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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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Bangkok
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Kuala Lumpur
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Manila
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Singapore
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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), one of the five regional commissions under the UN, has its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. It was established in 1947 to promote economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Doha
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Tehran
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Behrain
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Sharjah
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The 4th WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Doha, Qatar in November 2001, which launched the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations. This was a significant conference that addressed developing country concerns in global trade.
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Brussels
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Maastricht
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Washington
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London
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The European Economic Community (EEC), which was a precursor to the European Union, had its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Brussels remains the administrative center of the European Union today. Maastricht is famous for the treaty, London and Washington are capitals but not EEC headquarters.
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Balikpapan
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Thane
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Seoul
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Evanston
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Paris
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Option (3) is the correct answer.
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beijing
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bangkok
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tokyo
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hanoi
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The Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing in 1995, resulting in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This was a landmark UN conference for women's rights and empowerment.
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Beijing
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Geneva
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New York
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Johannesburg
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The G-15 secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland, as this international city hosts numerous global organizations. Geneva's neutral status and diplomatic infrastructure make it ideal for multilateral secretariats.
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Venezuela
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Jakarta
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Geneva
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Beijing
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The G-15 summit was held in Venezuela in 2004, marking an important gathering of developing nations. Venezuela hosted this meeting during Hugo Chavez's presidency, reflecting the country's active role in South-South cooperation.
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Peru
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Sydney
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Hanoi
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None of the above
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Iran
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Iraq
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Indonesia
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Vienna
D
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OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Despite being an organization of oil-producing nations primarily from the Middle East and Africa, its Secretariat is located in Vienna, Austria, a neutral European country.
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Singapore
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USA
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Mexico
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New York
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Washington
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India
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China
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Tokyo
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The International Spy Museum, which opened in Washington, D.C. in 2002, was indeed the world's first museum dedicated to the history of espionage and intelligence gathering. It houses an extensive collection of spy artifacts, exhibits on real spy operations, and interactive displays about tradecraft. While other museums have spy exhibits, this was the first institution exclusively focused on espionage history.
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UNESCO - Paris
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ILO - Geneva
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FAO - Brussels
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International Court of Justice - The Hague
C
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FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) is headquartered in Rome, Italy, not Brussels. The other options are correct: UNESCO is in Paris, ILO is in Geneva, and the International Court of Justice is in The Hague. Brussels hosts the EU and NATO headquarters, but not the FAO.
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Montreal
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Berne
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Vienna
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Geneva
C
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957 and has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. It is the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. Montreal, Berne, and Geneva host other international organizations but not the IAEA.
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Sweden
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Rome
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Willington
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Bangkok
B
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Rome is the capital city of Italy, serving as the country's political and cultural center since ancient times. The other options are capitals of different countries: Sweden (Stockholm), New Zealand (Wellington), and Thailand (Bangkok).
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The Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established in 1874 and its headquarters is located in Berne, Switzerland. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations. Berne has been the headquarters since the UPU's founding.