Multiple choice general knowledge

The country known as “land of thunderbolts”?

  1. Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan

  3. Iran

  4. Bhutan

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bhutan is known as the 'Land of Thunderbolts' (Druk Yul in local language) because of the intense thunderstorms that frequently rage through its Himalayan valleys. The name refers to the violent thunderstorms characteristic of the region, not to any modern electrical infrastructure.