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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 30

What is the old name of Singapore?

  1. Temasek

  2. Myanmar

  3. Ceylon

  4. Bohemia

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Answer: (A) Temasek

Explanation

Singapore was known as Temasek ('sea town') in old Malay records, before it became Singapura ('lion city'). Ceylon is the old name of Sri Lanka, and Myanmar is the current name of Burma.