World Culture: Capitals and Literature

The statement is false. In the wishbone superstition, the person who gets the larger piece when the wishbone breaks is said to have good luck and their wish will come true. The person with the smaller piece is traditionally the unlucky one. This tradition dates back to ancient Etruscan civilization.

This is a traditional superstition that removing a wedding ring brings bad luck to the marriage. The belief is that the ring symbolizes the unending bond of marriage, and taking it off may weaken that bond. While many married people do remove rings for practical reasons (safety, comfort, work), the superstition persists in many cultures.

This is a classic Western superstition dating back to Roman times when mirrors were believed to hold fragments of one's soul. Breaking a mirror was thought to damage the soul, resulting in seven years of bad luck. This is a cultural belief, not a scientifically verifiable fact. In True/False questions about superstitions, the expected answer is True (it is said/believed), not False (it's scientifically true).

The superstition that placing new shoes on a bed brings bad luck is widespread, particularly in British and American folklore. It's believed to originate from times when shoes might have been in contact with death or disease, or from the practical concern of bringing dirt onto a clean sleeping surface.

Desert National Park is located in Rajasthan, showcasing the unique desert ecosystem of the Thar Desert. It was established to conserve the desert habitat and its wildlife, including the Great Indian Bustard. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh do have national parks but not the Desert National Park.

Great Himalayan National Park is located in Himachal Pradesh and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its alpine meadows and high-altitude ecosystems. Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir have Himalayan regions but this specific park is in Himachal. Sikkim has Khangchendzonga National Park instead.

Campbell Bay National Park is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, specifically on Great Nicobar Island. It is part of the unique island ecosystem of this UT. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha (note the typo Orrisa) are coastal states on mainland India and don't contain this island national park.

Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam and is famous for its population of one-horned rhinoceroses. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of India's most significant wildlife conservation areas. West Bengal, Nagaland, and Manipur are northeastern states but Kaziranga is specifically in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley.

Kudremukh National Park is located in Karnataka, in the Western Ghats range. It is known for its diverse wildlife and scenic landscapes. The other options are incorrect - Andhra Pradesh has parks like Nagarhole, Tamil Nadu has Mudumalai, and Kerala has Periyar.

Jeffrey Archer is the author of 'Cat o' Nine Tales', a collection of short stories published in 2006. Sidney Sheldon and John Grisham are prolific authors but did not write this specific work. JRR Tolkien is known for fantasy literature like 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Bern (also spelled Berne) is the federal capital of Switzerland, seat of the federal government. While Zurich is Switzerland's largest city and financial hub, it is not the capital. Luzern and Basel are major Swiss cities but neither serves as the national capital.

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay, founded in 1537. Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, Santiago is Chile's capital, and Rio de Janeiro is a major city in Brazil (though Brasília is Brazil's capital). The question asks specifically about Paraguay.

Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since 1865, housing the national government and Parliament. Auckland is the country's largest city but not the capital. Christchurch and Tauranga are significant New Zealand cities but neither serves as the political capital.

Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Salisbury. Pretoria is South Africa's administrative capital, Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second-largest city, and Mutare is another major Zimbabwean city. Only Harare serves as the national capital.