Day 8: Countries & Capitals
Here is a list of some important countries and their capitals that are often relevant for general awareness:
- Afghanistan: Kabul
- Albania: Tirana
- Algeria: Algiers
- Argentina: Buenos Aires
- Australia: Canberra
- Austria: Vienna
- Bangladesh: Dhaka
- Belgium: Brussels
- Bhutan: Thimphu
- Brazil: Brasília
- Canada: Ottawa
- China: Beijing
- Egypt: Cairo
- France: Paris
- Germany: Berlin
- Greece: Athens
- India: New Delhi
- Indonesia: Jakarta
- Iran: Tehran
- Italy: Rome
- Japan: Tokyo
- Kenya: Nairobi
- Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
- Nepal: Kathmandu
- Netherlands: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)
- New Zealand: Wellington
- Nigeria: Abuja
- Pakistan: Islamabad
- Philippines: Manila
- Russia: Moscow
- Singapore: Singapore
- South Africa: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
- South Korea: Seoul
- Spain: Madrid
- Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial)
- Switzerland: Bern
- Thailand: Bangkok
- Turkey: Ankara
- United Kingdom: London
- United States: Washington D.C.
30 MCQs on Countries & Capitals (Day 8)
- What is the capital of Australia?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Perth - The capital of France is:
a) Berlin
b) Madrid
c) Paris
d) Rome - What is the capital city of Japan?
a) Osaka
b) Kyoto
c) Tokyo
d) Yokohama - The capital of India is:
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) New Delhi - Which city is the capital of China?
a) Shanghai
b) Hong Kong
c) Beijing
d) Guangzhou - What is the capital of Canada?
a) Toronto
b) Montreal
c) Ottawa
d) Vancouver - The capital of Germany is:
a) Munich
b) Hamburg
c) Berlin
d) Frankfurt - What is the capital of Brazil?
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) São Paulo
c) Brasília
d) Salvador - The capital of the United Kingdom is:
a) Edinburgh
b) Cardiff
c) Belfast
d) London - What is the capital city of Russia?
a) St. Petersburg
b) Novosibirsk
c) Moscow
d) Kazan - The capital of South Africa has how many cities serving as capitals?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four - Which city serves as the executive capital of South Africa?
a) Cape Town
b) Bloemfontein
c) Pretoria
d) Johannesburg - What is the capital of Argentina?
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) Santiago
c) Buenos Aires
d) Lima - The capital of Egypt is:
a) Alexandria
b) Giza
c) Cairo
d) Luxor - What is the capital of Kenya?
a) Mombasa
b) Nairobi
c) Kisumu
d) Eldoret - The capital of Nigeria is:
a) Lagos
b) Kano
c) Abuja
d) Ibadan - What is the capital of Pakistan?
a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Islamabad
d) Rawalpindi - The capital of Bangladesh is:
a) Kolkata
b) Dhaka
c) Chittagong
d) Sylhet - What is the capital of Nepal?
a) Thimphu
b) Kathmandu
c) Pokhara
d) Lalitpur - The capital of Sri Lanka with administrative functions is:
a) Colombo
b) Kandy
c) Galle
d) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - What is the capital of Afghanistan?
a) Islamabad
b) Kabul
c) Kandahar
d) Herat - The capital of Belgium is:
a) Amsterdam
b) Paris
c) Brussels
d) Geneva - What is the capital of Bhutan?
a) Kathmandu
b) Dhaka
c) Thimphu
d) Paro - The capital of Greece is:
a) Rome
b) Istanbul
c) Athens
d) Sparta - What is the capital of Indonesia?
a) Manila
b) Bangkok
c) Jakarta
d) Kuala Lumpur - The capital of Iran is:
a) Baghdad
b) Riyadh
c) Tehran
d) Kabul - What is the capital of Italy?
a) Venice
b) Milan
c) Rome
d) Naples - The capital of Malaysia is:
a) Singapore
b) Bangkok
c) Jakarta
d) Kuala Lumpur - What is the capital of the Netherlands (seat of government)?
a) Amsterdam
b) Rotterdam
c) The Hague
d) Utrecht - The capital of Thailand is:
a) Hanoi
b) Jakarta
c) Bangkok
d) Phnom Penh
Answers to the MCQs:
- c) Canberra
- c) Paris
- c) Tokyo
- d) New Delhi
- c) Beijing
- c) Ottawa
- c) Berlin
- c) Brasília
- d) London
- c) Moscow
- c) Three
- c) Pretoria
- c) Buenos Aires
- c) Cairo
- b) Nairobi
- c) Abuja
- c) Islamabad
- b) Dhaka
- b) Kathmandu
- d) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- b) Kabul
- c) Brussels
- c) Thimphu
- c) Athens
- c) Jakarta
- c) Tehran
- c) Rome
- d) Kuala Lumpur
- c) The Hague
- c) Bangkok