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mumbai meri jaan - Mumbai Stations- How much you know?

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mulund Station:

a)

Was named after a Merchant called MulchandJi Pai

b)

Was known as Muchchalind according to Pre Historic Records

c)

This was the original name from the beginning

d)

A Village call Mu-Landi

2.

1. DADAR Station:

a)

Means Grand Father

b)

Means steps in Marathi

c)

Know for its famous flower market

d)

Famous for the first Railway Junction

3.

1. KURLA Station:

a)

After a famous Fishing Village

b)

Named after a famous don Kulu Mama

c)

Named after a famous South Indina Village called Kurli

d)

A land of crabs

4.

1. GHATKOPAR Station:

a)

Named after a famous Mountain in that area

b)

A name used to call the people ling on those ghats

c)

Western Ghats actually extended to what is present day Ghatkopar and this is why it was referred to as Ghat-kopra

d)

None of the above

5.

1. VICTORIA TERMINUS

a)

Is christened after Queen Victoria

b)

Was named after Queen Victoria visited India

c)

Was gifted to Queen Victoria on her marriage

d)

A Family name of the Queen

6.

1. CHINCHPOKLI Station

a)

Named as the area was famous for Tamarind market

b)

Since its close to Kapoli & Famous for Tamarind Trees

c)

The area was thus called by the Britishers

d)

Derived from a Marathi word called Chinch, which means Tamarind

7.

VIKHROLI Station

a)

Famous for the a called Missal Pav

b)

One of the largest mangrove forests in Maharashtra

c)

Know as the queen of the Easter Suburbs

d)

Got its name from the famous East Indian Villager in the area

8.

SION Station

a)

Was given by a Monk who christened it after the word ZION

b)

Christian by the Jesuits who settled on the Hill there

c)

Mean Lion – a Lot of strong people lived in the area

d)

Got its name from a Chapel on a hill, named after Mt Zion

9.

BHANDUP Station

a)

A tribe called “Bandu” live there

b)

Named after a famous temple – Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Temple

c)

Famous for the manufacturing of Dup

d)

After a Goddess called Bhandu-pali

10.

PAREL Station

a)

Named after a biscuit factory in the area

b)

After a saint Pareli Baba who lived there

c)

After a famous Rail factory in the area

d)

Gets its name from the famous Parali Mahadev Temple in the area

11.

Masjid

a)

Got its name after the 222-year-old Gate of Mercy Synagogue, built by Samaji Hasaji Divekar

b)

Because of the Mosque in the whole area

c)

The Muslims names this place after their Mosque

d)

A famous place for the Muslims

12.

SANDHURST ROAD Station

a)

Named after Lord Sandhurst – to honor him for his success in the war against the Muslims

b)

Named after Lord Springfield Sandhurst, the Architect of Bombay

c)

The Sandhurst Famly ownd own the original island – Sandhus

d)

Named after Lord Sandhurst, the governer of Bombay

13.

BYCULLA Station

a)

Meaning Low Lying area

b)

A word in Marathi which means – “Wife has come”

c)

Meaning Brother come

d)

A famous place for Bicycles

14.

MATUNGA Station

a)

Derived its name from the famous horse stable in the area

b)

Famous for Tungas – Horse carts in the British era

c)

The famous Hindu god TUNGA who's image is of a lady with a cut head in her hand and blood on her tounge

d)

Meaning Elephant in Sanskrit

15.

CURREY ROAD Station

a)

Named for Charles Currey, an agent for Indian Railways

b)

Named to honor Samuel Curry for his outstanding dedication to the Queen

c)

The roads were as smooth as the curry

d)

People use to make good curry in the area

16.

KANJUR MARG Station

a)

Lord Canjoor was the governer of the area

b)

Caw-Joor was a name of the Governor’s Wife

c)

Named in honour Lord Canjoor

d)

Named after a revenue-earning village called Cawnjoor

17.

CHURCHGATE station

a)

The station was right in front of a Church

b)

christened after St. Thomas Cathedral gate -‘Church Gate’

c)

The present location of the station was built on the gate of a church

d)

The station is built on the ruins of an old church

18.

BANDRA Station

a)

The famous Portuguese Band lived in that area

b)

Bandar – a thriving railway Port

c)

Railway junction for the British

d)

Vandre as known in Marathi means a port

19.

CHARNI ROAD Station

a)

A resting place for cattle and workers

b)

A grazing place for cattle – ‘charna’

c)

A hub for cattle food

d)

Named after Sir Lord Charin the then governor of Bombay

20.

Cotton Green Station

a)

The Hub for Cotton export to the West

b)

Names after Mrs Green who owned the land

c)

India’s first cotton factory was started in this pace

d)

A historic site, as this is where India’s first cotton exchange is believed to have begun

21.

KANDIVLI Station

a)

Kandivli comes from Khaandoli, where khaan means a mine in Marathi

b)

The best onions were grown in this place

c)

The name came for the cluster of villages in the area

d)

The famous white onions Market – Kanda-Vali was in this place

22.

MALAD Station

a)

Was named so because of the Stones mines in the area

b)

Was famous for the lime stone market in the area

c)

Named because a Mothers use to pamper her son

d)

Named after Lord Maylaid who lived in this area

23.

VIDYAVIHAR Station

a)

Paramjeet Somaiya, was the local land lord of the area

b)

Because the people that lived in the area were highly qualified

c)

Named after the famous Somaiya family who built one of the biggest educational institutes in the city here

d)

Famous for the number of colleges and schools in the area

24.

VILE PARLE Station

a)

Gets its name from the famous Biscuit factory , Parle G

b)

Gets its name from two important deities, namely Vileshwar and Parleshwar

c)

Vilesh Parleshwar was the Landlord of the area

d)

Gets it name from two famous personalities Vile Maharaj & Smapth Parle

25.

GOREGAON Station

a)

Had plenty of horse stables which had only white horses

b)

Because plenty of whites settled in the area

c)

Named after the famous Mrinal Gore family, Gore’s ‘gaon’ means village

d)

The place had plenty of Milk Farms – Whiteness – Fair – Gore in Marathi

26.

DAHISAR Station

a)

Famous for Dhai which came for these villages

b)

It means your head is covered with curds

c)

Got its name for the cow sheds in the area

d)

Comes from a local dialect of Marathi, which means 10 hamlets

27.

NALASOPARA Station

a)

Named after the famous SOPARA family, that socially transformed the lives of the people in the area

b)

The oldest port town in India, also known as “Brave City”

c)

Named after a NALA – which connected the town of Sopara

d)

Named after the once famous Betelnut plantation

28.

VIRAR Station

a)

The Famous river VIRAR, which was also used as a Port flowed through area

b)

Named after Dr Ek Vira, was saved many lived during the plague

c)

Got its name from holy temple of Eka-vira Devi which was broken down by the Portuguese

d)

Virar – rest, a railway terminus during British era

29.

WADALA ROAD Station

a)

Most likely got its name from the famous banyan tree forest in the area

b)

According to fork tales, it got its name from the Vedas

c)

Got its name from the famous Truck Terminus there

d)

Famous for its Vada Pav

30.

REAY ROAD station

a)

It was a famous road connection the cotton market and the port

b)

named after the Governor of Mumbai Paul Ray 1910

c)

Name after Mr John Reay

d)

Was named after a British officer

31.

BHAYANDAR Station

a)

Famous for the East Indian villages in the area

b)

Named after the Sand port – Bhaind-dara

c)

Also know as “Brothers inside Reply with your correct answers”

d)

Also known as “behind the Port”

32.

ULHASNAGAR Station

a)

The people here are always happy

b)

The Electronic capital of Mumbai

c)

The USA of India

d)

Also know as “Happywala Town”

33.

THANE Station

a)

From the Sanskrit word “stana”, meaning place

b)

Famous Town in the central Suburbs

c)

which means a rest house for the Portuguese

d)

Got its name for the famous Jail THANA, built by the Britishers

34.

GURU TEGH BAHADUR NAGAR Station

a)

Named after the famous hockey player who went on to become a saint

b)

Named after a Sikh Political leader of the area

c)

Name given to honours the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism

d)

Names after the famous sikh guru Tege Bahadur

35.

KHARGHAR Station

a)

Means house built on Salt pans, also the Educational Capital of Navi Mumbai

b)

The Municipal Cooperation of Navi Mumbai is situated in Kharghar

c)

Also Knows as the city of SALT

d)

Got its name for the salt pans around - KARA

36.

PANVEL Station

a)

Knows as Panwell by the British

b)

Known as the gateway to Konkan

c)

Got its name from the famous PAN market

d)

First called as Panelim by the Marathas

37.

VASHI Station

a)

Its mean LION

b)

The queen of Navi Mumbai

c)

Its means Strong willed, and independent person

d)

Got its name from the famous town designer Harpit Vashi

38.

BORIVALI Station

a)

Got its name form the famous Bori caves in the ares

b)

comes from the existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit called "borr (Marathi) meaning "berries" in English

c)

The Family Bor Glass factory was in this area

d)

It means Sweet Fruit

39.

ANDHERI Station

a)

because a lot of black people lived here

b)

got its name for the dairy milk factory in the area

c)

the name is derived from Udayanagari, the name of a hill near the Mahakali caves .

d)

Means Darkness

40.

BOMBAY CENTRAL Station

a)

All outs stations trains started and terminated there so it was named central

b)

Cause the place was the Center of Mumbai

c)

The Center for all activities during the British rule

d)

named Bombay Central (local) after the construction of the long distance Bombay Central Terminus (BCT)