MCQs
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B
Ans. (b)
Explanation
Benin is the new name of Dohomey Belize is the new name of British Honduras Botswana is the new name of Bechuanaland Malawi is the new name of Nyasaland
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B
Ans. (b)
Explanation
British Colombia belongs to Canada.
Bavaria belongs to Germany.
Gibraltar belongs to U.K.
Rhode Island belongs to U.S.A.
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D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
Latvia shares its borders with Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania.
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B
Ans. (b)
Explanation
Mekong river does not run through Malaysia but runs through China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
Black sea shares its borders with Bulgaria in the west.
Red sea shares its borders with Eritrea (Africa) in south west.
Yellow sea is located in the east of China, and
Caspian sea is located in the south west region of Kazakhstan.
Consider the following statements :
1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation.
2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War.
3. Claims to Macedonia Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece.
4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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B
Ans. (b)
Explanation
In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia and not from Czechoslovakia.
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D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
Venezuela does not border Panama. Colombia on the eastern side, Costa Rica on the western side, Pacific Ocean on the southern side, are having border with Panama.