This quiz is about our Metro. About its history, geography, culture, fairs and festivals, famous persons, natural resources, localities, roads, architecture, establishments, picnic spots, dates of births and deaths. Three options are given after each question, choose one and check the answers.

*Name the research centre where embryonic and adult stem cell research is carried on in City?

oJawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research
oCommonwealth Institute of Biological Sciences
oDairy Research Institute

·*How long is India’s longest flyover that is located in Hebbal?

o4.2 Kms o 5.35 Kms o6 Kms

*In which year did the Prajavani circulation cross 1 lakh?
o1969 o1973 o1976

*Which of the following institutions has started 6,500 school libraries in rural areas under the scheme ‘One school one library’?

oAzim Premji foundation
o Kannada Book Authority
oInfosys foundation

ºIn which year did the first issue of Kannada literary and cultural journal ‘Prabuddha Karnataka’ come out?

o1921 o1918 o1919

*The dargah of Hazrat Tawakkal is found in the old part of the city, Cottonpet. In whose reign did Hazarat settle down in Bangalore?

oHyder Ali oTipu Sultan
oKempegowda II

*Which tank with water sports has Lumbini Gardens?

oYediyur oVarthur oNagawara

*How many large tanks are there in Bangalore according to official records?

o31o 13o82

*How many times has Bangalore’s population increased in a period of 45 years between 1961 and 2005?

o5 o6 o10

*Name the hotel on Church Street, which came under the frequent attacks for opening late in the night?
o1938 o1940 o1947

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Answers:. Jawaharlal Nehru centre for Advanced scientific Research; 5.35 Kms; 1973; Infosys foundation; 1919;Hyder Ali; Nagawara;82; 6;  Empire