Renamed in India Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bangalore

Bangalore was renamed Bengaluru which has been the city's name in the local dialect for years. On December 11, 2005, the Government of Karnataka accepted the proposal of U. R. Anathamurthy, a Jnanpith Award winner (the highest literary award in India) regarding the name change. On 1 November 2006 ten different cities in the state of Karnataka were renamed.
To be 'Bangalored' is a recently coined term to refer to a job layoff due to outsourcing.

Answer: Bom Bahia

Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand de Almeida, reached Bombay in 1508. The group of islands was named Bom Bahai which meant 'good harbour'. Later the British anglicized the name to Bombay. Bombay has always been known as 'Bambai' in Hindi and 'Mumbai' in Marathi and Gujarati.

Answer: Mysore

Prior to independence, the Kingdom of Mysore was a princely state within the British Empire. In 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore decided to merge his kingdom with the newly formed country of India. When India was divided into states on the basis of language, people speaking Kanada formed the Mysore state. In 1973, the Government decided to rename the state Karnataka.

Answer: True

The state of Uttaranchal was formed on 9th November 2000 and became India's 27th state. The region has traditionally been referred to as Uttarakhand meaning 'Northern Country' in Sanskrit. The state contains some important Hindu pilgrimage sites.

Answer: Hundred thousand islands

Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India consisting of a small group of islands in the Arabian Sea. The Arab traveller, Ibn Batuta, has described them in great detail in his works.

Answer: Calico

Calicut is the nearest city to Kappad, a coastal town where Vasco da Gama landed on his voyage to India. Calico was one of the first commodities to be exported to European countries from India. When the cloth is painted with flowers and other designs, it is known as chintz.
Madras cloth is also a type of cotton fabric which was named after the Indian city of Madras.
Cashmere is derived from the archaic spelling of Kashmir, Nankeen from the Nanking region of China and Muslin from the city of Mosul which is now a part of Iraq.

Answer: Cape Comorin

Cape Comorin was renamed after Indian independence. Islam reached southern India through Cape Comorin and St. Francis Xavier is also believed to have preached extensively in this region.

Answer: True

Tamil Nadu was a part of the Madras Presidency during the British rule. When India became independent, the state of Madras was created in 1956 on linguistic basis. Later in 1969 it was renamed Tamil Nadu which means 'Land of the Tamils'. Its capital city, which was also known as Madras, was renamed Chennai in August 1996.
However, there still exists a city named Madras in the US state of Oregon.

Answer: Cochin

The name Kochi may have been derived from the Malayalam word kochazhi meaning 'small lagoon'. Like most other Indian cities, it is still widely known by both names.

Answer: Benares

Varanasi is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities of the world. The original name Varanasi was known as Baranasi in the Pali language. This gave rise to alternate spellings like Benares, Banaras and Benaras which were used during the British rule.

In literature, Varanasi is often referred to as Kashi which means 'luminous' due to the city's historical status as a centre of learning, literature, and culture.