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World Geography and Capitals
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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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Taipei
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Monaco
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Bangkok
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Abuja
A
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Explanation
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island. Monaco is a city-state in Europe, Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, and Abuja is the capital of Nigeria.
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Florida
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Washington D.C
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Ohio
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Texas
B
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Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States. Florida, Ohio, and Texas are all U.S. states, not the capital city. The District of Columbia was established as the federal capital.
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Burssels
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Geneva
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Osio
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The Hague
C
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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while other Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden. The correct spelling is 'Oslo', but option C has a typo as 'Osio' which clearly refers to Oslo. Brussels, Geneva, and The Hague are important diplomatic cities but not the Nobel Peace Prize venue.
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Tokyo
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Seoul
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London
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Beijing
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Paris
B
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Seoul, South Korea hosted the G-20 summit in 2010. The G-20 meets annually in different member countries. This question refers to a specific historical summit meeting. Tokyo, London, Beijing, and Paris are all G-20 member capitals but Seoul was the host for that particular meeting.
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Tegucigalpa
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Port Louis
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Copenhagen
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Dakar
A
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Tegucigalpa has been the capital of Honduras since 1880. It is the largest city in Honduras and serves as the political and administrative center of the country. Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, Copenhagen is Denmark's capital, and Dakar is Senegal's capital.
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Tajakistan
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Georgia
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Mangolia
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North Korea
B
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Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, a country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Note that option A has a typo ('Tajakistan' should be Tajikistan) and option C has a typo ('Mangolia' should be Mongolia). Georgia is an independent country in the Caucasus region.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Astana, Kazakhstan
D
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The 2010 SCO summit was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This is a factual question about international organizations and their summit venues.
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London
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Port of Spain
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Sydney
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Bangkok
B
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Port of Spain
InCar Group attended the Commonwealth Business Forum, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad from November 23 to 26, as sole delegates from Suriname.The 2009 Commonwealth Business Forum was held as part of the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad & Tobago and attracted over 1,000 business and government leaders from over 50 countries.
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Geneva
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Copenhagen
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Wellington
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Tokyo
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Phnom Penh
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Abu Dhabi
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Colombo
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Jeddah
B
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was founded in 2009 to promote widespread, increased adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy.
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Geneva
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New Delhi
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Sydney
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Rio-de-Janeiro
D
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The Earth Summit (UNCED - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992. This landmark global conference addressed environmental issues and produced key agreements including the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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London
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Paris
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Stockholm
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Tokyo
C
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The first international conference for globalizing the environmental problems was held at Stockholm.
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Medina
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Jeddah
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Jerusalem
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Ankara
B
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Jeddah is the nearest major city to Mecca, located approximately 80 kilometers away. It serves as the primary port and gateway for pilgrims visiting Mecca. While Medina is also close, Jeddah is geographically closer to Mecca.
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Delhi is the capital city of INDIA
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Delhi is the capital city of India
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Delhi Is The Capital City Of INDIA
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Delhi Is The Capital City Of India
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Delhi Is The Capital City of India
D
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Explanation
Yes, all the initial letters of each word are in UPPER case and others are in lower case.
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Tunis
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Baku
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Geneva
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New Delhi
A
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Baku will be hosting this year's IGF Summit
Geneva hosted the first ever World Summit on the Information Society (2003)