This quiz is about our Metro. About its history, geography, culture, fairs and festivals. Famous people, natural resources, localities, roads, architecture, establishments, picnic spots, dates of births and deaths. Tick the right response from the three options given after each question. Find out how much (little?) you know about your City from the answers give below.

¶The British troops moved from Srirangapattana to Halsurpet (Ulsoor) in Bangalore. The Maharaja of Mysore gave the land to them. In which year did this happen?

o1799 o1809 o1831

·How many associations are there in Janaagraha, a citizens’ movement committed to increasing citizen participation in local governance?
o250 o101 o501

On which road is the ‘Country Club
International’ situated?
oMagadi Road oBellary Road
oSarjapur Road

¹When was 4th phase of supplying Cauvery water to Bangalore completed?
oJuly 2002 oJanuary 2001
oDecember 1999

ºWhat title was conferred upon the famous Hindusthani classical vocalist Padmabhushan Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in Pune recently?
oNadoja oKarnataka Ratna oAsthana Vidhwan

»Name the entertainment park near Bidadi, which was inaugurated in September 30th 2005.

oWonder La oGRS Fantasy Park oChildren’s World

¼In which year was the Frazer Town Police Station, a stone structure constructed?
o1905 o1925 o1917

½‘Accident Relief Care’ is an important telephone number to be noted. What is the number?
o22207777 o2227789 o22264205

¾‘Samy’s Dreamland’, an entertainment centre for children, is located at which village near Yelahanka Airforce base?
oIvarugandapura oHunise Maranahalli oDoddajala

¿Who is the chief architect of ‘Bengaluru Habba’, which was started in 2003 December?
oNandini Alva oNandan Nilekani oUsha Datar

Answers: 1809; 250; Sarjapur Road; July 2002; Karnataka Ratna; Wonder La; 1917; 22207777; Hunise Maranahalli; Nandini Alva