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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Copenhagen
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Colombo
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Bangkok
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Thimpu
D
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Explanation
Thimphu (Thimpu), the capital of Bhutan, famously has no traffic lights. Traffic is directed by police officers at major intersections. Copenhagen, Colombo, and Bangkok all have modern traffic systems with multiple traffic lights. Bhutan only briefly experimented with traffic lights before removing them due to public preference for human traffic control.
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Teheran
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Kabul
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Baghdad
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Tashkent
B
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Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It has served as Afghanistan's political and cultural center for centuries and remains the seat of government despite periods of political turmoil in the nation's history.
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Algiers
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Tirane
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Albania
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Algires
A
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Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean coast. Option C 'Albania' is the name of a different country, while 'Algires' is a misspelling.
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Brussely
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Brussels
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Belmopan
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Bridgetown
B
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Brussels is the capital of Belgium and serves as the administrative center of the European Union. Option A 'Brussely' is a misspelling, while the other options are capitals of different countries (Belize and Barbados).
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Santian
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Cameroon
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Santiago
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Beijing
C
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Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile. Option A 'Santian' is a misspelling, while Cameroon is a country in Africa and Beijing is China's capital.
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Nigeria
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Sudan
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Congo
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Egypt
D
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Cairo is the capital of Egypt, located on the Nile River. It is one of the world's oldest cities and the largest city in the Arab world. Nigeria's capital is Abuja, Sudan's is Khartoum, and Congo's is Kinshasa.
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Georgetown
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Athens
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Rome
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Vietnam
B
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Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece, known for its ancient history including the Parthenon temple. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, Rome is the capital of Italy, and Vietnam is a country (not a city).
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Hungry
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Iceland
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Hungary
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Iran
C
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Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Option A is misspelled as "Hungry" instead of "Hungary" - this is a spelling error. Iceland's capital is Reykjavik, and Iran's capital is Tehran.
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Kingston
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Nairobi
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Seoul
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Pristina
B
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Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya in East Africa. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica, Seoul is the capital of South Korea, and Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
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Kovalam
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Jakarta
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Kuala Lumpur
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Kula Lampur
C
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Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. Option D is misspelled as "Kula Lampur" - this is a common phonetic spelling error. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, and Kovalam is a beach town in India.
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Stockolm
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Stockholm
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Norway
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Madrid
B
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Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Option A is misspelled as "Stockolm" - missing the 'h'. Norway is a country (its capital is Oslo), and Madrid is the capital of Spain.
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Pretoria
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Cape Town
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Bloemfontein
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Kohinoor
A
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Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa where the executive branch is located. Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital - South Africa has three capitals. Kohinoor is a famous diamond, not a city.
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Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
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Colombo
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Bern
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Ceylon
B
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Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka, while Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the official legislative capital. Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and Ceylon is the former name of Sri Lanka (not a capital city).
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Abu Dhabi
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Riyadh
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Palasteena
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Qatar
A
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Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. Qatar is a country (not a city), and "Palasteena" is not a real city name (likely a garbled version of Palestine or a misspelling).
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Netherland
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Denmark
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Sweden
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Norway
D
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Oslo is the capital of Norway. Netherlands' capital is Amsterdam, Denmark's capital is Copenhagen, and Sweden's capital is Stockholm. Note: Option A is incorrectly written as "Netherland" (should be "Netherlands").