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Multiple Choice City Quiz – Kolkata
Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the city of Kolkata?
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Last updated: March 15, 2025
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1. What was the anglicised name of Kolkata till 2001?
Cuttack
Champaran
Calcutta
Ceylon
2. Kolkata is located on the banks of which river?
Yamuna
Damodar
Hooghly
Brahmaputra
3. Which famous fort was known as the Black Hole of Kolkata?
Fort Howrah
Fort Williams
Fort Gloucester
Fort St. George
4. Which battle was fought in Kolkata in 1764?
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Karnal
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar
5. Kolkata was historically known for which prominent industries?
Jute and Leather
Coal and Mining
Jute and Textile
Printing and Publishing
6. What nickname is Kolkata also known by?
City of Dreams
City of Pearls
City of Joy
City of Lakes
7. In 1902, Kolkata became the first Asian city to construct a
Electric Tram Network
Telegraph station
Underground Metro station
Cricket Stadium
8. Which of these people never visited Kolkata?
Mother Teresa
Ernest Hemingway
Rudyard Kipling
Mark Twain
9. Which famous poet and Nobel laureate was born in Kolkata in 1861?
Sarojini Naidu
Subramania Bharati
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Rabindranath Tagore
10. What event occurred in 1946, leading to massive communal violence?
Jallianwala Bagh massacare
Direct Action Day
Chauri Chaura Incident
Simon Commission Protest
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2 Comments
Neodymium
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Level 63
Mar 15, 2025
Nice! Make more Indian city quizzes!
Phrath
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Level 43
Mar 16, 2025
Thanks :)