Match List-I (New Names of the Countries) with List-II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists

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Q: 145 (IAS/2004)
Match List-I (New Names of the Countries) with List-II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
(New Names of the Countries)(Old Names of the Countries)
A. Benin1. Nyasaland
B. Belize2. Basutoland
C. Botswana3. Bechuanaland
D. Malawi4. British Honduras
5. Dahomey

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,10,10,3,10,6,1

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{'countries': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'new names': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'old names': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

The correct answer is option 2. Here`s how the countries` old names match their new names:

A. Benin - was formerly known as Dahomey (5). Dahomey was a West African kingdom that was located in the area of the current country of Benin.

B. Belize - was formerly known as British Honduras (4). British Honduras is the old name of Belize, which came into effect after the country gained independence from Britain.

C. Botswana - was formerly known as Bechuanaland (3). Bechuanaland was a British protectorate that became the independent Republic of Botswana in 1966.

D. Malawi - was formerly known as Nyasaland (1). Nyasaland was a British protectorate in Africa, which became Malawi in 1964 when it gained independence.

Options 1, 3 and 4 do not accurately align the old and new country names, making them incorrect.