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CEYLON was changed to SRI LANKA in:________?

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CEYLON was changed to SRI LANKA in:________?

A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 1975
D. None of these

In May 1972, Ceylon was proclaimed a republic and changed its name from Ceylon to the “Republic of Sri Lanka”, and in 1978 to “Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka”. All Army units were renamed accordingly.