So here are the answers to the quiz:
1. Bangalore was renamed Bengaluru
which has been the city's name in the local dialect for years. On December 11,
2005, the Government of Karnataka accepted the proposal of U. R. Anathamurthy,
a Jnanpith Award winner (the highest literary award in India) regarding the
name change. On 1 November 2006 ten different cities in the state of Karnataka
were renamed. To be 'Bangalored' is a recently coined term to refer to a job layoff due to
outsourcing.
2. Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand
de Almeida, reached Bombay in 1508. The group of islands was named Bom Bahai
which meant 'good harbour'. Later the British anglicized the name to Bombay.
Bombay has always been known as 'Bambai' in Hindi and 'Mumbai' in Marathi and
Gujarati.
3. Cape Comorin was renamed after
Indian independence. Islam reached southern India through Cape Comorin and St.
Francis Xavier is also believed to have preached extensively in this region.
4. The name Kochi may have been
derived from the Malayalam word kochazhi meaning 'small lagoon'. Like most
other Indian cities, it is still widely known by both names.
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