Geography · 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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Buenos Aires
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Brussels
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San Jose
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Rome
A
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Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. Brussels is the capital of Belgium, San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, and Rome is the capital of Italy. The question asks for Argentina's capital city.
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Riga
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Kuwait City
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Monrovia
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Mexico City
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Wellington
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Amsterdam
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Kathmandu
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Muscat
A
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Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. It replaced Auckland as the capital due to its central location and excellent harbor. Amsterdam is the capital of Netherlands, Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, and Muscat is the capital of Oman.
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Hanoi
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Montevideo
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London
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Kampala
A
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Hanoi has been the capital of Vietnam since 1975 when the country was reunified. It's located in northern Vietnam on the Red River delta. Montevideo is Uruguay's capital, London is UK's capital, and Kampala is Uganda's capital.
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Madrid
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Mexico City
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Tokyo
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Helsinki
A
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Madrid has been Spain's capital since 1561 under Philip II. It's located in the center of the country. Mexico City is Mexico's capital, Tokyo is Japan's capital, and Helsinki is Finland's capital.
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mogadishu
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yaounde
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acra
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dakar
B
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Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon. Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia, Accra is the capital of Ghana, and Dakar is the capital of Senegal.
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Dushanbe
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Tashkent
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Sarajevo
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Nicosia
B
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Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.
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Luxemberg
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Luxemborg
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Luxemburg
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Luxembourg
D
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Luxembourg is the correct spelling of the European country. The options ending in 'g' (Luxemberg, Luxemborg, Luxemburg) are incorrect.
C
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'Japan' is the correct spelling in English, and proper nouns must be capitalized. Option A has the wrong spelling and no capital letter, B has wrong spelling, and D is not capitalized. Japan's capital is Tokyo, a major world city.
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Kiev
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Sofia
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Amharic
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Dutche
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Serbian
D
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Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Dutch is one of its official languages. Kiev, Sofia, Amharic, and Serbian belong to entirely different geographic and linguistic regions.
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Kiev
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Sofia
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Amharic
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Dutche
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Serbian
E
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Serbian is the most widely spoken language in Montenegro and was the official language until 2007 (now Montenegrin, which is linguistically similar). The other options refer to capitals or languages of unrelated nations.
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Kiev
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Sofia
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Amharic
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Dutche
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Serbian
A
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Kiev (Kyiv) is the capital city of Ukraine. Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, Amharic is an Ethiopian language, Dutch is from the Netherlands, and Serbian is from Serbia/Montenegro.
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Kiev
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Sofia
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Amharic
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Dutche
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Serbian
B
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Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine, Amharic is a language of Ethiopia, Dutch is associated with the Netherlands, and Serbian is associated with Serbia.
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Redmond, Washington
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Tucson, Arizona
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Santa Clara, California
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Richmond, Virginia
C
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Intel was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company has been at this location since its founding and it remains its primary corporate campus today.
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Cary,NC,USA
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Churchgate,Mumbai,India
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Ontario,Canada
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NYC,New York,USA
A
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SAS Institute, the developer of SAS software, is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, where it was established in 1976. The other options are incorrect locations; Mumbai is a regional hub, Ontario is a Canadian province, and NYC is a major US city but does not host the global headquarters.