Multiple choice

Maharashtra was formed on

  1. 1st May 1966

  2. 1st May 1963

  3. 1st May 1960

  4. 1st May 1957
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Explanation

Maharashtra was officially established as a state on 1 May 1960 when the Bombay State was reorganized along linguistic lines. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 created the framework, and Maharashtra emerged from the predominantly Marathi-speaking regions of the former Bombay State, separating from Gujarat.

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