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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

Capital of Belin

  1. Jakartha

  2. Jerusalem

  3. Porto Novo

  4. Baghdad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin. The question likely meant Benin instead of Belin.

Multiple choice

Capital of Berlarus is

  1. Sanjose

  2. Accra

  3. Minsk

  4. Tokyo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Minsk is the capital of Belarus. The question contains a typo in the country name.

Multiple choice

Capital of Bahrain is

  1. Hanoi

  2. Port Louis

  3. Manama

  4. Mexico
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Manama is the capital of Bahrain. Hanoi is Vietnam's capital, Port Louis is Mauritius's capital, and Mexico is a country, not a capital city.

Multiple choice

The capital of Afghanistan is

  1. Moroni

  2. Sofia

  3. Cabul

  4. Vienna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. The option uses a phonetic spelling (Cabul).

Multiple choice

The capital of Albania is

  1. Sanjoc

  2. Havana

  3. Tirana

  4. Nicosia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tirana is the capital of Albania. Havana is Cuba's capital, Nicosia is Cyprus's capital, and Sanjoc appears to be a misspelled option.

Multiple choice

The Mehrabad International Airport is in

  1. Cairo

  2. Tehran

  3. Nairobi

  4. Iran
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mehrabad International Airport is located in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Option D 'Iran' is technically the country but not the city, while Cairo is in Egypt and Nairobi is in Kenya.

Multiple choice

The Wailing Wall is located in

  1. Beirut

  2. Jerusalem

  3. Afghanistan

  4. the UK
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Multiple choice

Name the capital of Zimbabwe.

  1. Kiev

  2. Lusaka

  3. Hanoi

  4. Harare
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The other cities listed are capitals of Ukraine, Zambia, and Vietnam respectively.

Multiple choice

Kufa is in modern _____

  1. Europe

  2. Paris

  3. Arab

  4. Iraq

  5. Medina
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kufa is a city located in modern-day Iraq, which served as a significant center in early Islamic history.

Multiple choice

The HQ of IMF is located in

  1. New York

  2. Washington

  3. Pentagon

  4. Montreal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.

Multiple choice

The capital of Finland is

  1. Vienna

  2. Budapest

  3. Helsinki

  4. Canberra
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. Vienna is the capital of Austria, Budapest is the capital of Hungary, and Canberra is the capital of Australia.

Multiple choice

The capital of Australia is

  1. Sydney

  2. Canberra

  3. Melbourne

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. Sydney and Melbourne are major cities but are not the capital.