Level 1
Capitals MCQs set 3 for PPSC Fisheries Officer (BS-17) Geography — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Which is the capital city of Nepal?
Answer: Kathmandu
Explanation: Kathmandu, located in the central hill region at roughly 1,400 metres above sea level, has been the capital of Nepal since the unification of the country by Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1768.
Q2. Which is the official legislative capital of Sri Lanka?
Answer: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Explanation: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, a suburb of Colombo, is the official legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while Colombo remains the commercial capital and largest city.
Q3. What is the capital city of Nepal?
Answer: Kathmandu
Explanation: Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, serving as the country's political, cultural, and commercial centre since the 18th-century unification.
Q4. In which city is the ASEAN Secretariat headquartered?
Answer: Jakarta
Explanation: The ASEAN Secretariat, the administrative body of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, has been headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia since its establishment in 1976.
Q5. What is the official capital of Sri Lanka where the legislature is seated?
Answer: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Explanation: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is Sri Lanka's official legislative capital and seat of parliament, while Colombo, located nearby, serves as the commercial capital.
Q6. The capital of Bahrain is which city?
Answer: Manama
Explanation: Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, situated on the northern coast of Bahrain Island and serving as the country's financial and commercial hub.
Q7. What is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer: Quito
Explanation: Quito, situated at approximately 2,850 metres above sea level in the Andes, is the capital of Ecuador and one of the highest official capitals in the world.
Q8. What is the capital of Bolivia, which also serves as the seat of government?
Answer: La Paz
Explanation: Bolivia has two capitals: Sucre is the constitutional capital, but La Paz serves as the seat of government where the executive and legislative branches are located.
Q9. Which of the following is the constitutional (legislative) capital of Bolivia?
Answer: Sucre
Explanation: Bolivia has two capitals: Sucre is the constitutional (legislative) capital and seat of the judiciary, while La Paz is the seat of government (executive and legislative functions in practice).
Q10. What is the capital of Uruguay?
Answer: Montevideo
Explanation: Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay, situated on the northern bank of the Río de la Plata estuary and home to about half the country's population.
Q11. The capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, is located in which traditional region of the country?
Answer: Najd
Explanation: Riyadh is located in the Najd heartland of central Arabia, the historical homeland of the Al Saud dynasty and the Wahhabi religious movement.
Q12. Abu Dhabi serves as the capital of the UAE; in which part of the country is it geographically situated?
Answer: Western coast along the Persian Gulf
Explanation: Abu Dhabi sits on the western Persian Gulf coast of the UAE, occupying an island and adjacent mainland facing the shallow coastal waters, which distinguishes it geographically from Dubai to the northeast.
Q13. What is the capital of Myanmar (Burma)?
Answer: Naypyidaw
Explanation: Naypyidaw, a purpose-built administrative capital constructed in central Myanmar, replaced Yangon as the national capital in 2006 under the military government.
Q14. Which of the following is the capital of Jordan?
Answer: Amman
Explanation: Amman is Jordan's capital and largest city, situated on a plateau in northwestern Jordan; it has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years and is home to about 4 million people.
Q15. What is the capital of Sri Lanka (seat of government)?
Answer: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Explanation: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is Sri Lanka's official legislative capital and seat of parliament, located just east of Colombo; Colombo remains the commercial capital and de facto administrative centre.
Q16. What is the capital of Timor-Leste (East Timor)?
Answer: Dili
Explanation: Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste (East Timor), which gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after a UN-supervised referendum in 1999.
Q17. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Answer: Ulaanbaatar
Explanation: Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital and by far its largest city, home to nearly half the national population and located on the Tuul River in the north-central part of the country.
Q18. What is the capital of Sweden?
Answer: Stockholm
Explanation: Stockholm has been Sweden's capital since the 13th century and is the country's largest city, located where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea.
Q19. What is the capital of Kosovo?
Answer: Pristina
Explanation: Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in February 2008; it serves as the country's political, economic, and cultural centre.
Q20. Which Baltic state has its capital at Tallinn?
Answer: Estonia
Explanation: Estonia is one of the three Baltic states, and its capital city is Tallinn, located on the northern coast along the Gulf of Finland.