Which one of the following pairs of countries with new names and old names is correctly matched? New name Old name

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Q: 86 (CAPF/2018)

Which one of the following pairs of countries with new names and old names is correctly matched? New name Old name

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

CAPF

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{'malawi': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'zimbabwe': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'swaziland': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'rhodesia': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'botswana': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ceylon': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'countries': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'new names': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'old names': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'nyasaland': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'eswatini': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'new name': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'old name': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'kingdom': [1, 3, 3, 5]}

Option 1: Kingdom of eSwatini : Swaziland

This option is correct. Swaziland officially changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini in April 2018. The new name reflects the country`s Swazi heritage and means "land of the Swazis" in the Swazi language.

Option 2: Malawi : Rhodesia

This option is incorrect. Malawi was never known as Rhodesia. Rhodesia was the old name for present-day Zimbabwe. Malawi gained independence from Britain in 1964 and has always been known as Malawi.

Option 3: Botswana : Nyasaland

This option is incorrect. Nyasaland was the old name for present-day Malawi. Botswana, on the other hand, has always been known as Botswana and gained independence from Britain in 1966.

Option 4: Zimbabwe : Ceylon

This option is incorrect. Ceylon is the old name for present-day Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe was previously known as Rhodesia before it gained independence from Britain in 1980.

In conclusion, only option 1 correctly matches the new name with the old name.