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Whose bow did King Janaka make each of Sita's suitors try to string?

  1. Vishnu's

  2. Janak's

  3. Lakshmana's

  4. Shiva's
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Explanation

In the Ramayana, King Janaka of Mithila possessed the divine bow of Lord Shiva. He declared that whoever could string this heavy bow would marry Sita. Rama, the avatar of Vishnu, not only strung it but snapped it in two, proving his divine strength.

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