Metro Cities of India

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What is a metropolitan city?

A meteropolitan city is the largest , busiest and most important city of our country.

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NCT and NCR Full Form

National Capital Teritory and National Capital Region

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What is Delhi NCR

New delhi along with surrounding areas of gurugram , noida , faridabad and Ghaziabad

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Delhi has a ______ type of climate

extreme

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Explain the climate in Delhi

  1. Summers are very hot

  2. Winters are very cold

  3. Hot and dry local winds called loo blows in the summer

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Where Qutumb Minar located

Delhi

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Which is the tallest brick minaret in the world

Qutumb Minar

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How many storeys does Qutumb Minar have?

Five

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What is the Qutumb Minar built out of?

Redstone and marble

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Which is the argest mosque in India?

Jama Masjid

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Where is Jama Masjid?

Old Delhi

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What is jama masjid made of

red stone and white marble

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Who built the red fort?

Shah Jahan

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Every year on independence day the Prime Minister hoists the Indian Flag on the __________

Red Fort

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What is the India Gate for?

Memorial to soldiers who died in the first world war

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_______________ was built near the India Gate?

National War Memorial

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______________ is the residence of the President of India?

Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Where is the Rashtrapati Bhavan built?

Near the India Gate on the Rajpath

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What is the Rashtapati Bhavan for?

Mughal Gardens

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Which are the temples in Delhi?

Akshardham temple complex , lotus temple

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21

___________ is the famous marketplace in Old Delhi?

Chandini Chowk

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What is Chandini Chowk famous for?

wholesale markets , jewellery shops and streetfood

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23

Delhi is well connected by the __________

Delhi Metro

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24

___________ is the capital of Maharashtra

Mumbai

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in ________ the name of Bombay was changed to Mumbai

1995

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How is mumbai’s climate?

It has a wet and dry climate

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Mumbai is located along the ____________

Arabian Sea

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This city has one of the most important ports of the country?

Mumbai

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29

What was Mumbai called before

Bombay

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Which was the first city to get a railway line?

Mumbai

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Mumbai is the ______ and ________ capital of India

financial and entertainment

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The region in mumbai with oil deposits is called _________.

Bombay High

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Which are the languages spoken in mumbai

Marathi , Gujarati , Konkani , Hindi and English

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34

Which monument has four towers with stone carvings on them

Gateway of India

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35

The elephatana caves are located in which city?

Mumbai

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How can we reach the elephanta caves

By taking a ferry from the gateway of india

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What is the strech of road along mumbai coast called

Marine DriveW

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38

which city is Marine Drive in

Mumbai

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Which city is the Bandra Worli Sea Link

Mumbai

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How long is the the Bandra Worli Sea Link

5.6km

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Which is he most important festival in Mumbai.

Ganesh Chaturthi

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What are the famous street food of Mumbai

pav bhaji , vdapav and bhelpuri

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Which is the stadum in Mumbai

Wankhede Stadium

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_______ is the capital of West Bengal

Kolkata

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Kolkata is located along the __________ river

Hooghly

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________ is the first capital of British India

Kolkata

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___________ is the oldest river port city of india

Kolkata

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How is the weather in Kolkata

It has a wet and dry climate , the summmer season lasts from March to June and is hot and humid

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49

The Howrah bridge is in which city

Kolkata

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The Howrah Bride is also known as ___________

Rabindra Setu

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51

Explain the consturction of the Howrah Bridge

It is supported only by two pillars in the middle look like it is handing

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52

Which city is the Victoria Memorial

Kolkata

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What is the Victoria Memorial built with?

white marble

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54

Victria Memorial was built to honour __________

Quen Victoria

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Which city is Forst William in?

Kolkata

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Fort William is a guarded fort built by _________.

British

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Which city is Botanical Garden in?

Kolkata

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Which city is the Alipore Zoo located in?

Kolkata

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Which city is the Eden Garden

KolkataWh

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Which City is the Salt Lake Studium

KolkataWhi

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Which are the two famous stadiums in Kolkata

Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium

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____________ is the capital of tamil nadu

Chennai

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Chennai lies on the ________ coast along the _________-

south eastern coast - bay of bengal

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What are the other names of Chennai

Detroit of India and Gateway to South India

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____________- is the longest beach in the world

Marina Beach

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Which is the main temple of Chennai

Kapaleshwarar Temple

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____________ is an example of fine architecture

Ripon Buildinh

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_________ in mumbai has a snake mark

Guindy National Park

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Which are the mueseums in INdia

Government Meuseum and Birla Planetuerium

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What are the main fooods in chennai

idli , dosa , uttapam , vada known as south indian cuisine

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___________ is the most important festival of Kolkata

Durga Puja

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Which city is the Marina Beach

Chennai

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Which city is Kapaleshwar Temple

Chennai

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Which city is Rippon Building

Chennai

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Which city is the Gunidy National Park

Chenna

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Which city is the Birla Planeterium

Chennai

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___________ is the capital of Karnataka

Bengaluru

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Which are the main tourist places in Bengaluru

Tipu Sultan Summer Palace , Lal Bagh , Vidhana Soudha , Kempegowda Circle

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_______________ is the capital of Punjab and Haryana

Chandigarh

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___________ is known as City Beautiful

Chandigarh

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Guwahati is located in the state of _______

Assam

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Guwahti is also known as ____________-

Gateway to North-east India

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____________ is the capital city for both Andhra Pradesh and Telegana

Hyderabad

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Which are the famous landmakrs of Hyderabad

Mecca Masjid , Charminar , Birla Mandir , Salarjung

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_________ is the capital of Rajasthan

Jaipur

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What are the famous attractions in Jaipur

Amer Forst , handictafts

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Jaipur is known as the __________

Pink City

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_________ is the capital of Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

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The embroidery of Lucknow is callled ___________

chikankari

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What are the popular tourist destinations in Lucknow?

Rumi Darwaza , Imambaras , Clock Tower , the Residency

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Ahemedabad is known as the _________

Manchester of the East

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_____ is the famous folk dance of this city

Garba

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What are the famous dihes of the city of Ahmedabaad

dhokla and thepla

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