What is the currency of Japan?
- A.Won
- B.Yen
- C.Yuan
- D.Baht
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Yen. The yen is the money of Japan and its capital is Tokyo. It is one of the most traded currencies in the world, along with the United States dollar, the euro and the pound sterling.
Option A, the won, is the currency of both South Korea, whose capital is Seoul, and North Korea. Option C, the yuan, also called the renminbi, belongs to China, whose capital is Beijing; students confuse yen and yuan because the names look alike, so remember that the longer name goes with the larger country. Option D, the baht, is the currency of Thailand, whose capital is Bangkok. All four options come from East and South East Asia, which is exactly how a paper setter builds a trap for this question.
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- A.Sydney
- B.Melbourne
- C.Canberra
- D.Perth
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- A.Nepal
- B.Bhutan
- C.Maldives
- D.Myanmar
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- A.Nigeria
- B.Kenya
- C.South Africa
- D.Zimbabwe
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South Africa is the standard example of a country with three capitals. Pretoria holds the executive and the office of the President, Cape Town holds the Parliament and is therefore the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein holds the Supreme Court of Appeal and is the judicial capital.
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- A.Cambodia
- B.Laos
- C.Myanmar
- D.Vietnam
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Read the full explanation →Taka is the currency of which of the following countries?
- A.Bangladesh
- B.Sri Lanka
- C.Nepal
- D.Afghanistan
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The taka is the currency of Bangladesh, whose capital is Dhaka. Bangladesh was created in 1971 and shares the longest land border that India has with any country, touching West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
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