11. Which of the following statements are correct about Valencia letourneuxi?
1. It is a species of fish found in Albania and Greece.
2. It lives in rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater spring, and coastal saline lagoons.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
Valencia letourneuxi is a species of fish found in Albania and Greece. It lives in rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater spring, and coastal saline lagoons. It is majorly threatened by habitat loss.
12. Which of the following nation shares the border with Albania to house, both the nations highest peak, Mount Korab?
[A] Greece
[B] Montenegro
[C] North Macedonia
[D] Kosovo
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Correct Answer: C [North Macedonia]
Notes:
Mount Korab is the highest peak of both Albania and North Macedonia. It measures a height of 2764 meters. Mount Korab is rich in floral species such as Bosnian Pine, European Beech, Alder Forest.
13. In which year did Albania get its independence from the Ottoman Empire?
[A] 1912
[B] 1925
[C] 1946
[D] 1991
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Correct Answer: A [1912]
Notes:
Albania was declared independent in 1912 from the Ottoman Empire. First Government of Albania was formed in the same year, led by Ismail Qemali. Albanian independence eas due to the success of Albania Revolt of 1912.
14. What is the name of the evening tradition of Albania in which people come out of their home every evening to take a walk and to have a chat with neighbours?
[A] Siesta
[B] Xhiro
[C] Hit the beach
[D] Bektashi
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Correct Answer: B [Xhiro]
Notes:
Every evening Albanian locals would like to have a walk. Xhiro is an official evening walk where residents come out of their homes to take a walk and to have a chat with neighbours. During that time roads are closed for cars.
15. Recently, Albania decided to open it’s earlier military bunker island in the Mediterranean Sea for the tourists. What is the name of the island?
[A] Tongo Island
[B] Sicily Island
[C] Sardinia Island
[D] Sazan Island
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Correct Answer: D [Sazan Island]
Notes:
Sazan Island is the largest island in Albania. It lies inside the Mediterranean Sea in the Strait of Otranto. It was a military zone. This particular island is opened to the public in 2015.
16. Who is the only Nobel Prize Winner of Albania, who is regarded as one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century?
[A] Riccardo Giacconi
[B] Mario Capecchi
[C] Josip Broz Tito
[D] Mother Teresa
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Correct Answer: D [Mother Teresa]
Notes:
Anjize Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa, is widely seen as the heroine of Albania. She is the only Albanian to win a Nobel Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian works helping poor in Calcutta, India.
17. Which among the following are the two seas adjacent to the west of Albania?
[A] Aegean Sea and Ionian Sea
[B] Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea
[C] Tyrrhenian Sea and Ligurian Sea
[D] Balearic Sea and Black Sea
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Correct Answer: B [Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea]
Notes:
The Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea are the two seas lies adjacent to the west of Albania. It is on the South-East side of Europe. These two seas lie within the Mediterranean Sea.
18. Which among the following is the official currency of Albania?
[A] Euro
[B] Denar
[C] Lek
[D] Lira
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Correct Answer: C [Lek]
Notes:
The Albanian lek is the official currency of Albania. The 2019-2022 series of Albanian Lek banknotes are made of synthetic polymer. The Albanian Lek was named after Alexander, the great.
19. What is the name of the Parliament of Albania?
[A] Skupstina
[B] Duma
[C] Kuvendi
[D] Diet
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Correct Answer: C [Kuvendi]
Notes:
Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body or the Parliament or the legislature of Albania. It is following an electoral system of party-list proportional representation.
20. Which among the following city is the capital of Albania?
[A] Skopje
[B] Tirana
[C] Podgorica
[D] Pristina
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Correct Answer: B [Tirana]
Notes:
Tirana is the capital of Albania. It is the largest city of Albania in terms of area and population. The city of Albania is enclosed by Mount Dajti and overlooked by the Adriatic Sea. The 2022 European Youth Capital title is awarded to the city of Tirana
