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Nations & Capitals : General Knowledge from Various PSC Exams
| Nations | Capitals |
| ALBANIA | TIRANA |
| ALGERIA | ALGIERS |
| ANDORRA | ANDORRE-LA-VIEILLE |
| ANGOLA | LUANDA |
| ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | ST JOHNS |
| ARGENTINA | BUENOUS AIRES |
| ARMENIA | YEREVAN |
| AUSTRALIA | CANBERRA |
| AUSTRIA | VIENNA |
| AZERBAIJAN | BAKU |
| BAHAMAS | NASSAU |
| BAHRAIN | MANAMA |
| BANGLADESH | DHAKA |
| BARBADOS | BRIDGETOWN |
| BELARUS | MINSK |
| BELGIUM | BRUSSELS |
| BELIZE | BELMOPAN |
| BENIN | PORTO NOVO |
| BHUTAN | THIMPHU |
| BOLIVIA | LA PAZ |
| BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA | SARAJEVO |
| BOTSWANA | GAVORONE |
| BRUNEI | BANDER SERI BEGAWAN |
| BULGARIA | SOFIA |
| BURKINA FASO | OUAGADOUGOU |
| BURUNDI | BUJUMBURA |
| CAMBODIA | PHNOM-PENH |
| CAMEROON | YAOUNDE |
| OTTAWA | THE CAPITAL OF CANADA IS |
| CAPE VERDE | PRAIA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| CHILE | SANTIAGO IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| BEIJING | THE CAPITAL OF CHINA |
| HONG KONG | VICTORIA |
| COLOMBIA | BOGOTA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| CONGO | KINSHASA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| COSTA RICA | SAN JOSE |
| CROATIA | ZAGREB IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| CUBA | HAVANA |
| CYPRUS | NICOSIA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | PRAGUE |
| DENMARK | COPENHAGEN |
| EGYPT | CAIRO |
| ERITREA | ASMARA |
| FIJI | SUVA |
| FINLAND | HELSINKI |
| FRANCE | PARIS |
| GERMANY | BERLIN |
| GHANA | ACCRA |
| GREECE | ATHENS |
| GUATEMALA | GUATEMALA CITY |
| GUINEA | CONAKRY |
| GUYANA | GEORGETOWN |
| HAITI | PORT-AU-PRINCE |
| HUNGARY | BUDAPEST |
| ICELAND | REYKJAVIK |
| INDIA | NEW DELHI |
| INDONESIA | JAKARTA |
| IRAN | TEHRAN |
| IRELAND | DUBLIN |
| ISRAEL | JERUSALEM |
| ITALY | ROME |
| JAMAIKA | KINGSTON |
| JAPAN | TOKYO |
| KAZAKHSTHAN | ASTANA |
| KENYA | NAIROBI |
| S.KOREA | SEOUL |
| N.KOREA | PYONGYANG |
| KUWAIT | KUWAIT CITY |
| LAOS | VIENTIANE |
| LATVIA | RIGA |
| LEBANON | BEIRUT |
| LIBYA | TRIPOLI |
| MALDIVES | MALE |
| MALTA | VALLETTA |
| MAURITIUS | PORT LOUIS |
| MEXICO | MEXICO CITY |
| MICRONESIA | PALIKIR |
| MANGOLIA | ULAN BATOR |
| MOROCCO | RABAT |
| MOZAMBIQUE | MAPUTO |
| MYANMAR | YANGON |
| NAMIBIA | WINDHOEK |
| NAURU | YAREN |
| NEPAL | KATHMANDU |
| NETHERLANDS | AMSTERDAM |
| NEW ZELAND | WELLINGTON |
| NIGERIA | ABUJA |
| ROUBLE | CURRENCY OF RUSSIA |
| PAKISTAN | ISLAMABAD |
| NORWAY | OSLO |
| OMAN | MUSCAT |
| PALESTINE | RAMALLAH |
| PANAMA | PANAMA CITY |
| PARAGUAY | ASUNCION |
| LIMA | CAPITAL OF PERU |
| PHILIPPINES | MANILA |
| POLAND | WARSAW |
| QATAR | DOHA |
| LISBON | THE CAPITAL OF PORTUGAL |
| ROMANIA | BUCHAREST |
| KSA | RIYADH |
| SERBIA | BELGRADE |
| SOMALIA | MOGADISHU |
| ZIMBABWE | HARARE |
| ZAMBIA | LUSATA |
| YEMEN | SANAA |
| VIETNAM | HANOI |
| VENEZUELA | CARACAS |
| UZBEKISTAN | TASHKENT |
| URUGUAY | MONTEVIDEO |
| USA | WASHINGTON |
| UK | LONDON |
| UAE | ABU DHABI |
| TURKEY | ANKARA |
| TUNISIA | TUNIS |
| THAILAND | BANGKOK |
| SPAIN | MADRID |
| SRI LANKA | COLOMBO |
| SUDAN | KHARTOUM |
| SWITZERLAND | BERNE |
| SYRIA | DAMASCUS |
| TAIWAN | TAIPEI |
| UKRAINE | KYIV |
| TANZANIA | DODOMA |
| TOGO | LOME |
| RUSSIA | MOSCOW |
| SIERRA LEONE | FREETOWN |
| ETHIOPIA | ADDIS ABABA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| JAIPUR | CAPITAL OF RAJASTHAN |
| SWEDEN | STOCKHOLM IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| TEHERAN | CAPITAL OF IRAN |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ITANAGAR IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| NAIROBI | THE CAPITAL OF KENYA IS |
| RUWANDA | KIGALI IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| AFGANISTHAN | KABUL |
| BAGDAD | THE CAPITAL CITY OF IRAQ |
| UGANDA | KAMPALA IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| BUDAPEST | CAPITAL OF HUNGARY |
| JORDAN | AMMAN IS THE CAPITAL OF |
| Brasília | CAPITAL OF BRAZIL |
| BHOPAL | THE CAPITAL CITY OF MADHYAPRADESH |
| JAIPUR | THE CAPITAL CITY OF RAJASTHAN |
| IMPHAL | THE CAPITAL CITY OF MANIPUR |
| ISWAL | THE CAPITAL CITY OF MISORAM |
| KOHIMA | THE CAPITAL CITY OF NAGALAND |
| PANAJI | THE CAPITAL CITY OF GOA |
| KAVARATHI | THE CAPITAL CITY OF LAKSHADWEEP |
| MUMBAI | THE CAPITAL CITY OF MAHARASHTRA |
| HYDERABAD | THE CAPITAL CITY OF ANDRAPRADESH |
| CHENNAI | THE CAPITAL CITY OF TAMIL NADU |
| ASUNCION | CAPITAL OF PARAGUAY |
| MANILA | CAPITAL OF PHILIPPINES |
| WARSAW | CAPITAL OF POLAND |
| LISBON | CAPITAL OF PORTUGAL |
| MALI | BAMAKO IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF |
E&OE : Prepared by qblp research team for PSC aspirants.Pls download RankMaker Newversion from www.qblpindia.blogspot.com to practice these questions.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Books and Authors : KPSC asked this type of GK many times
| Book | Author |
| A BEND IN THE RIVER | V.S NAIPAUL |
| A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME | STEPHEN HAWKING |
| A FAREWELL TO ARMS | ERNEST HEMINGWAY |
| A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE | WINSTON CHURCHILL |
| A PASSAGE TO ENGLAND | NIRAD.C.CHAUDARI |
| A PASSAGE TO INDIA | E.M FOSTER |
| A SUITABLE BOY | VIKRAM SETH |
| A TALE OF TWO CITIES | CHARLES DICKENS |
| A VILLAGE BY THE SEA | ANITA DESAI |
| AKBARNAMA | ABDUL FAZAL |
| ALICE IN WONDERLAND | LEWIS CAROL |
| ANAND MATH | BANKIM CHANDRA |
| ANIMAL FARM | GEORGE ORWELL |
| ANNA KARENINA | TOLSTOY |
| APPLE CART | G.B SHAW |
| ARABIPPONNU | M.T VASUDEVAN NAIR && N.P MUHAMMAD |
| ARTHASASTRA | KAUTILYA |
| AS I SEE | KIRAN BEDI |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | SHAKESPEARE |
| AUTHOR OF "MALABAR MANUEL" | WILLIAM LOGAN |
| BLACK HOLES AND BABY UNIVERSE | STEPHEN HAWKING |
| BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT | BILL GATES |
| BY GODS DECREE | KAPIL DEV |
| CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA | G.B SHAW |
| CHEMMEEN | THAKAZHI SIVA SANKARA PILLAI |
| COOLIE | MULK RAJ ANAND |
| DAS KAPITAL | KARL MARX |
| DAVID COPPERFIELD | CHARLES DICKENS |
| DOLLS HOUSE WRITTEN BY | HENRIK IBSEN |
| DOUBLE HELIX | J.D WATSON |
| ETERNAL INDIA | INDIRA GANDHI |
| ETHICS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM | DALAI LAMA |
| FASTING , FEASTING | ANITA DESAI |
| FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT | COLLINS AND LAPIERRE |
| FRENCH REVOLUTION | THOMAS CARLYLE |
| GATHERING STORM | WINSTON CHURCHILL |
| GITANJALI | RABINDRA NATH TAGORE |
| GLIMPSES 0F WORLD HISTORY | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU |
| GORA | TAGORE |
| GULLIVERS TRAVELS | JONATHAN SWIFT |
| HAMLET | SHAKESPEARE |
| HARSHA CHRITHA | BANA BHATT |
| INDIA WINS FREEDOM | ABUL KALAM AZAD |
| INVISIBLE MAN | H.G WELLS |
| JULIUS CAESAR | SHAKESPEARE |
| JUNGLE BOOK | RUDYARD KIPLING |
| JURASSIC PARK | MICHAEL CRICHTON |
| KAMA SUTRA | VATSYAYAN |
| KING LEAR | SHAKESPEARE |
| LAJJA | TESLIMA NASREEN |
| LES MISERABLES | VICTOR HUGO |
| MACBETH | SHAKESPEARE |
| MAHABHARATA | VYASA |
| MAN EATERS OF KUMAON | JIM CORBETT |
| MARRIAGE AND MORALS | BERTRAND RUSSEL |
| MEGHDOOT | KALIDAS |
| MEIN KAMPF | ADOLF HITLER |
| MERCHANT OF VENICE | SHAKESPEARE |
| MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN | SALMAN RUSHDIE |
| MOONWALK | MICHAEL JACKSON |
| MOTHER | MAXIM GORKY |
| MOTHER INDIA | KATHERINE MAYO |
| MY EXPERIMENT WITH TRUTH | MAHATHMA GANDHI |
| MY PRESIDENTIAL YEARS | R. VENKATARAMAN |
| MY STORY | JACKIE CHAN |
| MY TRUTH | INDIRA GANDHI |
| ODAKKUZHAL | G.SHANKARA KURUPPU |
| ODE TO THE WEST WIND | SHELLY |
| ODYSSEY | HOMER |
| OLD MAN AND THE SEA | ERNEST HEMINGWAY |
| OLIVER TWIST | CHARLES DICKENS |
| ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE | GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ |
| ORIGIN OF SPECIES | CHARLES DARWIN |
| ORU DESATHINTE KATHA | S.K POTTEKATT |
| OTHELLO | SHAKESPEARE |
| OUR FILMS, THEIR FILMS | SATYAJIT RAY |
| PANCHTANTRA | VISHNU SHARMA |
| PARADISE LOST | JOHN MILTON |
| POST OFFICE | RABINDRA NATH TAGORE |
| RANDAMOOZHAM | M.T VASUDEVAN NAIR |
| ROBINSON CRUSOE | DANIEL DEFOE |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | SHAKESPEARE |
| SHAKUNTALAM | KALIDAS |
| SUNNY DAYS | SUNIL GAVASKAR |
| SWAMI AND FRIENDS | R.K NARAYAN |
| THE ADVENTURES OF SHELOCK HOLMES | CONAN DOYLE |
| THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO | ALEXANDER DUMAS |
| THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL | ANN FRANK |
| THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU |
| THE FIFTH HORSEMAN | LARRY COLLINS AND DOMNIQUE LAPIERRE |
| THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS | ARUNDHATI ROY |
| THE GOLDEN GATE | VIKRAM SETH |
| THE GUIDE | R.K NARAYAN |
| THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS | KIRAN DESAI |
| THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS | SIGMUND FREUD |
| THE JUDGEMENT | KULDIP NAYAR |
| THE MOORS LAST SAY | SALMAN RUSHDIE |
| THE PROPHET | KHALIL GIBRAN |
| THE SOCIAL CONTRACT | ROUSSEAU |
| THE TEMPEST | SHAKESPEARE |
| THE VENDOR OF SWEETS | R.K NARAYAN |
| TIME MACHINE | H.G WELLS |
| TRAIN TO PAKISTAN | KHUSWANTH SINGH |
| UMMACHU | UROOB |
| VANITY FAIR | WILLIAM THACKERAY |
| WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA | R.K. NARAYAN |
| WAKE UP INDIA | ANNIE BESANT |
| WEALTH OF NATIONS | ADAM SMITH |
| WINGS OF FIRE | APJ ABDUL KALAM |
| YESTERDAY AND TODAY | KPS MENON |
| ZORBA THE GREEK | NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS |
E&OE : Prepared by qblp research team for psc aspirants. To practice this question download RankMaker, A quiz based learning Software.