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What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Canberra
Canberra is the federal capital city of Australia, chosen as a compromise location between the two rival cities of Sydney and Melbourne in 1908. Built as a planned city in the Australian Capital Territory, it serves as the seat of the Australian Government, housing Parliament House and the High Court.
Canberra is the federal capital city of Australia, chosen as a compromise location between the two rival cities of Sydney and Melbourne in 1908. Built as a planned city in the Australian Capital Territory, it serves as the seat of the Australian Government, housing Parliament House and the High Court.
Geographically located in the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Canberra was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin following an international design competition.
Canberra was selected as the capital in 1908 as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.
It is Australia's largest inland city rather than a coastal metropolis.
The city houses major national institutions including the Parliament House and the National Gallery of Australia.
Option B (Sydney) is Australia's most populous city and the capital of New South Wales, often mistaken for the national capital due to its global prominence.
Option C (Melbourne) is the capital of Victoria and briefly served as the seat of government from 1901 until Canberra was officially established.
Option D (Perth) is the capital and largest city of Western Australia, located on the country's western coast.
A is correct тАФ Canberra is the official federal capital of Australia, established as a planned city in the Australian Capital Territory.
In competitive exams like RRB JE, questions on world capitals frequently test planned capitals (such as Canberra, Washington D.C., or Brasilia) compared to their country's largest commercial cities.
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