1. When did Mauritius become independent?
a) 12 March 1968
b) 14 April 1962
c) 18 July 1984
d) 16 December 1975
2. When was Mauritius under Dutch rule?
a) 1444-1498
b) 1502-1568
c) 1598-1710
d) 1776-1824
3. When did the French occupy Mauritius?
a) 1721
b) 1510
c) 1685
d) 1848
1. When was Saudi Arabia proclaimed as a kingdom?
a) 10 March 1902
b) 19 May 1914
c) 23 September 1932
d) 14 October 1948
2. Which sea is to the west of Saudi Arabia?
a) Aegean
b) Bering
c) Arabian
d) Red
3. Which of the following countries is to the south of Saudi Arabia?
a) Yemen
b) Jordan
c) Kuwait
d) Qatar
1. Who discovered Norfolk Island?
a) Robin Cook
b) James Cook
c) Richard Chancellor
d) Willem Barents
2. When did Norfolk Island become a British possession?
a) 1576
b) 1620
c) 1685
d) 1788
3. When were people of Norfolk Island shifted to Van Diemen’s Land?
a) 1798
b) 1814
c) 1789
d) 1821
1. When was the Battle of Pichincha?
a) 4 March 1801
b) 24 May 1822
c) 10 August 1809
d) 9 October 1820
2. When was Ecuador part of Gran Colombia?
a) 1535-1563
b) 1910-1940
c) 1822-1830
d) 1745-1756
3. Which country is to the south of Ecuador?
a) Honduras
b) Peru
c) Mexico
d) Nicaragua
1) When did Namibia become independent?
a) 1 May 1994
b) 20 May 1999
c) 21 March 1990
d) 14 July 1984
2) Namibia was a colony of which country before World War I?v
a) England
b) France
c) Germany
d) Holland
3) Which is the official language of Namibia?
a) Afrikaans
b) English
c) Dutch
d) German
(South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation)
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal
6) Bhutan
7) Maldives
8) Afghanistan
1. How was Ethiopia formerly known?
a) Abyssinia
b) Mesopotamia
c) Persia
d) Bactria
2. Which country is to the south of Ethiopia?
a) Egypt
b) Kenya
c) Jordan
d) Lebanon
3. Which is the capital of Ethiopia?
a) Addis Ababa
b) Jima
c) Dese
d) Gonder
1) How was Lesotho known?
a) Natal
b) Nyasaland
c) Basutoland
d) Transvaal
2) Which country surrounds Lesotho on all sides?
a) Namibia
b) Zimbabwe
c) S. Africa
d) Zambia
3) When did Lesotho become independent?
a) 4 October 1966
b) 12 December 1963
c) 30 June 1964
d) 1 May 1956
1. When did Samoa become independent?
a) 1 January 1962
b) 21 May 1966
c) 16 August 1960
d) 24 November 1965
2. Which country annexed Western Samoa in 1899?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Spain
3. When did New Zealand conquer Western Samoa?
a) 1901
b) 1908
c) 1914
d) 1918