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Which one of the following is known as the Pearl City?

  1. Cochin

  2. Tuticorin

  3. Rameswaram

  4. Masulippatanam
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Explanation

Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) is known as the Pearl City because of its historical pearl fishing industry in the Gulf of Mannar. It has been a major port city for pearl trade for centuries. Cochin is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Rameswaram is a pilgrimage center, and Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) is a port city in Andhra Pradesh but not known for pearls. Tuticorin's pearl fisheries and trade gave it this distinctive epithet.

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