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.

Who was E J Richards after whom Richards town was named?

Civil Engineer oA district magistrate and collector oArmy Officer

Commercial Street police station, built by the British in 1917, was modernised in which year?

o1992 o 1997 o2000

What was the monthly rent per telephone in 1949?

oRs 10 oRs 15o Rs 25

In which locality do you find the famous Gurudwara of Bangalore?

oIndiranagar oUlsooroNelamangala

Which popular event of Bangalore is considered the classical woodstock of India?

oNrityodayao Vasantha HabbaoShishira Gana

Who is the PRO of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation?

oYeshwanth Sinha oYashwanth Chauhan o Prithviraj Chauhan

Name the first Kannada literary magazine that was published from Bangalore in 1892?

oKarnataka Kavya ManjarioKarnataka Katha Jagathuo Karnataka Sahithya Loka

How many PCOs are there in Bangalore at present?

o18,000 o20,000o12,000

In which year did the Bangalore—Mysore railway begin operations?

o1882o1900o  1907

Name the association started in 1920 by  K T Appanna and B T Ramiah relating to hotel industry?

oBangalore Hotels AssociationoThe Hindu Hotel AssociationoMysore Hoteliers

Answers:. A District Magistrate and Collector;1997; Rs 15; Ulsoor; Vasanatha Habba
Yeshwanth Chauhan; Karnataka Kavya Manjari; 18,000; 1900; The Hindu Hotel Association