Geography · General Awareness
World Geography and Capitals
2,948 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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Australia
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Chicago
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Belgrade
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Cuba
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Kingston
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San Jose
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Libreville
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Georgetown
B
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San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica, Libreville is the capital of Gabon, and Georgetown is the capital of Guyana.
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Muscat
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Victoria
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Bamako
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Male
C
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Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, located on the Niger River in the southwestern part of the country. It has been Mali's capital since the country gained independence from France in 1960. The city is an important port and administrative center.
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Djibouti
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Bishkek
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Majuro
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Zagreb
D
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Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia, located in continental Croatia along the Sava river. Djibouti is the capital of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, and Majuro is the capital of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Bern
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Addis Ababa
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Athens
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San Marino
B
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Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and serves as the headquarters of the African Union. Bern is the capital of Switzerland, Athens is the capital of Greece, and San Marino is the capital of the microstate San Marino.
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Harare
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Managua
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Luxembourg
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Tegucigalpa
A
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Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. Managua is the capital of Nicaragua in Central America, Luxembourg is the capital of the Luxembourg microstate in Western Europe, and Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras.
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Roseau
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Conakry
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Skopje
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Bujumbura
A
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Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica, a Caribbean island nation in the Lesser Antilles. Conakry is the capital of Guinea in West Africa, Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia in the Balkans, and Bujumbura is the former capital of Burundi in East Africa.
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Kabul
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Afgani
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Hydrabad
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Bagahdad
A
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Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Afgani is the currency of Afghanistan, not a city. Hyderabad is a major city in India, and Baghdad is the capital of Iraq.
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Hamburg
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Tbilisi
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Berlin
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Rotterdam
C
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Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, reunified in 1990 after German unification. Hamburg is a major port city in Germany, Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia in the Caucasus region, and Rotterdam is a major port city in the Netherlands.
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Athens
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Astana
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Cairo
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Kabul
B
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Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan) is the capital of Kazakhstan, relocated from Almaty in 1997. Athens is the capital of Greece, Cairo is the capital of Egypt, and Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.
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Sydney
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Wellington
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Auckland
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Christchruch
B
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Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, located at the southern tip of the North Island. Sydney is the largest city in Australia (not the capital), Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand (not the capital), and Christchurch is a major New Zealand city (note the spelling error in the option).
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mississippi
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nile
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tiber
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none of these
C
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Rome was built on the Tiber River. The Tiber flows through the city and was crucial to Rome's development, providing water, transportation, and trade routes. The city's legendary founding by Romulus and Remus occurred along this river's banks. The other options are major rivers but not associated with Rome's founding (Mississippi: North America, Nile: Egypt).
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Mombasa
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Nairobi
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Kenyatta
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Mt. Kenya
B
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Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, serving as the country's political and economic center since independence. Mombasa is a major coastal port city, Kenyatta refers to Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta (not a city), and Mt. Kenya is the country's highest peak.
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Vienna
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London
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Pittsburgh
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Torrento
D
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The G-20 Summit was held in Toronto in 2010. Option D 'Torrento' appears to be a misspelling of Toronto, but this is the intended correct answer as Toronto did host a G-20 summit.
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Munich
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Frankfurt
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Stuttgart
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Berlin
D
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Berlin has been the capital of Germany since reunification in 1990. Munich (München), Frankfurt, and Stuttgart are major German cities but not the capital. The question tests basic German geography.