Q 01/05

What is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh?

A) Dhaka

B) Chittagong

C) Khulna

D) Kolkata

Answer · why

A) Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh; its metropolitan area of more than 20 million people is among the most densely populated on Earth...

Q 02/05

Bangladesh shares its only land borders with India and which other country?

A) Bhutan

B) China

C) Nepal

D) Myanmar

Answer · why

D) Myanmar

It is otherwise almost entirely surrounded by India, and lies within a few dozen kilometres of Nepal, Bhutan and China.

Q 03/05

With almost 176 million people, Bangladesh ranks where among the world's most populous countries?

A) Eighth

B) Twelfth

C) Fifth

D) Fifteenth

Answer · why

A) Eighth

Eighth in the world by population, Bangladesh packs about 175 million people into an area smaller than the US state of Florida.

Q 04/05

Before its independence in 1971, what was Bangladesh known as?

A) East Bengal Province

B) East Pakistan

C) North Bengal

D) Eastern India

Answer · why

B) East Pakistan

As East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971, the territory was separated from its country's western wing by more than 1,000 miles of a neighbour's land.

Q 05/05

Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day on which date, marking the surrender that ended the 1971 war?

A) 15 August

B) 21 February

C) 16 December

D) 26 March

Answer · why

C) 16 December

On 16 December 1971 the eastern command of the occupying army surrendered in the capital, ending the Liberation War; roughly 93,000 troops laid down t...