Question

which of the following country is known Ceylon in past 1 Maldives 2 sri lanka 3 Mauritius 4 suriname

Answer 1

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon earlier.

It was the British colonial name of the country but as it gained its independence in 1948 and became it a Republic in 1972.

That is when it decided to change its name and all its references related to the name Ceylon and change it to Sri Lanka.

Answer 2

Ceylon was a British name given to the South Asian country SriLanka till 1972. After that SriLanka became the official name of this country till date.

SriLanka's official airlines was called as Air Ceylon.
Radio Ceylon was the official radio broadcaster to the country.

The name was coined by the British during their colonial rule.