Question

…… is the third-largest state of India
a. Maharashtra
b. Goa
c. Bihar
d. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The States Reorganization Act was passed by Parliament and took effect from 1 November 1956. Under the law, the country was restructured into 14 states and six union territories. Then India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories with a total of 36 units. The states and union territories are further divided into smaller administrative districts and divisions.

Complete answer:
Maharashtra is the third-largest country by area in India. It is the second-largest subnational entity in the world. It has the most business opportunities and a high standard of living too. This feature attracts migrants from all over India. It is the richest and most developed country in India.

Maharashtra was founded on May 1, 1960, by dividing the state of Bombay, which has been in existence since 1956, into Marathi which speaks Maharashtra and Gujarati which speak Gujarati. The capital city of the country is Mumbai, the most populous urban area in India. Godavari and Krishna are the two major rivers in this state. Marathi is the most widely spoken and official language of the country.

Maharashtra stretches over 307,713 square kilometres and is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Karnataka state to India and Goa to the south, Telangana to the south and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the northwest. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state parliament.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
Rajasthan state covers an area of ​​342,239 square kilometres (132,139 square miles) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state in terms of area and the seventh-largest in terms of population. Rajasthan is located in northwest India, which covers most of the vast and inhospitable Thar Desert, and is bordered to the northwest by the Punjab province of Pakistan and to the west by Sindh along the Sutley- Ind River Valley.