Geography ยท General Awareness
World Geography and Capitals
2,932 Questions
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
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San Marino
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Bratislava
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Honiara
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Ljubljana
B
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Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. San Marino is its own country's capital, Honiara is Solomon Islands' capital, and Ljubljana is Slovenia's capital.
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Auckland
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Bhrimgton
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Wellington
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Amsterdam
C
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Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. Auckland is the largest city but not the capital, and 'Bhrimgton' is not a real city name. Amsterdam is Netherlands' capital.
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Nouakchott
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Maputo
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Vilnius
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Ulaanbaatar
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Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. Nouakchott is Mauritania's capital, Maputo is Mozambique's capital, and Vilnius is Lithuania's capital.
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Doha
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Sharjha
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Mogadishu
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Muscat
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Muscat is the capital and largest city of Oman. Doha is Qatar's capital, Sharjah is a city in UAE (misspelled as 'Sharjha'), and Mogadishu is Somalia's capital.
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Rome
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Vatican
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Madrid
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Veniece
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Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. Rome is Italy's capital, Vatican City is a separate country, and 'Veniece' is a misspelling of Venice (not Spain's capital).
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Bern
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Stockholm
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Bucharest
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Lima
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Bern is the capital of Switzerland (de facto). Stockholm is Sweden's capital, Bucharest is Romania's capital, and Lima is Peru's capital.
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Gasa Dzong
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Tongsa
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Thimphu
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Tashigang
C
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Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan, located in the western part of the country. It's the seat of government, home to the King, and center of Bhutan's political and administrative activities, known for preserving traditional architecture alongside modern development.
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Prague
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Castries
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Ljubljana
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Bratislava
D
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Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, one of the two countries formed when Czechoslovakia peacefully split in 1993 in what is known as the Velvet Divorce. Prague remained the capital of the Czech Republic, while Bratislava became Slovakia's capital and largest city.
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Russia
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The Netherlands
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Poland
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Sweden
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The Warsaw Convention, named after Poland's capital Warsaw, established the international legal framework for airline liability regarding passengers, baggage, and cargo carried for reward. It was signed in 1929 and governed international air travel for decades until partially superseded by the Montreal Convention in 1999.
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Karbala is a holy city for Shia Muslims located in central Iraq, approximately 100 km southwest of Baghdad. It is the site of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE) where Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. This event is central to Shia Islam and commemorated annually during Ashura. Iran, Jordan, and Syria are not correct.
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Denmark
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Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Babel-Mandab, Jerusalem
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Washington D.C.
D
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Washington D.C. has historically been called the City of Magnificent Distances, a phrase coined by Charles Dickens in 1842 referring to the city's grand scale, wide avenues, and monumental architecture spread across large distances. Denmark is a country, Aberdeen is in Scotland, and Babel-Mandab is a strait in the Middle East - none are associated with this nickname.
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Rome is famously known as the City of Seven Hills, referring to the seven hills on which the ancient city was founded: Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine. This is one of Rome's most famous nicknames dating back to ancient times. Korea is a peninsula, Aden is a city in Yemen, and Kent is a county in England.
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Beijing
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Jerusalem
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Delhi
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Rome
D
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Rome has been called the 'Eternal City' (Latin: Civitas Aeterna) since ancient times, referring to its enduring civilization and the belief that Rome would last forever regardless of empires' rise and fall.
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Indianapolis
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Jerusalem
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Chicago
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London
B
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Jerusalem is called the 'City of Peace' despite its history of conflict, reflecting its religious significance as a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The name represents its spiritual importance.
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Jamshedpur
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Pittsburgh
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Indianapolis
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London
B
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Pittsburgh is globally known as the 'Steel City' due to its historic steel industry dominance in the 19th and 20th centuries. While Jamshedpur is also a major steel city in India, Pittsburgh is the more widely recognized answer in international contexts. The city's identity was shaped by Andrew Carnegie's steel mills and its role as the heart of American steel production.