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Which one of the following cities is the largest city in India?
a. Jaipur
b. Kochi
c. Hyderabad
d. Mumbai

Answer
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Hint:
It is the capital of Maharashtra and according to the united nation it is the second most city in the world having roughly around 20 million people living there. Well, it is also known as the city of dreams or the city of films.

Complete solution:
Mumbai is the financial capital generating 6.16% of India's gross domestic product, 70% of maritime trade, 25% of industrial output, and 70% of capital transactions of the Indian economy. Mumbai is divided into 7 islands which were given to Charles II of England as a dowry when he married Catherine of Braganza. The name Mumbai is derived from two words namely Mumba or maha-amba which is the name of the Mumba Devi who is a goddess of the Koli community and means a mother in the Marathi language which is the official language of Mumbai. Mumbai has been called various names before such as - Bombay, Monbay, bombeye, boon bay, etc. it has 7 districts in total named- south Mumbai, south-central Mumbai, north-central, west Mumbai, East Mumbai, north Mumbai, and harbor suburbs. Mumbai has always been fascinating and famous as its vada pav would definitely beat McDonald’s burger, has the most visited park with 2 million visitors every year named Sanjay Gandhi national park, the stylish and chic street shopping from Churchgate, Colaba, Borivali, etc and as we already mentioned the city of films Maratha mandir has been running Dil wale dulhaniya le jyengye since 1995 and has created a world record.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Mumbai has various other names such as skyscraper city, the city that never sleeps, the city of seven islands, etc. it has an area of about 603-kilometer square and an elevation of 14 feet. It has the Arabian sea to the left of it too.