revolution

Rotation and Revolution are two motions of the earth. When earth spins or rotates around its axis, that movement
of spinning is called Rotation of Earth. And when earth spins or revolves around the sun, that movement is
called Revolution of Earth.
 Geography • The Earth 9
Rotation of Earth Revolution of Earth
Earth rotates along its axis from west to east. The second motion of the earth around the sun in
its orbit is called revolution. It takes 365¼ days (one
year) to revolve around the sun.
It takes approximately 24 hrs to complete on rotation. Six hours saved every year are added to make one
day (24 hours) over a span of four years. This surplus
day is added to the month of February. Thus every
fourth year, February is of 29 days instead of 28
days. Such a year with 366 days is called a leap year.
Days and nights occur due to rotation of the earth.
The circle that divides the day from night on the
globe is called the circle of illumination.
Earth rotates on a tilted axis. Earth’s rotational axis
makes an angle of 23.5° with the normal i.e. it makes
an angle of 66.5° with the orbital plane. Orbital plane
is the plane of earth’s orbit around the Sun.
10 Maharashtra Engineering Services | Group A & B Combined Preliminary Examination

• Summer Solstice: The earth goes around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The nights are longer than the days
of the winter season. This position of the earth is called the summer solstice.
• Winter Solstice: On 22nd December, the Tropic of Capricorn gets direct rays of the sun as the South Pole
tilts towards it. It is summer in Southern hemisphere and winter in the Northern hemisphere. This is called
winter solstice.
• Equinox: On 21st March and 23rd September, direct rays of the sun fall directly on the equator. During this
period, the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.

International Day of Yoga, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. The date of 21
June is chosen, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
 Practice Questions

GEOGRAPHY
1. Which of the following rivers does not flow into 8. Jarawas and Sentinelese tribes are found in
the Arabian Sea? which among the following state / Union Territory
(a) Tungabhadra (b) Sabarmati of India?
(c) Mandovi (d) Narmada (a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(b) Madhya Pradesh
2. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the
(c) Lakshadweep
following group of Indian States:
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Manipur
(b) Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, 9. How many states of India share its border with
Mizoram Bhutan?
(c) UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand (a) 2 states (b) 3 states
(d) Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra (c) 4 states (d) 5 states
Pradesh
10. Garo Hills is a part of which among the following
3. The land frontier of India is about 15200 km. states of India?
Which of the following countries shares the (a) Nagaland (b) Meghalaya
largest border length with India: (c) Manipur (d) Mizoram
(a) Bangladesh (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Nepal 11. Majuli, the largest river island in the world is
located in which among the following states of
4. Which of the following Mountain passes forms India?
the ‘tri-junction’ of India,China and Myanmar?
(a) Assam
(a) Nathu La (b) Jelep La
(b) Manipur
(c) Bomdi La (d) Diphu
(c) Nagaland
5. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are (d) Tripura
submerged parts of mountain range called:
12. The Western Ghats region runs to a length of
(a) Arakan Yoma (b) Pegu Yoma
1600 kilometers. Which among the following
(c) Askai Chin (d) Tien Shan
states are covered by the Western Ghats?
6. Which of the following Indian States/UT has the (a) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the (b) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa
country ? (c) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa,
(a) Gujarat Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa,
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
Maharashtra , Gujarat
(d) Orissa
13. Which among the following is a riverine (Inland
7. Which of the following states is/are not a part of
River) port?
Western Ghats?
(a) Chennai
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kandla
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kolkata
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tutikorin
(d) Both b and c
44 Maharashtra Engineering Services | Group A & B Combined Preliminary Examination

14. Consider the following statement(s) related to (a) Laterite soil (b) Alluvial soil
Regur soils or Black cotton soils. (c) Red soil (d) Saline soil
1. It is formed by solidification of lava spread
21. Which of the following islands is separated from
over large area of Deccan plateau.
rest of the Lakshadweep Islands by the ‘Nine
2. They are very rich in minerals contents
Degree Channel’?
because these soils were formed due to
(a) Agatti (b) Kalpeni
volcanic activities.
(c) Kavaratti (d) Minicoy
3. They are found in Karnataka, Maharashtra,
MP, Gujarat, AP and Tamil Nadu. 22. A particular state in India has the following
Which of the above statement(s) is/are characteristics:
correct? 1. It lies on the same latitude which passes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 through Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. It has over 40% of its area under forest
cover.
15. Which of the following river system created the
3. Its state animal is wild water Buffalo.
Jog waterfalls?
4. It is drained by the Rihand River.
(a) Tunga bhadra (b) Sharavathi
(c) Koyna (d) None of the above Which among the following states has all the
above characteristics?
16. Which of the following is the largest river basin (a) Chhattisgarh
of Indian peninsular region? (b) Tripura
(a) Godavari (b) Mahanadi (c) Mizoram
(c) Krishna (d) Koyna (d) Jharkhand
17. Consider the following States: 23. Which of the following pairs of ‘Tributary’ and
1. Mizoram 2. Manipur their ‘Parent River’ is INCORRECTLY matched?
3. Tripura 4. Arunachal Pradesh (a) Son : Ganga
Which of the States given above share boundary (b) Chambal : Yamuna
with Myanmar? (c) Tungbhadra : Krishna
(a) 2 and 4 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) Gandak : Indus
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
24. Consider the following statements:
18. The Highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is:
1. Total crop area in the state amounts to more
(a) Anai Mudi (b) Mahendragiri
than one-half of the total land area.
(c) Doddabetta (d) Agasthamalai
2. World’s largest ship breaking yard is located
19. Which one of the following forest types is most here.
widespread in India? 3. It is the largest processor of milk in India.
(a) Tropical Evergreen Forest The above statements refer to which state of
(b) Tropical Deciduous Forest India?
(c) Semi Evergreen Forest (a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala
(d) Tropical Thorn Forest (c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh
20. Consider the following characteristics of an 25. Which of the following river deltas has/have
Indian soil: mangrove forest cover?
1. This soil resembles a brick in terms of its 1. Mahanadi 2. Krishna
deep red colour and surface texture. 3. Godawari 4. Kaveri
2. It is a heavily leached soil. Select the correct answer using the code given
3. The red colour is imparted by the presence below:
of iron oxide. (a) 3 only
4. It is widely found in Kerala. (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
Which of the following soils is characterized by (c) 2 and 3 only
the above mentioned features? (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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89. Indira Point is located in: 94. Which one is the highest point in Maharashtra?
(a) Andaman group islands (a) Kalsubai (b) Raigad
(b) Nicobar group islands (c) Lohagad (d) Mahabaleshwar
(c) Laccadive group islands
95. Which one is the longest river in Maharashtra?
(d) Minicoy group islands
(a) Krishna River (b) Tapti River
90. Indian Standard Meridian passes through which (c) Bhima River (d) Godavari River
of the following states in India?
96. Which one is the largest district by area wise in
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh
Maharastra?
3. Odisha 4. Tamil Nadu
(a) Pune (b) Ahmednagar
Select the correct answer using the code given
(c) Nashik (d) Solapur
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only 97. Which one is recognised as state tree in
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Maharastra?
(a) Banyan Tree (b) Jackfruit Tree
91. Arrange the elements given below in the
(c) Neem Tree (d) Mango Tree
decreasing order of their weight in composition
of Earth’s crust: 98. Which of the following is the largest Hydro
1. Iron 2. Silicon Power Project in Maharashtra?
3. Aluminium 4. Oxygen (a) Khopoli
Select the answer using the code given below: (b) Vaitarana
(a) 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 (b) 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 (c) Koyna
(c) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 (d) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 (d) None of the above

92. In which district of Maharashtra the first co- 99. Which of the following rivers in Maharashtra
operative sugar factory was established? flows through a rift valley?
(a) Kolhapur (b) Sangli (a) Ghatprabha (b) Krishna
(c) Ahmednagar (d) Pune (c) Godavari (d) Tapi

93. The Maharashtra State was formed by the 100. With how many States does Maharashtra share
Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year its boundary?
(a) 1956 (b) 1958 (a) Four (b) Five
(c) 1960 (d) 1964 (c) Six (d) Seven

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1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (c)
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