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UPSC 2009: Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?
(a)Kota Bharu
(b)Kuala Terengganu
(c)Putrajaya
(d)Taiping
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Putrajaya
Putrajaya was conceived in the 1990s and officially became Malaysia’s new federal administrative capital in 1999, housing the Prime Minister’s Office and most federal ministries. Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu and Taiping are important Malaysian cities but are not the national administrative centre. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdana_Putra?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2009, GS Paper 1, as Question 135. It falls under Geography > World Political Geography & Borders.
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