Geography ยท General Awareness
World Geography and Capitals
2,932 Questions
World geography questions test knowledge of country capitals, state capitals, and the headquarters of global organizations. This hub provides extensive practice on locations like Grenada, Illinois, and the World Bank. These are highly common in SSC, banking, and railway examinations.
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World Geography and Capitals Questions
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Kabul
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Vienna
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Tirane
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Bujumbura
B
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Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria, located on the Danube River. Kabul is Afghanistan's capital, Tirane is Albania's capital, and Bujumbura is Burundi's capital. Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
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Palikir
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Tripoli
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Monaco
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Ulaanbaatar
B
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Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, situated on the Mediterranean coast. Palikir is the capital of Micronesia, Monaco is a city-state itself, and Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital. Libya is a North African nation.
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Khartoum
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Kiev
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Port-Vila
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Caracas
A
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Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, located at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile rivers. Kiev (now Kyiv) is Ukraine's capital, Port-Vila is Vanuatu's capital, and Caracas is Venezuela's capital. Sudan is a Northeast African country.
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Ashgabat
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Funafuti
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Dushanbe
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Mbabana
C
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Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan, located in the Hissar Valley. It became the capital when Tajikistan was a Soviet republic and retained that status after independence in 1991. The other options are capitals of different countries: Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Funafuti (Tuvalu), and Mbabana (Eswatini/Swaziland).
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Kigali
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Port-Vila
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Funafuti
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Kampala
A
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Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda, located in the center of the country. It has been Rwanda's capital since independence in 1962 and is known for its cleanliness, urban planning, and as the site of the 1994 genocide memorial. The other options are capitals elsewhere: Port-Vila (Vanuatu), Funafuti (Tuvalu), and Kampala (Uganda).
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Valletta
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Male
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Skopje
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Vilnius
D
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Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, located in the southeastern part of the country. It's known for its beautiful Old Town (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), baroque architecture, and history as a major center of Jewish learning before World War II. The other options are capitals elsewhere: Valletta (Malta), Male (Maldives), and Skopje (North Macedonia).
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Georgetown
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Port-au-Prince
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Amman
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Tegucigalpa
C
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Amman is the capital and largest city of Jordan. Georgetown is in Guyana, Port-au-Prince is in Haiti, and Tegucigalpa is in Honduras.
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pretoria
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canberra
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johansberg
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sydney
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wellington
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jakarta
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canberra
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kualalambur
A
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Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. Canberra is the capital of Australia, Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. The question is correctly answered.
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Amman
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Rome
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Santiago
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Ottawa
B
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Rome is the capital city of Italy. Amman is the capital of Jordan, Santiago is the capital of Chile, and Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
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Dublin
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Jakarta
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Harare
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Tokyo
C
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Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe, having replaced Salisbury as the capital after the country's independence in 1980. Dublin (Ireland), Jakarta (Indonesia), and Tokyo (Japan) are capitals of other countries. Harare has been Zimbabwe's political and economic center throughout the post-independence era.
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Tokyo
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Sydney
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Canberra
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Dhaka
C
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Canberra is the planned capital city of Australia, chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne in 1908. Sydney is the largest city but not the political capital, while Tokyo is Japan's capital and Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital.
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Ottawa
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San Jose
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Paris
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Male
A
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Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, chosen as a compromise between English-speaking Toronto and French-speaking Montreal. San Jose is Costa Rica's capital, Paris is France's capital, and Male is the capital of Maldives.
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Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, serving as the political center since the early 20th century. Suva is Fiji's capital, Tehran is Iran's capital, and Seoul is South Korea's capital.
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Vienna
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Tehran
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Jakarta
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Porto-Novo
B
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Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. Vienna is Austria's capital, Jakarta is Indonesia's capital, and Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin in West Africa.