Geography · General Awareness

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. Ulan Bator

  2. Darkhan

  3. Sukbaatar

  4. Bulgan

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ulan Bator (also spelled Ulaanbaatar) is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. This is a straightforward geography fact.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. St.John's

  2. San Juan

  3. Bridgetown

  4. St.Louis

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B Correct answer
Explanation

San Juan is the capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean. This is a basic geography fact.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Ascun

  2. San Pedro

  3. Asuncion

  4. paraguari

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay, a South American country. The other options are either cities in Paraguay (San Pedro, Paraguari) or fabricated names (Ascun is not a major Paraguayan city).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Montevideo

  2. Maldonado

  3. San Jose De Mayo

  4. Melo

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay, a South American country. The other options (Maldonado, San Jose De Mayo, Melo) are Uruguayan cities but not the capital. Montevideo is also the southernmost capital city in the Americas.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Saint-Denis

  2. Port Louis

  3. Moroni

  4. Antananarivo

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Antananarivo is the capital and largest city of Madagascar, located in the island's central highlands. Saint-Denis is the capital of Reunion (a French overseas department), Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and Moroni is the capital of Comoros.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Saint-Denis

  2. Port Louis

  3. Moroni

  4. Antananarivo

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar. This is identical to question 62309. Saint-Denis (Reunion), Port Louis (Mauritius), and Moroni (Comoros) are capitals of neighboring islands.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Khartoum

  2. Kinshasa

  3. Brazzaville

  4. Bangui

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

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo (a different country), and Bangui is the capital of Central African Republic.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Khartoum

  2. Kinshasa

  3. Brazzaville

  4. Bangui

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

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is identical to question 62311. Note that Congo and DRC are two different countries with capitals Brazzaville and Kinshasa respectively, located on opposite sides of the Congo River.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Abuja

  2. Mbabane

  3. Maseru

  4. Yaounde

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yaounde is the capital of Cameroon. Abuja is the capital of Nigeria, Mbabane is the capital of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), and Maseru is the capital of Lesotho.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Bishkek

  2. Dushanbe

  3. Tashkent

  4. Ashgabat

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ashgabat (also spelled Ashgabat) is the capital of Turkmenistan. Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, and Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan - all neighboring Central Asian countries.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Tbilisi

  2. Vientiane

  3. Yerevan

  4. Sanaá

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tbilisi has been the capital of Georgia since the 5th century AD. It is Georgia's largest city and primary cultural, economic, and political center. Vientiane is the capital of Laos, Yerevan is Armenia's capital, and Sana'a is Yemen's capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Baku

  2. Damascus

  3. Beirut

  4. Nicosia

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, located on the Mediterranean coast. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, Damascus of Syria, and Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Sarajevo

  2. Sofia

  3. Zagreb

  4. Minsk

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Minsk is the capital of Belarus. Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, and Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Leviski Sofia

  2. Sofia

  3. Vilnius

  4. Skopje

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, and 'Leviski Sofia' appears to be a garbled version.