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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 72 of 200

Q72
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeNational Events, Governance & Law
Which neighboring state of India has marked its 75th independence anniversary on 4 February, 2023?
  1. a.Bhutan
  2. b.Nepal
  3. c.Srilanka
  4. d.Bangladesh

Answer: (C) Srilanka

Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became independent of Britain on 4 February 1948 and celebrated its 75th Independence Day on 4 February 2023; it became a republic and took the name Sri Lanka in 1972. Nepal and Bhutan were never colonised, so they have no independence day (Bhutan's National Day is 17 December), and Bangladesh marks Independence Day on 26 March (1971) and Victory Day on 16 December. Other neighbours: Myanmar, 4 January 1948; Pakistan, 14 August 1947; Maldives, 26 July 1965.

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