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GATE 2014 CS (CS2) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

The old city of Koenigsberg, with a German majority before World War 2, is now called Kaliningrad. After the war it became Russian territory with a predominantly Russian population. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea to the north, Poland to the south and west, and Lithuania to the east. Which statement follows?

  1. Kaliningrad was historically Russian in ethnic makeup.
  2. Kaliningrad is Russian territory despite not being contiguous with the rest of Russia.
  3. Koenigsberg was renamed Kaliningrad because that was its original Russian name.
  4. Poland and Lithuania are on the route from Kaliningrad to the rest of Russia.

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Correct answer: (B) Kaliningrad is Russian territory despite not being contiguous with the rest of Russia.

Explanation

The passage describes Russian territory surrounded on its land sides by Poland and Lithuania and by sea to the north. It supports **B**, Russian territory not contiguous with the rest of Russia. The former German majority contradicts the claimed historical Russian ethnic makeup.