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Bangabhaban is the official residence of the President of which country?

  1. A.Bangladesh
  2. B.Pakistan
  3. C.Sri Lanka
  4. D.Myanmar

Correct answer

A. Bangladesh

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Bangladesh. Bangabhaban in Dhaka is the official residence of the President of Bangladesh. The name itself carries the clue, since Banga is the old name of the Bengal region, and the building served earlier as the residence of the governor of East Bengal.

Option B is wrong because the President of Pakistan lives in the Aiwan-e-Sadr at Islamabad, while the Prime Minister has a separate house there. Option C is wrong because Sri Lanka's President uses the President's House in Colombo, and Temple Trees is the Prime Minister's residence. Option D is wrong because Myanmar's seat of government moved to Naypyidaw, where the presidential palace carries no such name.

Learn the South Asian residences as one set, because papers often ask them as a matching question: Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Bangabhaban in Dhaka, Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, Shital Niwas in Kathmandu and the President's House in Colombo.

Read the full article: Famous Buildings and Official Residences: Exam Notes

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10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of which of the following?

  1. A.The reigning British monarch
  2. B.The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  3. C.The Chancellor of the Exchequer
  4. D.The Speaker of the House of Commons
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Correct answer: B. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Number 10 Downing Street has been the London house and the working office of the British Prime Minister since the eighteenth century, and the cabinet meets in it.

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The Pentagon is the headquarters of which organisation?

  1. A.The United States Congress
  2. B.The Federal Bureau of Investigation
  3. C.The United States Department of Defense
  4. D.The Central Intelligence Agency
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Correct answer: C. The United States Department of Defense

The Pentagon stands at Arlington in Virginia, across the Potomac river from Washington D.C., and houses the American defence department along with the headquarters of its armed services.