महाराष्ट्राच्या संदर्भातील खालील विधानांवरून जिल्हा ओळखा. अ. तलावांचे शहर या जिल्ह्यात स्थित आहे. ब. या जिल्ह्यात दारुगोळा व शस्त्रनिर्मितीचा कारखाना आहे. क. एक तालुका धातुच्या वस्तु व त्यावरील नक्षीकाम यासाठी प्रसिद्ध आहे. ड. मुशी जातीचे गवत या जिल्ह्यात मोठ्या प्रमाणात आढळते.
This MPSC previous-year question is drawn from MPSC Group B Combined Pre 2026 (Marathi). It belongs to the Geography section and is reproduced here in Marathi exactly as it appeared in the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper, along with the four options, the official Set A answer key and a compact explanation of why the correct option is correct.
Correct answer: C
Explanation
पडताळलेले उत्तर पर्याय C आहे. 'तलावांचे शहर', दारूगोळा कारखाना व इतर खुणा — या सर्व सूचना ठाणे जिल्ह्याकडे नेतात. एका ओळीऐवजी सर्व सूचना एकत्र वाचल्या की सारखे दिसणारे पर्याय बाद होतात.
Why this question matters
Repeat-frequency analysis of the last decade of MPSC papers shows that geography accounts for a stable 10–15 percent of every prelim. Aspirants who master this segment early free up preparation time for the more volatile subjects (Current Affairs, Environment) that require weekly refresh. That is why our editorial team places geography PYQs prominently in the topic-wise practice flow.
How to attempt this in the exam
Cover the options with your hand and try to answer the question in your own words first. Then reveal the options and pick the one closest to your mental answer. This inversion habit is especially valuable for geography items where three of the four options are designed to be superficially plausible.
Subject-specific tip
Tip for Geography: locate the region on the Maharashtra map (use our interactive /map page), note the watershed, soil type and the nearest power plant or UNESCO site. Spatial recall is the single biggest scorer for MPSC Geography.
MPSC Geography — Maharashtra plus India physical
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.
Source and editorial process
Source: MPSC Group B Combined Pre 2026 (Marathi). This question, its four options and the marked correct answer are transcribed verbatim from the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission Set A paper. Our editorial team cross-checks each question against the original PDF released on mpsc.gov.in and against the corresponding official answer key.
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Related study material
Deepen your preparation on this topic with our long-form MPSC study guides. Every guide is written specifically for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission preliminary syllabus and takes twelve to sixteen minutes to read in full.
- Maharashtra GeographyKonkan, Sahyadri, Deccan plateau, rivers, soils, agriculture, minerals, power sector.
- MPSC Exam PatternGroup B, Group C, PSI, Gazetted CS & TS prelims — marks, syllabus, negative marking, cut-offs.
- MPSC Preparation Strategy6-month plan, book list, daily routine, PYQ usage, mock-test strategy.
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