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10                     Changed Names







            Over  the  years,  many  countries/cities  have  changed  their  names.  Now,  they  are
            known by their new names. Their old names are now used only in the history of that

            country.
            Write the old names of the countries/cities whose new names are given below.


                    New Names                          Old Names


              1.    Myanmar



              2.    Ho Chi Minh City


              3.    St. Petersburg


              4.    Malawi


              5.    Thailand


              6.    Harare


              7.    Ethiopia


              8.    Taiwan


              9.    Zaire


             10.    Zimbabwe


                                                                                   Clue Corner
             11.    Sri Lanka
                                                                                    a)  Salisbury       b)  Congo
             12.    Ghana                                                           c)  Leningrad       d)  Ceylon
                                                                                    e)  Holland         f)   Peking
             13.    Iran                                                            g)  Gold Coast      h)  Abyssinia
                                                                                    i)   Siam           j)   Burma
             14.    Beijing                                                         k)  Formosa         l)   Persia

                                                                                    m) Rhodesia         n)  Nyasaland
             15.    Netherlands                                                     o)  Saigon



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