Capital Cities Of The World

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

City	Country
A. Budapest	1. Hungary
B. Kinshasa	2. Zaire
C. Nairobi	3. Kenya
D. Christchurch	4. New Zealand

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Budapest is the Capital of Hungary, Kinshasha is the capital of Zaire (New Name - Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington, not Christchurch.

2. Which one of the following is not a national capital? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (e) Bonn & New York

Solution:

Before 1990, Bonn was the capital of West-Germany (At present the capital of Germany is Berlin). Canberra is the capital of Australia and Beijing is the capital of China. New York is a major city of the United States of America and the capital of USA is Washington D.C.

3. Which of the following is not a capital city of a country? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Canberra
(b) Sydney
(c) Wellington
(d) Riyadh

Correct Answer: (b) Sydney

Solution:In the above options, Sydney is not a capital city of any country rather it is a port city of Australia. Canberra is the capital of Australia, Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. Sydney serves as the capital and largest city of the state of New South Wales. It's also known for being the most populous city in Australia.

4. Helsinki is the capital of- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Denmark
(b) Finland
(c) Norway
(d) Sweden

Correct Answer: (b) Finland

Solution:

Helsinki is the capital of Finland. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, Oslo is the capital of Norway and Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

5. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Country	Capital
(a) Brazil	1. Havana
(b) Cuba	2. Brasilia
(c) Kenya	3. Lusaka
(d) Zambia	4. Nairobi

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	2	3	1	4
(d)	3	4	1	2

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Brasilia is the capital of Brazil. Havana and Nairobi are capital cities of Cuba and Kenya respectively. Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.

6. Match the following- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

Country	Capital
(a) Brazil	1. Yamoussoukro
(b) Costa Rica	2. San Jose
(c) Peru	3. Rio-De-Janeiro
(d) Ivory Coast	4. Lima

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	3	2	4	1
(d)	3	4	1	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Rio-De-Janeiro is one of the main cities of Brazil. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, Lima is the capital of Peru and Yamoussoukro is the capital of Ivory Coast.

7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001]

Country	Capital
(a) Fiji	Suva
(b) Finland	Oslo
(c) Guyana	George Town
(d) Lebanon	Beirut

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Suva is the Capital of Fiji, George-Town is the capital of Guyana and Beirut is the capital of Lebanon while Oslo is the capital of Norway, not Finland. The capital of Finland is Helsinki.

8. Match the following- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

Country	Capital
(a) Sri Lanka	1. Male
(b) Maldives	2. Rangoon
(c) Burma	3. Colombo
(d) Zimbabwe	4. Harare
(e) Mauritius	5. Port Louis

Code:

	A	B	C	D	E
(a)	3	1	2	4	5
(b)	3	2	1	4	5
(c)	3	1	4	2	5
(d)	5	4	3	1	2

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Rangoon (Yangon) was formerly the capital of Burma (now called Myanmar). Colombo (Now- Sri Jayawardene Pura Kotte) is the capital of Sri Lanka. Male is the capital of Maldives; Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe and Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius.

9. Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

List-I	List-II
A. Australia	1. Dodoma
B. Tajikistan	2. Bern
C. Tanzania	3. Dushanbe
D. Switzerland	4. Canberra

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	4	3	1	2
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Canberra is the capital of Australia; Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania and Bern is the Capital of Switzerland.

10. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Country	City
(a) Venezuela	Bogota
(b) New Zealand	Caracas
(c) Colombia	Wellington
(d) Cyprus	Nicosia

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct matching of countries and their related cities is as follows:

City	Country
Caracas	Venezuela
Bogota	Colombia
Wellington	New Zealand
Nicosia	Cyprus

Capital Cities Of The World

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

2. Which one of the following is not a national capital? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

3. Which of the following is not a capital city of a country? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

4. Helsinki is the capital of- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

5. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

6. Match the following- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001]

8. Match the following- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

9. Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

Code:

10. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

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