Capital Cities Of The World

Total Questions: 38

11. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Country	Capital
(a) Guinea Bissau	Bissau
(b) Taiwan	Taipei
(c) Nicaragua	Managua
(d) Maldives	Malabo

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Option (d) is not correctly matched. Capital of Maldives is Male whereas Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea.

12. What is the capital of Paraguay to which the Vice President of India paid a visit in March 2019? [65 B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Asuncion

Solution:The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America. Its capital is Asuncion. The Former Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu visited the Republic of Paraguay from March 5-7, 2019 and the Republic of Costa Rica from March 7-9, 2019. This was the first high-level visit from India to these two countries. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, Zagreb of Croatia and Managua of Nicaragua.

13. Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Country	Capital
(a) Uzbekistan	1. Tashkent
(b) Tajikistan	2. Dushanbe
(c) Kyrgyzstan	3. Bishkek
(d) Turkmenistan	4. Ashgabat

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correct match of List-I and List-II is:

Country	Capital
Uzbekistan	Tashkent
Tajikistan	Dushanbe
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat

So, the correct answer is option (a).

14. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

Country	Capital
(a) Morocco	Rabat
(b) Tunisia	Tunis
(c) Algeria	Algiers
(d) Cape Verde	Bamako

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Below is the correctly matched list of countries and their capitals

Country	Capital
Morocco	Rabat
Tunisia	Tunis
Algeria	Algiers
Cape Verde	Praia

15. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Country	Capital
(a) Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's
(b) Dominica	Santo Domingo
(c) El Salvador	San Salvador
(d) Bahamas	Nassau

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

Country	Capital
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's
Dominica	Roseau
El Salvador	San Salvador
Bahamas	Nassau

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

Province (Australia)	Capital City
(a) New South Wales	1. Brisbane
(b) Queensland	2. Sydney
(c) Victoria	3. Perth
(d) Western Australia	4. Melbourne

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match is:

Province (Australia)	Capital City
New South Wales	Sydney
Queensland	Brisbane
Victoria	Melbourne
Western Australia	Perth

17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]

Country	Capital
(a) Myanmar	1. Hanoi
(b) Cambodia	2. Vientiane
(c) Vietnam	3. Phnom Penh
(d) Laos	4. Yangoon

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:Correct match is as follows:

Country	Capital
Myanmar	Nay Pyi Taw
Cambodia	Phnom Penh
Vietnam	Hanoi
Laos	Vientiane

18. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [LA.S. (Pre) 2006]

Country	Capital
(a) Slovenia	Bratislava
(b) Seychelles	Victoria
(c) Sierra Leone	Freetown
(d) Uzbekistan	Tashkent

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Slovenia is a coastal Alpine country located in south-central Europe. Officially it is known as the Republic of Slovenin: The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. Slovenia is bordered with Italy in the west, Adriatic sea in south-west, Croatia in south-east and south, Hungary in north-east and Austria in the north. The capital of other countries is correctly matched. Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.

19. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Karachi (Pakistan)
(b) Auckland (New Zeeland)
(c) Kyoto (Japan)
(d) Brisbane (Australia)

Correct Answer: (d) Brisbane (Australia)

Solution:The former capital of Australia was Melbourne, not Brisbane Presently Canberra is the capital of Australia. So the correct answer to the question will be option (d). The former and present capitals of other countries are as follows-

Country	Former Capital	Present Capital
Pakistan	Karachi	Islamabad
New Zealand	Auckland	Wellington
Japan	Kyoto	Tokyo

20. What is the new Administrative capital proposed for Myanmar? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Bassein
(b) Mandalay
(c) Myitkyina
(d) Pyinmana

Correct Answer: (d) Pyinmana

Solution:On November 6, 2005 the administrative capital of Myanmar was moved to a green field near Pyinmana (3.2 km in the west), which is located 320 km in the north from its former capital Yangon. It was officially named 'Nay Pyi Taw on March 27, 2006.

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