World Currencies, Countries and Organizations
An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee. What is this called?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard World Currencies, Countries and Organizations MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee. What is this called?”
The accepted answer is A. Sri Lanka. An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee What is this called is answered by Sri Lanka option A Option B OPEC does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sri Lanka Option C Commonwealth of Nations does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sri Lanka Remaining alternatives BRICS fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Sri Lanka is identified World Currencies Countries and Organizations questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations World Currencies Countries and Organizations recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC.
- A. Sri Lanka ✓
- B. OPEC
Why not B: “OPEC” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Sri Lanka. An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee What is this called is answered by Sri Lanka option A Option B OPEC d
- C. Commonwealth of Nations
Why not C: “Commonwealth of Nations” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Sri Lanka. An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee What is this called is answered by Sri Lanka option A Option B OPEC d
- D. BRICS
Why not D: “BRICS” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Sri Lanka. An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee What is this called is answered by Sri Lanka option A Option B OPEC d
Correct answer
A. Sri Lanka
Explanation
An island country in South Asia whose commercial capital is Colombo and whose currency is the Sri Lankan rupee What is this called is answered by Sri Lanka option A Option B OPEC does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sri Lanka Option C Commonwealth of Nations does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sri Lanka Remaining alternatives BRICS fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Sri Lanka is identified World Currencies Countries and Organizations questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations World Currencies Countries and Organizations recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC.
Source: General Knowledge Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, General Knowledge, NTS, World Currencies, Countries and Organizations
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