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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 general knowledge
  1. Thiruvananthapuram

  2. Luckow

  3. Agartala

  4. Patna

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Thiruvananthapuram (also known as Trivandrum) is the capital city of Kerala, located at the southern tip of India. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, Agartala is the capital of Tripura, and Patna is the capital of Bihar.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Washington BC

  2. Delhi

  3. New York

  4. Washington DC

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The capital of the United States of America is Washington, D.C., which should not be confused with Washington state on the west coast. New York is the largest city but was never the capital. Delhi is the capital of India, not America.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Palestine

  2. Israel

  3. Rome

  4. Ireland

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rome is famously called the City of Seven Hills, referring to the seven hills on which the ancient city was built: Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine. The question specifies Non-Indian to distinguish it from cities like Mumbai.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Aachen

  2. Alsdorf

  3. Berlin

  4. Munich

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke - Bavarian Motor Works) is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company name itself indicates its Bavarian origins.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Langley

  2. Washington DC

  3. NewYork

  4. Los Angels

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The CIA headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia, which is in the Washington DC metropolitan area. While Washington DC (option B) might seem correct since Langley is part of the greater DC area, the actual headquarters complex is specifically in Langley. Los Angeles and New York are incorrect locations for US intelligence headquarters.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Penza

  2. Moscow

  3. Saint Petersburg

  4. Perm Krai

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) was the Soviet Union's security agency and its headquarters were located in Moscow, the capital city. This is similar to how intelligence agencies are typically headquartered in their nation's capital. Other cities listed like Penza and Saint Petersburg were not KGB headquarters locations.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Cairo

  2. Brasilia

  3. Riyadh

  4. La Paz

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. Cairo is Egypt's capital, Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital, and La Paz is Bolivia's administrative capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Cape town

  2. Dublin

  3. Cairo

  4. Bogota

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Cape Town is a legislative capital of South Africa, Dublin is Ireland's capital, and Bogota is Colombia's capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Bahrain

  2. Kabul

  3. Riyadh

  4. Seoul

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. Bahrain is a country, Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital, and Seoul is South Korea's capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Dublin

  2. Iceland

  3. London

  4. Ottawa

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dublin is the capital of Ireland. Iceland is a country (capital is Reykjavik), London is the capital of the United Kingdom, and Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Seoul

  2. Pyong Yang

  3. Beijing

  4. Lima

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pyongyang (also spelled Pyong Yang) is the capital and largest city of North Korea. Seoul is the capital of South Korea, Beijing is China's capital, and Lima is Peru's capital.