Geography ยท 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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Vienna, Austria
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Rome, Italy
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Paris, France
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Geneva, Switzerland
C
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UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France, established in 1945 to promote world peace through education, science, culture, and communication. Paris is also home to OECD. Geneva hosts WHO and WTO, while Vienna hosts IAEA and OPEC.
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Washington, D.C, USA
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Madrid, Spain
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Rome, Italy
A
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WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the global authority on international health within the UN system. Geneva hosts the WHO headquarters, World Health Assembly, and many other UN organizations including WTO and ILO. Washington D.C. hosts the World Bank and IMF.
A
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Berlin is the capital city of Germany and has been since reunification in 1990. Bonn was the capital of West Germany but not the unified Germany.
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BANGKOK
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NEYWARK
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SHANGHAI
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DUBAI
A
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Akshay Kumar learned martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand, where he worked as a chef and waiter to earn a living. He trained in Muay Thai and earned a black belt before returning to India to pursue a career in films. His martial arts background became his signature style in Bollywood action movies, establishing him as one of the industry's premier action stars.
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canberra
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ottawa
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noricum
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vienna
D
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Vienna is the capital of Austria. Canberra is Australia's capital, Ottawa is Canada's capital, and Noricum was a Roman province in the Alpine region.
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bonn
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bern
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biscilla
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zurich
B
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Bern (or Berne) is the capital city of Switzerland. Bonn is a former German capital, Zurich is Switzerland's largest city but not the capital, and 'biscilla' appears to be a misspelling or fabricated term.
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bonn
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berlin
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bavaria
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danube
B
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Berlin is the capital of Germany. Bonn was the capital of West Germany during partition, Bavaria is a German state, and Danube is a major river flowing through several European countries including Germany.
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Santa Clara, California, USA
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Ireland
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Armonk, North Castle, New York,USA
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Walldorf, Germany
D
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SAP was founded and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, where it remains today. The other options are locations of other major tech companies (NVIDIA, IBM, various tech hubs).
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MADRID
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CANBERRA
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SPAIN
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BERNE
D
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Bern (spelled Berne) is the capital of Switzerland. Madrid is the capital of Spain, and Canberra is the capital of Australia. Option C 'Spain' is a country, not a capital city.
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Bergen
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Stockholm
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Cristiania
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Oslo
D
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Oslo is the capital of Norway. Bergen is another major Norwegian city but not the capital. Stockholm is Sweden's capital. 'Cristiania' is Oslo's historical name (1624-1924), making it a plausible but outdated option.
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Afanistan
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Egypt
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Zambia
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China
B
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Country code 20 belongs to Egypt. Note there's a typo in option A ('Afanistan' should be 'Afghanistan'). Zambia uses 260, China uses 86, and Afghanistan would use 93. Egypt has used code 20 since the international dialling system was established.
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San Salvador
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Santo Domingo
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Saint George's
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Pristina
A
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San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador. Santo Domingo is Dominican Republic's capital, Saint George's is Grenada's capital, and Pristina is Kosovo's capital.
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Vilnius
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Tallinn
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Libreville
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Budapest
D
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Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Vilnius is Lithuania's capital, Tallinn is Estonia's capital, and Libreville is Gabon's capital.
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Palau
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Montenegro
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Romania
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Senegal
B
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Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro, a country in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast. Palau is an island country in the Pacific with capital Ngerulmud. Romania's capital is Bucharest. Senegal's capital is Dakar.
C
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Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, a Southeast Asian country. Haiti's capital is Port-au-Prince, Libya's is Tripoli, and Latvia's is Riga - all incorrect.