Maharashtra GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Antilia is a private residence in the billionaire's row of Mumbai, India, named after the mythical island Antillia. It is the residence of the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family, who moved into it in 2012. The skyscraper-mansion is one of the world’s largest and most elaborate private homes, at 27 stories.

Maharashtra has a total of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and this number is the highest among all states and UTs in India.

There are 5 states cover the river Godavari. They are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka.

Maharashtra is the second most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally.

Maharashtra with a total area of 3,07,713 km² (118,809 sq mi), is the third largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36 percent of India's total geographical area.

The first train on the Indian sub-continent ran from Bori Bunder in Mumbai to Thane at 3.30 pm on 16^th April 1853. The 14 carriage train carried 400 guests and covered a distance of 34 km.

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.

There are 4 Maharashtra districts share their border with Telangana.

There are 6 Padma Shri Award recipients were from Maharashtra. They are Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar, Sulochana Chavan, Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre, Sonu Nigam, Anil K. Rajvanshi, Dr. Bhimsen Singhal.

Maharashtra is bounded by the Indian states of Gujarat to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest and by the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Arabian Sea to the west.