Capital Cities of the World – Old Year Questions
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Country) (Capital)
A. Myanmar 1. Hanoi
B. Cambodia 2. Vientiane
C. Vietnam 3. Phnom Penh
D. Laos 4. Yangon
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
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Slovenia – Bratislava
(b) Seychelles – Victoria
(c) Sierra Leone – Freetown
(d) Uzbekistan – Tashkent
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]
3. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
(a) Karachi (Pakistan)
(b) Auckland (New Zealand)
(c) Kyoto (Japan)
(d) Brisbane (Australia)
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
4. What is the new Administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?
(a) Bassein
(b) Mandalay
(c) Myitkyina
(d) Pyinmana
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]
5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas: Nassau
(b) Costa Rica: San Jose
(c) Nicaragua: Belmopan
(d) Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
6. The capital of Peru is :
(a) Lisbon
(b) Lima
(c) Madrid
(d) Caracas
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
7. Vienna is the capital of which Country –
(a) Canada
(b) Somalia
(c) Austria
(d) Australia
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
8. Which one of the following pairs (Nations and Capitals) is not correctly matched?
(a) Chile- Santiago
(b) Argentina-Buenos Aires
(c) North Korea- Seoul
(d) Ethiopia-Addis Ababa
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
9. Which one of the following pairs (Country and Capital) is not properly matched?
(a) China-Beijing
(b) Japan-Kyoto
(c) Austria-Vienna
(d) Spain-Madrid.
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Ghana – Accra
(b) Kenya – Nairobi
(c) Namibia – Windhoek
(d) Nigeria – Rabat
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
11. Pisa famous for Leaning Tower is located in
(a) Australia
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
A. Windhoek 1. Kenya
B. Accra 2. Namibia
C. Nairobi 3. Ghana
D. Lusaka 4. Zambia
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
13. Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given below :
(A) Kenya (1) Tashkent
(B) Uganda (2) Nairobi
(C) Uzbekistan (3) Kiev
(D) Ukraine (4) Kampala
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
14. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Copenhagen – Denmark
(b) Berlin – Germany
(c) Paris – France
(d) Oslo – Norway
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Amman – Jordon
(b) Bishkek – Tajikistan
(c) Ulan Bator – Mongolia
(d) Sana’a – Yemen
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]
16. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Country) List-II (Capital)
A. Bulgaria 1. Oslo
B. Georgia 2. Reykjavik
C. Iceland 3. Sofia
D. Norway 4. Tbilisi
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 2 1 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]
17. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Cyprus – Baghdad
(b) Lebanon – Beirut
(c) Turkey – Ashgabat
(d) Ukraine – Akmola
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
18. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) China – Shanghai
(b) Canada – Ottawa
(c) Australia – Canberra
(d) Russia – Moscow
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
19. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
Country Capital
A. Burundi 1. Astana
B. Kazakhstan 2. Bamako
C. Laos 3. Bujumbura
D. Mali 4. Vientiane
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 1 3 4 2
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
20. Which one of the following is not a correct match?
(a) Finland – Helsinki
(b) Bolivia – La Paz
(c) Ethiopia – Lusaka
(d) Ukraine – Kiev
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2012]
21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
Country Capital
A. Azerbaijan 1. Banjul
B. Gambia 2. Riga
C. Kazakhstan 3. Baku
D. Latvia 4. Astana
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Budapest – Hungary
(b) Kinshasa – Zaire
(c) Nairobi – Kenya
(d) Christchurch – New Zealand
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
23. Which one of the following is not a national capital?
(a) Bonn
(b) Canberra
(c) New York
(d) Beijing
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]
24. Which of the following is not the capital city of a country?
(a) Canberra
(b) Sydney
(c) Wellington
(d) Riyadh
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
25. Helsinki is the capital of –
(a) Denmark
(b) Finland
(c) Norway
(d) Sweden
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
26. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Country) List-II (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
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]
27. Match the following-
(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
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched :
(a) Fiji – Suva
(b) Finland – Oslo
(c) Guyana – Georgetown
(d) Lebanon – Beirut
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001]
29. Match the following-
(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
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
30. Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
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
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
31. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List- I List- II
(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
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
32. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Country City
(a) Venezuela – Bogota
(b) New Zealand – Caracas
(c) Colombia – Wellington
(d) Cyprus – Nicosia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
33. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Country Capital
(a) Guinea Bissau – Bissau
(b) Taiwan – Taipei
(c) Nicaragua – Managua
(d) Maldives – Malabo
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
34. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Country) (Capital)
(a) Morocco – Rabat
(b) Tunisia – Tunis
(c) Algeria – Algiers
(d) Cape Verde – Bamako
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]
35. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(Country) (Capital)
(a) Antigua and Barbuda – Saint John’s
(b) Dominica – Santo Domingo
(c) El Salvador – San Salvador
(d) Bahamas – Nassau
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]