Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name — Old Name
- (a)Harare — Salisbury
- (b)Ethiopia — Abyssinia
- (c)Ghana — Dutch Guiana
- (d)Kinshasa — Leopoldville
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Official answer(c) Ghana — Dutch Guiana
Other questions on World Political Geography & Borders
Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean ? 1. Bahrain 2. Syria 3. Qatar 4. Egypt Select the answer using the code given below :
- (a)1 and 2
- (b)1 and 3
- (c)2 and 3
- (d)3 and 4
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Official answer(b) 1 and 3
The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :
- (a)Canada and the United States of America
- (b)Chile and Argentina
- (c)China and India
- (d)Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
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Official answer(a) Canada and the United States of America
Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?
- (a)Butterflies
- (b)Dragonflies
- (c)Honeybees
- (d)Wasps
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Official answer(c) Honeybees
Consider the following countries : 1. Bulgaria 2. Czech Republic 3. Hungary 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Romania How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
- (a)Only two
- (b)Only three
- (c)Only four
- (d)Only five
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Official answer(a) Only two
Consider the following countries : 1. Azerbaijan 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Tajikistan 4. Turkmenistan 5. Uzbekistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan ?
- (a)1, 2 and 5 only
- (b)1, 2, 3 and 4 only
- (c)3, 4 and 5 only
- (d)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Official answer(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
Consider the following pairs : Region often mentioned in the news : Country 1. Anatolia — Turkey 2. Amhara — Ethiopia 3. Cabo Delgado — Spain 4. Catalonia — Italy How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- (a)Only one pair
- (b)Only two pairs
- (c)Only three pairs
- (d)All four pairs
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Official answer(b) Only two pairs