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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 Brazil is

  1. Sofia

  2. Brasillia

  3. Tokyo

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

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, inaugurated in 1960 as a planned city. Sofia is Bulgaria's capital, Tokyo is Japan's capital, and Colombo is Sri Lanka's commercial capital.

Multiple choice

The capital of South Korea is

  1. Colombo

  2. Seoul

  3. Accra

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

Seoul is the capital city of South Korea. Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, Accra is the capital of Ghana, and Beijing is the capital of China.

Multiple choice

The capital of Bangladesh is

  1. Dhaka

  2. Luanda

  3. Sofia

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

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. Luanda is the capital of Angola, Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, and Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Multiple choice

The capital of India is

  1. Delhi

  2. Rome

  3. Italy

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

New Delhi is the capital of India, located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Rome is Italy's capital, and Cairo is Egypt's capital. Option C incorrectly lists 'Italy' as a city rather than Rome.

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
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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
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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.