GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Question
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Which state is known as “City of Seven Islands"?
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Kerala
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Haryana
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Mumbai
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New Delhi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mumbai city of Maharashtra is known as the City of Seven Islands as it connects with seven islands, namely-Isle of Bombay, Colaba, Old Woman’s Colaba, Mahim, Mazagaon, Parel and Worli.
Detailed explanation-2: -What the Company had come into possession were seven islands, named Bombay, Mazagaon, Parel, Worli, Mahim, Little Colaba or the Old Woman’s Island, and Colaba.
Detailed explanation-3: -Island city, another name for South Mumbai; originally Mumbai was a city of seven islands.
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