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Quiz about Some Unusual South Asian Cities

Some Unusual South Asian Cities Quiz

Just tell me which city in South Asia am I talking about.

A multiple-choice quiz by manvinder01. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
manvinder01

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
108,183

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1618

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The people in this capital city in South Asia live in houses made of coral. The city is located on an island.

Answer: (Not female)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This Indian city is the capital of two Indian states but it itself is under the rule of the Central Government. Hint

Chandigarh

Kolkata

New Delhi

Mumbai

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Question 3 of 10

3. What city was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959? Hint

Lahore

Rawalpindi

Islamabad

Karachi

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what city were 1000 British troops and their families killed by freedom fighters during the Indian revolt of 1857? Hint

Kanpur

Lucknow

Meerut

Kolkata

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which was the second largest city in Sri Lanka? Hint

Jaffna

Gampaha

Galle

Kotte

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Question 6 of 10

6. The name of this city means 'Canopy of Wood'. Hint

Kathmandu

Dhaka

New Delhi

Kolkata

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Question 7 of 10

7. The headquarters of the fifth largest army in the world is in which of these cities? Hint

Meerut

Islamabad

Rawalpindi

New Delhi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is the name of a city in both India and Pakistan? Hint

Peshawar

Tughlakabad

Hyderabad

Alipore

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the only City in South-Asia which has French as an official language.
Hint

Colombo

Dhaka

Pondicherry

Chennai

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Question 10 of 10

10. When King Charles II of Great Britain married a Portuguese princess, she brought this city with her as dowry. Hint

Chennai(Madras)

Dhaka

Calcutta(Kolkata)

Mumbai (Bombay)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The people in this capital city in South Asia live in houses made of coral. The city is located on an island.

Answer: Male

Male is located on the Male Island and is the capital of Maldives.

2. This Indian city is the capital of two Indian states but it itself is under the rule of the Central Government.

Answer: Chandigarh

Chandigarh has been serving as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana since 1966.

3. What city was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959?

Answer: Karachi

After that the capital was shifted to Islamabad.

4. In what city were 1000 British troops and their families killed by freedom fighters during the Indian revolt of 1857?

Answer: Kanpur

Kanpur was one of the largest military bases of Britain in this region. It was then called Cawnpore.

5. Which was the second largest city in Sri Lanka?

Answer: Kotte

Second behind Colombo. Kotte is the capital of Sri Lanka.

6. The name of this city means 'Canopy of Wood'.

Answer: Kathmandu

'Kath, means wood, 'mandu' means canopy.

7. The headquarters of the fifth largest army in the world is in which of these cities?

Answer: Rawalpindi

The headquarters of the Pakistani army is in Rawalpindi which according to their ambassador to the UN, is the worlds fifth largest.
However the Indian army is twice their size.

8. Which of these is the name of a city in both India and Pakistan?

Answer: Hyderabad

The Indian city of Hyderabad is a large metropolis known for the large amount of foreign exchange it brings from software exports. It has a population of around five million.
The one in Pakistan is a small trade centre with a population of about 800,000.
Both Hyderabads lie in the southeast of their respective nations.

9. What is the only City in South-Asia which has French as an official language.

Answer: Pondicherry

Pondicherry was a French colony till 1954. French culture and ways of administration are still evident in the city.

10. When King Charles II of Great Britain married a Portuguese princess, she brought this city with her as dowry.

Answer: Mumbai (Bombay)

The Portuguese princess was Catherine of Braganza, the King's sister.

Source: Author manvinder01

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