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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 capital of Uzbekistan is

  1. Seoul

  2. Kambala

  3. Tashkent

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

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia. Seoul is South Korea's capital, and Colombo is Sri Lanka's commercial capital. Option B 'Kambala' is a misspelling of Kampala (Uganda's capital).

Multiple choice

The capital of Nigeria is

  1. Lisbon

  2. Warsaw

  3. Abuja

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

Abuja became the capital of Nigeria in 1991. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, Warsaw is the capital of Poland, and Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Multiple choice

Slovenia

  1. Yangon

  2. Gubljana

  3. Madrid

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

The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. The option provided is a misspelling of the correct capital.

Multiple choice

The capital of Malaysia is

  1. Kuala Lumpur

  2. Dhaka

  3. Seoul

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

Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

Multiple choice

Name the Capital of Morocco?

  1. Rabat

  2. Oslo

  3. Muscat

  4. Warsaw
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rabat is the capital city of Morocco. The other cities listed are capitals of Norway, Oman, and Poland respectively.

Multiple choice

The capital of Austria is

  1. Canberra

  2. Vienna

  3. Jakarta

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

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria.

Multiple choice

From where was the decision to take INA taken?

  1. Tokyo

  2. Bangkok

  3. Rangoon

  4. Calcutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The decision to form the Indian National Army (INA) was taken in Tokyo, following the conferences held by Rash Behari Bose and other Indian nationalists in Japan.

Multiple choice

The headquarters of FAO are in

  1. Geneva

  2. Rome

  3. New York

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

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has its headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Multiple choice

The present name of Saigon is

  1. Ho Chi Minh city

  2. Lesotho

  3. Ghana

  4. Thailand
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Following the Vietnam War, the city of Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976.

Multiple choice

Where was Nelson Mandela held in prison for 27 years?

  1. Robben Island

  2. Pretoria

  3. Durban

  4. Johannesburg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, with the majority of that time spent at the prison on Robben Island. He was later moved to Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.