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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Sweden
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Singapore
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Switzerland
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Slovenia
B
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Singapore is widely known as "The Garden City" due to its extensive greenery and urban planning. The city-state has over 300 parks and integrated nature reserves within its urban landscape, earning this global reputation.
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Malawi
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Maputo
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Mogadishu
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Tripoli
B
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Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique. The question has a typo spelling it as 'Mouzambique' but this doesn't change the answer. Malawi is a separate country, Mogadishu is in Somalia, and Tripoli is in Libya.
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Hanoi
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Pyongyang
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Port Moresby
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Ulanbator
A
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Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, Port Moresby is in Papua New Guinea, and Ulaanbaatar (misspelled here) is the capital of Mongolia.
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Perth
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Tuvalu
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Wellington
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Suva
D
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Suva is the capital city of Fiji. Perth is in Australia, Tuvalu is a separate country, and Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The question specifies Fiji Islands making Suva the correct choice.
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Ankara
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Izmir
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Istanbul
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Cairo
A
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Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, not Istanbul which is the largest city. Izmir is another major Turkish city, and Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Ankara has been Turkey's capital since 1923.
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Santiago
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Sau Paulo
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Lima
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Monrovia
C
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Lima is the capital city of Peru. Santiago is the capital of Chile, São Paulo is a major city in Brazil (misspelled here), and Monrovia is the capital of Liberia.
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Toronto
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Ottawa
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Surrey
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Ontario
B
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Ottawa is the national capital of Canada, located in Ontario province. Toronto is the largest city (a common distractor), Surrey is a city in British Columbia, and Ontario is a province (not a city). The question asks for the capital city, not the largest city.
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Havana
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Nicosia
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Bissau
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Accra
B
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Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, located on the island. Havana is the capital of Cuba (distractor), Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau, and Accra is the capital of Ghana. Nicosia is notable for being the last divided capital in the world.
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Tashkent
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Astana
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Bishkek
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Kyiv
C
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Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan (spelled Kyrgyzstan, not Kyrgyztan). Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, Astana (now Nur-Sultan) is the capital of Kazakhstan, and Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. Bishkek is located in the Chui Valley.
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Melbourne
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Sydney
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Canberra
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Perth
C
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Canberra is the purpose-built capital of Australia, established in 1908 as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. While Sydney and Melbourne are the largest cities, neither is the political capital.
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Oslo
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Brisbane
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Ankara
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Dakar
A
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Oslo is the capital and largest city of Norway. Brisbane is in Australia, Ankara is Turkey's capital, and Dakar is Senegal's capital.
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Tilibi
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Dili
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Senegal City
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Dakar
D
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Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. Dili is Timor-Leste's capital. 'Tilibi' and 'Senegal City' are not real capitals. Dakar is the westernmost point on mainland Africa.
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Reykjavik
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Dublin
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Tehran
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Amsterdam
A
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Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Dublin is Ireland's capital, Tehran is Iran's capital, and Amsterdam is the Netherlands' capital.
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Conakry
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Port-au-Prince
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Porto-Novo
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Tegucigalpa
D
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Tegucigalpa is the capital and largest city of Honduras, located in the southern highlands region. Conakry is the capital of Guinea, Port-au-Prince is Haiti's capital, and Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin.
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Hamilton
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Hagatna
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Nuuk
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Douglas
C
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Nuuk (formerly Godthåb) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population. Hamilton is the capital of Bermuda, Hagatna (Agana) is the capital of Guam, and Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man.