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Where in India did the first co-operative sugar factory start?1. Rahuri2. Shrirampur3. Kopargaon4. Pravaranagar (Butter)

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Pravaranagar (Butter)

The correct answer is Pravaranagar.

  • In 1945 Late Padmashree Vithalrao Vikhe Patil pioneered the first successful Co-operative Sugar Factory in the country at Pravaranagar in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra which was commissioned in 1951.
  • The Indian National Congress in its Nagpur Session held in 1953 resolved to have the future growth of the sugar industry mainly in Co-operative Sector. 
  • Up to 1945, there were about 145 Joint Stock Sugar Factories in the country inclusive of some 12 factories in Maharashtra. 

Some useful information about Maharashtra:

  • Formed on - 1 May 1960
  • Districts - 36
  • National Parks of Maharashtra -Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Chandoli National Park, Gugamal National Park.
  • Folk Dance of Maharashtra - Koli Dance, Lavani Dance, Povadas Dance, Tamasha, etc.
  • The highest point of Maharashtra - Kalsubai


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