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GENERAL FACTS ABOUT MAHARASHTRA

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MAHARASTRA TOURIST MAP
MAHARASTRA TOURIST MAP
Formation1 May, 1960
CapitalMumbai
Major LanguageMarathi
Official AnimalIndian Giant Squirrel
Official BirdYellow Footed, Green Pigeon
State FlowerPride of India / Jarul
State TreeMango Tree
Official DanceTamasha, Lavani
Major RiversKrishna, Godavari, Tapti, Indravati
Major lakeLonar, Rangala
High CourtMumbai High Court
Major FestivalGanesholsav, Holi
Airport1.Chhatrapati,Shivaji International Airport,
2.Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport
National Parks1.Chandoli National Park
2.Sanjay Gandhi National Park
3.Navegaon National Park
4.Tadoba National Park
5.Gugamal National Park
Wild Life Sanctuary1.Bor wildlife sanctuary
2.Sagareshwar wild life sanctuary
3.Bhamragarh WLS
4.Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary
5.Radhanagari wild life sanctuary
6.Painganga wild life sanctuary
Tiger Reserve1.Melghat Tiger Reserve
2.Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
3.Pench Tiger Reserve
Dance forms1.Dhangarj
2.Gaja
3.Koli Dance
4.Lavai
5.Povadas Dance
6.Tamasha
Tribes1.Garlis          
2.Bhil
3.Gond-Madia    
4.Katkari Koli          
5.Oraon Warli
RiversGodavari, Krishna, Tapti, Bhima, Wainganga, Waghur, Terekhoi, Purna, Girna, Venna
UNESCO Heitage Sites1.Ajanta Caves (1983)
2.Ellora Caves (1983)
3.Elephanta Caves (1987)
4.Chhatrapathi Shivaji  Terminus (2004)
WaterfallsBhandardara
Tourism destinations1.Mumbai
2.Mahabaleshwar
3.Malvan
4.Lonavala
5.Lavasa
6.Panchgani
6.Aurangabad
7.Nagpur
8.Nasik
9.Pune
10.Bhimashankar
11.Shirdi
12.Kolad
13.Rajmachi
14.Raigad
15.Ratnagiri
16.Amboli
17.Khandala
18.Kamshet
19.Kolhapur
20.Nanded
21.Karjet
22.Igatpuri
23.Chikhaldara
24.Murud 25.Janjira
25.Dapoli
26.Diveager
27.Harihareshwar
28.Alibag
29.Ganapatipule
30.Niral Matheran
31.Jawhar
32.Lonar
33Tarkali
34.Kashid 
35.Chiplun
36.Sawantwadi
37.Toranmal
38.Satara
39.Latur
40.Thane
41.Amravati
42.Tuljapur
43.Phaltan
44.Elephanta cave
45.Lohagad Fort
46.Visapur Fort
47.Bhaja cave
48.Karnala Fort
49.Ratangat Fort
50.Prabalgad Fort
51.Pratapgad Fort
52.Harichandragad
53.Velneshwar
54.Manikgad Fort
55.Rasalghad
56.Rajgad Fort
57.Nighoj
58.Devkund waterfalls
Religious1.Kunkeshwar
2.Pandharpur
3.Jejuri
4.Alandi
5.Triamkareshwar
6.Shani Shingapur
7.Bhaja cave
Trekking routes1.Manikgad Fort Trek
2.Mulher Trek
3.Chavand Trek
4.Rohida Trek
5.Kothligad Trek
6.Durg Dhakoba Trek
7.Bhivgad Trek
8.Bitangad Trek
9.Kulangadd Trek
10.Dhodap Trek
11.Koyna valley Trek
12.Ahivantgad Trek
13.Arthurs’ seat trek
14.Gorakhgad Trek
15.Bhimashankar Trek
16.Makarandgad Trek
17.Mahuli Trek
18.Purandar Trek
19.Hadsar Trek
20.Korigad Trek
21.Rajgad Trek
22.Mahipatagad Trek
Food1.Pav Bhaji
2.Vada Pav
3.Puran Poli
4.Misal Pav
5.Modak
6.Ragda Pattice
7.Bharli Vangi
8.Sreekhand
9.Poha – Maharashtra food classic to breakfast
10.Sabudana khichdi
11.Rassa
12.Sol Kadhi
13.Pithla Bhakri
14.Aamti (Maharashtrian Dal)
15.Bhelpuri
16.Basundi
17.Kairi Cha Panha
18.Aamrus
19.Kadhi
20.Bombil/Bombay duck – Maharashtra food delights for non-veggies

GENERAL FACTS ABOUT MAHARASHTRA

  1. Most industrialised state in India : Maharashtra
  2. Most urbanised state in India : Maharashtra
  3. Leading producer of electricity in India : Maharashtra
  4. Power House of India : Maharashtra
  5. Second most populous state in India : Maharashtra
  6. State having the most number of Jainist, Buddhist and Parsi population : Maharashtra
  7. The state having the most number of wild life sanctuaries : Maharashtra
  8. The state having the largest road network in India: Maharashtra
  9. Koyna Hydro – electric project is in : Maharashtra
  10. The Indian state having four Raj Bhavans : Maharashtra
  11. The state in which the first LED plant was launched: Maharashtra
  12. Leading state in the cultivation of banana : Maharashtra
  13. The state in India which emits largest volume of e-wastes: Maharashtra
  14. The state having the most number of slum population: Maharashtra
  15. First state to ban mobile phones in its Legislative Assembly : Maharashtra
  16. The state which gives the Latha Mangeshkar Puraskar: Maharashtra
  17. First state to disburse salary through Aadhar linked bank accounts: Maharashtra
  18. City of seven islands  : Mumbai
  19. The city known as the Gateway of India  : Mumbai
  20. First National Museum for Indian Cinema opens in: Mumbai
  21. Venue of first International Film Festival (1952): Mumbai
  22. Naval mutiny in 1946 was held in : Mumbai
  23. First session of INC was held in: GokuldasTejpal College, Mumbai
  24. The name was officially changed from Bombay to Mumbai in  : 1995
  25. Largest metropolitan city in India : Mumbai
  26. The headquarters of Central Railway and Western Railway: Mumbai
  27. First Mono-Rail started in : Mumbai
  28. Prarthana Samaj was started in : Mumbai
  29. Arya Samaj was started in: Mumbai
  30. Servants of India Society was started in: Mumbai
  31. First ATM in India was established at Mumbai by : HSBC Bank (1987)
  32. Prince of Wales Museum, Jahangir Art Gallery, Jinna House, Malabar Hills etc are situated in : Mumbai
  33. The Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (formerly known as Victoria Terminal) is situated in: Mumbai
  34. The oldest Stock Exchange in India: Bombay Stock Exchange (1875)
  35. Bombay Stock Exchange is situated at  : Dalai Street
  36. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was established at: Mumbai (1992)
  37. Google’s first free Wifi enabled Railway Station in India : Mumbai
  38. First Bharatiya Mahila Bank in India was started in: Mumbai
  39. August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank) is situated in : Mumbai
  40. first Bank in India to start Aadhar- based ATM usage facility: DCB, Mumbai
  41. The city known as ‘sleepless city’ : Mumbai
  42. The city known as the tower of silence : Mumbai
  43. First Airport in India: Mumbai (Grass Aerodram, Juhu)
  44. First cinema in India was shown in : Watson Hotel, Mumbai
  45. The city known as capital of crimes : Mumbai
  46. The city known as the ‘door of the west’ : Mumbai
  47. India’s first railway line : Bombay – Thane (1853)
  48. India’s first electric railway line  : Bombay – Kurla (Deccan Queen-1925
  49. The city which themed in the novel of Salman Rushdie ‘s’ Midnights Children’  : Mumbai
  50. Mumbai is situated on the banks of the river  : Mithi
  51. The city where the Thrimoorthi and Elephanta caves are seen  : Mumbai
  52. Mazagon Dock Shipyard is situated in  : Mumbai
  53. Largest light house in India is situated in : Mumbai
  54. The nerve centre of Mumbai : Nariman Point
  55. The national park which is situated in Mumbai city : Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Borivali National Park)
  56. First atomic power station in India: Tarapur Atomic power station (1969)
  57. India’s first Nuclear Reactor Apsara was established at: Trombay(1956) 
  58. First Aadhar village in India : Tembhli village
  59. India’s first gold refinery is located at : Shirpur
  60. Famous Ajanta, Ellora caves, are situated at : Aurangabad district
  61. Number of Ajanta caves  : 29
  62. Number of Ellora caves : 34
  63. The pictures in Ajanta, Ellora caves are of  : Jathaka tales
  64. The river which flows near the Ajanta Caves  : Waghur
  65. Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd is situated at  : Pimpri
  66. Orange City of India  : Nagpur
  67. Two major ports in Maharashtra  : Mumbai and Nhava Sheva
  68. Largest container port in India : Nhava Sheva
  69. Navasheva port is known as : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
  70. Largest city in Western Ghats : Pune
  71. The jewel of Deccan  : Pune
  72. Oxford of the East : Pune
  73. Yerwada Jail, the largest Jail in Maharasthra is situated in : Pune
  74. First women University in India is in  : Pune
  75. Gokhale Institute is situated in  : Pune
  76. The sports event known as Puna game  : Badminton
  77. First women University in India: Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University (SNDTWU)
  78. Founder of SNDTWU: D.K.Karve
  79. Capital of Indian Nationality during the Gandhian Period of Indian Freedom struggle : Sevagram
  80. The residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister : Varsha
  81. The grape city of India : Nasik
  82. Security Paper mill and Currency Printing Press are situated in : Nasik
  83. Nasik is situated on the banks of the river : Godavari
  84. The famous Kumbhamela of Maharashtra is held in : Nasik
  85. Headquarters of Central Institute of Cotton  Research: Nagpur
  86. The places in Maharashtra which are included in the World Heritage sites of UNESCO
  87. National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI): Nagpur
  88. The city which is situated in the heart of India: Nagpur
  89. The place where Ambedkar and his followers adopted Buddhism : Nagpur
  90. Second capital of Maharashtra : Nagpur
  91. Famous hill station in Maharashtra : Mahabeleshwar
  92. The place famous for cotton clothes : Sholapur
  93. Most populated island in India : Salsette island
  94. Largest coastline in South India : Konkan Coast
  95. National Defence Academy is situated at : Khadakvasla
  96. New name of Aurangabad : Sambaji Nagar
  97. Shortest railway route in India : Nagpur- Ajini (3km)
  98. Largest wild life sanctuary in India : Great Indian Bustard
  99. The foundation stone for Gate way of India was laid in : 1911
  100. The construction of Gate way of India was completed in : 1924
  101. The company which built the Gate Way of India: Gammon India Limited
  102. New name of Victoria Terminal: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
  103. Longest Sea bridge in India : Bandra-Worli Sea Link (Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link)
  104. First slum museum in India  : Dharavi
  105. Largest slum in India  Dharavi
  106. Gate way of India was designed by : George Wittet
  107. Maratha Machiavelli : Nana Phadnavis
  108. Maratha Kesari: Bala Gangadhara Tilak
  109. Maharashtra Socrates : Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  110. Bombay Bomber : Sachin Tendulkar
  111. Bombay Duck: Ajit Agarkar
  112. Modern Manu : Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
  113. Chhatrapati(Monarch)of Raigad: Shivaji
  114. Founder of Satyashodhak Samaj: Jyotirao Phule
  115. King maker of Mumbai: Bal Thackeray
  116. Founder of Shiv Sena: Bal Thackeray
  117. Victoria Terminals was designed by : F.W. Steve

    HADQUARTERS IN MUMBAI
  118. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  119. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
  120. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
  121. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
  122. Indian Cancer Research Centre E3
  123. Children’s film Society
  124. Department of Atomic Energy 
  125. Unit Trust of India (UTI)
  126. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
  127. Tata Memorial Centre
  128. Headquarters of Central and Western Railway
  129. Air India

    PUNE IS THE HEADQUARTERS
  130. Atomic Energy Commission 
  131. National Institute of Cell Science 
  132. National Institute of Virology 
  133. National AIDS Research Institute
  134. Asian School of Cyber law