Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?

Question

Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?

1. A. Mumbai
2. B. Hyderabad
3. C. Delhi
4. D. Bangalore (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Bangalore

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Bangalore.

Key Points

• Bangalore (Bengaluru) is called the Electronic City of India and, more widely, the Silicon Valley of India.
• Electronic City itself is a large technology park in the south-east of the city, home to major IT firms.
• The city's concentration of public-sector research bodies such as ISRO, HAL, BEL and DRDO laid the base for its electronics industry.
• Hyderabad is known as Cyberabad, a related but distinct nickname.

Additional Information

• Bangalore carries several nicknames, and papers rotate between them: Silicon Valley of India, Garden City of India, and Electronic City after the technology park in its south-east.
• Other Indian city epithets worth revising as a set:
  • Manchester of India — Ahmedabad
  • Pink City — Jaipur
  • City of Lakes — Udaipur
  • Steel City — Jamshedpur
  • Queen of the Arabian Sea — Kochi