2009 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 135: Geography

Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?

aKota Bharu
bKuala Terengganu
cPutrajaya
dTaiping

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Putrajaya is Malaysia's federal administrative centre, a planned city south of Kuala Lumpur to which government offices moved from the late 1990s. Kuala Lumpur remains the national capital and seat of Parliament. Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu and Taiping are other Malaysian towns, none of them a federal centre.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Kota Bharu is the capital of Kelantan state.
  • (b) Kuala Terengganu is the capital of Terengganu state.
  • (c) Right: Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre.
  • (d) Taiping is a town in Perak state.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.