Geography PYQ 407 of 587 · Countries, Borders, Capitals & Sobriquets · Geographical Sobriquets

Name the city of Russia that is known as ‘Venice of the North’.

AVladivostok
BSt. Petersburg
CNovosibirsk
DMoscow
ENone of the above / More than one of the above

66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020

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Correct answer: (b) St. Petersburg

Explanation

Saint Petersburg is called the “Venice of the North”. Earlier, it was known as Petrograd and Leningrad. It is an important historical and cultural city and also a port city.