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QUESTIONS
Mechani-Cal
1. Calcutta has many modes of transport. See
if you can identify this one. They are 2.1 metres wide and 17.5 metres long, weigh
20-22 tonnes when empty and have a full-load capacity of 200. What am I talking
of?
2. Let?s go underground now! Usually, a Metro
Railway train is made up of how many coaches?
3. Where are the most important petroleum docks
of the Calcutta Dock System?
Academi-Cal
4. Do you know the name of the Indian institution
which began in a small room at Presidency College with a total annual expenditure
of less than Rs 250, in 1931?
5. Which Calcutta institution has a library
named after Bidhan Chandra Roy, its own bank branch, post office and even a miniature
Howrah bridge?
6. Even if you didn?t study at Jadavpur University,
try this. Which famous artist designed the logo of Jadavpur University?
FACTOID
Theatri-Cal
Star theatre has been restored! This Calcutta landmark
has a history going back to the 19th century. The two key figures behind the founding
of Star theatre in the 1880s were playwright Girish Chandra Ghosh and actor Binodini
Dasi. In 1884, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa visited the theatre and later met Binodini
Dasi backstage. It is said that both Girish Chandra Ghosh and Binodini Dasi became
devotees of Sri Ramakrishna after this event.
ANSWERS
1. An ordinary Calcutta tram 2. Eight 3. Budge
Budge 4. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 5. Indian Institute of Management,
Calcutta 6. Nandalal Bose
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