Which country's PM has stepped down from his post on 15th DEC 2018, signalling an end to a weeks-long political crisis that has kept the Indian Ocean nation without a functional government?
Correct answer: B. Srilanka
- A. Myanmar
- B. Srilanka
- C. Nepal
- D. Maldives
Explanation
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned on 15 December 2018, helping end the constitutional crisis that had begun when President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed him. The crisis concerned Sri Lanka, not Nepal or the Maldives.
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