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Q43
(IAS/2009)
Geography › Maps & Locations › World cities and capitals
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Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?
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C
Explanation
Putrajaya is Malaysia’s purpose-built federal administrative centre. The planned city was developed in the 1990s to relocate the federal government away from overcrowded Kuala Lumpur; in 1999 Putrajaya became the new seat of the Malaysian federal government and now hosts many government offices and judicial functions, while Kuala Lumpur remains the national/legislative and commercial capital [2]. Located roughly 25 km south of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya was conceived as a more orderly, greener and efficient administrative hub as part of a deliberate decentralization and urban-design strategy. Hence the correct answer is Putrajaya (option 3).
Sources
- [1] https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210901-putrajaya-the-capital-city-youve-never-heard-of
- [2] https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/travelling-through-precision/article2639520.ece
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