World GK: Countries, Capitals & Currencies Questions with Solutions

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This topic covers world GK: countries with their capitals, currencies and parliaments, national symbols, famous landmarks, the longest, largest and highest features of the world, and international boundary lines such as the Radcliffe, McMahon and Durand Lines. The most common questions match a country with its capital or currency, or a parliament with its name (such as the Knesset of Israel or the Diet of Japan). Revise countries continent by continent, giving extra attention to India's neighbours. Questions on boundary lines usually ask which two countries a line separates. Practise the world GK questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q21.

    Palm Jumeirah, the famous palm-tree-shaped artificial island, was built in:

    A. Muscat, OmanB. Doha, QatarC. Dubai, United Arab EmiratesD. Manama, Bahrain
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  2. Q22.

    Thimphu is the capital of:

    A. SikkimB. TibetC. BhutanD. Nepal
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  3. Q23.

    Which country is known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes'?

    A. SwitzerlandB. CanadaC. FinlandD. Sweden
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  4. Q24.

    Abyssinia is the old name of:

    A. EthiopiaB. SomaliaC. EritreaD. Sudan
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  5. Q25.

    The capital of Libya is:

    A. CairoB. TripoliC. BenghaziD. Tunis
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  6. Q26.

    The capital of the Bahamas is:

    A. NassauB. BridgetownC. KingstonD. Havana
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  7. Q27.

    Astana is the capital of:

    A. KazakhstanB. TurkmenistanC. KyrgyzstanD. Uzbekistan
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  8. Q28.

    The capital of Belgium is:

    A. AntwerpB. AmsterdamC. LuxembourgD. Brussels
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  9. Q29.

    In the Second World War, Germany, Italy and Japan formed the:

    A. Allied PowersB. Axis PowersC. Triple EntenteD. Central Powers
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  10. Q30.

    Which country is known as the 'Land of White Elephants'?

    A. ThailandB. MyanmarC. Sri LankaD. Laos
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  11. Q31.

    The Magna Carta (Great Charter of Liberties) was sealed in England in:

    A. 1689B. 1295C. 1066D. 1215
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  12. Q32.

    The largest ethnic group in China, making up more than 90 per cent of the population, is the:

    A. UyghurB. ZhuangC. HuiD. Han
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  13. Q33.

    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of:

    A. MyanmarB. Sri LankaC. BangladeshD. Maldives
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  14. Q34.

    Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, is a:

    A. News channelB. AirlineC. Football clubD. Oil company
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  15. Q35.

    The capital of Vietnam is:

    A. Ho Chi Minh CityB. HanoiC. HueD. Da Nang
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  16. Q36.

    The 'One Belt One Road' (Belt and Road) initiative was proposed by:

    A. RussiaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Japan
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  17. Q37.

    The capital of Mongolia is:

    A. UlaanbaatarB. HohhotC. BishkekD. Astana
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  18. Q38.

    Which is the only country whose national flag is not rectangular (or square)?

    A. NepalB. BhutanC. Vatican CityD. Switzerland
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  19. Q39.

    The currency of Afghanistan is the:

    A. DinarB. RupeeC. RialD. Afghani
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  20. Q40.

    The national fish of Bangladesh is the:

    A. HilsaB. RohuC. PomfretD. Catla
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