SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 27

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q27

Back to paper

In 2019, Kazakhstan renamed its capital Astana to ______ .

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Nursultan.

In 2019, Kazakhstan renamed its capital Astana to ______ 

Nursultan

What is Kazakhstan?
  • Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Nur-Sultan, in honour of the country's longtime leader.
  • The order to change the capital city's name was issued by Kazakhstan's newly sworn-in interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
  • The name Astana literally means "capital" in Kazakh
  • Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia and the ninth-largest in the world.