Question

In which year did Sri Lanka gain freedom?
A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1949

Answer 1

Hint: Sri Lanka gains freedom after one year of India’s independence. One of the major incidents of this year includes the death of the father of our nation “Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi”.

Complete Step by step answer –
Sri Lanka gained its freedom in the year 1948. The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. The currency of the country is Sri Lankan Rupees. The president of the country is Gotabaya Raja paksa. The legislative capital is Sri Jayawardanapura. Its official language is Sinhala and Tamil. Sri Lanka was Earlier called Ceylon. It is an island country located in South Asia. It is also known as “ the pearl of the Indian ocean”. Sri Lanka and India are separated by the Gulf of Munnar and Palk Strait. Some of the important established groups in the country include Moors, Burghers, Malays, Chinese, and Vedda. The rank of the country is 58 in terms of population. Some of the beautiful tourist places in Sri Lanka include Adams peak, Yala National Park, Horton National Park, Sinharaja forest reserve, commonwealth war cemetery, Sigiriya Rock fortress, Beira Lake, National Museum of Colombo, Bentota Beach, Ravana falls, Spice Garden, and Temple of the tooth relic.

Additional Information – The parliament of Sri Lanka was founded on 7 September 1978. There are a total of 225 seats. The secretary-general of the parliament is Dhammika Dasanayke. The legislature is Unicameral. The last election took place on 5 August 2020.

The correct answer is option C.

Note – The departments of the parliament include the Department of Administration, Hansard department, department of coordinating engineer, department of legislative services, department of finance and supplies, and department of communication.