AFRICA - 1

Q1. The Nile, the longest river in Africa, has two major tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile. While the White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, in which country is the source of the Blue Nile located?

A. Somalia

B. Ethiopia

C. Kenya

Q2. The Secretariat of the African Union is located in which city?

A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

B. Lagos, Nigeria

C. Cairo, Egypt

Q3. "Aapravasi Ghat", a building complex used as "The Immigration Depot", now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the first British colony to receive indentured or contracted labour workforce from India. In which African island country is "Aapravasi Ghat" located today?

A. Comoros

B. Seychelles

C. Mauritius 

Q4. Which African country has the image of an AK-47 on its National Flag?

A. Mauritania

B. Sierra Leone

C. Mozambique

Q5. Which African country was ruled by General Sani Abacha from 1993 to 1998, a period marked by frequent abuse of human rights in the country?

A. Nigeria

B. Sudan

C. Uganda