Indian Cities and Places

Alipore in Kolkata is one of India's four government mints where coins are produced. The other three are in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Noida (not Delhi or Jodhpur).

Bengaluru has the highest number of software professionals in the world, having overtaken Osaka, Japan's previous record. The city is India's IT capital and hosts numerous tech companies and professionals. Hollywood and Shanghai are not known for this record, and Mumbai follows Bengaluru in India.

Bengaluru is known for having the highest number of temples, mosques, and churches among Indian cities, reflecting its diverse religious heritage. The city has numerous places of worship for all major religions.

ITPL (International Tech Park Limited) in Whitefield, Bangalore was one of India's first world-class plug-and-play IT parks. Electronic City Park, Cubbon Park, and UB Park are not the correct answer.

The Indian Institute of Science (IIS) was first established in Bangalore in 1909. It was not first established in Mangalore, Mumbai, or Kolkata.

Bangalore is located in the South-Eastern part of Karnataka state, not south-western, north-eastern, or north-western as given in other options.

Bangalore is India's third most populous city after Mumbai and Delhi (according to most census data). It is not the first, second, or fourth most populous.

Bengaluru is called the 'Garden City of India' due to its numerous parks and green spaces, including Cubbon Park and Lalbagh Botanical Garden. The other options incorrectly expand the geographic scope - the nickname specifically refers to India, not South-Asia, Asia, or the entire world.

Mumbai is India's largest city by population, with over 20 million people in its metropolitan area. Delhi is second, Kolkata third, and Bangalore (Bengaluru) fifth. Chandigarh is a much smaller planned city.

The Imperial in Mumbai is marked correct, though this information may be outdated as newer towers have been constructed since this question was written.

Bengaluru Turf Tower is marked correct for a future topped off building, but this is temporal information that may change.

Thalappakattu is a specific style of biryani that originated in the Dindigul region but is popular in Chennai. Nungambakkam and Anna Nagar are known areas in Chennai where restaurants serve this authentic style. Virudhunagar is actually the birthplace of the similar Dindigul biryani, not a Chennai location.

Mayajaal, Inox (multiple locations), and Abirami Mega Mall are well-known multiplex cinema complexes in Chennai. Udhayam and Kasi Multiplex are either not prominent multiplexes or may not exist by those specific names.

Kannammapettai is known as an area in Chennai where local gaana music and 'saavu moolam' beats originated or are prominently found. This is a local cultural knowledge question about Chennai's folk music scene.

This is a local knowledge question about unauthorized markets. Burma Bazaar has historically been known for such goods, and bus stands are common locations for informal vendors. This is cultural knowledge about Chennai's grey market.