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2018

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Recently, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis visited one of "Virgin Hyperloop One" test sites, which is located in
A
UK
B
US
C
Australia
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, along with representatives from the State Government including the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), visited Virgin Hyperloop One at their hyperloop test site in the Nevada Desert.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since 2017, the Centre of Innovation of IIT Madras has housed Avishkar Hyperloop, a 70-80-strong student project that has been steadily working to construct and test a prototype hyperloop vehicle. Part of the IIT Madras Avishkar Hyperloop team, with their scaled-down prototype.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (2022-present) 1st Term Following the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis, on 30 June 2022, Fadnavis took oath as the 9th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra with Eknath Shinde as the chief minister.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperloop project highlights-The pilot project will be implemented in three years while the rest of the project will be completed in eight years.-The proposed speed of the hyperloop project is 496 kmph, and it will enable the distance from Pune to Mumbai to be covered in half-an-hour.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hyperloop train in India is expected to start by 2030.

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