Multiple choice general knowledge culture

How was Sita related to Janaka?

  1. He married her cousin

  2. She was his wife

  3. She was his foster-daughter

  4. He was her cousin

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Ramayana, King Janaka found Sita while ploughing a field (she emerged from the earth) and adopted her as his daughter. This makes her his foster-daughter, not biological family or wife. The other options are incorrect: Janaka did not marry his cousin, Sita was not his wife (that would be incestuous), and he was not her cousin.