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World Currencies & Capitals — SSC Questions & Practice

Practise 11 World Currencies & Capitals questions from SSC for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on World Currencies & Capitals — with answers

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1. What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?

  1. AEuro
  2. BPound Sterling
  3. CDollar
  4. DFranc
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Answer: B

The Pound Sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom.

2. What is the official currency used by most European Union member states?

  1. APound
  2. BEuro
  3. CFranc
  4. DMark
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Answer: B

The Euro is the official currency used by most European Union member states in the Eurozone.

3. What is the capital city of South Africa (noting it has multiple capitals)?

  1. AJohannesburg
  2. BCape Town (legislative capital, among others)
  3. CDurban
  4. DPort Elizabeth
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Answer: B

South Africa has three capital cities; Cape Town serves as the legislative capital (Pretoria is the administrative capital, and Bloemfontein the judicial capital).

4. What is the capital city of the United States?

  1. ANew York
  2. BWashington D.C.
  3. CLos Angeles
  4. DChicago
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Answer: B

Washington D.C. is the capital city of the United States.

5. What is the capital city of Sri Lanka (the officially designated administrative capital)?

  1. AColombo
  2. BSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
  3. CKandy
  4. DGalle
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Answer: B

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the official administrative capital of Sri Lanka, though Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital.

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