Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Country) | List-II (Capital) |
A. Uzbekistan | 1. Tashkent |
B. Tajikistan | 2. Dushanbe |
C. Kyrgyzstan | 3. Bishkek |
D. Turkmenistan | 4. Ashgabat |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Uzbekistan–Tashkent, Tajikistan–Dushanbe, Kyrgyzstan–Bishkek and Turkmenistan–Ashgabat.
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and the country's largest urban centre. It is also one of the major economic and transportation centres of Central Asia.
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan and serves as the country's principal political, economic and cultural centre. Nearly 93% of Tajikistan is mountainous, so the capital developed in a comparatively broad valley region.
Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It is situated in the Chüy Valley in the northern part of the country near the foothills of the Tian Shan and is the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.
Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan. Situated near the Kopet Dag Mountains, it is the country's principal administrative, political and cultural centre.