Previous Year Question
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Country — Capital
(A) Guinea Bissau — Bissau
(B) Taiwan — Taipei
(C) Nicaragua — Managua
(D) Maldives — Malabo
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. Similarly, the question matches Taiwan–Taipei; Taiwan's government information identifies Taipei City as the capital. Managua is the capital of Nicaragua and was designated as the national capital in 1852.
The capital of the Maldives is Malé, not Malabo. Malé is the country's principal political, administrative, financial and commercial centre. Therefore, the Maldives–Malabo pair is clearly incorrect.
An important current update is also relevant to this question. In 2017, Malabo was the capital of Equatorial Guinea, which is why older general-knowledge material associates Malabo with Equatorial Guinea. However, on 2 January 2026, Equatorial Guinea declared Ciudad de la Paz its new capital. Thus, under the current position, Malabo should no longer be described as the present capital of Equatorial Guinea either.