Which of the following mountain ranges/hills are located in the north-eastern part of Maharashtra ? a. Satmala b. Galna c. Akrani d. Darkesa

Geography in MPSC prelims is split between Maharashtra-specific facts and pan-India physical, human and economic geography. The Maharashtra half covers the Konkan coastal strip, the Sahyadri range and its major ghats (Thal, Bor, Malshej, Kasara, Tamhini, Kumbharli, Amba, Varandha), the Deccan Trap plateau, the six revenue divisions and 36 districts, and the drainage systems — the east-flowing Godavari, Krishna, Bhima, Tapi, Wardha, Wainganga and Painganga; and the fourteen short west-flowing Konkan rivers. Our interactive Maharashtra map plots every one of these with inline name labels so spatial recall becomes muscle memory.

The pan-India half tests physical divisions (Himalayas / Northern Plains / Peninsular Plateau / Coastal Plains / Islands), the classification of rocks and soils, monsoon mechanics, ocean currents, mineral belts (Bauxite: Kolhapur–Ratnagiri; Manganese: Nagpur–Bhandara; Coal: Chandrapur–Wani; Iron Ore: Sindhudurg–Gadchiroli inside Maharashtra alone), and human-geography attributes like the tribal population share, decadal growth rate and density based on Census 2011.

For the state's power sector, MPSC frequently asks about the three thermal super-plants (Chandrapur 3340 MW, Koradi 2400 MW, Tiroda 3300 MW), the hydro giants (Koyna ~1960 MW, Bhira, Ghatghar pumped storage), and the Tarapur Atomic Power Station. Cross-reference those facts against our interactive map's ⚛️ Nuclear, 🌀 Hydro and 🏭 Thermal layers before your next mock.