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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 organisation of commerce and management business capital/finance finance and accounts meaning and functions of finance and accounts department nature, need and significance of business finance

The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at ______________.

  1. London

  2. Washington DC

  3. New York

  4. Geneva
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

 The World Bank and the IMF are both based in Washington, D.C., and work closely with each other.

The World Bank is an international organization dedicated to providing financing, advice and research to developing nations to aid their economic advancement. 

Multiple choice geography tourism europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe tour and travel management

Which city is the banking capital of Switzerland?

  1. Bern

  2. Olten

  3. Frauenfeld

  4. Zurich
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Zurich
The banking capital and picturesque city of Zurich is the most populated city in the Alpine nation of Switzerland. Its population of 366,445 Swiss people enjoy the best of culture, shopping, and cuisine.
Multiple choice geography tourism europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe tour and travel management

What is the capital of Switzerland?

  1. Zrich

  2. Bern

  3. Zermatt

  4. Geneva
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bern,

Bern is referred to within Switzerland as the federal city. Although Switzerland is without an official capital, the city of Bern is the de-facto seat of government in the country. Before 1848, the cantons of Zurich, Berne, and Lucerne hosted the Confederal Diet in two-year rotations.
Bern is host to the Federal Palace which is the Swiss Parliament's building and makes it the de-facto capital of the Swiss Confederation otherwise technically just the Federal city.

Multiple choice international conservation organizations- cites biodiversity, classification and conservation biology

In the UNFCCC convention at which among the following places, the decision to set up a "Green Climate Fund" was taken?

  1. Copenhagen

  2. Cancun

  3. Bali

  4. Paris
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The decision to establish the Green Climate Fund as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC was formally taken at the 16th Conference of the Parties held in Cancun, Mexico in 2010.

Multiple choice international conservation organizations- cites biodiversity, classification and conservation biology

Headquarters of International Maritime Organization (IMO) is located at:

  1. New York

  2. Geneva

  3. Washington

  4. London
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships, headquartered in London.

Multiple choice political science the united nations (u.n.) specialized agencies of the un united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Where is the headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organisation ?

  1. Rome

  2. London

  3. Geneva

  4. New York
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is an agency of the United Nations. FAO seeks to coordinate the efforts of governments and technical agencies through programmes fro developing agriculture, forestry and fisheries. 

Multiple choice political science the united nations (u.n.) specialized agencies of the un united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Where is the headquarters of the World Health Organisation ?

  1. New York

  2. Rome

  3. London

  4. Geneva
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.