Geography ยท 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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Santiago
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Ottawa
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Bogota
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Beijing
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Breezaville
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Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The option shows 'Breezaville' but the intended answer is Brazzaville. Santiago (Chile), Ottawa (Canada), Bogota (Colombia), and Beijing (China) are capitals of other countries.
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Havana
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Zagreb
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Copenhagen
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Nicosia
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Prague
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Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. Havana is the capital of Cuba, Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, and Prague is the capital of Czech Republic.
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Havana
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Zagreb
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Copenhagen
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Nicosia
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Prague
C
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Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. Havana is the capital of Cuba, Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, and Prague is the capital of Czech Republic. Copenhagen is located on the islands of Zealand and Amager.
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Cairo
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Sansalvador
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Tallinn
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Asmara
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Quito
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Quito is the constitutional capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, located in the Andean mountains. It was established as the capital in 1830 after Ecuador gained independence from Gran Colombia. The other options are capitals of different countries: Cairo (Egypt), San Salvador (El Salvador - misspelled here), Tallinn (Estonia), and Asmara (Eritrea).
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Havana
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Zagreb
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Copenhagen
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Nicosia
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Prague
E
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Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, situated on the Vltava River in the historical region of Bohemia. It became the capital of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and continued as the capital when the Czech Republic formed in 1993 after the peaceful split of Czechoslovakia. The distractors are capitals of Cuba (Havana), Croatia (Zagreb), Denmark (Copenhagen), and Cyprus (Nicosia).
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Cairo
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Sansalvador
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Tallinn
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Asmara
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Quito
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Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, located on the Nile River. It has been the political center of Egypt for over 1,000 years and is home to the Giza Pyramids. The incorrect options are capitals of El Salvador (San Salvador - misspelled), Estonia (Tallinn), Eritrea (Asmara), and Ecuador (Quito).
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Cairo
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Sansalvador
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Tallinn
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Asmara
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Quito
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Santiago
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Ottawa
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Bogota
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Beijing
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Breezaville
C
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Bogota is the capital and largest city of Colombia, located in the Andean region. It serves as the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. The distractor capitals are Santiago (Chile), Ottawa (Canada), Beijing (China), and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo - misspelled here as 'Breezaville').
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Santiago
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Ottawa
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Bogota
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Beijing
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Breezaville
A
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Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile, located in central Chile in the Santiago Basin. It has been the political center since colonial times and is one of South America's most important metropolitan areas. The incorrect options are capitals of Canada (Ottawa), Colombia (Bogota), China (Beijing), and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville - misspelled).
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Suva
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Paris
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Helsinki
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Addis Ababa
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Tbilisi
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Cairo
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Sansalvador
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Tallinn
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Asmara
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Quito
B
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San Salvador (misspelled here as 'Sansalvador') is the capital and largest city of El Salvador, located in central El Salvador. It has been the capital since the 19th century and is the political, cultural, and economic center of the country. The other options are capitals of Egypt (Cairo), Estonia (Tallinn), Eritrea (Asmara), and Ecuador (Quito).
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Suva
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Paris
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Helsinki
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Addis Ababa
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Tbilisi
D
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Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia, located in the highlands of central Ethiopia. It has been the capital since 1889 and serves as the headquarters of the African Union. The incorrect options are capitals of Fiji (Suva), France (Paris), Finland (Helsinki), and Georgia (Tbilisi).
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Cairo
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Sansalvador
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Tallinn
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Asmara
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Quito
D
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Asmara is the capital and largest city of Eritrea, located in the highlands at 2,325 meters elevation. It became the capital when Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 and is known for its well-preserved Italian colonial modernist architecture. The distractors are capitals of Egypt (Cairo), El Salvador (San Salvador - misspelled), Estonia (Tallinn), and Ecuador (Quito).
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Accra
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Bonn
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Athens
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Conakry
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New Delhi
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Accra
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Bonn
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Athens
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Conakry
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New Delhi
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Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea, located on the Atlantic coast. It has been the political center since Guinea gained independence from France in 1958 and serves as the country's main port and administrative center. The other options are capitals of Ghana (Accra), Germany (Bonn - historically), Greece (Athens), and India (New Delhi).