2016 · Q81
Which one of the following was the earlier name of Tokyo?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- AOsaka
- BKyoto
- CSamurai
- DEdo
Explanation
Tokyo was known as Edo — the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate — until the Meiji Restoration, when it was renamed Tokyo ("eastern capital") in 1868. Osaka and Kyoto were always separate cities, and "Samurai" is a warrior class, not a place name.