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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

Multiple choice

The headquarters of WTO are in

  1. Canada

  2. Geneva

  3. Mumbai

  4. Japan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Multiple choice

The headquarters of OPEC are in

  1. Algeria

  2. Tehran

  3. Vienna

  4. Kuwait
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is located in Vienna, Austria.

Multiple choice

Which of these is the capital of a country?

  1. Apia

  2. Nauru

  3. Malta

  4. Principe
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Apia is the capital city of Samoa. Nauru and Malta are countries, and Principe is an island part of Sao Tome and Principe.

Multiple choice

Which statement is true?

  1. Columbus was born in Geneva.

  2. Columbus is a state capital in USA.

  3. Columbia is a state in US.

  4. Columbus is a river in USA and Canada.
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C Correct answer
Multiple choice

The old name of the Oslo is

  1. Christina

  2. Seoul

  3. Felon

  4. Myanmar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Oslo was formerly known as Christiania (from 1624 to 1877) and then Kristiania (1877 to 1925). The option 'Christina' appears to be a misspelling of Christiania. The name changed to Oslo in 1925. Seoul, Felon, and Myanmar are unrelated to Oslo's history.

Multiple choice

Ankara the capital of Turkey was in news as

  1. a suicide bombing took place there killing several people

  2. The World Water Summit took place there

  3. The next European Summit will take place there in which Turkey will formally be inducted as the member of E.U.

  4. The Olympic games - 2014 will be organized there

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

None of the provided options accurately describe why Ankara was in the news during that specific timeframe, making 'None of these' the correct choice.