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37 Metro quiz 38 Animal land

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai are the four major metro cities Read the clues and identify the animals.

in India. How well do you know your metros? Let us see.

Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1. This animal has the largest brain in the
world. Its brain weighs about 8 kgs.
1. Which metro city was planned by Sir Edwin Lutyens?

a. New Delhi b. Mumbai

2. Marine Drive is a 3 kilometre long sea beach in Mumbai. What is 2. This animal eats only eucalyptus leaves.
another name for this drive? It sleeps for 20 hours a day and spends the
rest of the time eating.
a. Colaba b. Queen’s Necklace

3. The Eden Gardens cricket stadium is in which Indian metro city? 3. This mammal carries its young ones in a pouch.

a. Kolkata b. Chennai

4. What do you call the coast of Bay of Bengal on which Chennai

is located?

a. Coromandel coast b. Malabar coast 4. This is a wild camel with two humps in which
it stores fat.
5. In New Delhi, which important person’s office is in South Block?

a. Governor of RBI b. Prime Minister of India
5. This is the only flying mammal on earth.
6. Rasam and paniyaram are famous dishes of which Indian metro city?

a. Chennai b. Kolkata

7. Which metro city is served by the Chhatrapati Shivaji 6. This animal has a long nose and a strong
International airport? sense of smell. Its diet is mainly ants and

a. New Delhi b. Mumbai termites.

8. Which is the only Indian city in which the old rail vehicle called 7. It is the longest poisonous snake in the world.
‘tram’ is used? It can be seen in different colours – black, brown,

a. Kolkata b. New Delhi green or yellow.

Info-bites

Until 1911, Kolkata was the capital of India. Later Delhi was made the kangaroo Bactrian camel sperm whale bat
capital of India. anteater koala bear king cobra

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