Question

Which place is known as “Queen of the Arabian Sea”?
A. Kochi
B. Alappuzha
C. Kandla
D. Mumbai

Answer 1

Hint:The city was ranked as India's sixth-best tourist destination. In a 2011 study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute, it was one of 28 Indian cities among the emerging 440 global cities that will contribute 50 percent of world GDP by the year 2025.

Complete answer:
Kochi is known as the Arab Sea Queen and Kochi are situated in Kerala. Fort Kochi is a rare location where a convergence of various cultures can be seen. Kerala is situated between the west and west of the Arabian Sea, which is to the east, in the middle of the Indian tectonic plate.
It has estimated annual water precipitation of 3107mm to 7030 crore club. meter. The mean temperature is about 37 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 19.8 degrees Celsius, mostly every day. There are 44 rivers in Kerala.
The most heavily populated city in Kerala is Kochi. As of 2011, it has a corporate population cap of 677,381 in an area of 94.88 km2 and a total urban population of over 2.1 million in an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and most populous urban population.
It is called the' Queen of the Arabian Sea' from the 14th century onwards, Kochi was an important spice trading center on the west coast of India and maintained a pre-Islamic trade network with Arab merchants. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, in colonial India, Kochi was the first of the European colonies. Until 1530, when Goa was chosen instead it remained the main seat of Portuguese India. The city was later occupied by the Netherlands and the British, with the Cochin Kingdom becoming a princely state.

Hence, Option A is the correct answer.

Note:Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city bordering the Laccadive Sea, a part of the Arabian Sea, on the south-west coast of India. In the state of Kerala, it is part of the district of Ernakulam and is sometimes referred to as Ernakulam.