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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?
Champaran
Calcutta
Ceylon
Cuttack
2. Kolkata is located on the banks of which river?
Brahmaputra
Hooghly
Yamuna
Damodar
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 Buxar
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Karnal
5. Kolkata was historically known for which prominent industries?
Coal and Mining
Jute and Textile
Printing and Publishing
Jute and Leather
6. What nickname is Kolkata also known by?
City of Pearls
City of Dreams
City of Joy
City of Lakes
7. In 1902, Kolkata became the first Asian city to construct a
Cricket Stadium
Underground Metro station
Electric Tram Network
Telegraph station
8. Which of these people never visited Kolkata?
Rudyard Kipling
Mother Teresa
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
9. Which famous poet and Nobel laureate was born in Kolkata in 1861?
Rabindranath Tagore
Subramania Bharati
Sarojini Naidu
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
10. What event occurred in 1946, leading to massive communal violence?
Chauri Chaura Incident
Jallianwala Bagh massacare
Direct Action Day
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 :)