Maharashtra
Ten days for Ganpati, the land of Shivaji Maharaj and India's biggest city.
New animated video
Watch Maharashtra in 3 minutes
The whole deck as one short animated video. Watch it first, then open the slides and take the quiz.
- Every topic in the deck: 88 facts, one quick scene each
- Drawn pictures with cute faces, and sound effects you can mute
- Pick a speed from 0.5x to 2x
- Pause any time to read a fact twice
Overview
About the Maharashtra pack
The Maharashtra pack covers the whole state, a topic at a time, from festivals to famous people and current affairs, and ends with a revision round.
- 19 presentation slides, a topic at a time
- Quiz Me: 30 questions on the state page, a fresh mix every time
- A 3-minute animated video of the whole deck
Open the slides
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A real slide from the deck
Quick facts
Quick facts about Maharashtra
- Capital
- Mumbai. Nagpur is the winter capital, where the lawmakers meet for the winter session
- Language
- Marathi
- Districts
- 36, grouped into 6 divisions
- Formed
- 1 May 1960, when the old Bombay State was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat. That day is Maharashtra Day
- Mumbai
- India's largest city and its money capital, and the home of Bollywood
- Size
- India's third-largest state by area and second-largest by population
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Maharashtra, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Maharashtra
- A fresh mix from the state's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.