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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?
Cuttack
Ceylon
Calcutta
Champaran
2. Kolkata is located on the banks of which river?
Damodar
Hooghly
Brahmaputra
Yamuna
3. Which famous fort was known as the Black Hole of Kolkata?
Fort Williams
Fort Gloucester
Fort Howrah
Fort St. George
4. Which battle was fought in Kolkata in 1764?
Battle of Karnal
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Buxar
5. Kolkata was historically known for which prominent industries?
Jute and Leather
Printing and Publishing
Jute and Textile
Coal and Mining
6. What nickname is Kolkata also known by?
City of Lakes
City of Pearls
City of Joy
City of Dreams
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?
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
Rudyard Kipling
Mother Teresa
9. Which famous poet and Nobel laureate was born in Kolkata in 1861?
Subramania Bharati
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Sarojini Naidu
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
+1
Level 63
Mar 15, 2025
Nice! Make more Indian city quizzes!
Phrath
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Level 43
Mar 16, 2025
Thanks :)