General Knowledge

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal.

Option (3) is correct.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 to promote Vedic values.

An electroscope is a scientific instrument used to detect the presence and magnitude of electric charge on a body.

Sound travels fastest through solids because the molecules are more tightly packed, allowing for faster transmission of vibrations compared to liquids or gases.

Pakistan officially recognized Bangladesh as an independent country in 1974 during the OIC summit in Lahore.

Surface tension of water decreases as temperature increases because the kinetic energy of the molecules increases, weakening the cohesive forces.

United Nations Day is celebrated annually on October 24th, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter.

The Damodar River is known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal' due to its history of devastating floods in the region.

Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor and the father of Akbar the Great.

Jagjivan Ram was the Defense Minister of India during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Akbar was born in 1542 at the Amarkot Fort in present-day Pakistan, while his father Humayun was in exile. The other locations listed are major cities associated with his reign or later history, but not his birthplace.

The Chola dynasty is historically renowned for its sophisticated system of local self-governance, particularly the village assemblies known as Sabhas and Urs. These assemblies played a crucial role in the administration and social organization of the Chola empire.

An adult human skeleton is composed of 206 bones. This count includes the bones of the axial and appendicular skeletons.

The Divine Comedy is a seminal epic poem written by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the early 14th century. It is considered one of the greatest works of world literature.

The human body contains over 600 skeletal muscles. Since 400 is the closest option provided and the others are significantly lower, it is the intended answer in this context, though the exact number is higher.

Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system as seen from Earth. Its high albedo, due to its thick cloud cover, reflects a large amount of sunlight.

Rome is historically known as the City of Seven Hills because it was built on seven hills east of the river Tiber. These hills are central to the city's geography and history.

Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Dodgson) wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Note the correct spelling is 'Carroll', not 'Carol' as in the option.

The yen is the official currency of Japan. It is one of the most traded currencies in the global foreign exchange market.

Africa was historically referred to as the Dark Continent by Europeans, primarily due to the lack of knowledge about its interior geography and cultures during the era of exploration.