Sri Lankan Culture, Economy and Society

Economy and Society

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  1. Which manufacturing industry is among the largest export earners of Sri Lanka?
  2. Which international airport serves Colombo, located at Katunayake?
  3. In which year did the first railway line, from Colombo to Ambepussa, open?
  4. Which railway line runs from Colombo through Kandy and the hills to Badulla, with famous mountain views?
  5. Which statement describes adult literacy in Sri Lanka?
  6. Which regular flow of money from Sri Lankans working abroad is a major source of foreign exchange?
  7. Which city has the busiest port, handling most of the island's container traffic?
  8. Which institution issues the currency and sets monetary policy?
  9. Which sector has the largest share of the economy?
  10. Which currency is divided into 100 cents?
  11. How is treatment at government hospitals usually paid for?
  12. Which two national examinations mark the end of lower and upper secondary school?
  13. Which community was brought in the nineteenth century to work on the tea and coffee estates?
  14. In which city are the island's tea auctions held?
  15. Which name for the island before 1972 is still used as the trade name of its tea?
  16. Which tree is tapped for latex in the south-west lowlands?
  17. Which free trade zone, set up in 1978 near the international airport, was the first?
  18. Which large scheme of the 1970s and 1980s built the Victoria, Kotmale and Randenigala dams?
  19. Which ethnic group forms the majority of the population?
  20. Which team sport draws the largest crowds, although volleyball is the official national sport?
  21. Between which ages is school attendance compulsory?
  22. Which bazaar district beside Colombo Fort is known for its crowded markets?
  23. Which seafront green in Colombo is popular for evening walks and kite flying?
  24. Which regional organisation, formed in 1985, counts Sri Lanka as a founding member?
  25. Why does the harbour of Colombo matter for world shipping?

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