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Ulan Bator (Ulaanbaatar) is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. Erdenet, Altai, and Ulaangom are other cities in Mongolia.

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Varna, Burgas, and Stara Zagora are major Bulgarian cities but not the capital.

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Istanbul is the largest city but not the capital, while Mersin and Izmir are other major Turkish cities.

The English language contains approximately 450,000 words when including all technical, scientific, and derivative terms. The other options (45,000, 48,000, 64,000) significantly underestimate English vocabulary.

'We Indians' was written by Khushwant Singh, a renowned Indian author and journalist. H.G. Wells was a British science fiction writer, James Jeans was a physicist, and Thomas Moore was an Irish poet.

The Northern Mariana Islands are located at approximately 20°N latitude, making them the northernmost Pacific entity among the options. FSM, Palau, and Guam are all located further south.

Indonesia has historically had one of the lowest newspaper circulation rates per capita due to factors like low literacy rates, newspaper cost, and digital media preferences. Iceland, Italy, and India typically have higher newspaper circulation rates.

Tamil is considered the oldest surviving classical language in India, with a literary tradition spanning over 2,000 years. While Telugu, Hindi, and Punjabi are also ancient Indian languages, Tamil has the oldest documented literary history.

Chinese (specifically Mandarin Chinese) is spoken by over 1 billion people, making it the language with the most native speakers in the world. Approximately 1.1-1.2 billion people speak some form of Chinese, with Mandarin being the most widely spoken variety. The other options (1 Million, 1 Lakh, 2 Lakh) are far too low for the actual number of Chinese speakers.

Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India is one of the largest cricket stadiums in Asia and the world, with a seating capacity of approximately 66,000 (historically higher before renovations). While the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad now holds the world record, Eden Gardens is widely recognized in cricket trivia as a major Asian cricket venue. The other options are all famous Indian cricket grounds but smaller than Eden Gardens.