Visakhapatnam

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1. Very simple. What was Vizag before it became an industrial city of a population of 1.2 million sleepy folk? A strong sea-fortress A sleepy fishing hamlet A huge marshland A sleepy temple town

2. Vizag is better known as Visakhapatnam. But the Colonial British built another settlement away from the port. It housed their residence and the University. Simple again . What was the name of this settlement. Waltair Uplands Bhim Lee Lawson's Bay

3. A museum stands on a beach of Vizag. It is the only one of its kind in Asia. Only the USA, the UK and Russia have such museums. What are we talking about here? A Shark Museum A Sand Museum An Under-water Museum A Submarine Museum

4. Vizag had its brief taste of WW2. In 1945, Japanese planes bombed the harbour here causing some damage. One of their bombs intended for the harbour went astray but did not explode. It was later defused. For many years, the bomb was in possession of the institution that 'received' it from the flying Japanese. Now it rests in the Visakha Museum. Which institution wa the unintended target of this Japanese bomb? The Ishaq-e-Dargah Mosque The St. Aloysius High School Scindia Steamship Co. An office of Lloyd's Shipping.

5. Landmark. It is a huge (357 mt high) promontory jutting out into the sea. It resembles some mammal. It also shelters the harbour, from where manganese and iron ore are shipped out. The nation's most powerful lighthouse stands on it and directs ships 65 kms away. Name this defining landmark of Vizag. The Dolphin's Nose The Chicken's Neck The Horse's Head The Elephant's Trunk

6. It is the oldest municipality after Surat in India. A bustling port once upon a time, it lost out to some sleepy little hamlet as a city of destiny when the port was re-located to Vizag. It was host to the Dutch East Indies Company and is a home to a Dutch Cemetery and a synagogue. Name this resort town. Bheemunipatnam (or Bhimli) Lawson's Bay Bheemsingha Yanam

7. Andhra University. One of India's presidents served as the Vice Chancellor of this University at Waltair. Name him. Dr. V.V. Giri Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Dr. Zakir Hussein Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

8. Industry! Which of these industries is Vizag a host to? Iron & Steel Petroleum and Fertilizers Ship-Building & Thermal Power All of these.

9. Indian Navy. I might be divulging a state secret but then it is already available on the Net. Simply tell me what is INS Virbahu in Vizag? A submarine training school A nuclear submarine based at Vizag A submarine-building dry dock A submarine base

10. Like the City of Dreaming Spires for Oxford, the City of Lights for Paris, the Windy City for Chicago, what sobriquet was given to Vizag/Visakhapatnam? Sleepy City (not again!) City of Life Go-No-Go City City of Destiny