Geography · 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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Luanda
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Phnom Penh
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Sofia
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La Paz
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La Paz is the administrative capital and seat of government of Bolivia, where the executive branch is located. Sucre is the constitutional capital but La Paz is the de facto functioning capital. Luanda is Angola's capital, Phnom Penh is Cambodia's, and Sofia is Bulgaria's.
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Bogota
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Asmara
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Nicosia
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Astana
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Asmara is the capital and largest city of Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa. It became the capital when Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Bogota is the capital of Colombia, Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, and Astana (now Nur-Sultan) is the capital of Kazakhstan.
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Libreville
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Reykjavik
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Amman
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Nairobi
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Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, a Central African country. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland, Amman is the capital of Jordan, and Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. Libreville means 'free town' in French.
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Bamako
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Male
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Port Louis
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Vilnius
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Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, located on the Niger River in West Africa. Male is the capital of Maldives, Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. Mali is a landlocked country known for its historic trading empires.
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Kochi
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Kottayam
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Kozhikode
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Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) is the capital city of Kerala. Located at the southern tip of the state, it houses the Kerala state secretariat and government offices. Kochi is a major port city, while Kottayam and Kozhikode are important urban centers but not the capital.
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Phnom Bakheng
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Angkor Thom
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Choeung Ek
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Phnom Penh
D
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Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, located at the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Bassac rivers. It has been the capital since the French colonial period. The other options (Phnom Bakheng, Angkor Thom, Choeung Ek) are all historical or religious sites near Siem Reap, not the modern capital. 'Phnom Penh' is correctly identified.
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Porto-Novo
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Manama
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Chisinau
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Dushanbe
B
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Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf. Porto-Novo is Benin's capital, Chisinau is Moldova's capital, and Dushanbe is Tajikistan's capital.
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Bratislava
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Kigali
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Belgrade
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Saint John's
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Saint John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean island nation. Bratislava is Slovakia's capital, Kigali is Rwanda's, and Belgrade is Serbia's.
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Dakar
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Bratislava
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Doha
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Ljubljana
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Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on Africa's western coast. Bratislava is Slovakia's capital, Doha is Qatar's, and Ljubljana is Slovenia's.
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Doha
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Kigali
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Mogadishu
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Castries
C
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Mogadishu is the capital and largest city of Somalia, located in the Horn of Africa on the Indian Ocean. Doha is Qatar's capital, Kigali is Rwanda's, and Castries is St. Lucia's capital.
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Palikir
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Chisinau
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Windhoek
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Abuja
C
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Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia, a country in southern Africa bordering the Atlantic. Palikir is Micronesia's capital, Chisinau is Moldova's, and Abuja is Nigeria's capital.
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Tarawa
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Kingston
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Reykjavik
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Pyongyang
B
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Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It has been the capital since 1872 and is the cultural and economic center of the country. Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati, Reykjavik is Iceland's capital, and Pyongyang is North Korea's capital.
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Tegucigalpa
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Reykjavik
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Dublin
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Port-au-Prince
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Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti, situated on the Gulf of Gonâve. It has been Haiti's capital since the country's independence in 1804. Tegucigalpa is Honduras's capital, Reykjavik is Iceland's, and Dublin is Ireland's.
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Amman
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Reykjavik
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Tegucigalpa
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Pyongyang
B
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Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland, located in southwestern Iceland on the shore of Faxa Bay. It is the northernmost national capital in the world. Amman is Jordan's capital, Tegucigalpa is Honduras's, and Pyongyang is North Korea's.
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Roseau
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Asmara
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Prague
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Libreville
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Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, situated on the Vltava River. It has been the political and cultural center of Bohemia for centuries. Roseau is Dominica's capital, Asmara is Eritrea's, and Libreville is Gabon's.