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Former names of cities

What was the former name of Mumbai?
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. Hyderabad
Answer: a. Bombay

What was the former name of Chennai?
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. Hyderabad
Answer: c. Madras

What was the former name of Kolkata?
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. Hyderabad
Answer: b. Calcutta

What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?
a. Hanoi
b. Saigon
c. Hue
d. Danang
Answer: b. Saigon

What was the former name of St. Petersburg?
a. Moscow
b. Leningrad
c. Kiev
d. Volgograd
Answer: b. Leningrad

What was the former name of Yangon?
a. Rangoon
b. Mandalay
c. Naypyidaw
d. Bagan
Answer: a. Rangoon

What was the former name of Istanbul?
a. Constantinople
b. Athens
c. Cairo
d. Damascus
Answer: a. Constantinople

What was the former name of Beijing?
a. Canton
b. Shanghai
c. Hong Kong
d. Peking
Answer: d. Peking

What was the former name of Mumbai’s airport?
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
b. Sahar International Airport
c. Juhu Airport
d. Santa Cruz Airport
Answer: b. Sahar International Airport

What was the former name of New York City?
a. Boston
b. Philadelphia
c. Washington D.C.
d. New Amsterdam
Answer: d. New Amsterdam

What was the former name of Yangon?
a. Rangoon
b. Mandalay
c. Naypyidaw
d. Bagan
Answer: a. Rangoon

What was the former name of Mumbai’s airport?
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
b. Sahar International Airport
c. Juhu Airport
d. Santa Cruz Airport
Answer: b. Sahar International Airport

What was the former name of New York City?
a. Boston
b. Philadelphia
c. Washington D.C.
d. New Amsterdam
Answer: d. New Amsterdam

What was the former name of Taipei?
a. Peking
b. Canton
c. Hong Kong
d. Taipei was always known as Taipei
Answer: d. Taipei was always known as Taipei

What was the former name of Jakarta?
a. Bandung
b. Yogyakarta
c. Batavia
d. Surabaya
Answer: c. Batavia

What was the former name of Bangalore?
a. Madras
b. Mysore
c. Hyderabad
d. Bangalore was always known as Bangalore
Answer: b. Mysore

What was the former name of Kyoto?
a. Tokyo
b. Osaka
c. Nara
d. Kyoto was always known as Kyoto
Answer: d. Kyoto was always known as Kyoto

What was the former name of Hanoi?
a. Ho Chi Minh City
b. Saigon
c. Hue
d. Haiphong
Answer: d. Haiphong

What was the former name of Marrakech?
a. Tangier
b. Casablanca
c. Fez
d. Marrakech was always known as Marrakech
Answer: d. Marrakech was always known as Marrakech

What was the former name of Istanbul?
a. Constantinople
b. Athens
c. Cairo
d. Damascus
Answer: a. Constantinople

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