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Chennai Expert Challenge: Prove Your Chennai Prowess

Total Questions: 15 | Topic: Chennai

Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state.

Get ready to test your Chennai knowledge to the max with this difficult quiz! Featuring 14 questions on a wide range of topics, it's not for the faint of heart. Do you have what it takes to emerge victorious? Gain valuable insights.

Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state.

Who is the Mayor of Chennai?

Firhad Hakim
K. Palaniswami
Arvind Kejriwal
Ashok Parnami

The current mayor of Chennai is K. Palaniswami. K. Palaniswami is a member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami, also known as E.P.S., is an Indian politician and the leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Chennai Administration Fact

Chennai city is governed by the Greater Chennai Corporation (formerly "Corporation of Madras"), which was established in 1688.

What is the founding date of Chennai?

1644
1639
1636
1645

Which of the following maps best describes Chennai's location?

What significant event is related to Chennai?

Battle Of Nieuwpoort
Siege Of Madras
Siege Of Salvador
Doubting Thomas

The Siege Of Madras is a significant event linked to Chennai.
The siege of Madras was a siege of Madras, which was then under British rule, between December 1758 and February 1759 by French forces under the command of Comte de Lally during the Seven Years War.

Chennai Environment Fact

Chennai is largely dependent on NE monsoon, since 65% of rains are received in this season.

What is the elevation above sea level of Chennai?

12 Metres
5 Metres
10 Metres
6 Metres

In which country is Chennai located?

Kyrgyzstan
Japan
Costa Rica
India

What is the local dialing code for Chennai?

Which of the organization has Chennai been a member of?

Creative Cities Network
Royal Academy Of Arts
Royal Society
Resilient Cities Network

Chennai has been a member of Creative Cities Network.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development.

Chennai Architecture Fact

Chennai ranks second to Kolkata in having the largest collection of Indian heritage buildings in the country.

What is the timezone of Chennai?

UTC−00:44
UTC+09:45
UTC+07:00
UTC+05:30

Can you select the official language of Chennai?

Tamil
Navajo
Spanish
Russian

The official language of Chennai is Tamil.
Tamil is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

Chennai Economy Fact

Chennai is the headquarters of the Indian Bank, the Indian Overseas Bank and the erstwhile Bharat Overseas Bank, which merged with the Indian Overseas Bank in 2007.

Chennai can be found on the continent of [url class="tippy_vc" href="#171"]Europe[/url].[br]Is this true or false?

Chennai can be found on the continent of Europe.
Is this true or false?

False
True

Chennai is located on the continent of Asia.
Asia is one of the worlds most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa.

Chennai Economy Fact

Chennai is home to the national level commercial banks Indian Bank and Indian Overseas Bank and many state level co–operative banks, finance and insurance companies.

Which of the following cities or administrative bodies are twinned to Chennai?[br](Select 2 answers)

Which of the following cities or administrative bodies are twinned to Chennai?
(Select 2 answers)

Ganghwado
Orsk
Ulsan
Frankfurt Am Main

Chennai is twinned with:

Volgograd
(1966- )
Chongqing
(2015- )
San Antonio
(2009- )
Denver
(1984- )
Kuala Lumpur
(2010- )
Ulsan
(2016- )
Chemnitz
Frankfurt Am Main

Chennai Economy Fact

Chennai has a diversified economic base anchored by the automobile, software services, hardware manufacturing, health care and financial services industries.