Important General Knowledge Questions

• First Capital of India: Calcutta
• First port of India: Calcutta
• Nobel Laureates of India: 6 out of 7 are from Calcutta
• National Poet of India: From Calcutta
• National Anthem, Song of India: From Calcutta
• The only inspiration for youths by whose name International Youth day is celebrated: Swami Vivekananda is from Calcutta
• Largest library in India: Calcutta
• Largest Museum in India: Calcutta
• The city in India where trams run still as a public transport: Calcutta
• India's largest cricket stadium: Eden Gardens, Calcutta
• India's largest football stadium: Salt Lake stadium Calcutta (also Asia's largest)
• Largest Botanical Garden in India: Calcutta(Shibpur Botanical Garden)
• Largest zoo in India: Calcutta (Alipore Zoo)
• India's first medical college: Calcutta (Medical college, Kolkata)
• India's first University: Calcutta (Calcutta University)
• India's only film director who got an Oscar: from Calcutta (Satyajit Ray)
• First Miss Universe of India: from Calcutta (Sushmita Sen)
• Largest race course in India: Calcutta
• Oldest cricket club of India: Calcutta cricket club
• First city in India where Metro rail as a public transport started: Calcutta
• The only city of India for which the whole bollywood industry depends when it comes for music and direction: Calcutta
• Highest number of Scienctists and doctors are from which city in India: Calcutta
• Largest railway station of India: In Calcutta (Howrah)
• Busiest railway station of India: Calcutta (Sealdah)
• Only riverine port of India: Calcutta Port
• Only Cantilever bridge in India : Howrah Bridge (Calcutta)
• Largest golf course of India: In Calcutta (Royal Calcutta Golf Club)
• Largest second hand book market in India: College street ( also second in the world) Calcutta