The city known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea is:
- A.Mumbai
- B.Kochi
- C.Mangaluru
- D.Panaji
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Kochi. Kochi in Kerala has been the leading natural harbour of the Malabar coast since the fifteenth century, when a flood opened the Kochi inlet, and Portuguese, Dutch and English traders each made it their base. The trade in pepper, ginger and other spices through this port gave it the title Queen of the Arabian Sea.
Option A, Mumbai, is the Gateway of India and the City of Seven Islands. Option C, Mangaluru in Karnataka, is a busy port on the same coast but carries no such title. Option D, Panaji in Goa, is on the Mandovi and is known with the rest of Goa as the Pearl of the Orient. Nearby Alappuzha, also in Kerala, is the Venice of the East for its canals, and these two Kerala nicknames are frequently interchanged in question papers.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Rajasthan
- B.Madhya Pradesh
- C.Haryana
- D.Gujarat
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- A.Himachal Pradesh
- B.Uttarakhand
- C.Jammu and Kashmir
- D.Sikkim
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- A.Assam
- B.Manipur
- C.Mizoram
- D.Nagaland
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Maharashtra
- C.Rajasthan
- D.Karnataka
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- A.Kerala
- B.Tamil Nadu
- C.Karnataka
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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