Facts About World: Countries and Former Capitals
221. Before Astana, the capital of ........ was Almaty:
(a) Ukraine (b) Azerbaijan
(c) Uzbekistan (d) Kazakhstan
Answer: (d)
222. The former name of ........ was Akmola:
(a) Astana (b) Almaty
(c) Kiev (d) Tashkent
Answer: (a)
223. Before Abuja, the capital of ........ was Lagos:
(a) Niger (b) Nigeria
(c) Ghana (d) Mali
Answer: (b)
224. Rio de Janeiro was the former capital of:
(a) Chile (b) Argentina
(c) Brazil (d) Cuba
Answer: (c)
225. Melbourne was the former capital of:
(a) New Zealand (b) Tasmania
(c) Australia (d) Papua New Guinea
Answer: (c)
226. Capital of West Germany:
(a) Berlin (b) Cologne
(c) Frankfurt (d) Bonn
Answer: (d)
227. Before 1911, the capital of India was:
(a) Mumbai (b) Calcutta
(c) Chennai (d) Patna
Answer: (b)
228. In 1911, the capital of India was moved to:
(a) New Delhi (b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Agra
Answer: (b)
229. Delhi became the capital of the Mughal empire during the reign
of:
(a) Babur (b) Humayun
(c) Akbar (d) Shah Jehan
Answer: (d)
230. Auckland was the former capital of:
(a) Canada (b) Australia
(c) New Zealand (d) Papua New Guinea
Answer: (c)
231. Capital of USA from 1790 to 1800:
(a) Philadelphia (b) Chicago
(c) Milan (d)
Atlanta
Answer: (a)
232. Istanbul was the capital of ..... from 1453 to 1922:
(a) Israel (b) Turkey
(c) Syria (d)
Lebanon
Answer: (b)
233. Tel Aviv was the capital of ....... from 1948 to 1950:
(a) Syria (b) Lebanon
(c) Israel (d)
Jordan
Answer: (c)
234. Zurich was the capital of ...... from 1798 to 1803:
(a) Switzerland (b) Germany
(c) Italy (d) Portugal
Answer: (a)
235. Yogyakarta was the capital of ..... during 1945 -49:
(a) Japan (b) Philippines
(c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia
Answer: (c)
236. The old name of .....is Edo.
(a) Manila (b)
Tokyo
(c) Singapore (d) Jakarta
Answer: (b)
237. Kyoto was the former capital of:
(a) South Korea (b) Taiwan
(c) Malaysia (d) Japan
Answer: (d)
238. Penang was the former capital of:
(a) Japan
(b) Philippines
(c) Indonesia (d)
Malaysia
Answer: (d)
239. ....... was called Taihoku by the Japanese during their rule
over it.
(a) Taipei (b) Beijing
(c) Pusan (d) Seoul
Answer: (a)
240. Sri Jayawardanapura Kotta is the legislative capital of:
(a) Sri Lanka (b)
Indonesia
(c) Japan (d) Myanmar
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