Maharashtra GK One-Liners for Police Bharti 2026 – 211 Questions & Answers

1. Maharashtra – basic facts

• 1. When was Maharashtra state formed? ➜ 1 May 1960
• 2. Which Act created the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat? ➜ Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960
• 3. Which state was formed on the same day as Maharashtra (1 May 1960)? ➜ Gujarat
• 4. What is the capital of Maharashtra? ➜ Mumbai
• 5. Which city is Maharashtra's second capital, where the winter session is held? ➜ Nagpur
• 6. How many districts does Maharashtra have? ➜ 36
• 7. Which is Maharashtra's 36th (newest) district? ➜ Palghar – carved out of Thane on 1 August 2014
• 8. How many revenue divisions does Maharashtra have? ➜ 6 – Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Amravati, Nagpur
• 9. What is the area of Maharashtra? ➜ About 3,07,713 sq km
• 10. What is Maharashtra's rank in India by area? ➜ Third (after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh)
• 11. As per Census 2011, what is Maharashtra's rank by population? ➜ Second (after Uttar Pradesh)
• 12. How long is Maharashtra's coastline? ➜ About 720 km (Arabian Sea)
• 13. What is the official language of Maharashtra? ➜ Marathi
• 14. When is Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din celebrated? ➜ 27 February – birthday of poet Kusumagraj
• 15. When did Marathi get Classical Language status? ➜ 3 October 2024 (Union Cabinet decision)
• 16. How many states share a border with Maharashtra? ➜ 6 – Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa (plus the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu)
• 17. What is Maharashtra's state animal? ➜ Shekru (Indian giant squirrel)
• 18. What is Maharashtra's state bird? ➜ Harial (yellow-footed green pigeon)
• 19. What is Maharashtra's state flower? ➜ Jarul (Taman)
• 20. What is Maharashtra's state tree? ➜ Mango
• 21. What is Maharashtra's state butterfly? ➜ Blue Mormon (since 2015)
• 22. What is Maharashtra's state song? ➜ “Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza” (adopted 19 February 2023)
• 23. What are the new names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad and Ahmednagar? ➜ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, Ahilyanagar

2. Districts and divisions

• 24. How many districts are in the Konkan division? ➜ 7 – Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
• 25. Which districts are in the Pune division? ➜ 5 – Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur
• 26. Which districts are in the Nashik division? ➜ 5 – Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar
• 27. How many districts are in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Marathwada) division? ➜ 8 – Chh. Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Dharashiv, Latur, Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli
• 28. Which districts are in the Amravati division? ➜ 5 – Amravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhana, Yavatmal
• 29. Which districts are in the Nagpur division? ➜ 6 – Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli
• 30. How many districts make up Vidarbha (Amravati + Nagpur divisions)? ➜ 11
• 31. When and from which district was Gondia district formed? ➜ 1 May 1999, from Bhandara district
• 32. Which two states border Gondia district? ➜ Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
• 33. Which is the largest district of Maharashtra by area? ➜ Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar)
• 34. Which is the smallest district by area? ➜ Mumbai City
• 35. Which district is known as the “district of lakes”? ➜ Bhandara

3. Rivers, dams and lakes

• 36. Which is the longest river in Maharashtra? ➜ Godavari (called the “Dakshin Ganga”)
• 37. Where does the Godavari originate? ➜ Trimbakeshwar, Brahmagiri hills (Nashik)
• 38. Where does the Krishna originate? ➜ Mahabaleshwar (Satara)
• 39. Where do the Krishna and Koyna meet (Preeti Sangam)? ➜ Karad (Satara)
• 40. Where does the Bhima originate? ➜ Bhimashankar (Pune)
• 41. By what name is the Bhima known at Pandharpur? ➜ Chandrabhaga
• 42. Where does the Tapi originate? ➜ Multai, Betul district (Madhya Pradesh)
• 43. Which major river flows along Maharashtra's northern border in Nandurbar district? ➜ Narmada
• 44. Which is the main river of east Vidarbha (Bhandara, Gondia)? ➜ Wainganga
• 45. Which river is formed after the Wardha and Wainganga meet? ➜ Pranhita (it later joins the Godavari)
• 46. What is the name of the Koyna dam's reservoir? ➜ Shivsagar (Satara district)
• 47. Which is the largest hydroelectric project in Maharashtra? ➜ Koyna Hydroelectric Project
• 48. On which river and where is the Jayakwadi dam? ➜ On the Godavari at Paithan (Chh. Sambhajinagar); reservoir – Nath Sagar
• 49. On which river and in which district is the Ujani dam? ➜ On the Bhima, Solapur district
• 50. The Gosikhurd project is on which river? ➜ Wainganga (Bhandara)
• 51. Lonar crater lake, formed by a meteorite impact, is in which district? ➜ Buldhana
• 52. Navegaon Bandh lake is in which district? ➜ Gondia
• 53. Which was Maharashtra's first Ramsar site (wetland of international importance)? ➜ Nandur Madhameshwar Bird Sanctuary, Nashik (2020)
• 54. When was Lonar lake declared a Ramsar site? ➜ November 2020
• 55. Which wetland near Mumbai, famous for flamingos, is a Ramsar site? ➜ Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary

4. Hills, forts and famous places

• 56. Which is the highest peak in Maharashtra? ➜ Kalsubai (about 1,646 m), Ahilyanagar district
• 57. By what name are the Western Ghats known in Maharashtra? ➜ Sahyadri
• 58. Which mountain range lies in the north of Maharashtra? ➜ Satpura
• 59. Which hill station in Maharashtra does not allow motor vehicles? ➜ Matheran (Raigad)
• 60. In which district is the hill station Mahabaleshwar? ➜ Satara
• 61. On which fort was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj born? ➜ Shivneri (Junnar, Pune)
• 62. Which was the first fort captured by Shivaji Maharaj? ➜ Torna (1646)
• 63. Which fort was the capital of Swarajya and the place of the coronation? ➜ Raigad
• 64. Near which fort was Afzal Khan killed? ➜ Pratapgad (1659)
• 65. While capturing which fort did Tanaji Malusare give his life? ➜ Sinhagad (earlier called Kondhana), 1670
• 66. In which pass did Bajiprabhu Deshpande fight his famous battle? ➜ Ghodkhind (Pavankhind), 1660
• 67. Which sea fort near Malvan was built by Shivaji Maharaj? ➜ Sindhudurg
• 68. Which famous sea fort of the Siddis is at Murud (Raigad)? ➜ Janjira
• 69. By what name is the Yadava capital Devgiri known today? ➜ Daulatabad
• 70. In which district are the Ajanta and Ellora caves? ➜ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
• 71. When did Ajanta and Ellora become World Heritage Sites? ➜ 1983 (UNESCO)
• 72. Which famous temple at Ellora is carved out of a single rock? ➜ Kailas temple (Rashtrakuta king Krishna I)
• 73. In which district are the Gharapuri (Elephanta) caves, and when did they become a World Heritage Site? ➜ Raigad district; 1987
• 74. Which Mumbai railway station became a World Heritage Site in 2004? ➜ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
• 75. Which group of Maratha forts was added to the World Heritage List in 2025? ➜ “Maratha Military Landscapes of India” – 12 forts (11 in Maharashtra + Gingee in Tamil Nadu)
• 76. Which monument is called the “Taj of the Deccan”? ➜ Bibi ka Maqbara (Chh. Sambhajinagar)
• 77. Where is the “Zero Mile” stone, marking the centre of India? ➜ Nagpur
• 78. Which is considered the first of the Ashtavinayak Ganesh temples? ➜ Mayureshwar of Morgaon (Pune)

5. National parks, tiger reserves and sanctuaries

• 79. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is in which district? ➜ Chandrapur
• 80. Which is the oldest national park in Maharashtra? ➜ Tadoba (1955)
• 81. Which was Maharashtra's first tiger reserve under Project Tiger (1973-74)? ➜ Melghat (Amravati)
• 82. Navegaon National Park is in which district? ➜ Gondia
• 83. The Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve spreads over which districts? ➜ Gondia and Bhandara
• 84. Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) is in which district? ➜ Nagpur
• 85. Bor Tiger Reserve is in which district? ➜ Wardha
• 86. Which two protected areas form the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve? ➜ Koyna Sanctuary and Chandoli National Park
• 87. Where is Sanjay Gandhi National Park? ➜ Borivali, Mumbai (Kanheri caves lie inside it)
• 88. Which sanctuary is famous for the Shekru (giant squirrel)? ➜ Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
• 89. Where is the sanctuary for the Great Indian Bustard (Maldhok)? ➜ Nannaj (Solapur)

6. History – the Maratha empire

• 90. Which birth date of Shivaji Maharaj is accepted by the Maharashtra government? ➜ 19 February 1630
• 91. What were the names of Shivaji Maharaj's parents? ➜ Jijabai and Shahaji Raje
• 92. When was Shivaji Maharaj crowned? ➜ 6 June 1674, at Raigad
• 93. What was Shivaji Maharaj's council of ministers called? ➜ Ashtapradhan Mandal (8 ministers)
• 94. The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was signed between Shivaji Maharaj and whom? ➜ Mirza Raja Jai Singh (Mughal general)
• 95. Where and when did Shivaji Maharaj pass away? ➜ Raigad, 1680
• 96. Where was Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj executed? ➜ Tulapur–Vadhu (Pune), 1689
• 97. From which fort did Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj lead the struggle? ➜ Gingee (Tamil Nadu)
• 98. Who led the fight against the Mughals after Rajaram Maharaj? ➜ Maharani Tarabai
• 99. Who was the first Peshwa from the Bhat family? ➜ Balaji Vishwanath
• 100. When and between whom was the Third Battle of Panipat fought? ➜ 14 January 1761 – Marathas (Sadashivrao Bhau) vs Ahmad Shah Abdali
• 101. Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Maratha War? ➜ Treaty of Salbai (1782)
• 102. In which year did Bajirao II sign the Treaty of Bassein (Vasai) with the British? ➜ 1802
• 103. When was the Battle of Koregaon (Bhima) fought? ➜ 1 January 1818
• 104. In which year did Peshwa rule end? ➜ 1818

7. Saints, literature and social reformers

• 105. Who wrote the Dnyaneshwari (Bhavarthadeepika), where and when? ➜ Sant Dnyaneshwar, at Nevasa (Ahilyanagar), 1290
• 106. The Dnyaneshwari is a commentary on which text? ➜ The Bhagavad Gita
• 107. Where is the samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar? ➜ Alandi (Pune)
• 108. Which village is Sant Tukaram's? ➜ Dehu (Pune)
• 109. Which Marathi saint's verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib? ➜ Sant Namdev
• 110. Who wrote the “Eknathi Bhagwat”, and where was he from? ➜ Sant Eknath, from Paithan
• 111. Who wrote “Dasbodh” and “Manache Shlok”? ➜ Samarth Ramdas Swami (samadhi – Sajjangad, Satara)
• 112. Who founded the Mahanubhav sect? ➜ Chakradhar Swami
• 113. Who wrote “Leelacharitra”, considered the first biography in Marathi? ➜ Mhaimbhat
• 114. To which pilgrimage town do Varkaris walk for Ashadhi Ekadashi? ➜ Pandharpur (Vitthal-Rakhumai)
• 115. Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj, and when? ➜ Mahatma Jotirao Phule, 24 September 1873
• 116. Who wrote “Gulamgiri” and “Shetkaryacha Asud”? ➜ Mahatma Jotirao Phule
• 117. Where and when did the Phule couple start their first school for girls? ➜ Bhide Wada, Pune – 1848
• 118. Who is known as India's first woman teacher? ➜ Savitribai Phule
• 119. Who wrote the “Shatapatre”? ➜ Lokhitwadi (Gopal Hari Deshmukh)
• 120. Who started “Darpan”, the first Marathi newspaper, and when? ➜ Balshastri Jambhekar, 6 January 1832 (so 6 January is Patrakar Din)
• 121. Which two newspapers did Lokmanya Tilak run? ➜ Kesari (Marathi) and Maratha (English)
• 122. Who was the first editor of “Kesari”? ➜ Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
• 123. Which university did Maharshi D. K. Karve start in 1916? ➜ A women's university (today's SNDT Women's University)
• 124. When did Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj order 50% reservation for backward classes? ➜ 26 July 1902 (Kolhapur state)
• 125. When did Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar lead the Mahad (Chavdar Tale) Satyagraha? ➜ 20 March 1927
• 126. Where was Dr Ambedkar's Kalaram temple entry satyagraha held? ➜ Nashik (1930)
• 127. Where and when did Dr Ambedkar embrace Buddhism? ➜ Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur – 14 October 1956
• 128. Where is Chaityabhoomi, Dr Ambedkar's memorial? ➜ Dadar, Mumbai
• 129. Who founded the Depressed Classes Mission (1906)? ➜ Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde
• 130. Who founded the Rayat Shikshan Sanstha? ➜ Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil (1919)
• 131. Which saint, known for his cleanliness message, is the Amravati university named after? ➜ Sant Gadge Baba
• 132. Who wrote the “Gramgeeta”? ➜ Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj (Nagpur University is named after him)
• 133. Who started the Bhoodan movement? ➜ Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1951)
• 134. Who wrote the book “Shyamchi Aai”? ➜ Sane Guruji

8. Freedom struggle and the Samyukta Maharashtra movement

• 135. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held? ➜ Bombay (Mumbai), December 1885 (President – W. C. Bonnerjee)
• 136. Who led an armed revolt against the British in 1879 and is called the “first revolutionary”? ➜ Vasudev Balwant Phadke
• 137. Who killed the plague officer Rand in Pune in 1897? ➜ The Chapekar brothers
• 138. Who shot Nashik Collector Jackson in 1909? ➜ Anant Kanhere
• 139. Who founded the “Abhinav Bharat” society? ➜ Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (born at Bhagur, Nashik)
• 140. Mahatma Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram is in which district? ➜ Wardha (1936)
• 141. Where and when was the “Quit India” resolution passed? ➜ Gowalia Tank (today's August Kranti Maidan), Mumbai – 8 August 1942
• 142. Chimur, famous for the 1942 uprising, is in which district? ➜ Chandrapur
• 143. Who set up the parallel government (Prati Sarkar) in Satara? ➜ Krantisinh Nana Patil
• 144. When was Marathwada (Hyderabad State) liberated? ➜ 17 September 1948 – Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din
• 145. Who led the Hyderabad liberation struggle? ➜ Swami Ramanand Tirth
• 146. When was the Nagpur Pact signed? ➜ 28 September 1953 (to include Vidarbha and Marathwada in one Marathi state)
• 147. When and where was the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti founded? ➜ 6 February 1956, Pune
• 148. Where is the memorial to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement? ➜ Hutatma Chowk (Flora Fountain), Mumbai – 106 martyrs
• 149. Which leader of the movement edited the newspaper “Maratha”? ➜ Acharya P. K. Atre
• 150. Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra? ➜ Yashwantrao Chavan

9. Polity, administration and Panchayati Raj

• 151. How many members does the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha have? ➜ 288
• 152. How many members does the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad have? ➜ 78
• 153. How many Lok Sabha seats does Maharashtra have? ➜ 48 (the most after Uttar Pradesh)
• 154. How many Rajya Sabha seats does Maharashtra have? ➜ 19
• 155. Where are the benches of the Bombay High Court? ➜ Nagpur, Chh. Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Panaji (Goa) and Kolhapur (from 18 August 2025)
• 156. On whose committee's advice did Maharashtra adopt three-tier Panchayati Raj? ➜ Vasantrao Naik committee (implemented in 1962)
• 157. What are the three tiers of Panchayati Raj? ➜ Gram Panchayat (village), Panchayat Samiti (block/taluka), Zilla Parishad (district)
• 158. Who is the administrative head of a Zilla Parishad? ➜ Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• 159. Who heads a Gram Panchayat? ➜ The Sarpanch
• 160. Who is the revenue head of a district? ➜ The Collector (Jilhadhikari)
• 161. Which two village-level officials help with revenue and police work? ➜ Talathi (revenue) and Police Patil (police)
• 162. Which constitutional amendment gave Panchayati Raj constitutional status? ➜ 73rd Amendment (1992)

10. Culture, festivals, folk arts and awards

• 163. Which festival marks the Marathi New Year? ➜ Gudhi Padwa (Chaitra Shuddha Pratipada)
• 164. Which farmers' festival honours bullocks? ➜ Pola
• 165. Who started the public Ganeshotsav, and when? ➜ Lokmanya Tilak, 1893
• 166. Which Maharashtrian folk dance is performed to the beat of the dholki? ➜ Lavani
• 167. What is the ballad form that sings of heroes' bravery called? ➜ Powada (its singer is a Shahir)
• 168. Which folk theatre form is famous in Konkan (Sindhudurg)? ➜ Dashavatar
• 169. Which folk theatre belongs to east Vidarbha (Gondia, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli)? ➜ Zadipatti theatre
• 170. Warli painting mainly belongs to the tribal people of which district? ➜ Palghar (formerly part of Thane district)
• 171. The Paithani saree is named after which town? ➜ Paithan (Chh. Sambhajinagar); also woven at Yeola (Nashik)
• 172. What is the Maharashtra government's highest civilian award? ➜ Maharashtra Bhushan (first recipient – P. L. Deshpande, 1996)
• 173. Who was the first Marathi writer to win the Jnanpith Award? ➜ V. S. Khandekar (“Yayati”, 1974); later Kusumagraj, Vinda Karandikar, Bhalchandra Nemade
• 174. Where and when was the first Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held? ➜ Pune, 1878 (President – Justice M. G. Ranade)
• 175. Who made “Raja Harishchandra” (1913), India's first full-length feature film? ➜ Dadasaheb Phalke (born at Trimbak, Nashik)
• 176. Which Marathi film won the first National Film Award (gold medal, 1954)? ➜ Shyamchi Aai

11. Economy, industry and agriculture

• 177. Which was Asia's first cooperative sugar factory? ➜ Pravara Cooperative Sugar Factory, Loni (Ahilyanagar), 1950-51
• 178. Which was the first state to pass an employment guarantee law? ➜ Maharashtra – Employment Guarantee Act, 1977 (father of the scheme – V. S. Page)
• 179. When was the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) set up? ➜ 1 August 1962
• 180. Where is Asia's largest onion market? ➜ Lasalgaon (Nashik)
• 181. Which town is called the “Manchester of Maharashtra”? ➜ Ichalkaranji (Kolhapur) – powerloom industry
• 182. Where is India's first commercial nuclear power station? ➜ Tarapur (Palghar)
• 183. From which rock is the black (regur) soil, good for cotton, formed? ➜ Basalt
• 184. Which soil is mainly found in Konkan? ➜ Laterite soil
• 185. Nagpur is famous for which fruit? ➜ Oranges
• 186. What is the main crop of the Bhandara-Gondia region? ➜ Paddy (rice)
• 187. Where are Maharashtra's four agricultural universities? ➜ Rahuri, Akola, Parbhani, Dapoli
• 188. Between which stations did India's first passenger train run? ➜ Bori Bunder (Mumbai) to Thane – 16 April 1853
• 189. How long is the Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg? ➜ About 701 km
• 190. Which two places does the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (Atal Setu) connect? ➜ Sewri (Mumbai) to Nhava Sheva (Navi Mumbai) – about 21.8 km
• 191. Which is Asia's oldest stock exchange? ➜ Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 1875

12. India – GK often asked in Police Bharti

• 192. When was the Constitution of India adopted, and when did it come into force? ➜ Adopted 26 November 1949; in force from 26 January 1950
• 193. Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? ➜ Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
• 194. Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability? ➜ Article 17
• 195. Which Article gives the right to life and personal liberty? ➜ Article 21
• 196. Which Article on constitutional remedies did Dr Ambedkar call the “heart and soul” of the Constitution? ➜ Article 32
• 197. In which Article are the Fundamental Duties? ➜ Article 51A (42nd Amendment, 1976)
• 198. In which list of the Constitution is “Police”? ➜ The State List
• 199. Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18? ➜ 61st Amendment
• 200. From 1 July 2024, which law replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC)? ➜ Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
• 201. Which law replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)? ➜ Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
• 202. Which law replaced the Indian Evidence Act? ➜ Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)
• 203. What is the single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance across India? ➜ 112
• 204. What is the national helpline number to report cyber fraud? ➜ 1930
• 205. What is the motto of Maharashtra Police? ➜ Sadrakshanaya Khalanigrahanaya
• 206. When is Maharashtra Police Raising Day observed? ➜ 2 January
• 207. Where is the Maharashtra Police Academy? ➜ Nashik
• 208. When is Police Commemoration Day observed across India? ➜ 21 October
• 209. How long does it take to sing India's National Anthem? ➜ About 52 seconds
• 210. From which text is “Satyameva Jayate”, written below the national emblem, taken? ➜ Mundaka Upanishad
• 211. How many states and union territories does India have? ➜ 28 states and 8 union territories

Practice MCQs (with answers)

Q1. Gondia district was carved out of which district?

• (A) Nagpur
• (B) Bhandara
• (C) Chandrapur
• (D) Wardha

Q2. Which was Maharashtra's first Ramsar site?

• (A) Lonar lake
• (B) Thane Creek
• (C) Nandur Madhameshwar
• (D) Ujani reservoir

Q3. Navegaon National Park is in which district?

• (A) Gondia
• (B) Gadchiroli
• (C) Amravati
• (D) Yavatmal

Q4. In which year was the Satyashodhak Samaj founded?

• (A) 1848
• (B) 1867
• (C) 1873
• (D) 1906

Q5. Which is the memorial to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement?

• (A) Gateway of India
• (B) Hutatma Chowk
• (C) Chaityabhoomi
• (D) August Kranti Maidan

Q6. What is the strength of the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad?

• (A) 288
• (B) 48
• (C) 19
• (D) 78

Q7. Zadipatti theatre is linked to which region?

• (A) Konkan
• (B) East Vidarbha
• (C) Marathwada
• (D) Khandesh

Q8. Where did Asia's first cooperative sugar factory start?

• (A) Loni (Pravara)
• (B) Baramati
• (C) Kolhapur
• (D) Sangli

Q9. Which day is Maharashtra Police Raising Day?

• (A) 21 October
• (B) 1 May
• (C) 2 January
• (D) 26 January

Q10. Which law did the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replace?

• (A) CrPC
• (B) Indian Evidence Act
• (C) IPC
• (D) IT Act

How to study this

• Read one section a day, then cover the answers and test yourself.
• Learn your own district well (division, rivers, sanctuaries, folk arts) – such questions come up often.
• Check changing facts (Chief Minister, Governor, award winners) on official websites before the exam; for daily news see our Police Bharti current affairs page.

Sources

Main sources used to check these facts (seen on 27 Oct 2026): Government of Maharashtra websites (maharashtra.gov.in, Rural Development Department – Ahilyanagar renaming notification dated 13.03.2025, district websites), Maharashtra Legislature, Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police and Maharashtra Police Academy, Press Information Bureau (PIB), PMO India, UNESCO World Heritage List, MMRDA. All wording on this page is our own.