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Cities of India Trivia Quiz

Do you know 10 cities in India? Don't worry, you will. I give you clues about a city, you tell me which one it is. Each city only appears once. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 2 mins.

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Author
hews

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,893

Updated
Jan 09 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
13489

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (10/10), Guest 14 (8/10), Guest 223 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Over three thousand years old and right beside the capital of modern India? Hint

Delhi

Kolkata

Mumbai

Hyderabad

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Question 2 of 10

2. This mega-metropolis in the east of the country and home of Mother Teresa for many years. It was the first city in India with an underground railway system. Hint

Cochin

Delhi

Bangalore

Kolkata

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Question 3 of 10

3. What financial capital, known formerly as Bombay, is the centre of India's film industry? Hint

Mumbai

Goa

Lucknow

Kolkata

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the home of the Taj Mahal and former capital of India? Hint

Salem

Kolkata

Agra

Jaipur

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the main seaport of the state of Goa and centre of the former Portuguese colony? Hint

Vasco-da-Gama

Cochin

Mumbai

Bangalore

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the site of an ecological disaster in 1984? Hint

Jammu

Jaipur

Punjab

Bhopal

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Question 7 of 10

7. What city is situated in the northeast of the country in the state of West Bengal and is surrounded by tea plantations on all sides? Hint

Darjeeling

Cochin

Chennai

Goa

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Question 8 of 10

8. Situated in the north in the state of Gujarat, it is one of the major industrial cities of India and the site of major rioting at the end of February 2002? Hint

Karachi

Ahmedabad

Kashmir

Lucknow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Once named Madras, what city is situated on the east coast and is the capital of Tamil Nadu? Hint

Hyderabad

Mangalore

Chennai

Mumbai

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Question 10 of 10

10. One time capital of Andhra Pradesh and the second largest inland city in India, there is a sizable city in Pakistan of the same name. What is it? Hint

Hyderabad

Bangalore

Delhi

Cuttack

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Over three thousand years old and right beside the capital of modern India?

Answer: Delhi

New Delhi was originally built as capital by the British with a population projection of 70,000. By June 2002, that precise area housed just over eight million residents!

2. This mega-metropolis in the east of the country and home of Mother Teresa for many years. It was the first city in India with an underground railway system.

Answer: Kolkata

Eden Gardens (a cricket ground) has a capacity of over 100,000 people.

3. What financial capital, known formerly as Bombay, is the centre of India's film industry?

Answer: Mumbai

Mumbai (Bombay) was given to King Charles II of England by the Portuguese as part of a dowry when he married Catherine.

4. What is the home of the Taj Mahal and former capital of India?

Answer: Agra

The capital moved from Agra to Delhi in 1634.

5. What is the main seaport of the state of Goa and centre of the former Portuguese colony?

Answer: Vasco-da-Gama

The port of Vasco de Gama (commonly known as just Vasco) was named after the Portuguese seafarer who set out on a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497.

6. What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the site of an ecological disaster in 1984?

Answer: Bhopal

The Bhopal gas leak resulted in thousands of deaths.

7. What city is situated in the northeast of the country in the state of West Bengal and is surrounded by tea plantations on all sides?

Answer: Darjeeling

8. Situated in the north in the state of Gujarat, it is one of the major industrial cities of India and the site of major rioting at the end of February 2002?

Answer: Ahmedabad

Mahatma Gandhi was born in the state of Gujarat.

9. Once named Madras, what city is situated on the east coast and is the capital of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: Chennai

Chennai is a major airline hub and one of the world's fastest growing cities.

10. One time capital of Andhra Pradesh and the second largest inland city in India, there is a sizable city in Pakistan of the same name. What is it?

Answer: Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India had a population of 5,300,000 in 2001. Hyderabad, Pakistan had a population of 1,200,000 that same year.

Source: Author hews

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