MAHARASHTRA 

*Formed on - May 1, 1960
*Capital - Mumbai
*Major Languages - Marathi
*High Court - Mumbai High Court
*Official animal - Indian GiantSquirrel
*Official bird - Yellow Footed,Green Pigeon
*State flower -  Pride of India
*Official dance - Tamasha, Lavani
*Major Festivals -  Ganesholsav, Holi
*Major rivers - Krishna, Godavari, Tapti, Indravati 
*Major lakes -   Lonar, Rangala 
*Airport - Chhatrapati,Shivaji International Airport, Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport
*Most industrialised state in India 
Ans : Maharashtra 
*Most urbanised state in India 
Ans : Maharashtra
*Leading producer of electricity in India 
Ans : Maharashtra 
*Power House of India 
Ans : Maharashtra
*Second most populous state in India 
Ans : Maharashtra 
*State having the most number of Jainist, Buddhist and Parsi population 
Ans : Maharashtra
*The state having the most number of wild life sanctuaries
Ans : Maharashtra
*The state having the largest road network in India
Ans : Maharashtra 
*Tamasha is the famous dance form of 
Ans : Maharashtra
*Koyna Hydro - electric project is in 
Ans : Maharashtra
*The Indian state having four Raj Bhavans 
Ans : Maharashtra
*The state in which the first LED plant was launched
Ans : Maharashtra
*Leading state in the cultivation of banana 
Ans : Maharashtra

NATIONAL PARKS

*Chandoli National Park 
*Sanjay Gandhi National Park
*Navegaon National Park 
*Gugamal National Park

WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES

*Bor wildlife sanctuary 
*Sagareshwar wild life sanctuary 
*Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary 
*Radhanagari wild life sanctuary 
*Painganga wild life sanctuary

TIGER RESERVE

*Melghat Tiger Reserve 
*Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project 
*Pench Tiger Reserve
*The state in India which emits largest volume of e-wastes
Ans : Maharashtra
*The state having the most number of slum population
Ans : Maharashtra
*First state to ban mobile phones in its Legislative Assembly
Ans : Maharashtra
*The state which gives the Latha Mangeshkar Puraskar
Ans : Maharashtra
*First state to disburse salary through Aadhar linked bank accounts
Ans : Maharashtra

FROM MUMBAI TO DHARAVI

*City of seven islands 
Ans : Mumbai
*The city known as the Gateway of India 
Ans : Mumbai
*First National Museum for Indian Cinema opens in
Ans : Mumbai
*Venue of first International Film Festival (1952)
Ans : Mumbai
*Naval mutiny in 1946 was held in 
Ans : Mumbai
*First session of INC was held in
Ans : GokuldasTejpal College, Mumbai 
*The name was officially changed from Bombay to Mumbai in 
Ans : 1995
*Largest metropolitan city in India 
Ans : Mumbai
*The headquarters of Central Railway and Western Railway
Ans : Mumbai
*First Mono-Rail started in 
Ans : Mumbai
*Prarthana Samaj was started in 
Ans : Mumbai
*Arya Samaj was started in
Ans : Mumbai
* Servants of India Society was started in
Ans : Mumbai
*First ATM in India was established at Mumbai by
Ans : HSBC Bank (1987)
*Prince of Wales Museum, Jahangir Art Gallery, Jinna House, Malabar Hills etc are situated in
Ans : Mumbai
*The Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (formerly known as Victoria Terminal) is situated in
Ans : Mumbai
*The oldest Stock Exchange in India
Ans : Bombay Stock Exchange (1875)
*Bombay Stock Exchange is situated at 
Ans : Dalai Street 
*National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was established at
Ans : Mumbai (1992)
*Google's first free Wifi enabled Railway Station in India 
Ans : Mumbai
*First Bharatiya Mahila Bank in India was started in
Ans : Mumbai
*August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank) is situated in 
Ans : Mumbai 
*first Bank in India to start Aadhar- based ATM usage facility
Ans : DCB, Mumbai
*The city known as 'sleepless city'
Ans : Mumbai
*The city known as the tower of silence 
Ans : Mumbai
*First Airport in India
Ans : Mumbai (Grass Aerodram, Juhu)
*First cinema in India was shown in 
Ans : Watson Hotel, Mumbai 
*The city known as capital of crimes 
Ans : Mumbai
*The city known as the 'door of the west' 
Ans : Mumbai
*India's first railway line
Ans : Bombay - Thane (1853)
*India's first electric railway line 
Ans : Bombay - Kurla (Deccan Queen-1925
*The city which themed in the novel of Salman Rushdie 's' Midnights Children' 
Ans : Mumbai
*Mumbai is situated on the banks of the river 
Ans : Mithi
*The city where the Thrimoorthi and Elephanta caves are seen 
Ans : Mumbai
*Mazagon Dock Shipyard is situated in 
Ans : Mumbai
*Largest light house in India is situated in 
Ans : Mumbai
*The nerve centre of Mumbai 
Ans : Nariman Point
*The national park which is situated in Mumbai city
Ans : Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Borivali National Park) 
*Wankhede Cricket Stadium - Mumbai
*Braboume Cricket Stadium - Mumbai

HEADQUARTERS IN MUMBAI

*Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
*National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
*Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
*Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
*Indian Cancer Research Centre E3 
*Children's film Society 
*Department of Atomic Energy  
*Unit Trust of India (UTI)
*Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
*Tata Memorial Centre
*Headquarters of Central and Western Railway
*Air India
*First atomic power station in India
Ans : Tarapur Atomic power station (1969)
*India's first Nuclear Reactor Apsara was established at
Ans : Trombay(1956)  
*First Aadhar village in India 
Ans : Tembhli village
*India's first gold refinery is located at 
Ans : Shirpur
*Famous Ajanta, Ellora caves, are situated at 
Ans : Aurangabad district 
*Number of Ajanta caves 
Ans : 29
*Number of Ellora caves 
Ans : 34
*The pictures in Ajanta, Ellora caves are of 
Ans : Jathaka tales
*The river which flows near the Ajanta Caves 
Ans : Waghur
*Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd is situated at 
Ans : Pimpri
*Orange City of India 
Ans : Nagpur
*Two mejor ports in Maharashtra 
Ans : Mumbai and Nhava Sheva
*Largest container port in India 
Ans : Nhava Sheva
*Navasheva port is known as 
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
*Largest city in Western Ghats 
Ans : Pune
*The jewel of Deccan 
Ans : Pune
*Oxford of the East 
Ans : Pune
*Yerwada Jail, the largest Jail in Maharasthra is situated in
Ans : Pune
*First women University in India is in 
Ans : Pune
*Gokhale Institute is situated in 
Ans : Pune
*The sports event known as Puna game 
Ans : Badminton

PUNE IS THE HEADQUARTERS 

*Atomic Energy Commission  
*National Institute of Cell Science  
*National Institute of Virology  
*National AIDS Research Institute 
*Asian School of Cyber law
*First women University in India
Ans : Shreemati Nathibai DamodarThackersey Women's University (SNDTWU)
*Founder of SNDTWU
Ans : D.K.Karve
*Capital of Indian Nationality during the Gandhian Period of Indian Freedom struggle
Ans : Sevagram
*The residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister
Ans : Varsha
*The grape city of India 
Ans : Nasik
*Security Paper mill and Currency Printing Press are situated in 
Ans : Nasik
*Nasik is situated on the banks of the river 
Ans : Godavari
*The famous Kumbhamela of Maharashtra is held in 
Ans : Nasik
*Orange City
Ans : Nagpur
*Headquarters of Central Institute of Cotton  Research
Ans : Nagpur
*The places in Maharashtra which are included in the World Heritage sites of UNESCO
*Ajanta Caves (1983)
*Ellora Caves (1983) 
*Elephanta Caves (1987)
*Chhatrapathi Shivaji  
*Terminus (2004)

■ DANCE FORMS OF MAHARASHTRA

*Dhangarj Gaja 
*Koli Dance
*Lavai
*Povadas Dance
*Tamasha
*National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Ans : Nagpur
*The city which is situated in the heart of India
Ans : Nagpur
*The place where Ambedkar and his followers adopted Buddhism 
Ans : Nagpur
*Second capital of Maharashtra 
Ans : Nagpur 
*Famous hill station in Maharashtra 
Ans : Mahabeleshwar
*The place famous for cotton clothes 
Ans : Sholapur
*Most populated island in India 
Ans : Salsette island 
*Largest coastline in South India 
Ans : Konkan Coast 
*National Defence Academy is situated at 
Ans : Khadakvasla 
*New name of Aurangabad 
Ans : Sambaji Nagar 
*Shortest railway route in India 
Ans : Nagpur-Ajini (3km)
*Largest wild life sanctuary in India 
Ans : Great Indian Bustard

MAJOR TRIBES IN MAHARASHTRA

*Garlis           *Bhil
*Gond-Madia     *Katkari
*Koli           *Oraon
*Warli
*The foundation stone for Gate way of India was laid in 
Ans : 1911
*The construction of Gate way of India was completed in 
Ans : 1924
*The company which built the Gate Way of India
Ans : Gammon India Limited 
*New name of Victoria Terminal
Ans : Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 
*The only lake which was formed after the hit of a meteorite Lonar
*Longest Sea bridge in India
Ans : Bandra-Worli Sea Link (Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link)
*First slum museum in India 
Ans : Dharavi
*Largest slum in India 
Ans : Dharavi

MAJOR RIVERS OF MAHARASHTRA

*Godavari *Krishna
*Tapti *Bhima
*Wainganga *Waghur
*Terekhoi *Purna
*Girna *Venna
*Gate way of India was designed by
Ans : George Wittet
*Maratha Machiavelli
Ans : Nana Phadnavis
*Maratha Kesari
Ans : Bala Gangadhara Tilak
*Maharashtra socrates
Ans : Gopala Krishna Gokhale
*Bombay Bomber
Ans : Sachin Tendulkar
*Bombay Duck
Ans : Ajit Agarkar
*Modern Manu
Ans : Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
*Chhatrapati(Monarch)of Raigad
Ans : Shivaji
*Founder of Satyashodhak Samaj
Ans : Jyotirao Phule
*King maker of Mumbai
Ans : Bal Thackeray
*Founder of Shiv Sena
Ans : Bal Thackeray
*Victoria Terminals was designed by
Ans : F.W. Steve