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Facts

• Mumbai is an important metropolitan city of India.
• Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.

• Bombay High is an offshore oilfield.

• Mumbai has several places of tourist interest.

• Different shades of dress, food and culture can be seen in Mumbai.
• Mumbai has a wide network of roads and railways. It has a seaport and two airports.

• Heavy traffic is a major problem of Mumbai.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. Earlier Mumbai was called ____________ .

(a) Bombay (b) Bimbay (c) Bamba
2. Mumbai is the capital of ____________ .

(a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab
3. Mumbai is called the ____________ capital of India.

(a) industrial (b) financial (c) economic
4. ____________ is not a popular dish of Mumbai.

(a) dosa (b) srikhand (c) pavbhaji
5. The city buses in Mumbai are called ____________ .

(a) WORST (b) BEST (c) MODERATE
B. Choose and fill in the blanks :

Elephanta Caves, traffic, Arabian, Ganesh Chaturthi, seaport
1. Mumbai is located along the ____________ Sea.

2. Mumbai has the largest ____________ .
3. The ____________ have rock-cut temples.

4. ____________ is the most popular festival in Mumbai.

5. There is a heavy congestion of ____________ on Mumbai roads.
C. Write TRUE or FALSE :

1. Mumbai is located on the west coast. __________
2. Bombay High is an offshore oilfield. __________

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