Country, Capital, Area, Currency, Parliament and Religion, New & old name of country

204. What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia?
(a) Zambia (b) Zimbabwe
(c) Uganda (d) Tanzania
Ans: (a)

205. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe” ?
(a) Belgium (b) Switzerland
(c) Netherlands(d) Luxembourg
Ans: (a)

206. The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Ohio (b) Tennessee
(c) Yukron (d) Potomac
Ans: (d)

207. Which of the following is also known as „Eternal City‟ ?
(a) London (b) Rome
(c) Athens (d) Berlin
Ans: (b)

208. What is called as the „Roof‟ of the World ?
(a) Indira Point (b)Kanchenjunga
(c) Pamir Knot (d) Indira Col
Ans: (c)

209. The “Dark Continent” is
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) Australia
(d) Asia
Ans: (a)

210. The capital of Tanzania is
(a) Nairobi (b) Lusaka
(c) Kampala
(d) Dar-es-Salaam
Ans: (d)

211. The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _______ in the West to ______ in the East.
(a) Moscow, Tashkent
(b) St. Petersburg, Omsk
(c) Moscow, Irkutsk
(d) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
Ans: (c)

212. Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is
(a) USA (b) Canada
(c) Australia (d) Brazil
Ans: (d)

213. Which country is known as the “Land of Thousand Lakes” ?
(a) Norway (b) Finland
(c) Canada (d) Ireland
Ans: (b)

214. Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?
(a) Belgium (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) Bolivia
Ans: (c)

215. The Capital of East Timor is
(a) Madura (b) Bandung
(c) Surabaya (d) Dili
Ans: (d)

216. „Nippon‟ is the name given to Japan which means
(a) land of the rising Sun
(b) land of Pagodas
(c) land of northern lights
(d) land of volcanoes and earthquakes.
Ans: (a)

217. Which one of the following countries is smaller than India?
(a) China (b) Brazil
(c) Canada (d) Agrentina
Ans: (d)

218. Which of the following is not an Arab country?
(a) Israel (b) Syria
(c) Jordan (d) Lebanon
Ans: (a)

219. The city of Rome is situated on the bank of river
(a) Danube (b) Tiber
(c) Rhine (d) Elbe
Ans: (b)

220. Male is the capital of
(a) Mongolia (b) Monaco
(c) Maldives (d) Mauritius
Ans: (c)

221. The world’s wettest continent is :
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) South America
Ans: (d)

222. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? Place — Location
(a) Trafalgar Square — London
(b) Red Square — Moscow
(c) Tiananmen Square — Beijing
(d) Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
Ans: (d)

223. Match the two lists given below: List-I
a. London
b. Vatican City
c. Moscow
d. New York List-II
(i) St. Peter‟s Square
(ii) Times Square
Ans: (b)

224. What is called as the „Roof‟ of the World ?
(a) Indira Point (b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Pamir Knot (d) Indira Col
Ans: (c)

225. Which one of the followin countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?
(a) Belgium (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) Bolivia
Ans: (c)

226. The capital of Rawanda is :
(a) Libreville (b) Bogota
(c) Kigali (d) Copenhagen
Ans: (c)

227. Rand is the currency of :
(a) Namibia (b) Iran
(c) Romania (d) Norway
Ans: (a)

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