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. What is the old name for Sri Lanka?

  1. Spice Islands

  2. Mandalay

  3. Ceylon

  4. East Pakistan
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Explanation

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during British colonial rule and until 1972, when it changed its name. The Spice Islands refers to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, Mandalay is a city in Myanmar, and East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971.

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