Previous Year Question
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Country) — (Capital)
Morocco — Rabat
Tunisia — Tunis
Algeria — Algiers
Cape Verde — Bamako
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Cape Verde, whose official name is now commonly written as Cabo Verde, is an island country situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa. Its capital is Praia, not Bamako.
Bamako is actually the capital of Mali. Mali is a landlocked country of West Africa, whereas Cabo Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the two should not be confused.
The other three pairs are correct—Morocco–Rabat, Tunisia–Tunis and Algeria–Algiers. Rabat is the capital of Morocco, Tunis of Tunisia and Algiers of Algeria.
Therefore, the incorrectly matched pair is Cape Verde — Bamako. The correct associations are Cape Verde — Praia and Mali — Bamako.