Name of Countries Online Test (General Knowledge) Updated

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General Knowledge
World gk

Topic
Famous Name of Countries

Test Name
World Famous Name of Countries Test Online

Test Type
MCQs Test

Total Questions
57 MCQs

Time Allowed
57 Minutes

Throughout history, countries and cities have changed their names for various reasons — to shed colonial identities, reflect cultural or linguistic heritage, mark political independence, or honour new leadership. From Persia becoming Iran and Ceylon becoming Sri Lanka, to Constantinople becoming Istanbul and Bombay becoming Mumbai, these name changes tell fascinating stories of history, politics, and national identity. Knowledge of old and new names of countries and cities is one of the most consistently and frequently tested topics in competitive examinations across Pakistan and the world. Questions on this subject appear regularly in CSS, PMS, NTS, PPSC, FPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, general knowledge papers, and government job interviews at every level. This online test on Old and New Names of Countries and Cities covers a comprehensive set of MCQs spanning all continents — Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the subcontinent — along with old and new names of Pakistani cities. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that tells you not just the correct answer but also when, why, and how the name was changed. Always read the explanation after every answer for the best learning outcome.

Name of Countries Online Test (General Knowledge) Updated

1. What is the new name of Leningrad?

2. What is the new name of the Czech Republic?

3. What is the new name of Siam?

4. What is the new name of Lyallpur?

5. What is the new name of Rhodesia's capital Salisbury?

6. What is the new name of Zaire?

7. What is the new name of Bombay in India?

8. What is the new name of Calcutta in India?

9. What is the new name of the Dutch colony formerly known as Dutch Guiana?

10. What is the new name of Rangoon?

11. What is the new name of Constantinople?

12. What is the new name of Northern Rhodesia?

13. What is the new name of Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia)?

14. What is the new name of the country formerly known as Portuguese East Africa?

15. What is the new name of Calcutta?

16. What is the new name of Kampuchea?

17. What is the new name of Bangalore in India?

18. What is the modern name of Formosa?

19. What is the new name of Leopoldville (Congo)?

20. What is the new name of Tanganyika and Zanzibar combined?

21. What is the new name of Madras in India?

22. What is the new name of Edo (Japan)?

23. What is the new name of Montgomery (Pakistan)?

24. What is the old name of Ghana's capital Accra?

25. What is the new name of Christiania (Norway)?

26. What is the modern name of Upper Volta?

27. What is the new name of Allahabad in India?

28. What is the new name of Madras?

29. What is the new name of Gold Coast?

30. What is the new name of Bechuanaland?

31. What is the old name of Zimbabwe's capital Harare?

32. What is the new name of Abbott Abad? (Note: it retains its colonial name)

33. What is the new name of Ceylon?

34. What is the new name of Quetta's old settlement area Shal or Shalkot?

35. What is the new name of Campbellpur (Pakistan)?

36. What is the new name of the country formerly known as the Malagasy Republic?

37. What is the new name of Swaziland?

38. What is the new name of Abyssinia?

39. What is the modern name of Helvetia?

40. What is the new name of Stalingrad?

41. What is the new name of Bombay?

42. What is the new name of Peking?

43. What is the modern name of the country previously known as Dahomey?

44. What is the new name of Saigon?

45. What is the new name of Persia?

46. What is the new name of the country formerly known as Byelorussia?

47. What is the old name of Japan in Japanese?

48. What is the old name of Jacobabad (Pakistan)?

49. What is the new name of the country previously known as British Honduras?

50. What is the new name of Nyasaland?

51. What is the new name of Batavia?

52. What is the new name of South West Africa?

53. What is the new name of East Pakistan?

54. What is the new name of Mesopotamia?

55. What is the new name of Angora (Ankara)?

56. What is the new name of Burma?

57. What is the modern name of the Trucial States (Trucial Coast)?


 

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