World Geography and Politics

The Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of Britain.

Military coups in Pakistan: Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958 – 1971, 1977 – 1988, 1999 – 2008).

Monarchy in Nepal: Multi-party democracy was born in Nepal in 1991 – after a popular uprising forced an autocratic king to make way for a constitutional monarchy. Even after that, the Federal Democratic Republican Alliance (FDRA) government of prime minister Baburam Bhattarai was an opportune coalition of the Maoists and the Madhesi parties. It had no basis in the constitution (because there was none), in an elected parliament (because there was none) or even in vague alibis such as ‘pleasure of the President’. It had no sanction from the people either.  

The Indian Asian brown cloud is a layer of air pollution that recurrently covers parts of South Asia, namely the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan. Viewed from satellite photos, the cloud appears as a giant brown stain hanging in the air over much of South Asia and the Indian Ocean every year between January and March, possibly also during earlier and later months.

The descending order literacy status of these countries is: Srilanka 90.7%, India 65.5%, Pakistan — 40.9% and Bangladesh — 38.9%.

Correct Answer: Nepal Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE.

Arunachal Pradesh does not have a common boundary with Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India share a border of 2429 miles. Bangladeshi divisions of Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chittagong, along with Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are situated along the border.

Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong, according to her official biography.

Following the September 11 attacks, the United States launched a military campaign in Afghanistan to dismantle Al Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime that provided them safe haven.

Nepal shares a border with China and is home to Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. It is a landlocked Himalayan nation between India and China.

The 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based militant group. The attackers entered from Pakistan, killing 166 people in coordinated assaults.

Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan during Operation Neptune Spear by U.S. Navy SEALs. The raid occurred in a Pakistani garrison city, not Afghanistan or the U.S.

Sri Lanka has experienced a long-standing conflict between the majority Sinhalese (who are predominantly Buddhist) and the minority Tamils (who are predominantly Hindu).