Indian Cities, States and Their Popular Names MCQs

Solved static GK MCQs on the popular names of Indian cities and states, such as the Pink City, City of Joy and Oxford of the East, with the reason behind each name.

1. 1

   Which Indian city is popularly called the "Pink City"?

   ABikanerBJodhpurCJaipurDUdaipur

   Correct answer: C. Jaipur

   Jaipur's old city was painted pink for the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1876, and the colour is still kept.

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2. 2

   Which city is called the "City of Lakes"?

   ASrinagarBNainitalCUdaipurDIndore

   Correct answer: C. Udaipur

   Udaipur is famous for lakes such as Pichola and Fateh Sagar.

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3. 3

   Which city is known as the "Blue City"?

   AAjmerBJodhpurCJaipurDJaisalmer

   Correct answer: B. Jodhpur

   Many houses in Jodhpur's old city, below Mehrangarh Fort, are painted blue.

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4. 4

   Which city is known as the "Golden City" because of its yellow sandstone buildings?

   AAmritsarBJodhpurCBikanerDJaisalmer

   Correct answer: D. Jaisalmer

   Jaisalmer's fort and havelis are built of golden-yellow sandstone in the Thar Desert.

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5. 5

   Which city is called the "City of Joy"?

   AMumbaiBChennaiCLucknowDKolkata

   Correct answer: D. Kolkata

   Kolkata got the name from Dominique Lapierre's 1985 novel "The City of Joy".

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6. 6

   Which hill city is known as the "Scotland of the East"?

   AOotyBShillongCDarjeelingDShimla

   Correct answer: B. Shillong

   Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, reminded the British of the Scottish highlands.

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7. 7

   Which Indian state is popularly called the "Spice Garden of India"?

   AAssamBKarnatakaCKeralaDTamil Nadu

   Correct answer: C. Kerala

   Kerala has long produced pepper, cardamom and other spices that drew traders from Arabia and Europe.

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8. 8

   Which city is called the "Manchester of South India" because of its textile mills?

   ASalemBCoimbatoreCMysuruDMadurai

   Correct answer: B. Coimbatore

   Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu is a major centre of cotton textiles and textile machinery.

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9. 9

   Which city is called the "Diamond City" of India?

   ASuratBJaipurCAgraDHyderabad

   Correct answer: A. Surat

   Most of the world's diamonds are cut and polished in Surat, Gujarat.

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10. 10

    Which city is known as the "City of Nawabs"?

    ALucknowBMurshidabadCHyderabadDBhopal

    Correct answer: A. Lucknow

    Lucknow was the capital of the Nawabs of Awadh, famous for their culture and cuisine.

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12. 11

    Which state is called the "Land of Five Rivers"?

    AHaryanaBPunjabCUttar PradeshDBihar

    Correct answer: B. Punjab

    "Punjab" means five waters: the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

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13. 12

    The name of which state means "abode of clouds"?

    ANagalandBMizoramCSikkimDMeghalaya

    Correct answer: D. Meghalaya

    In Sanskrit, megha means cloud and alaya means abode.

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14. 13

    Which city is known as the "Temple City of India"?

    AVaranasiBBhubaneswarCPuriDMysuru

    Correct answer: B. Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha, has hundreds of old temples, including the Lingaraja Temple.

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15. 14

    Which city is known as the "Garden City of India"?

    ABengaluruBPuneCMysuruDChandigarh

    Correct answer: A. Bengaluru

    Bengaluru got the name from its many parks, such as Lalbagh and Cubbon Park.

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16. 15

    Which city is called the "Oxford of the East"?

    AVaranasiBChandigarhCPuneDKolkata

    Correct answer: C. Pune

    Pune is known for its many universities and colleges.

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17. 16

    Which town is called the "Venice of the East" because of its canals and backwaters?

    AAlappuzhaBKochiCThanjavurDSrinagar

    Correct answer: A. Alappuzha

    Alappuzha (Alleppey) in Kerala is famous for houseboats and the Nehru Trophy boat race.

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18. 17

    Which city was originally made up of seven islands?

    APanajiBChennaiCKochiDMumbai

    Correct answer: D. Mumbai

    The seven islands of Bombay were joined by land reclamation between the 17th and 19th centuries.

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19. 18

    Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bengal" because of its floods?

    ADamodarBHooghlyCTeestaDKosi

    Correct answer: A. Damodar

    The Damodar's floods once caused great damage; the Damodar Valley Corporation (1948) was set up to control them. The Kosi is the "Sorrow of Bihar".

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20. 19

    Which city is known as the "Steel City of India"?

    ADurgapurBRourkelaCJamshedpurDKanpur

    Correct answer: C. Jamshedpur

    Jamshedpur grew around the Tata steel plant founded in 1907; it is also called Tatanagar. (Bokaro's official name, "Bokaro Steel City", is a different usage.)

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21. 20

    Hyderabad and which other city are known as the "Twin Cities"?

    AWarangalBVijayawadaCVisakhapatnamDSecunderabad

    Correct answer: D. Secunderabad

    Hyderabad and Secunderabad are separated by the Hussain Sagar lake.

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