Maharashtra Current Affairs Quiz — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
What is the approximate total cost of the four railway multitracking projects approved by the CCEA on 4 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Rs 18,658 crore
PIB (CCEA): the four projects have a total cost of about Rs 18,658 crore and will be completed up to 2030-31.
The four railway multitracking projects approved on 4 April 2025 cover districts in which three states?
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Correct answer: D — Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
PIB (CCEA): the four projects cover 15 districts in Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
The railway multitracking projects approved by the CCEA on 4 April 2025 will enhance connectivity to which two Aspirational Districts?
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Correct answer: B — Gadchiroli and Rajnandgaon
PIB (CCEA): the projects will enhance connectivity to two Aspirational Districts, Gadchiroli and Rajnandgaon, with 19 new stations.
Under the MoU signed with Microsoft on 1 April 2025, Maharashtra will set up AI Centres of Excellence in which three cities?
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Correct answer: A — Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
Akashvani News, The Times of India and PTI: the three AI Centres of Excellence will be in Mumbai (geospatial analytics), Pune (forensic AI) and Nagpur (MARVEL).
Under the Maharashtra–Microsoft MoU of 1 April 2025, the Centre for Geospatial Analytics in Mumbai will be hosted in the:
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Correct answer: D — Chief Secretary's office
Akashvani News and PTI: the Mumbai Centre for Geospatial Analytics will be hosted in the Chief Secretary's office and support governance through satellite imagery, spatial data and GIS applications.
Where was the first edition of WAVES Bazaar, announced on 31 March 2025, scheduled to be held on 1–4 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
WAVES Bazaar was to be held at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, as part of WAVES 2025.
WAVES Bazaar's Buyer and Seller Meetings segment, announced on 31 March 2025, was organised in collaboration with which body?
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Correct answer: C — FICCI Frames Content Marketplace
The Buyer and Seller segment was organised in collaboration with FICCI Frames Content Marketplace.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre on 30 March 2025 in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Nagpur
The foundation stone was laid in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
During his Nagpur visit on 30 March 2025, PM Modi paid homage to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at which site?
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Correct answer: A — Deekshabhoomi
He paid homage to Dr Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi; at Smruti Mandir he paid homage to Hedgewar and Golwalkar.
On 28 March 2025, the Amit Shah-led High-Level Committee approved ₹555.70 crore for which State's recovery from the October 2023 GLOF?
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Correct answer: D — Sikkim
₹555.70 crore was approved for Sikkim's recovery and reconstruction after the October 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.
Consider the following statements about the High-Level Committee that approved NDRF assistance on 28 March 2025: 1. It is chaired by the Union Home Minister and includes the Finance Minister, the Agriculture Minister and the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman. 2. The fire services projects it approved were funded from the Recovery and Reconstruction window of the NDRF. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The committee is chaired by the Home Minister with the FM, Agriculture Minister and NITI VC as members. Fire services projects came from the Preparedness and Capacity Building window; Sikkim's aid came from the Recovery and Reconstruction window.
The tenth ACTCM barge LSAM 24, launched on 26 March 2025, was built by an MSME shipyard in which city?
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Correct answer: C — Thane
LSAM 24 was launched at Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, an MSME shipyard in Thane.
How many coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, as announced on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Twelve
Twelve mines (eight fully explored and four partially explored) were auctioned.
What was the average revenue share achieved in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions (results announced March 2025)?
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Correct answer: C — 36.27%
The auctions achieved an average revenue share of 36.27%.
In the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, the Banai & Bhalumunda mines, won by Jindal Power, are in which state?
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Correct answer: A — Chhattisgarh
Banai & Bhalumunda in Chhattisgarh, with a peak rated capacity of 12 MTPA, went to Jindal Power at a 48% final offer.
Where was the keel of the Indian Navy's second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels laid on 23 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
The keel laying was held at Yeoman Marine Services Pvt Ltd, Ratnagiri, where GSL is fabricating the main hull blocks.
What is the approximate tonnage of the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels whose keels were laid on 23 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 3,000 tonnes
The NGOPVs have an approximate tonnage of 3,000 tonnes.
When did the Ministry of Defence sign the contracts for the 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy?
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Correct answer: A — 30 March 2023
The contracts with GSL and GRSE were concluded on 30 March 2023.
Consider the following statements about the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (Yard 1281 and 1282) whose keels were laid on 23 March 2025: 1. Their main hull blocks are being fabricated at the premises of a private firm in Ratnagiri as part of Goa Shipyard Ltd's build strategy. 2. They are being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders for the Indian Coast Guard. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB says the main hull blocks of Yard 1281 and 1282 are fabricated at Yeoman Marine Services Pvt Ltd, Ratnagiri, as part of GSL's build strategy. These are Indian Navy vessels built by GSL (lead) and GRSE, not Coast Guard vessels from Mazagon Dock.
From which date did the Centre withdraw the 20% export duty on onions, as notified on 22 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 1 April 2025
The notification issued on 22 March 2025 made the onion export duty nil with effect from 1 April 2025.
Since when had the 20% export duty on onions, withdrawn in March 2025, been in force?
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Correct answer: C — 13 September 2024
The 20% duty had been in place from 13 September 2024. Exports were prohibited earlier, from 8 December 2023 to 3 May 2024.
What was the estimated rabi onion production for 2025, cited when the onion export duty was withdrawn in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 227 lakh tonnes
Rabi production was estimated at 227 lakh metric tonnes, over 18% higher than 192 LMT the previous year.
Consider the following statements about the withdrawal of the onion export duty in March 2025: 1. It was done through a notification issued under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962. 2. The notification was issued by the Department of Commerce. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Notification No. 19/2025-Customs was issued by the Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, on the communication of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
From which vessel did the Indian Navy evacuate injured crew about 230 nautical miles west of Goa on 21 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — MV Heilan Star
The Navy evacuated three injured crew from MV Heilan Star, a Panama-flagged bulk carrier.
To which naval air station were the injured crew of MV Heilan Star flown on 21 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — INS Hansa, Goa
The rescued crew were flown to INS Hansa, Goa, and then moved to a civil hospital.
On which mode will the six-lane JNPA Port (Pagote)–Chowk greenfield highway, approved by the CCEA on 19 March 2025, be developed?
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Correct answer: D — Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) (Toll)
The project will be developed on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode at a total capital cost of ₹4,500.62 crore.
The JNPA Port (Pagote)–Chowk greenfield highway approved in March 2025 ends on which national highway?
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Correct answer: A — NH-48 (Mumbai–Pune Highway)
The alignment starts at JNPA port on NH 348 at Pagote and ends on the Mumbai–Pune Highway (NH-48), also linking the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and NH-66.
Which team won the Women's Premier League 2025, beating Delhi Capitals in the final on 15 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 8 runs at the Brabourne Stadium for their second WPL title.
Who was the Player of the Match in the WPL 2025 final at the Brabourne Stadium?
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Correct answer: D — Harmanpreet Kaur
MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur was Player of the Match for her 66 off 44 balls.
Consider the following statements about the WPL 2025 final: 1. Delhi Capitals finished runners-up for the third season in a row. 2. Mumbai Indians chased down the target in the final over. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Mumbai Indians batted first, made 149 for 7 and defended it, restricting Delhi Capitals to 141 for 9.
How many projects did the 89th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti evaluate on 14 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Eight
The 89th NPG evaluated eight projects: four road, three railway and one metro.
The road tunnel under the Brahmaputra evaluated by the 89th NPG will connect which two places in Assam?
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Correct answer: A — Gohpur and Numaligarh
The four-lane tunnel under the Brahmaputra will link Gohpur and Numaligarh, cutting the distance from 240 km to 34 km.
Which metro rail project was evaluated at the 89th Network Planning Group meeting?
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Correct answer: B — Rajkot Metro
The only metro project was the 41.11 km greenfield Rajkot Metro in Gujarat.
Consider the following statements about the PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group (NPG): 1. Its 89th meeting was chaired by a Joint Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). 2. The Haridaspur–Paradip doubling it evaluated aims to move coal from the Talcher coalfields to Paradip Port. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: DPIIT Joint Secretary Pankaj Kumar chaired the meeting, and the 74.09 km Haridaspur–Paradip doubling is meant to ease coal movement from Talcher to Paradip Port.
LSAM 11, inducted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai on 7 March 2025, is significant because it is:
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Correct answer: D — The eighth and last barge of the MCA barge contract
LSAM 11 is the eighth Missile cum Ammunition Barge; with it, SECON completed delivery of all eight barges under the 2021 contract.
Which company's hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks began India's first-ever trials, flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Tata Motors
Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flagged off the trials of Tata Motors' hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.
How many hydrogen-powered vehicles will be deployed in the heavy-duty truck trial flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 16
The trial will deploy 16 vehicles with different configurations and payloads for up to 24 months.
Which of the following freight areas is NOT among those named for the hydrogen truck trials flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Chennai
The trucks will run on routes around Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Surat, Vadodara, Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar. Chennai was not named.
Consider the following statements about the hydrogen truck trial launched on 4 March 2025: 1. It is funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. 2. It tests both hydrogen internal combustion engine and fuel cell trucks. 3. The National Green Hydrogen Mission, under which it is funded, was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2021. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission on 4 January 2023.
How many hydrogen refuelling stations are included in the five pilot projects for hydrogen buses and trucks sanctioned by MNRE (announced 3 March 2025)?
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Correct answer: A — 9
The five pilot projects include 37 vehicles and 9 hydrogen refuelling stations.
Consider the following statements about the hydrogen transport pilot projects announced by MNRE on 3 March 2025: 1. Of the 37 vehicles, 15 are hydrogen fuel cell-based and 22 use hydrogen internal combustion engines. 2. The vehicles will run on 10 routes, including Bhubaneswar–Konark–Puri. 3. The projects are funded under the PM e-DRIVE scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: 15 fuel cell and 22 hydrogen ICE vehicles will run on 10 routes including Bhubaneswar–Konark–Puri. Statement 3 is wrong: the pilots come under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, with about ₹208 crore of central support.
The demonstration hydrogen plant whose groundbreaking was held at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025 will use which process?
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Correct answer: B — Iodine-Sulphur thermochemical water splitting
The Heavy Water Board and BARC plant will produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water based on the Iodine-Sulphur (I-S) process.
Which body, in collaboration with BARC, began construction of the Iodine-Sulphur process hydrogen demonstration plant in Mumbai on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Heavy Water Board
The Heavy Water Board (HWB) started construction with BARC at its facilities in RCF, Chembur.
Which team won the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, taking the title on first-innings lead when the final against Kerala in Nagpur was drawn on 2 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Vidarbha
Vidarbha won the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy on their 37-run first-innings lead over Kerala after the final at Nagpur was drawn on 2 March 2025.
Vidarbha's Harsh Dubey, Player of the Series in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, set the record for the most wickets in a Ranji season. How many wickets did he take?
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Correct answer: C — 69
Harsh Dubey took 69 wickets in the 2024-25 season, passing the 68 taken by Bihar's Ashutosh Aman in 2018-19.
The Ranji Trophy won by Vidarbha on 2 March 2025 was the team's:
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Correct answer: A — Third Ranji Trophy title
It was Vidarbha's third Ranji Trophy title, after their back-to-back wins in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
The Indian Bureau of Mines observed its 78th Foundation Day as Khanij Diwas on 1 March 2025 at its headquarters in which city?
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Correct answer: A — Nagpur
IBM marked its 78th Foundation Day as Khanij Diwas at its headquarters in Nagpur.
India's first offshore mineral block, a construction sand block for which a Letter of Intent was handed over on 28 February 2025, was allotted to which entity?
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Correct answer: C — Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
The LoI for the offshore construction sand block was handed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA).
The sand from the offshore block allotted on 28 February 2025 will be used for reclamation at which greenfield port?
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Correct answer: D — Vadhavan, Palghar
About 200 million cubic metres of sand from the block off the Daman coast will be used to reclaim land for the greenfield Vadhavan Port in Palghar, Maharashtra.
MAITRI, whose logo was launched by the Ports Ministry on 27 February 2025, is meant to operationalise the Virtual Trade Corridor between India and which country?
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Correct answer: C — United Arab Emirates
MAITRI (Master Application for International Trade and Regulatory Interface) will operationalise the Virtual Trade Corridor between India and the UAE.
What is 'Sagar Ankalan', launched by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — A Logistics Port Performance Index for ports
Sagar Ankalan is the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) for FY 2023-24, which ranks major and non-major ports in bulk and container categories.
Under the One Nation-One Port Process launched on 27 February 2025, the number of documents for container operations was reduced from 143 to:
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Correct answer: D — 96
The ONOP process cut container operation documents by 33%, from 143 to 96, and bulk cargo documents from 150 to 106.
Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din, observed in Maharashtra on 27 February, marks the birth anniversary of which writer?
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Correct answer: A — Kusumagraj (V. V. Shirwadkar)
Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din is observed on 27 February, the birth anniversary of Jnanpith-winning poet Kusumagraj (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar).
The Maharashtra government's Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar for 2024, presented on Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din 2025, went to:
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Correct answer: D — R. R. Borade
The Marathi Language Department's Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar for 2024 went to senior writer R. R. (Rawsaheb Rangrao) Borade.
Which village in Nashik district, the native village of Kusumagraj, was named a 'Kavitanche Gaav' (village of poems) by Maharashtra around Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Shirwad
Kusumagraj's village Shirwad in Nashik district was named a 'Kavitanche Gaav'; Malgund in Ratnagiri, the village of poet Keshavsut, was named alongside it.
According to the chairman of the Group of Ministers on discom viability (Mumbai, 27 February 2025), every 1% increase in AT&C loss causes utilities a loss of more than:
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Correct answer: A — ₹10,000 crore
Union MoS Shripad Yesso Naik, chairing the GoM, said every 1% increase in AT&C loss results in losses of upwards of ₹10,000 crore for utilities.
Gujarati poet Anil Joshi, who died on 26 February 2025, won the 1990 Sahitya Akademi Award for which collection of essays?
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Correct answer: A — Statue
Anil Joshi's 1988 essay collection 'Statue' won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990.
As per EPFO's provisional payroll data released on 25 February 2025, how many net members were added in December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 16.05 lakh
EPFO recorded a net addition of 16.05 lakh members in December 2024, including about 8.47 lakh new subscribers.
Which state led in net payroll addition in EPFO's December 2024 data, contributing 21.71%?
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Correct answer: B — Maharashtra
Maharashtra led all states, adding 21.71% of the net payroll in December 2024.
The Health Ministry's action against Aveo Pharmaceuticals in February 2025 concerned the export of an unapproved combination of Tapentadol with which drug?
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Correct answer: D — Carisoprodol
The firm exported unapproved combinations of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol to West African countries.
Consider the following statements about Tapentadol and Carisoprodol, as stated by the Health Ministry in February 2025: 1. Both drugs are individually approved by CDSCO in India. 2. Both drugs are included in India's NDPS list. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Ministry said both drugs are individually approved by CDSCO but their combination is not, and neither is included in the NDPS list, so only the first statement is correct.
Where was the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council held on 22 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Pune
Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune, Maharashtra.
Which Union Territory is a member of the Western Zonal Council along with Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa?
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Correct answer: B — Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
The Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu attended, as the UT is a member of the Western Zonal Council.
How many issues were discussed at the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council, apart from six issues of national importance?
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Correct answer: A — 18
A total of 18 issues were discussed, and six issues of national importance were also taken up.
Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, apart from its Chief Minister, how many other ministers from each member state sit on a Zonal Council?
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Correct answer: A — Two, nominated by the Governor
Section 16 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 provides that each Zonal Council includes the Chief Minister and two other ministers of each member state nominated by the Governor; the Union Home Minister is the chairman.
To how many PMAY-Gramin (Phase-2) beneficiaries did Amit Shah distribute sanction letters in Pune on 22 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 20 lakh
Sanction letters were given to 20 lakh beneficiaries, and 10 lakh received the first instalment.
According to Amit Shah at the Pune event, which state received the highest number of houses under PMAY-G Phase-2?
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Correct answer: D — Maharashtra
Shah said Maharashtra had been allotted the highest number of houses under Phase-2 of the scheme.
Who presided over the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in New Delhi in February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Dr Tara Bhawalkar
Folklorist Dr Tara Bhawalkar was the president of the 98th Sammelan, which PM Modi inaugurated on 21 February 2025.
In which year was the first Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held, as recalled by the PM in February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 1878
The PM said the Sammelan, from its first edition in 1878, had witnessed 147 years of India's journey.
While inaugurating the 98th Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, the PM noted that the nation was marking the 300th birth anniversary of:
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Correct answer: A — Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar
The PM said the Sammelan coincided with the 300th birth anniversary of Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar, the 350th anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation and 75 years of the Constitution.
Which organisation hosted the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Delhi under the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal?
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Correct answer: B — Sarhad, Pune
The Sammelan's official site states it was organised by Sarhad, Pune, under the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, at Talkatora Stadium from 21 to 23 February 2025.
How many Guinness World Records were announced at the close of the first phase of the 'Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan' in Mumbai on 20 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Five
A Guinness World Records adjudicator announced five records at the closing ceremony in Mumbai.