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Which city is the largest city in Switzerland?

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  1. Geneva

  2. Bern

  3. Zurich

  4. Basel

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Correct Option: C
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Zürich
DescriptionThe city of Zurich, a global center for banking and finance, lies at the north end of Lake Zurich in northern Switzerland. The picturesque lanes of the central Altstadt (Old Town), on either side of the Limmat River, reflect its pre-medieval history. Waterfront promenades like the Limmatquai follow the river toward the 17th-century Rathaus (town hall).
Elevation: 408 m
Area: 87.88 km².

Which village resort is situated near the base of the Matterhorn mountain peak? 

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  1. Grindelwald

  2. Lauterbrunnen

  3. Zermatt

  4. Lucerne

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Correct Option: C
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Zermatt
The Matterhorn village in the heart of the Swiss alps. Regarded by many as Switzerland's top ski resort and by those in the know as the world's best, Zermatt is extremely picturesque, car-free and offers spectacular views of the Matterhorn and 28 other 4,000 metre peaks surrounding the mountain village.

Which is the Europe's largest Alpine lake?

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  1. Lake Garda

  2. Lake Lucerne

  3. Lake Constance

  4. Lake Geneva

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Correct Option: D
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Lake Geneva
It is the largest lake in the Alps, one of the biggest in Europe and 40% of it stretches into France (see below for France's lakes). Lake Geneva reaches through the cantons of Savoy and Vaud, famous for their vineyards.

Which city is the banking capital of Switzerland?

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  1. Bern

  2. Olten

  3. Frauenfeld

  4. Zurich

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Correct Option: D
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Zurich
The banking capital and picturesque city of Zurich is the most populated city in the Alpine nation of Switzerland. Its population of 366,445 Swiss people enjoy the best of culture, shopping, and cuisine.

Which city is popular for its medieval old town and Gothic cathedral?

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  1. Winterthur

  2. Bellinzona

  3. Lausanne

  4. Grindelwald

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Correct Option: C
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Lausanne is a city on Lake Geneva, in the French-speaking region of Vaud, Switzerland. It’s home to the International Olympic Committee headquarters, as well as the Olympic Museum and lakeshore Olympic Park. Away from the lake, the hilly old city has medieval, shop-lined streets and a 12th-century Gothic cathedral with an ornate facade. The 19th-century Palais de Rumine houses fine art and science museums.

What is Matterhorn?

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  1. A mountain peak in the Alps and is an iconic symbol of Switzerland

  2. It is an observation terrace and scientific observatory

  3. A lake

  4. Forest

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Correct Option: A
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A mountain peak in the Alps and is an iconic symbol of Switzerland,
The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetrical pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.

From when the tourism in Switzerland began?

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  1. Late eighteen

  2. Early nineteenth

  3. Late nineteenth

  4. in the twenties

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Correct Option: B
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Early nineteenth
Tourism begins with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century (Jungfrau 1811, Finsteraarhorn 1812). The Alpine Club in London is founded in 1857. Reconvalescence in the Alpine climate, in particular from Tuberculosis, is another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries for example in Davos, Graubünden. Because of the prominence of the Bernese Alps in British mountaineering, the Bernese Oberland was long especially known as a tourist destination. Meiringen's Reichenbach Falls achieved literary fame as the site of the fictional death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (1893). The first organised tourist holidays to Switzerland were offered during the 19th century by the Thomas Cook and Lunn Travel companies

In which place of Switzerland there is an observation terrace and scientific observatory at the top of the mountain?

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  1. Matterhorn

  2. Jungfraujoch

  3. Lucerne

  4. Lake Geneva

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Correct Option: B
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Jungfraujoch
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. At 3,571 m (11,716 ft) above mean sea level, it is one of the highest observatories in the world.

Chapel bridge is situated in which of the following town of Switzerland?

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  1. Basel

  2. Zrich

  3. Geneva

  4. Lucerne

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Correct Option: D
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Lucerne,

Chapel Bridge is located in the heart of Lucerne and serves as a symbol of Switzerland’s medieval town. Also referred to as Kapellbrücke, the bridge is named after nearby St. Peter’s Chapel. The bridge is famed as an architectural masterpiece, because of its wood construction and iconic covered style. It is the oldest covered bridge in Europe, dating back to the 14th century.

Spanning 670 feet (204 meters), the bridge connects Old Town to New Town and allows only foot traffic. This makes it the perfect spot to leisurely admire its scenic setting and historic murals.

Chapel Bridge is located at the mouth of the Reuss River. Stand on one side of the bridge to look out over the river and turn to the other to admire Lake Lucerne. The vantage point is impressive from any angle: mountains tower behind the ancient city, their snow-capped peaks contrasting with the clear blue water of the lake. The scene is especially picturesque at sunset. Have your camera ready around dusk and find a spot along the railing before the bridge fills with other visitors.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

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  1. Zrich

  2. Bern

  3. Zermatt

  4. Geneva

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Correct Option: B
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Bern,

Bern is referred to within Switzerland as the federal city. Although Switzerland is without an official capital, the city of Bern is the de-facto seat of government in the country. Before 1848, the cantons of Zurich, Berne, and Lucerne hosted the Confederal Diet in two-year rotations.
Bern is host to the Federal Palace which is the Swiss Parliament's building and makes it the de-facto capital of the Swiss Confederation otherwise technically just the Federal city.