Uzbekistan civics quiz: questions and answers
All 15 general civics quiz questions about Uzbekistan with answers and explanations, grouped by topic. This is a learning quiz, not an official exam. Select a question to see the answer.
Government and law 5 questions
The capital, the state language, the Oliy Majlis, the 2023 constitutional referendum and citizenship rules.
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What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan.
What is the state language of Uzbekistan?
Uzbek
Uzbek is the state language of Uzbekistan.
What is the name of Uzbekistan’s parliament?
Oliy Majlis
The Oliy Majlis is Uzbekistan's parliament, with a Legislative Chamber and a Senate.
How was the new edition of Uzbekistan’s Constitution adopted in 2023?
By national referendum
The new edition of the Constitution was approved by voters in a national referendum on 30 April 2023.
Under the 2020 citizenship law, how many years must applicants usually have lived in Uzbekistan?
Five
The usual requirement is at least five years of continuous residence, counted from the date the residence permit was issued.
History 5 questions
Amir Timur, Ulugh Beg, Al-Khwarizmi, Babur and independence in 1991.
On which date does Uzbekistan celebrate Independence Day?
1 September
Uzbekistan's Independence Day is 1 September, marking its independence in 1991.
Which 14th-century ruler made Samarkand the capital of his empire?
Amir Timur
Amir Timur, also known as Tamerlane, built a large empire and made Samarkand its capital.
Which 15th-century ruler and astronomer built a famous observatory in Samarkand?
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg, Timur's grandson, built his observatory in Samarkand in the 1420s and compiled a famous star catalogue.
The word ‘algorithm’ comes from the name of which scholar from Khwarazm?
Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Khwarizmi, a 9th-century mathematician from the Khwarazm region, gave his name to the word 'algorithm'.
Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, was born in which city of the Fergana Valley?
Andijan
Babur was born in Andijan in 1483 and later founded the Mughal Empire in India.
Geography, culture and symbols 5 questions
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, the Aral Sea, the som and the country's unusual geography.
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What is the currency of Uzbekistan?
Som
Uzbekistan's currency is the Uzbek som, also written so'm.
In which city is the Registan, a square framed by three madrasas?
Samarkand
The Registan in Samarkand is framed by the Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor and Tilya-Kori madrasas.
Itchan Kala, the walled inner town, is in which city?
Khiva
Itchan Kala is the walled old town of Khiva and was Uzbekistan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world described as what?
Doubly landlocked
A doubly landlocked country is surrounded only by landlocked countries. The only other one is Liechtenstein.
Which sea, shared by Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s?
Aral Sea
Water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya was diverted for irrigation, causing the Aral Sea to shrink dramatically.
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