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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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Sucre
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Gaborone
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Skopje
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Maputo
C
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Skopje is the capital city of North Macedonia (formerly the Republic of Macedonia). Sucre (A) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, Gaborone (B) is the capital of Botswana, and Maputo (D) is the capital of Mozambique.
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Chennai
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Vienna
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Beijing
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Barcelona
D
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Nokia World 2008 was held in Barcelona, Spain. This annual event showcased Nokia's latest mobile devices and technologies to industry professionals and media.
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Geneva
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Washington D.C.
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London
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Paris
B
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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has its headquarters in Washington D.C. This was established when the Bretton Woods institutions were created in 1944. Geneva hosts WTO and WHO, London has the Commonwealth, and Paris hosts UNESCO.
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Venezuela
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Quetta
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Dominica
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Ecuador
D
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Quito is the capital city of Ecuador, located in the Andes mountains. Venezuela's capital is Caracas, Quetta is a city in Pakistan, and Dominica is a separate Caribbean nation.
B
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The G-8 Environment Ministers Meeting in 2008 was held in Kobe, Japan. This meeting brought together environment ministers from the G-8 countries to discuss climate change and biodiversity issues ahead of the main G-8 summit. Kyoto is also in Japan but hosted the famous climate protocol earlier, while Berlin and Paris are major European capitals that did not host this specific 2008 environment ministers meeting.
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Latakia
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Palmyra
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Aleppo
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Damascus
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Douma
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Alexanderia
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Cairo
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Budapest
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Both (1) and (2)
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Davos
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Porto Alegre
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Berlin
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Belem
B
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The World Social Forum 2012 was actually held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, returning to its founding city. However, the forum has been hosted in multiple cities globally including Porto Alegre (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012), Mumbai (2004), Nairobi (2007), Belem (2009), Dakar (2011), and Tunis (2013, 2015).
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Rome, Italy
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Gland, Switzerland
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Zurich, Switzerland
C
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The World Commission on Dams (WCD) had its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa from 1998-2001. It was formed to review large dam development globally and produced a comprehensive report on dam impacts.
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La Paz
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Sofia
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Hamilton
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None of these
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Geneva
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New York
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London
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Rome
C
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The International Grains Council (IGC) is an international organization that monitors grain production, consumption, and trade globally. Its headquarters is located in London, UK, where it coordinates activities related to the grain market among member countries.
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Rome
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New York
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Moscow
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Geneva
D
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva hosts many international organizations due to Switzerland's neutrality. Rome hosts FAO, New York hosts the UN headquarters, and Moscow is not a major international organization hub.
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Paris
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Indonesia
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India
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Brussels
D
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium. Brussels is known as the capital of the European Union and hosts many international organizations. Paris used to host NATO but moved in 1967, Indonesia and India are not European locations.
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Rome
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New York
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Moscow
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Geneva
D
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The UN Human Rights Commission (now Human Rights Council) headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva has been the center of international human rights work since the League of Nations era. Rome hosts FAO, New York hosts the main UN headquarters, and Moscow is not a UN center.
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Capitol
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White House
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Empire State Building
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Pentagon
D
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The United States Department of Defence is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings and the iconic headquarters of the US military. The Capitol houses Congress, the White House is the presidential residence, and the Empire State Building is a private skyscraper.