Multiple choice

Which of the following cities is known as Granite City?

  1. Jabalpur

  2. Jaipur

  3. Stokhome

  4. Aberdeen
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Explanation

Aberdeen in Scotland is known as the Granite City because many of its historic buildings are constructed from locally quarried grey granite. This gives the city a distinctive appearance, especially when the granite sparkles in the rain (earning it the nickname 'Silver City by the Sea'). Jabalpur and Jaipur are Indian cities (not known as Granite City), and 'Stokhome' is a misspelling of Stockholm (which is not known as Granite City).

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