2018 · Q86
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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- AKingdom of eSwatini : Swaziland
- BMalawi : Rhodesia
- CBotswana : Nyasaland
- DZimbabwe : Ceylon
Explanation
In 2018 King Mswati III renamed Swaziland the Kingdom of eSwatini — correctly matched. Malawi was formerly Nyasaland (not Rhodesia), Botswana was Bechuanaland (not Nyasaland), and Zimbabwe was Southern Rhodesia (not Ceylon, which is Sri Lanka's old name). Hence only pair A is correctly matched.