Capital and Currencies MCQs for Govt. Exams

• Bern is the capital of Switzerland and Zurich is its largest city.
• Ignazio Cassis is the president of Switzerland. (Nov 2022)
• It is a mountainous Central European country, home to numerous lakes, villages, and the high peaks of the Alps.
• The country is also known for its ski resorts and hiking trails. Swiss watches and chocolate are world-renowned.
• The Swiss franc is its currency.

• Norway:
  • It is located in Northwestern Europe.
  • Erna Solberg is the current Prime Minister of Norway.
  • Oslo is the capital city of Norway.
  • Norwegian Krone is the currency of Norway.

• Bangladesh:
  • Bangladesh is bordered by India in the west, north, and east.
  • Sheikh Hasina is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
  • Abdul Hamid is the current President of Bangladesh.
  • Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh.
  • Bangladeshi taka is the currency of Bangladesh.
• Poland:
  • It is a country in Europe.
  • It shares borders with Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belarus.
  • Mateusz Morawiecki is the current PM of Poland.
  • The current President of Poland is Andrzej Duda.
  • Polish Zloty is the currency of Poland.

• In 2005, the capital of Myanmar was moved to Naypyidaw.
• Naypyidaw was built in the central basin of Myanmar in the early 21st century to serve as the country’s new administrative centre.
• Construction of Naypyidaw began in 2004 on an isolated site near the city of Pyinmana, some 200 miles (320 km) north of the then capital city of Yangon.
• Holding that relocation of the capital would facilitate the accessibility of the government from all parts of the country, the administration began its move in 2005, first to Pyinmana and then to Naypyidaw, which was proclaimed the capital in March 2006.
• In its early years, Naypyyidaw consisted of little more than government buildings, luxury hotels, apartments, and an airport, and it was populated primarily by civil servants, many of whose families remained in Yangoon because of the lack of shops, restaurants, and other amenities in the new capital.
• Despite its limited facilities, the burgeoning city was provided with an uninterrupted supply of electricity—a rarity elsewhere in the country.

• Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho.
• It is also the capital of the Maseru District.
• Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho-South Africa border.

• Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan. Since it is located 28 meter below sea level. Hence, it is largest city and lowest laying national capital in the world below sea level.
• Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and is the holy city for three religion Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.

• Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain.
• Currency: Bahraini dinar
• King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

• Mongolia is a landlocked country located between China and Russia.
• Mongolia is famous for its nomadic culture.
• Mongolia is known as the "Land of Blue Skies,"
• Capital: Ulaanbaatar
• Currency: Mongolian Togrog

N’Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. A port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri.

• The Maldivian Rufiyaa is the official currency of the island nation Maldives.
• Its issuance is regulated by the Maldives Monetary Authority.
• The currencies of Fiji, Kiribati and Marshall Islands, respectively, are Fijian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar and US Dollar respectively.

• The currency used in Argentina is the Argentine peso.
• The currency code for Pesos is ARS, and the currency symbol is $.

• Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country.
  • It is mainly located in Central Asia and a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe.
  • The Republic of Kazakhstan is the official name of Kazakhstan.
  • Kazakhstan is bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
  • Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
  • Kazakhstan was a part of the Soviet Union prior to its independence in 1991.

• Tenge is the currency of Kazakhstan.
  • It was introduced in 1993.
  • Tenge replaced the Russian ruble in Kazakhstan after independence.
  • It is divided into 100 subunits, known as tiyn.

• Franc is the currency of countries like Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Djibouti, etc.
• Loti is the currency of Lesotho.
• The shekel is the currency of Israel.

• Burundi government declared the small central city of Gitega as the country's new political capital on 22 December 2018.
• Burundi's previous capital Bujumbura will function as the country's economic centre.
• Cabinet meetings will henceforth be held in Gitega, where five ministries will also be established from the start of 2019.
• Pierre Nkurunziza is the President of Burundi.

Spain - Euro, Bhutan - Ngultrum, Congo - Zaire, Russia - Rouble.

Berlin is the capital of Germany.

• The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
• The capital of Rwanda is Kigali.
• The capital city of Seychelles is Victoria.
• The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.

• Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
• Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
• Vienna is the capital of Austria.
• Oslo is the capital of Norway.

• Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean which is the third largest and third populous country in the Mediterranean.
• It is located in the south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, north of Israel, and southeast of Greece.
• The currency of Cyprus is Euro.

The capital of Comoros is Moroni. The city is located on the western coast of the island of Grand Comore, at the northern end of Mozambique Channel.

• India’s legitimate currency is Rupee.
• The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India.

• Quito is the capital city of Ecuador.
• It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains.

Important Gulfs Located in South America

• Algeria is a country in the North African Maghreb region.
• Algiers is the capital and most populous city of Algeria and is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
• It is the world's tenth-largest country and the largest in the Arab and African worlds.
• Chelif River is the longest river with 700 km of Algeria.
• Algeria observes Central European Time all year.

• Ankara, the second largest city of Turkey, is its capital.
• Istanbul is the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.
• The United Nations officially recognised Turkey renaming itself Turkiye after the government formally advocated for the new name.
• Jerusalem is the holy city in Israel.
• Canberra is the capital city of Australia.
• Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.

Note: Barbados' First Female Prime Minister is Mia Mottley

• The Currency of Thailand is Thai Baht.

• The baht is the official currency of Thailand.
  • It is divided into 100 satangs.
• The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.
• According to Bloomberg, the Thai baht was the world's best-performing currency in 2018.
• The Mesopotamian shekel is the first known form of currency which emerged nearly 5,000 years ago.
• The earliest known mints date to 650 B.C. and 600 B.C.

• The Indian Rupee is the official currency of India.
• The word rupee has been derived from the Sanskrit word 'Rupayakam'.
• The Renminbi is the official currency of China and one of the world's reserve currencies.
  • The Yuan is the basic unit of the renminbi.
• The yen is the official currency of Japan.
  • It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market
• The first Indian coins were coined in the 6th Century BC by the Mahajanpadas known as Puranas, Karshapanas or Panas.
• In the 18th Century, the Bank of Hindostan, General Bank in Bengal and the Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency.
• The Reserve Bank of India was set up in 1935 and empowered to issue Government of India notes.

• Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia.
• Capital: Thimphu.
• Prime minister: H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay.
• Currencies: Indian rupee and Bhutanese ngultrum.

• Doha is the capital of Qatar.
• It is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf.
• It was officially declared as the country’s capital in 1971.
• Currency- Qatari Riyal.

The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington. It is the location of the country's major government institutions.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

• Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
• It is the ninth-largest and the sixth-most densely populated city in the world.
• It is one of the largest cities among OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) countries.

• Bogota is the capital and the largest city of Colombia.
• Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras.
• Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas.

• Chandigarh is a city, district, and union territory in India that serves as the capital of Punjab and Haryana, two neighbouring states.
• Chandigarh is India's first planned city and is known for its layout, which was 'designed for the people'.
• The city is unique in that it is not part of either of the two states but is directly governed by the government of the Union, which administers all such territories in the country.
• It is bordered to the north, west, and south by the state of Punjab and to the east by the state of Haryana.
• The state government's judicial branch is provided at Chandigarh by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

• Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh.

• Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
• Chief minister: Vishnu Deo Sai
• Chhattisgarh shares its borders with Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.

• Bilaspur in Chattisgarh was the capital of a Gond kingdom
• Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana.
• Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka.
• Naya Raipur, officially known as Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur, is a planned city and fully Greenfield city in Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
• It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

Athens is the capital of Greece.

• Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
• ​Currency: hryvnia
• President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
  • Currency: Romanian leu.
• Minsk is the capital of Belarus.
  • Currency: Belarusian ruble.
• Republic of Moldova:
  • Its capital is Chișinău.
  • Currency: Moldovan leu

• Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark.
• About Denmark:
  • Monarch: Margrethe II
  • Prime Minister: Mette Frederiksen

• Lebanon is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia.
  • Lebanon is officially known as the Lebanese Republic.
  • Beirut is the Capital of Lebanon.
  • Lebanon is bordered by:
    • Syria to the north and east.
    • Israel to the south.
    • Cyprus to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
  • It is one of the smallest sovereign states on the Asian mainland covers an area of 10,400 km².
  • Lebanon achieved independence in 1943.
  • Lebanese pound is the currency of Lebanon.

• Beirut is one of the oldest cities in the world.
  • It has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years.
  • A devastating explosion in Beirut on 4^th August 2020 killed at least 200 people and injured many.
  • In the aftermath of the explosion, protests erupted across Lebanon against the government for its failure to prevent the disaster across the country.

• Tripoli is the capital city of Libya.
• Sidon is the third-largest city in Lebanon.
• Tyre is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in Lebanon.

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.

• China:-
  • Stretching 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) from east to west and 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers) from north to south, China is a large country with widely varying landscapes. Its territory includes mountains, high plateaus, sandy deserts, and dense forests.
  • One-third of China's land area is made up of mountains. The tallest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, sits on the border between China and Nepal.
  • China has thousands of rivers. The Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers are the most important. At 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometers) long, the Yangtze is the world's third-largest river.

• Russia:-
  • ​It covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest.
  • It extends across the whole of northern Asia and the eastern third of Europe, spanning 11 time zones and incorporating a great range of environments and landforms, from deserts to semiarid steppes to deep forests and Arctic tundra.
  • Russia contains Europe’s longest river, the Volga, and its largest lake, Ladoga. Russia also is home to the world’s deepest lake, Baikal, and the country recorded the world’s lowest temperature outside the North and South poles.
• Iraq:-
  • Iraq is one of the easternmost countries of the Arab world, located at about the same latitude as the southern United States.
  • Its Capital is Baghdad.
• Thailand:-
  • ​It is located in the center of mainland Southeast Asia.
  • The capital is Bangkok.
  • The population is predominantly Thai, with significant Chinese, Khmer, and Malay minorities. Language: Thai (official).

• The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
• The official language of the country is Hungarian.
• The currency of the Hungarian country is Forint.
• Lisbon is the capital of Portugal.
• Brussels is the capital of Belgium.

• Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

• Kathmandu is the national capital of Nepal.
• Pushpa Kamal Dahal is the current PM of Nepal whereas Ram Chandra Poudel is the current President of the country.
• Nepal, a landlocked country in South Asia, shares its borders with five Indian states:
  • Uttarakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Sikkim

• Canberra is the Capital of Australia.
• Canberra is Australia’s capital, located inside the country's southeast coast.
• Surrounded by forest, farmland, and nature reserves, it earns its nickname, the "Bush Capital.”
• Sydney, Queensland, and Perth are the cities of Australia.

• Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
  • It is home to the country's legislative parliament, including the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces.

• Pretoria is the administrative capital.
  • It is home to the executive branch of the South African government, including the President of the Cabinet.
  • The city also hosts many departments of government and foreign embassies.
• Bloemfontein is considered judicial capital.
  • It is home to the Supreme Court of Appeal, the second-highest court in South Africa.
  • The Constitutional Court (the highest court) is located in Johannesburg.

• South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems.
  • Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game.
  • The Western Cape offers beaches, lush Winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
  • President: Cyril Ramaphosa Trending

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

• The currency of Indonesia is Indonesian satu Rupaiya. Currently there are 0.0052 INR Indian rupees in one Indonesian rupee.
• Baht is the currency of Thailand and currently there are 2.30 Indian rupees in a Thai Baht.
• Ringgit currency is the currency of Malaysia and currently a Malaysian ringgit contains 17.44 Indian rupees.
• The franc is basically the state currency of France. 1 Swiss Franc has 91.64 Rupees.

France Indonesian rupee malesian Ringgit

• The Lek is the currency of Albania.
• Tirana is the largest and capital city of the Republic of Albania.
• The Central European Time Zone of Albania Time.
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1) is 1 hour ahead of Central European Standard Time (CET).
• The Drin is the longest river of Albania and it is 285 km long.
• The Llogara National Park is located in Albania.

• The currency of Estonia is Euro.
• Kroon was its currency between 1928 and 1940, and between 1992 and 2011.
• Lev – Bulgaria
• Kuna – Croatia

• Germany is a Western European country.
• It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia.
• It is also the most populous member state of the European Union.
• Capital: Berlin
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• Chancellor: Olaf Scholz
• Currency: Euro

• Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west.
• Its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

• Libya
  • Tripoli is the capital city and the largest city of Libya.
  • Tripoli, with its metropolitan area, has a population of about 1.1 million people.
  • The city is located in the northwestern part of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay.
  • Prime minister: Fayez al-Sarraj
  • Currency: Libyan Dinar.

• South Korea - Won
• Kenya - Kenyan Shilling
• Netherlands - Euro
• Libya -Dinar

• Helsinki is the capital city of Finland.
  • ​Finland is a Northern European country.
  • It shares borders with Norway, Sweden, and Russia.
  • The current Prime Minister of Finland is Petteri Orpo (as of March 2024)
  • The current President of Finland is Alexander Stubb (as of March 2024)
  • The currency of Finland is Euro.

• The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
• The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.
• The capital of Latvia is Riga.

• Panama:
  • It is known as a transit country because of the Panama Canal.
  • It is located on the Isthmus of Panama, connects North and South America.
  • Balboa is the official currency of Panama.
• Belarus:
  • Minsk is the ca pital of Belarus.
  • It shares its borders with Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Lithuania and Latvia.
  • Belarusian Ruble is the currency of Belarus.
  • Alexander Lukashenko is the current President of Belarus.
• Austria:
  • Vienna is the capital of Austria.
  • It shares its borders with Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
  • Euro is the currency of Austria.
  • Alexander Van der Bellen is the President of Austria.
  • Sebastian Kurz is the current chancellor of Austria.

• Abidjan is the de-facto capital of the Ivory Coast and is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.
• Yamoussoukro is the administrative capital.
• Côte d’Ivoire is located on the coast of western Africa.

• The Afghan Afghani is the currency of Afghanistan.
• Capital and largest city: Kabul

Gaborone is the capital of Botswana.

As it is the capital city and the largest settlement of Eritrea, most Eritrean businesses have their headquarters in Asmara.

Banjul, officially the City of Banjul and formerly known as Bathurst, is the capital of The Gambia and is in a division of the same name.

Skardu -

• Before the partition, Skardu was the winter capital of Ladakh while Leh was the summer capital.
• Skardu is a place in the Gilgit - Baltistan region(Currently occupied by Pakistan)
• It serves as an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of the Karakoram mountain range.
• The term "Skardu" refers to "a low land between two high places."
• The area of this district is 77Km sq.
• The region has a cold semi-arid climate.
• The Skardu fort was built by King Ali Sher Khan Anchan.
• The fort is also called as "Kharphocho fort".
• The fort has a similar design as of Leh Palace.

• Ladakh became a Union Territory on the 31st of October 2019.
• Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and distinct culture.
• Currently the winter capital of Ladakh is Kargil and summer capital is Leh

• The Birr is the currency of Ethiopia.

Bhutan - Ngultrum, Congo - Zaire, Russia - Rouble, Kenya - Kenyan Shilling, South Korea - Won.