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Scratch Your Brain

A Time Based Quiz Contest With 2 members from each group.

The contest will have 5 rounds with 10 questions for 10 marks in each round and the winner

be declared on the maximum points scored by the team at the end of 5th round.

Round 1 : Current Affairs (India).

Round 2: Current Affairs (World).

Round 3: Spell Check - Words will be given to the team and they will have to spell it

correctly.

Round 4: Convert n Revert – Unit conversion e.g. currency, gold, etc.

or

Round 5: Capitalise – Capitals of various countries will be given to the contestants and they

will have to answer the countries to which the capital belongs.

Unscrabble

A Time Based Word Game wherein the members have to re-arrange the alphabets of a 8-10

letter word to form a correct meaningful word.

The word will be given to the whole team and they will have a certain time limit to

unscrabble it, a right answer will give them points and a wrong answer will have negative

marking. The word would be passed on to the next team in case of time out and the team

with the correct answer scores points.

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ROUND 1 CURRENT AFFAIRS (INDIA)

1. India Current Affairs Quiz, is comprised of the questions related to some of the most

important developments over the past months. The India Current Affairs Quiz will prove tobe particularly helpful for the aspirants of various competitive exams.

1. Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in Mumbai on 18 July 2012.

Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true?

1. He was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab

2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1966 with the film Aakhri Khat

3. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India

4. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1992

a. Only 1

b. 3&4

c. 1&2

d. Only 3

Answer: (d)

2. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

1. He is the Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal

2. He is a TV quiz host by profession

3. He became the first Anglo Indian to vote in Presidential Elections in India

4. He is a Trinamool Congress leader

a. Derek o’ Brian 

b. Andy Chraine

c. John Adams

d. Subramanian Swamy

Answer: (a)

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3. Name the person who was appointed the new chairman of the High Level Committee on

Financing Infrastructure on 16 July 2012.

a. Deepak Parekh

b. Adi Godrej

c. KP Singh

d. None of the above

Answer: (a)

4. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 16 July 2012 decided to appoint

Arun Mishra as the Chief of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Whom he replaced to

the top post?

a) EK Bharatbhushan

b) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

c) Rahul Khullar

d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

5. The Union Human Resource Development Ministry on 13 July 2012 agreed to set up two

central universities in Bihar. The two universities will be opened in which of the two

following towns of the state?

a) Bhagalpur, Patna

b) Patna, Munger

c) Motihari, Gaya

d) Patana, Siwan

Answer: (c)

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1. Champion wrestler and cine actor Dara Singh passed away on 12 July 2012. Which facts about the concerned

person is/are not true?

1. He was born on 19 November 1928 in Dharmoochak village of Amritsar in Punjab

2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1967 with the film Saat Samundar Paar

3. He was conferred the Sher-e-Hind title by the government of India

4. He was also elected to Lok Sabha

a. Only 1

b. 3&4

c. 1&2

d. Only 2

 Answer: (b)

2. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

1. He won a by-election that was held for the Sitarganj assembly seat in Uttarakhand on 8 July 2012

2. He had taken oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 13 March 2012

3. He is the son of Hemwanti Nandan Bahuguna, the former Chief Minster of Uttar Pradesh

4. He is the first former high court judge to become a chief minister

a. Rajeev Bahuguna

b. Vijay Bahuguna

c. Harish Bahuguna

d. Harish Rawat

 Answer: (b)

3. Name the person who took over as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka.

a. DV Sadananda Gowda

b. BS Yeddyurappa

c. Jagdeesh Shettar

d. None of the above Answer: (c)

4. The Civil Aviation Ministry of India sacked EK Bharat Bhushan, the head of the Directorate General of Civil

 Aviation, on 10 July 2012. Who was appointed as the temporary head of DGCA?

a) Prashant Sukul

b) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

c) Ramesh Khurana

d) Ambrish Tripathi

 Answer: (a)

5. Which one of the following states decided to ban Gutka and Pan Masala on 11 July 2012

a) Rajasthanb) Haryana

c) Uttarakhand

d) Maharashtra

 Answer: (d)

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1. India’s central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its April-June quarter monetary policy review left the

key policy rates unchanged. Which of the following facts are not true with regards to this?

1. The repo rate remained unchanged at 8 percent while the reverse repo rate remained stable at 7 percent

2. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) - the amount of total deposits that banks are required to keep with the central bank - also remained unchanged at 5.25

3. The statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) - the percentage of total deposits that banks need to invest in the

government bonds was changed to 23 percent from the erstwhile 24 percent

4. RBI also cut its economic growth outlook for the fiscal year 2012-13 to 6.5 percent, from the earlier projection

of 7.3 percent

a. 1 & 3

b. Only 2

c. 3 & 4

d. Only 4

 Answer: (b) 

2. As per the a report by Ernst & Young and Event & Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), which

interviewed CEOs of 32 Indian events and activation companies, the organised events and activation market in

India is expected to grow by what percent over the next two years, powered by weddings, sports and higher

spends on below-the-line promotional events?

a. 50%

b. 55%

c. 53.33%

d. 46%

 Answer: (a)

3. According to the quarterly report on ‘Public debt management’ prepared by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Ministry of Finance, India’s public debt rose by what per cent to 3752576 crore rupees

during the first quarter (April-June) of fiscal year 2012?

a. 4%

b. 4.9%

c. 5.6%

d. 7.1%

 Answer: (b)

4. Exports from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) grew by what per cent to Rs 118321.56 crore during the first

quarter (April-June) of the fiscal 2012-13?

a. 51%b. 57.5%

c. 64%

d. 73%

 Answer: (c)

5. The Union government on 30 July 2012 introduced national certification standards for organic textiles to boost

the demand for organic textiles in major markets, including Europe and Japan. With respect to the above

statement which of the following is not true?

1. The Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) launched by Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister

 Anand Sharma is to be included under the National Programme for Organic Productions (NPOP)

2. The NPOP includes norms for organic production and processing of agriculture crops along with certificationstandards

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3. In 2011 India exported certified organic products to various countries in Europe, Asia and the US worth Rs

2000 crore

4. India with the introduction of the national certification standards thus took over the long-standing position of 

the Global Organic Textiles standards (GOTS), which are private standards prevailing in the organic textiles

industry

a. 1 & 4b. 2 & 3

c. Only 4

d. Only 3

 Answer: (d) 

1. Pranab Mukherjee on 26 June 2012 resigned as the Union Finance Minister. A veteran Congress party leader,

Mukherjee was appointed the Union Finance Minister on 24 January 2009, during the UPA I government and was

reallocated the same portfolio following the victory of UPA in the 2009 general elections. Figure out which of the

following developments did not take place during his tenure as the Union Finance Minister?

1. Union Finance Ministry announced a 0.3 per cent excise duty on unbranded jewellery

2. UPA government approved up to 51% foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail

3. Union Finance Ministry announced the general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR)

4. Indian Rupee witnessed its historic low against the US dollar

a. Only 3

b. 2 & 3

c. 3 & 4

d. All the above given facts are right

 Answer: (d) 

2. The Pakistan government on 28 June 2012, released Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh after he served life

imprisonment in Pakistani Prison. Who is the other Indian citizen who has been languishing in Pakistani prisonand was denied liberty by the Pakistani authorities on 26 June 2012?

a. Sarabjeet Singh

b. Swarnjeet Singh

c. Sarvajeet Singh

d. Amarjeet Singh

 Answer: (a) 

3. Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned on 26 July 2012 in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing

corruption charges against him. Which one of the following facts about Virbhadra Singh is not true?

1. He was the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2. He first became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in April 1983

3. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi constituency4. Before joining Congress he was the member of BJP

a. Only 4

b. Only 2

c. Only 1

d. Only 3

 Answer: (a) 

4. Name the person who was appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police by the Union Home Ministry on 28

June 2012 ?

a. BK Gupta

b. Neeraj Kumar

c. Surendra Singh

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d. CP Vergese

 Answer: (b)

5. Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.

1. He was born on 1 September 1947, Meghalaya, India2. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya

3. He is contesting the Presidential Elections 2012 as NDA candidate

4. He joined BARC Training School in 1974

a. Pawan Chamling

b. V Kishore Chandradeo

c. PA Sangma

d. D Raja

 Answer: (c)

1. Dipankar Mukherjee, National Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), passed away on 18 June2012 in New Delhi at the age of 69. Figure out which of the following facts related to Dipankar Mukherjee is not

true?

1. He was born in June 1943 at Calcutta in West Bengal

2. He joined CITU as its full time member in 1991

3. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, in April 1994 from West Bengal

as a CPI(M) member

4. He was also the longest serving chairman of CITU

a. Only 3

b. 2 & 3

c. 3 & 4

d. Only 4

 Answer: (d) 

2. The Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) set aside the appointment of V. Dinesh Reddy

as Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh. What was the ground of Reddy’s removal as the state DGP? 

a. Seniority

b. Corruption

c. misconduct

d. none of the above

 Answer: (a) 

3. Which one of the following ministeries decided to defer its plan to digitalise cable TV services in metros by

four months as they were found not to be ready for it?

a. Union Finance Ministryb. Union Home Ministry

c. Union Science Ministry

d. Union Information & Technology Ministry

 Answer: (d)

4. Name the person who was served the Enforcement Directorate notice to question him on charges of money

laundering ?

a. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy

b. A Raja

c. Suresh Kalmadi

d. Virbhadra Singh

 Answer: (a) 

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5. Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.

1. He was appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on 19 June 2012

2. He earlier served as the Chief Executive of Nuclear Recycle Board of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

3. Basu was the Project Director of the Plutonium Recycling Project at Kalpakkam, which built India's first

indigenous Pressurised Water Reactor

4. He joined BARC in 1974

a. Ratan Kumar Sinha

b. Shekher Basu

c. KS Sreekrishnan

d. Ramesh Kulkarni

 Answer: (b)

1. Which one of the following High Courts on 28 May 2012 scrapped the Union Government's 4.5 per-cent quota

for minorities, carved out of the 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs)?

a. Andhra Pradesh High Court

b. Allahabad High Courtc. Karnataka High Court

d. Patna High Court

 Answer: a 

2. The DRDO test-fired indigenously built ‘Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on 28 May

2012. What kind of missile Akash is?

a. Surface-to-air missile

b. Air-to-surface missile

c. Surface-to-surface missile

d. Water-to-surface missile

 Answer: a 

3. The Union Cabinet on 31 May 2012 approved the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012. Which of the following

facts are not related to the National Telecom Policy?

1. The policy also allows national number portability but with no visible timelines

2. NTP 2012 expects to take India's presently 39% rural teledensity to 70% in the next 5 years

3. The new policy will make roaming free of any charge

4. Spectrum pricing falls under the purview of new telecom policy

a. Only 1

b. 1 &4

c. 2&3

d. Only 4 Answer: (d) 

4. Army Chief General V.K. Singh, who led over the one-million-strong Indian Army for the past 26 months,

retired on 20 May 2012. Figure out which one of the following fact is not correct about General V.K. Singh?

1. He became the Chief of Staff of the Army on 31 March 2010

2. He was commissioned into the Rajput regiment on 14 June 1970

3. He was the first Army Chief who moved to The Supreme Court of India against the Union Government

4. He raised the issue of shortages and deficiencies in the Army

a. 1

b. 2c. 3

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d. All the facts are correct

 Answer: d 

5. Brahmeshwar Singh alias ‘Mukhiyaji,' the head of a dreaded private militia of upper caste landowners in Bihar,

was shot dead on 1 June 2012. Name the group he was head of?a. MCC

b. Ranvir Sena

c. People’s War Group 

d. CPI( Maoist)

 Answer: b 

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ROUND 2 : WORLD CURRENT AFFAIR

Current affairs world gives you a brief on the know-hows around the world, it will help you stay updated on all

the world news genre .

1. Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed …………………………from his post, 

(a) Khil Raj Regmi

(b) Parmanand Jha

(c) Baburam Bhattarai

(d) Purna Kumari Subedi

 Answer: (c)

2. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30

May 2012

(a) Northeastern Italy(b) Pakistan

(c) Bali

(d) Sikkim

 Answer: (a)

3. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster

of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place.

(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara

(b) Naha Airport, Japan

(c) Verona, Italy,

(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London Answer: (a) 

4. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of 

civilians at ……….. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names) 

a. Gilani

b. Houla

c. Haqqani

d. Chidambaram

 Answer: (c) 

5. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economiccooperation and joint investment between the two countries.

(a) India and Bahrain

(b) India and Singapore

(c) India and China

(d) India and South Korea

 Answer: (a) 

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1. Identify the false fact about The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012

(a) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012 concluded in Beijing on 7 June 2012

(b) The member states of the SCO adopted 100 agreements on the concluding day of the summit.

(c) Leaders and officials from the four SCO observer countries of Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India were also

present at the summit.

(d) Chinese President Hu Jintao offered a 10 billion U.S. dollars loan to the SCO which will be used be used to

promote the development of SCO members

 Answer: (b)

2. A US drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed al-Qaida's second-in-command -------------?

(a) Ayman al-Zawahiri

(b) Abu Yahya al-Libi

(c) Hasan Qayid

(d) Osama Bin Laden

 Answer: (b) 

3. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster

of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place.

(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara

(b) Naha Airport, Japan

(c) Verona, Italy,

(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London

 Answer: (a) 

4. A country’s pro-democracy leader -------------carried out her first trip outside the country since 1988.

a. Yusuf Raja Gilani

b. Aung Saan Suu Kyi

c. Husain Haqqanid. P. Chidambaram

 Answer: (c)

5. Which missile did Pakistan successfully test-fire on 5 June 2012?

(a) Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile

(b) Agni – VI (air drone)

(c) Alacrán missile

(d) Velvet Glove

 Answer: (a)

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1. Which the following two countries have had talks in Siachen that were held at the Ministry of Defence,

Rawalpindi on 11 – 12 June 2012.

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) Afghanistan and India

(c) India and United States of America

(d) India and Israel

 Answer: (a)

2. _______________ US defence secretary arrived India on a two-day visit in June, 2012 ?

(a) Barak Obama

(b) Antonis Samara

(c) Mohommed Moorsi

(d) Leon Panetta

 Answer: (d) Leon Panetta

3. Who was held responsible by the Pakistan judicial commission for not being fair to his country while serving as

an envoy to the United States of America and also Held him responsible for memo seeking help to stave off a

feared coup in that country.

a. Yusuf Raja Gilani

b. Antonis Samara

c. Husain Haqqani

d. P. Chidambaram

 Answer: (c)

4. Identify the false date of the World Anti-child Labour Day which is observed across the globe to highlight the

need to protect the rights of the child.

(a) 6 January

(b) 15 August(c) 25 November

(d) 12 June

 Answer. (d)

5. Which of the following two countries have decided to make serious efforts for amicable solution to Siachen

issue.

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) India and Russia

(c) India and South Korea

(d) India and Afghanistan

 Answer: (a)

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1. American Actor ……………… passed away on 8 July 2012. He was 95 years old. He took his last breath at

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He won the Oscar Award for his role in the film named Marty in the year 1955

(a) George Clooney

(b) Ernest Borgnine

(c) Jim Carrey

(d) Bee Gees

 Answer: (b) Ernest Borgnine 

2. Which two countries signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on

11 July 2012, New Delhi.

(a) India and Afghanistan

(b) India and Peru

(c) India and Singapore

(d) India and Mozambique

 Answer: (c) India and Singapore

3. World Population Day is celebrated on which day? It aims to make aware people about the increasing

population in the country.

a. 27 March

b. 11 July

c. 10 February

d. 25 December

 Answer: (b) 

4. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012,who

assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar

(a) Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012 assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar in the past 22

year(b) Prior to his current assignment, Mitchell served as President Bush’s special envoy to Myanmar. 

(c) The decision marked a strong indication of US’ support to the political reforms being unfolded in Myanmar.

(d) Prompted by the series of political reforms in the country, the US Government in January 2012 had

announced to restore diplomatic relation with Myanmar.

 Answer: (c) 

5. Where was the international donors meeting that pledged $16 billion contribution for development aid to

 Afghanistan until 2015, held on 8 July 2012?

a) United States

b) India

c) Tokyo

d) Maldives Answer: (c) Tokyo

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1. which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012?

a. SAC ad hoc

b. CAS ad hoc

c. PAC ad hoc

d. CBS ad hoc

 Answer. (b) 

2. Consider the statement:

 __________ titled book was released on Indian hockey Olympians.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. Report of Indian Hockey Olympians

b. Synopsis of Indian Olympians

c. Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians

d. Hockey Olympians Biography

 Answer. (c) 

3. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemen’s Singles

Final 2012?

a. Pete Sampras

b. Mikhail Youzhny

c. Djokovic

d. Roger Federer

 Answer. (d) 

4. Which one of the following beat Agnieszka Radwanskato claim Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final 2012? 

a. Petra Kvitová

b. Serena Williams

c. Venus Williamsd. Victoria Azarenka

 Answer. (b) 

5. Which one of the following has a world record of 555 dismissals?

a. Jeff Dujon

b. Rodney William Marsh

c. Mark Boucher

d. Adam Gilchrist

 Answer. (c)

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1. Which two of the following shared Under-19 Asia Cup 2012?

a. India & Pakistan

b. India & Nepal

c. Malaysia & Pakistan

d. Pakistan & Nepal

 Answer. (a) 

2. Where Under-19 Asia Cup 2012 was played?

a. Malaysia

b. Kuala Lampur

c. Lahore

d. Kathmandu

 Answer. (b)

3. Consider the Statement:

Three _____ athletes were suspended from London Olympics 2012.

a. Indian

b. American

c. Russian

d. England

 Answer. (c)

4. Which one of the following discarded Arsenal Contract Offer in 2012?

a. Van Persie

b. Mickelson

c. Kerwin

d. Samir Nasri

 Answer. (a)

5. Which one of the following won Euro Cup Football Championship 2012?

a. Denmark 

b. Germany

c. Italy

d. Spain

 Answer. (d)

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1. The Australian Climate Commission warned that the world’s sea levels could increase by _ the end of the 21st

Century.

a) 1.5 Metre.

b) 2 Metres.

c) 3 Metres.

d) 1 Metres.

 Answer: (d) 1 Metre

2. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of 

Wight is located?

a) USA

b) UK 

c) India

d) Germany

 Answer: (b) UK  

3. In the studies conducted by American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers it was found that tumors contain

their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding regrowth. Which one of the

following techniques researchers used to trace the ancestry of cells within mouse tumors?

a) labeling technique

b) Striking technique

c) Bubble technique

d) None of the above

 Answer: (a) labeling technique

4. US researchers are using a new tool called___ for detecting illegal nuclear explosions.

a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS)

b) Water alarm devicec) Seismometer

d) Geiger counter

 Answer: (a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS)

5. A Rare bird Jerdan’s Baza was found for the first time in Dantepally tank area in Pocharam reserve forest of 

on 16 June 2012. Consider the given facts regarding Jerdan’s Baza.

i) Jerdan’s Baza mainly eats frogs, lizards and large insects. 

ii) The bird id recognized by broad round wings, a long squarish tail, jaunty crest and forest dwelling habits.

Choose the right option:

a) Only i is correct.

b) Only ii is correct.

c) Both i and ii are correct.d) Neither i nor ii is correct.

 Answer: (c) Both i and ii are correct.

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Round 3 : SPELL CHECK

There are different reasons behind the confusion in each of these words, and almost all these

reasons stem from the manner in which the word is actually pronounced. Here you will find thecorrect spellings for the most commonly confused words in the English language.

Acceptable  Argument  Amateur  Accidentally  Atheist 

Baccalaureate  Bureaucratic  Behavioral  Bivouacking  Bourgeoisie 

Cemetery  Conscience  Conscious  Committed  Conscientious 

Dumbbell  Drunkenness  Daiquiri  Desiccation  Dachshund 

Embarrassment  Exhilarate  Existence  Etymology  Eavesdrop 

Fiery  Facetious  Fuchsia  Finesse  Fluorescent 

Gauge  Guillotine  Guerrilla  Grandiose  Grotesque 

Hierarchy  Harass  Humorous  Hemorrhage  Heuristic 

Inoculate  Indispensable  Idiosyncrasy  Illustrate  Illegitimate 

Judgment  Jewelry  Jealousy  Jaguar  Journal 

Kernel  Kaleidoscope  Knowledgeable  Kayak  Kiosk 

Liaison  Lightning  Labyrinth  Legionnaire  Luscious 

Maneuver  Misspell  Mischievous  Minuscule  Mayonnaise 

Noticeable  Nauseous  Naivete  Niche  Notorious 

Occurrence  Oblique  Oscillate  Obnoxious  Omniscience 

Pronunciation  Privilege  Personnel  Perseverance  Playwright 

Questionnaire  Quotient  Quizzes  Queue  Quiescent 

Referred  Restaurant  Rendezvous  Reconnaissance  Repertoire 

Schedule  Sergeant  Sacrilegious  Scaffolding  Sepulchral 

Threshold  Twelfth  Teutonic  Trigonometric  Turquoise 

Unanimous  Unduly  Ubiquitous  Umbilicus  Uxorial 

Vacuum  Vaudeville  Vehemently  Vignette  Veterinarian 

Wondrous  Withdrawal  Wherewithal  Whet  Writhe 

Yacht  Yeoman  Yarmulke  Yolk  Yataghan 

Zucchini  Zephyr  Zealot  Zoological  Zigadene 

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Round 4: Capitalise Your Country

The countries of the world and capitals of every country follow:

Afghanistan - Kabul

Albania - TiranaAlgeria - Algiers

Andorra - Andorra la Vella

Angola - Luanda

Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's

Argentina - Buenos Aires

Armenia - Yerevan

Australia - Canberra

Austria - Vienna

Azerbaijan - Baku

The Bahamas - Nassau

Bahrain - Manama

Bangladesh - Dhaka

Barbados - Bridgetown

Belarus - Minsk

Belgium - Brussels

Belize - Belmopan

Benin - Porto-Novo

Bhutan - Thimphu

Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo

Botswana - Gaborone

Brazil - Brasilia

Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan

Bulgaria - Sofia

Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou

Burundi - Bujumbura

Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cameroon - Yaounde

Canada - OttawaCape Verde - Praia

Central African Republic - Bangui

Chad - N'Djamena

Chile - Santiago

China - Beijing

Colombia - Bogota

Comoros - Moroni

Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa

Costa Rica - San Jose

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Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)

Croatia - Zagreb

Cuba - Havana

Cyprus - Nicosia

Czech Republic - Prague

Denmark - Copenhagen

Djibouti - Djibouti

Dominica - Roseau

Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo

East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili

Ecuador - Quito

Egypt - Cairo

El Salvador - San Salvador

Equatorial Guinea - Malabo

Eritrea - AsmaraEstonia - Tallinn

Ethiopia - Addis Ababa

Fiji - Suva

Finland - Helsinki

France - Paris

Gabon - Libreville

The Gambia - Banjul

Georgia - Tbilisi

Germany - Berlin

Ghana - Accra

Greece - Athens

Grenada - Saint George's

Guatemala - Guatemala City

Guinea - Conakry

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau

Guyana - Georgetown

Haiti - Port-au-Prince

Honduras - Tegucigalpa

Hungary - Budapest

Iceland - Reykjavik

India - New Delhi

Indonesia - Jakarta

Iran - Tehran

Iraq - Baghdad

Ireland - Dublin

Israel - Jerusalem*

Italy - Rome

Jamaica - Kingston

Japan - TokyoJordan - Amman

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Kazakhstan - Astana

Kenya - Nairobi

Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll

Korea, North - Pyongyang

Korea, South - Seoul

Kosovo - Pristina

Kuwait - Kuwait City

Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek

Laos - Vientiane

Latvia - Riga

Lebanon - Beirut

Lesotho - Maseru

Liberia - Monrovia

Libya - Tripoli

Liechtenstein - VaduzLithuania - Vilnius

Luxembourg - Luxembourg

Macedonia - Skopje

Madagascar - Antananarivo

Malawi - Lilongwe

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Maldives - Male

Mali - Bamako

Malta - Valletta

Marshall Islands - Majuro

Mauritania - Nouakchott

Mauritius - Port Louis

Mexico - Mexico City

Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir

Moldova - Chisinau

Monaco - Monaco

Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar

Montenegro - Podgorica

Morocco - Rabat

Mozambique - Maputo

Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

Namibia - Windhoek

Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

Nepal - Kathmandu

Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

New Zealand - Wellington

Nicaragua - Managua

Niger - Niamey

Nigeria - AbujaNorway - Oslo

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Oman - Muscat

Pakistan - Islamabad

Palau - Melekeok

Panama - Panama City

Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby

Paraguay - Asuncion

Peru - Lima

Philippines - Manila

Poland - Warsaw

Portugal - Lisbon

Qatar - Doha

Romania - Bucharest

Russia - Moscow

Rwanda - Kigali

Saint Kitts and Nevis - BasseterreSaint Lucia - Castries

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown

Samoa - Apia

San Marino - San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome

Saudi Arabia - Riyadh

Senegal - Dakar

Serbia - Belgrade

Seychelles - Victoria

Sierra Leone - Freetown

Singapore - Singapore

Slovakia - Bratislava

Slovenia - Ljubljana

Solomon Islands - Honiara

Somalia - Mogadishu

South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

South Sudan - Juba (Relocating to Ramciel)

Spain - Madrid

Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)

Sudan - Khartoum

Suriname - Paramaribo

Swaziland - Mbabane

Sweden - Stockholm

Switzerland - Bern

Syria - Damascus

Taiwan - Taipei

Tajikistan - Dushanbe

Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)

Thailand - BangkokTogo - Lome

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Tonga - Nuku'alofa

Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain

Tunisia - Tunis

Turkey - Ankara

Turkmenistan - Ashgabat

Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province

Uganda - Kampala

Ukraine - Kyiv

United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom - London

United States of America - Washington D.C.

Uruguay - Montevideo

Uzbekistan - Tashkent

Vanuatu - Port-Vila

Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican CityVenezuela - Caracas

Vietnam - Hanoi

Yemen - Sanaa

Zambia - Lusaka

Zimbabwe - Harare