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When was Mumbai's name officially changed from Bombay?

  1. 1982

  2. 1987

  3. 1995

  4. 2000
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Explanation

Mumbai's name was officially changed from Bombay in 1995 when the Shiv Sena-BJP coalition government came to power in Maharashtra. The name Mumbai derives from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the city's Koli community. This renaming was part of a broader movement to reclaim indigenous city names across India.

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