Countries Old and New Names-MCQs
1. Cambodia was earlier known as
- Mauritania
- Persia
- Kampuchea
- None of these
2. Rhodesia’s new name is
- Zaire
- Zimbabwe
- Tanzania
- Swaziland
3. Belize was formerly known as
- British Hondoras
- Nicaragua
- Aksai Chin
- Malvinas
4. Abyssinia is the old name of which of the following countries?
- Malaya
- Ethiopia
- Rhodesia
- Ceylon
5. Indonesia is the new name of
- Ottawa
- Istanbul
- Avon
- Angora
6. Botswana is the new name of
- Batavia
- Bechaunaland
- Basutoland
- Leopoldville
7. Constantinople is the old name of
- Surinam
- Burma
- Istanbul
- Dahomey
8. Botswana is the new name of
- Basutoland
- Burma
- Madagascar
- Bechaunaland
9. Myanmar is the new name of
- Burma
- Ceylon
- Congo
- Formosa
10. New name of British Guiana is
- Tuvalu
- Greenland
- Guyana
- Gold Coast
11. Lykomoma is the old name of
- Colombo
- Kendy
- Kotte
- Seoul
12. Sri Lanka is the new name of
- Malaya
- Dhomey
- Malawi
- Ceylon
13. Oslo is the capital of Norway. What is its old name?
- Christina
- Ellice Islands
- Benin
- Formosa
14. Congo is the old name of
- Botswana
- Gayana
- Zaire
- Harare
15. Surinam is the new name of
- Congo
- Dutch Gayana
- Dutch East Indies
- Burma
16. Kalaolit Nunaat is the new name of
- Greenland
- Tamil Nado
- Nyasaland
- Saigon
17. Loro Sae is the new name of
- Dajla
- Rhodesia
- Guinea Bissau
- East Timor
18. Formosa is the old name of
- Cambodia
- New Guinea
- Taiwan
- Asia Minor
19. Ghana is the new name of
- Gayana
- Gold Coast
- Dahomey
- Bankok
20. The Netherlands is the new name of-
- New Hebrides
- Lesotho
- Nyasaland
- Holland
21. New Name of Nippon is
- Japan
- Bankok
- Singapore
- Saigon
22. Kinshasa is the new name of
- Malaya
- Leopoldville
- Rhodesia
- None of these
23. Cambodia was earlier known as
- Madagascar
- Petrogral
- Zaire
- Cape Canaveral
24. Malaysia is the new name of
- Zaire
- Malaya
- Cune
- Abuja
25. Manchukno is the old name of
- Malawi
- Manchuria
- Malagasy
- None of them
26. Iraq is the new name of
- Mesopotamia
- Constantinople
- Angora
- None of them
27. Zambia is the new name ofZambia is the new name of
- Congo
- Northern Rhodesia
- Hespania
- Euphra
28. Nyasaland is the old name of
- New Hebrides
- Tripoli
- Malawi
- None of them
29. Leningrad is the new name of
- Stalingrad
- Volgograd
- Salisbury
- Petrograd
30. Beijing is the new name of-
- Taiwan
- Formosa
- Peking
- None of them
31. Hispaniola is alternative name of-
- Iran
- Cuba
- Fiji
- Haiti
32. Ho Chi Minh City is the new name of
- Petrograd
- Saigon
- Laos
- None of them
33. Salisbury is the old name of – (PMS 2006)
- New Hebrides
- Harare
- Siam
- None of them
34. Hawaiian Islands is the new name of
- Gyana
- Sandwich Islands
- Tanganika
- None of them
35. Thailand is the new name of-
- Ceylon
- Siam
- Bankok
- None of them
36. Namibia is the new name of
- South West Africa
- South East Africa
- Zanzibar
- None of them
37. Volgograd is the new name of
- Tel Aviv
- Petrograd
- Stalingrad
- None of them
38. Tanzania is the new name of
- Zanzibar
- Congo
- Nysasland
- None of them
39. Old name of Faisalabad is
- Lyallpur
- Montgomery
- None of them
- Trablus
40. The old name of Libya is
- Iran
- Tripoli
- Turkey
- Undlas
41. New name of Persia is
- Iran
- Baghdad
- United Arab
- Iraq
42. Wien is the old name of
- Austria
- Venus
- Luxumburq
- Vienna
43. What is the new name of Bombay?
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Bombee
- Bombai
44. What is the old name of Cologne?
- Colon
- Kampuchea
- Wien
- Koin
45. Helvetia is the old name of
- Switzerland
- Spain
- France
- Thailand
46. Magyar is the old name of
- Japan
- Australia
- Austria
- Hungary
47. Cambal pure is the old name of
- Jakababad
- Attock
- Pakpattan
- Nundipur
48. “Ajodhanpur” is the old name of
- Jakababad
- Attock
- Pakpattan
- Nundipur
49. What is the old name of Sahiwal?
- Montgomery
- Lyallpur
- Lawrencepur
- Khanpur
50. What is the old name of Bin Qasim?
- Cambalpur
- Mansoora
- Gaddomi
- Pepri
51. Burkina Faso is the new name of
- Lower Volta
- Burma
- Rhodesia
- Upper Volta
52. Athens is the new name of
- Greece
- Athinai
- Cyprus
- Andora
53. Acre is the old name of
- Tel Aviv
- Akko
- Ankara
- Aceb
54. The new name of East Pakistan is.
- Bangladesh
- East Burma
- Stalingrad
- None of these
55. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
- Zanzibar
- Mali
- Botswana
- Djibonti
56. Which Asian capital city was known as Betavia until 1949?
- Jakarta
- Aukare
- Bankock
- Koalalampu