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The charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly the Islamic Conference) was adopted in 1970, which is the correct year among the options provided. This marks the formal establishment of the organization.

The correct preposition to use in this context is 'into' because the phrase 'reduced him into a skeleton' means the illness caused him to become very thin, like a skeleton. 'To' is incorrect here.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at an average distance of about 58 million kilometers, closer than Venus, Earth, or Saturn.

Between 1950 and 1958, Pakistan experienced significant political instability, during which there were six different Prime Ministers while the country had only one Commander-In-Chief, General Ayub Khan, who later took over in 1958. This period is marked by frequent changes in civilian leadership.

The book "Pakistan Main Intazamia kaa Zawal," which discusses the decline of bureaucracy in Pakistan, is authored by Inayat Ilahi Malik. This is well-documented in studies of Pakistan's administrative history.

Scholarly consensus based on linguistic, archaeological, and genetic evidence places the migration of the Aryans into India during the Bronze Age, approximately between 1900 BCE and 1200 BCE, with around 1500 BCE being the most commonly cited date. This migration originated from Central Asia. The dates given in the options 8000 BC, 6500 BC, and 3500 BC are far too early compared to the accepted timeframe. Therefore, the correct answer is 2500 BC (option D) as it is the closest to the actual period of Aryan migration, although even this is slightly earlier than the most accepted dates. The original question's answer (3500 BC) is incorrect and misleading.

Recent archaeological discoveries in Israel have uncovered a 20,000-year-old village on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (also known as Lake Kinneret). This site includes evidence such as stone-tool assemblages and hearth features indicating long-term habitation near the lake's edge. The Dead Sea, Bering Sea, and Aegean Sea are not associated with this particular discovery. Therefore, the correct answer is the Sea of Galilee.

When the tax increases by 20%, the price becomes 120% of the original. Consumption decreases by 20%, so quantity is 80% of original. Expenditure = price × quantity = 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96, which is a 4% decrease from the original expenditure.

The SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism was signed during the third SAARC Summit held in Kathmandu in October 1987. This is a well-documented fact in SAARC history.

When the price of sugar increases by 20%, the price factor becomes 1.20. When consumption decreases by 25%, the consumption factor becomes 0.75. The new expenditure is the product of these two factors: 1.20 × 0.75 = 0.90, which means the expenditure is 90% of the original expenditure. This is a 10% decrease in expenditure. Therefore, the family's expenditure on sugar decreases by 10%.