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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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| First submitted | March 15, 2025 |
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1. What was the anglicised name of Kolkata till 2001?
Ceylon
Calcutta
Cuttack
Champaran
2. Kolkata is located on the banks of which river?
Brahmaputra
Yamuna
Hooghly
Damodar
3. Which famous fort was known as the Black Hole of Kolkata?
Fort St. George
Fort Gloucester
Fort Williams
Fort Howrah
4. Which battle was fought in Kolkata in 1764?
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Karnal
Battle of Wandiwash
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 Lakes
City of Dreams
City of Joy
City of Pearls
7. In 1902, Kolkata became the first Asian city to construct a
Underground Metro station
Electric Tram Network
Telegraph station
Cricket Stadium
8. Which of these people never visited Kolkata?
Ernest Hemingway
Mark Twain
Rudyard Kipling
Mother Teresa
9. Which famous poet and Nobel laureate was born in Kolkata in 1861?
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Rabindranath Tagore
Sarojini Naidu
Subramania Bharati
10. What event occurred in 1946, leading to massive communal violence?
Chauri Chaura Incident
Direct Action Day
Jallianwala Bagh massacare
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 :)