Multiple choice general knowledge

Which Country's ealier name was Ceylone?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Srilanka

  3. Myanmar

  4. Thailand
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during British colonial rule and until 1972 when it became a republic and changed its name. Ceylon comes from the ancient Tamil name 'Ceilao'. Bhutan, Myanmar, and Thailand have never been called Ceylon - Myanmar was Burma, and Thailand was Siam.

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