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GK Questions: World Geography – Set 31

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  1. ………………. is also known as Namibia
    1.South-East Africa
    2.South-West Africa
    3.South-North America
    4.South-East America
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.South-West Africa
    Explanation :
    South-West Africa was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was ruled by the German Empire and later South Africa.

  2. Abyssinia is the old name of which country ?
    1.Ecuador
    2.Japan
    3.Ethiopia
    4.Egypt
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Ethiopia
    Explanation :
    Abyssinia, an ancient African kingdom, became Ethiopia.

  3. The original name of Cambodia country is ………………..
    1.Cawnpore
    2.Quillon
    3.Peking
    4.Kampuchea
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Kampuchea
    Explanation :
    Kampuchea officially known as Democratic Kampuchea. The area was renamed Cambodia in 1990

  4. Which country is divided among Poland, Germany and USSR ?
    1.Prussia
    2.Russia
    3.Peking
    4.Petrograd
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Prussia
    Explanation :
    Prussia no longer exists. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR.

  5. Which two country united to become one country is known as Tanzania ?
    1.Ivory Coast and Ceylon
    2.Dacca and Ethiopia
    3.Tanganyika and Zanzibar
    4.Zaire and Saigon
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Tanganyika and Zanzibar
    Explanation :
    Tanganyika and Zanzibar, in Africa, united to become one country, Tanzania.

  6. Which is previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic ?
    1.Maldives
    2.Mali
    3.Madagascar
    4.Mexico
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Madagascar
    Explanation :
    Madagascar is previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.

  7. The name Dutch East Indies is related to which country ?
    1.Indonesia
    2.China
    3.Russia
    4.Bangladesh
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Indonesia
    Explanation :
    In the 19th century, the Dutch East Indies – modern Indonesia – developed into a profitable colonial empire

  8. Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika, the merged country is known as
    1.Tanzania
    2.Turkey
    3.Tazikistan
    4.Tongo
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Tanzania
    Explanation :
    On April 26, 1964, the two nations merged into the United Republic of Tanganyika  and  Zanzibar. The name was changed to Tanzania

  9. The previous name of New York City is
    1.New Amstrong
    2.New Amsterdam
    3.New Town
    4.New City
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.New Amsterdam
    Explanation :
    In June 1665, New Amsterdam was reincorporated under English law as New York City, named after the Duke of York (later King James II).

  10. Botswana is also known as
    1.Guiana
    2.Rangoon
    3.Christina
    4.Basutoland
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Basutoland
    Explanation :
    Botswana is known as Basutoland. Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta.





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