Question

In India ______ is known as the ‘city of Palaces’.
a: Mumbai
b: Chennai
c: Kolkata
d: Delhi

Answer 1

Hint: India is a culturally diverse country. Our culture is an amalgamation of several cultures. Indian religions, philosophy, language, dance, music and cinema have had a very good impact across the continent and the world.

Complete answer:

Option a: Mumbai is situated on the west coast of the india. After Delhi Mumbai is the second populated city in the india. It has the seventh place in the world in terms of the populated cities. Indian cinema is born from the mumbai. This is a very diverse city with cultural monuments following are - gateway of india, bombay castle, ballard bunder gatehouse etc.

Option b: Chennai is the capital of tamilnadu. Chennai is situated on the east coast of india. There are some historical monuments namely - fort st george, valluvar kottam, alamparai fort, victoria public hall etc.

Option c: Kolkata is situated on the remote east coast of india. This is the capital of west bengal. There are many historical monuments in Kolkata. These palaces are Victoria Memorial, Dakshineswar kali temple, Fort William, Writer’s Building, Marble Palace, Indian Museum, Howrah Bridge, Town Hall, Tagore’s House, Nizam Palace, Shaheed Minar, Belur Math, Botanical Gardens, Eden gardens, Birla temple, Birla Planetarium, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Princep ghat. This is the correct answer to this question because in India, Kolkata is known as the ‘city of Palaces’.

Option d: Delhi is the capital of indian republic. There are many monuments namely lal kila, india gate, qutub minar, amar jawan jyoti, raj ghat, kashmiri gate, neela gumbad, sheesh mahal, etc.

Option c is the correct answer to this question because in India, Kolkata is known as the ‘city of Palaces’.

Note: Umaid Bhawan Palace which is located in Jodhpur is the largest palace of India and Rambagh Palace which is situated in Jaipur is the most costly palace of our country.