Which country rsquo s capital name is renamed as lsquo Nursultan rsquo ........

Geography and Environment (HAS) Others

Which country’s capital name is renamed as ‘Nursultan’?

This questions was previously asked in

HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2020)

Kazakhstan

Pakistan

Azerbaijan

Kyrgyzstan

- Option 1: Kazakhstan

- The capital of Kazakhstan was renamed Nursultan in March 2019 in honor of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first President of Kazakhstan.

- Nursultan was previously known as Astana.

- It was renamed shortly after Nazarbayev stepped down from the presidency.

- Option 2: Pakistan

- Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

- There has been no recent renaming of the capital.

- Option 3: Azerbaijan

- Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan.

- There has been no renaming to Nursultan.

- Option 4: Kyrgyzstan

- Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

- There is no connection to the name Nursultan.

Correct Answer: Option 1 - Kazakhstan

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