Geography · General Awareness
World Geography and Capitals
2,948 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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Mumbai
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Tokyo
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Moscow
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Geneva
B
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Explanation
Tokyo has consistently ranked among the top cities worldwide for expatriate cost of living in surveys by firms like ECA International and Mercer, driven by high housing costs, expensive imports, and the strength of the Japanese yen. While cities like Geneva and Moscow are also expensive, Tokyo frequently claims the top spot in these rankings.
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Geneva
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Rome
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Paris
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Montreal
C
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UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has its headquarters in Paris, France. Geneva (A) hosts WHO and Red Cross, Rome (B) hosts FAO, and Montreal (D) hosts ICAO.
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Lusaka
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kasama
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Ndola
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chipata
A
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Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It was designated as the capital when Zambia gained independence in 1964 and has served as the political and economic center of the country since then.
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Ulan Bator
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Darkhan
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Sukbaatar
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Bulgan
A
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Ulan Bator (also spelled Ulaanbaatar) is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. This is a straightforward geography fact.
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St.John's
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San Juan
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Bridgetown
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St.Louis
B
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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.
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St.John's
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St.George's
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St.Louis
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St.Mary's
B
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St. George's is the capital city of the Caribbean island nation of Grenada.
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Ascun
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San Pedro
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Asuncion
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paraguari
C
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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).
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Montevideo
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Maldonado
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San Jose De Mayo
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Melo
A
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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.
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Saint-Denis
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Port Louis
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Moroni
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Antananarivo
D
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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.
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Saint-Denis
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Port Louis
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Moroni
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Antananarivo
D
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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.
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Khartoum
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Kinshasa
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Brazzaville
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Bangui
B
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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.
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Khartoum
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Kinshasa
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Brazzaville
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Bangui
B
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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.
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Abuja
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Mbabane
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Maseru
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Yaounde
D
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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.
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Bishkek
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Dushanbe
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Tashkent
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Ashgabat
D
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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.
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Tbilisi
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Vientiane
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Yerevan
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Sanaá
A
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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.