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WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE FOLLOWING NICK NAME "LAND OF RISING SUN"

  1. INDIA

  2. AUSTRALIA

  3. JAPAN

  4. SRILANKA
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option C is correct. Japan is called the 'Land of the Rising Sun' because its name in Japanese (Nihon or Nippon) translates to 'origin of the sun', and it is east of the Asian mainland where the sun appears to rise.

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