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Mumbai True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about the city of Mumbai are true or false?
Quiz by carrow
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Last updated: October 3, 2021
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1. Mumbai is the capital of India
Delhi is the capital
True
False
2. Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay
True
False
3. Mumbai sits on an island
Salsette Island is one of the most populous in the world
True
False
4. Mumbai was founded by the British East India Company
The area was long settled by Indians and first colonised by the Dutch
True
False
5. Gujarati is the most commonly spoken language in Mumbai
Marathi is the most commonly spoken language in Mumbai
True
False
6. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in Mumbai
He was assassinated in Delhi
True
False
7. Hinduism is the most common religion in Mumbai
True
False
8. India's ten tallest buildings are all located in Mumbai
True
False
9. The Taj Mahal is located on the outskirts of Mumbai
The Taj Mahal is in Agra, 1200 kilometres to the north-east
True
False
10. It is illegal to slaughter a cow in Mumbai
True
False
11. The 2008 terrorist attacks were the deadliest in Indian history
India has experienced several deadlier terrorist attacks, including the 2006 Mumbai train bombings
True
False
12. Mumbai's stock exchange is the oldest in Asia
The BSE was established in 1875
True
False
13. Mumbai's average summer temperature is 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit)
The highest temperature ever recorded in Mumbai was 42.2 C (108.0 F) on 14 April 1952
True
False
14. Mumbai is home to the world's largest Zoroastrian population
True
False
15. Rudyard Kipling and Salman Rushdie were both born in Mumbai
True
False
2 Comments
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Level 37
Jun 27, 2022
Oldest stock exchange in Asia is the Calcutta Stock Exchange, founded in 1863.
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Level 71
Jun 27, 2022
Cool quiz! Some of these had me pretty stumped. The 2008 terrorist attack especially--I confuse the 2006 and 2008 attacks (didn't know which was the trains and which was the hotel), and so I didn't know which was deadlier. I also was very unsure about the cow slaughtering and was surprised that all of India's 10 tallest buildings are in Mumbai.