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The old city of Koenigsberg, which had a German majority population before World War 2, is now called Kaliningrad. After the events of the war, Kaliningrad is now a Russian territory and has a Predominantly Russian population. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea on the north and the countries of Poland to the south and west and Lithuania to the east respectively.Which of the statements below can be inferred from this passage?

A.
Kaliningrad was historically Russian in its ethnic make up
B.
Kaliningrad is a part of Russia despite it not being contiguous with the rest of Russia
C.
Koenigsberg was renamed Kaliningrad, as that was its original Russian name
D.
Poland and Lithuania are on the route from Kaliningrad to the rest of Russia

Solution:

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Kaliningrad is a part of Russia despite it not being contiguous with the rest of Russia ExplanationFrom the passage, we find that:Koenigsberg became Russian Kaliningrad after the war.It had a German majority population before the war.Poland is in its South and West and Lithuania to the east.From the above points, we find thatOption 1 is wrong as Kaliningrad was historically German with the German population.Option 2 concurs perfectly to the above points and is the correct answer.Option 3 is wrong as Kaliningrad was not the original name as it was Koenigsberg.Option 4 is wrong as Poland and Lithuania are on two different sides of the city. Hence we find that Option 2 is the only correct option, and therefore the correct answer.

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