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Multiple Choice City Quiz - Kolkata
Can you answer these multiple-choice questions about the city of Kolkata, India?
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Last updated: May 13, 2025
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1. Which of the following statements is true about Kolkata?
Kolkata(then Calcutta) was the second largest city in the British Empire, after London
"The City of Joy" and "The Cultural Capital of India" both refer to Kolkata.
Kolkata is home to India's busiest railway station as well as the country's first international airport
All of the above
2. Which language is primarily spoken in Kolkata?
Punjabi
Hindi
Bengali
Urdu
3. Which poet and Nobel Laureate, born in Kolkata, was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and is also the only person to have composed the national anthems of two different countries?
A. K. Ramanujan
Rabindranath Tagore
Swami Vivekananda
Kazi Nazrul Islam
4. Which festival, celebrated over four days in September or October with grand processions and artistic pandals, is considered the cultural icon of Kolkata?
Ganesh Chaturthi
Navratri
Durga Puja
Diwali
5. Which iconic white-marble monument in Kolkata is the largest monument dedicated to a monarch anywhere in the world?
Victoria Memorial
Mysore Palace
Albert Hall
Taj Mahal
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE in relation to Kolkata ?
It has the oldest operating tram network in Asia.
It has the largest book market in Asia.
It has the oldest stock exchange in Asia.
It has the largest urban park in Asia.
7. Kolkata is located on the banks of the river Hooghly. Hooghly is the distributary of which major river?
Brahmaputra
Meghna
Ganges
None of the above
8. Which legendary filmmaker, born in Kolkata, was the first Indian to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1992?
Satyajit Ray
Mrinal Sen
Shyam Benegal
Ritwik Ghatak
9. What is the projected population of the Kolkata metropolitan area in 2025?
12 Million
30 Million
21 Million
15 Million
10. Kolkata was the seat of the world's longest-serving democratically elected communist government. How many years did it remain in power?
22
26
34
50
11. Which Nobel Peace Prize-winning missionary, known for her work with the poor and sick, made Kolkata her home and base of operations?
Mother Teresa
Sister Nivedita
Florence Nightingale
Betty Williams
12. Which soccer team, based in Kolkata, is the most successful in Indian football history?
East Bengal FC
Mohun Bagan AC
Mohammedan SC
Bhowanipore FC
13. What prompted the British to move the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?
Calcutta’s poor infrastructure and overcrowding
The rising nationalist and revolutionary activities in Bengal
Drying up of River Hooghly
A devastating tsunami and subsequent epidemics
14. Which British physician, born in Kolkata, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his discovery of the malaria parasite’s transmission cycle?
William C. Gorgas
Patrick Manson
Ronald Ross
Ronald Fisher
15. Which prominent Indian freedom fighter is the namesake of Kolkata's international airport?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Swami Vivekananda
Subhash Chandra Bose
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