World Geography and Politics

Devil dances, known as 'Sanni Yakuma' or 'Daha At Sanniya,' are traditional ritual dances performed in Sri Lanka to exorcise evil spirits and cure illnesses. These elaborate masked dances are part of the country's rich folk tradition and are associated with healing ceremonies in Buddhist culture.

Mount Everest is located in Nepal, on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China). India does not contain Mount Everest, though it has Himalayan peaks. Bhutan and China (Tibet) are neighbors but don't host Everest's summit.

Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) in 1942-43 with Japanese support after escaping house arrest in India and traveling via Germany and Southeast Asia. Japan agreed to support Bose's military efforts against British rule, providing training, arms, and strategic backing for the INA which fought alongside Japanese forces in Burma and Imphal campaigns.

The Sundarbans mangrove forest is shared between India and Bangladesh, with the larger portion lying in Bangladesh. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the Bengal tiger. Pakistan, Myanmar, and Nepal do not contain parts of the Sundarbans.

Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on January 11, 1966, hours after signing the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan President Ayub Khan. The agreement aimed to resolve the Indo-Pak war of 1965.

The correct answer is A, C, and D. In 2010, Brazil, Turkey, and Iran signed a nuclear fuel swap agreement where Iran would ship low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for higher-enriched fuel for a medical research reactor. This diplomatic initiative was intended to address Western concerns about Iran's nuclear program. India was not a party to this agreement.

RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) is India's external intelligence agency, created in 1968. In contrast, FBI is American (Federal Bureau of Investigation), KGB was Soviet (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti), and ISI is Pakistani (Inter-Services Intelligence). RAW is the only agency specifically associated with India.

Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It was the capital until 2006, when the military government moved the capital to Naypyidaw. The other options are different countries - Bhutan and Nepal are Himalayan kingdoms north of Myanmar, while Thailand is to the south.

India is the largest borrower from the World Bank among the listed countries. As of recent data, India's World Bank loan portfolio exceeds $50-60 billion for infrastructure, development, and poverty alleviation projects. The question phrasing is informal but India is indeed the top borrower among these options.

In 2010-11, India extended its largest-ever foreign loan of $1 billion to Bangladesh. This line of credit was for infrastructure development projects. It marked a significant step in India-Bangladesh bilateral relations. The loan was part of India's efforts to strengthen ties with neighboring countries.

The McMahon Line is the boundary line between India and China, forming the de facto border between the two countries in the eastern sector. It was drawn in 1914 at the Simla Convention between British India and Tibet. China disputes this boundary, leading to the 1962 Sino-Indian War. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, the foreign secretary of British India.

Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia (misspelled as Combodia in the option). He ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979 and his regime was responsible for the Cambodian genocide. Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar are neighboring Southeast Asian countries.