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The Potala Palace, the historic winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, is located in which city?

  1. A.Kathmandu
  2. B.Thimphu
  3. C.Lhasa
  4. D.Ulaanbaatar

Correct answer

C. Lhasa

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Lhasa. The Potala Palace rises above Lhasa, the chief city of Tibet, and was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from the seventeenth century. It is a World Heritage Site and the best known building of the Tibetan plateau, built in tiers of white and red up the side of a hill.

Option A is wrong because Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is known for its durbar squares and for Shital Niwas, the President's residence. Option B is wrong because Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, whose landmark is the Tashichho Dzong. Option D is wrong because Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia and has no connection with the Dalai Lamas' palace.

Questions of this kind test the city, the region and the occupant together, so fix the Potala Palace with Lhasa and the Dalai Lamas, just as the Forbidden City goes with Beijing and the Ming and Qing emperors, and Angkor Wat with Cambodia and Suryavarman II.

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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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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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