Q1. Which of the following countries was earlier known as 'Nippon'?
- AChina
- BVietnam
- CSri Lanka
- DJapan
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Answer: D) Japan
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Q2. By what name was Indonesia previously known?
- ADutch East Indies
- BIndian East Indies
- CSandwich Island
- DNew Colony of Britain
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Answer: A) Dutch East Indies
Q3. Which country was earlier known as 'Siam'?
- AThailand
- Bcambodia
- CVietnam
- DLaos
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Answer: A) Thailand
Q4. Which country was earlier known as 'New Granada'?
- AColombia
- BBolivia
- CVenezuela
- DPeru
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Answer: A) Colombia
Q5. By what name was Myanmar (Burma) known to ancient Indians?
- Agolden land
- BGolden Island
- CYaw Island
- DMalayamandalam
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Answer: A) golden land
Q6. The ancient name of which country is Upper Volta?
- AGhana
- BBotswana
- CTaiwan
- DBurkina Faso
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Answer: D) Burkina Faso
Q7. The ancient name of the African country 'Ghana' is-
- AAbyssinia
- BTanganyika
- CGold Coast
- DCongo
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Answer: C) Gold Coast
Q8. The ancient name of Namibia is-
- AUpper Bolta
- BNorthern Rhodesia
- CSouthern Rhodesia
- DSouth-West Africa
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Answer: D) South-West Africa
Q9. The ancient name of the African country Ethiopia is-
- AAbyssinia
- BGold Coast
- CUpper Bolta
- DBechuanaland
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Answer: A) Abyssinia
Q10. The ancient name of Zimbabwe is-
- ANorthern Rhodesia
- BSouthern Rhodesia
- CGold Coast
- DNyasaland
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Answer: B) Southern Rhodesia
Q11. What is the ancient name of Zambia?
- ANorthern Rhodesia
- BSouthern Rhodesia
- CNew Granada
- DGold Coast
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Answer: A) Northern Rhodesia
Q12. Which country's ancient name is Formosa?
- AIran
- BIraq
- CTaiwan
- DMyanmar
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Answer: C) Taiwan
Q13. What is the ancient name of Suriname?
- ADutch Guiana
- BFrench Guiana
- CDutch East Indies
- DDahomey
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Answer: A) Dutch Guiana
Q14. The ancient name of Malawi is-
- AMalaya
- BBatavia
- CNyasaland
- DAbyssinia
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Answer: C) Nyasaland
Q15. What is the modern name of Zaire?
- ARepublic of the Congo
- BTogoland
- CVasutoland
- DBechuanaland
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Answer: A) Republic of the Congo
Q16. What is the ancient name of Malagasy?
- ACeylon
- BShyam
- CMadagascar
- DSaigon
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Answer: C) Madagascar
Q17. The ancient name of Iraq is-
- AMalaya
- BMalawi
- CShyam
- DPersia
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Answer: C) Shyam
Q18. The ancient name of Malaysia is-
- AMalaya
- BMalawi
- CShyam
- DPersia
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Answer: A) Malaya
Q19. The ancient name of the United Arab Republic is-
- AMalaya
- BShyam
- CEgypt
- DDahomey
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Answer: C) Egypt
Q20. By what name was Sri Lanka known earlier?
- AShyam
- BCeylon
- CSalisbury
- DSandwich Islands
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Answer: B) Ceylon
Q21. By what name was the Netherlands previously known?
- AHolland
- BVasutoland
- CNyasaland
- DBechuanaland
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Answer: A) Holland
Q22. The ancient name of Botswana is-
- ANyasalad
- BVasutoland
- CAngaraland
- DBechuanaland
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Answer: D) Bechuanaland
Q23. The ancient name of Lesotho is-
- ANyasalad
- BVasutoland
- CAngaraland
- DTogoland
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Answer: B) Vasutoland
Q24. What is the ancient name of the South-East Asian country Cambodia?
- ABatavia
- BCambodia
- Cstantunia
- DAbyssinia
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Answer: B) Cambodia
Q25. The ancient name of which country is Persia?
- AIran
- BTaiwan
- CIraq
- DMalaysia
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Answer: A) Iran