General Knowledge

The French East India Company, officially known as the Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales, was established in 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert under the reign of King Louis XIV. This is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources including Encyclopedia Britannica.

Asia is the largest continent by area, covering about 30% of the Earth's land surface, which is significantly larger than Europe, Africa, or North America.

Siam Center is a well-known shopping mall located in Bangkok, Thailand, making option C the correct answer.

Ansoo Lake, also known as Tear Lake, is located in the Kaghan Valley of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is situated near Malika Parbat, the highest peak in Kaghan Valley. Although it is close to the Neelum Valley region, it is officially part of Kaghan Valley, not Neelum Valley. Therefore, the correct answer is Kaghan Valley.

The Nobel Prize is awarded in six fields: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics). Although the original will of Alfred Nobel specified five fields, the Economics Prize was established later in 1968 and is considered part of the Nobel Prize family. Therefore, the correct number of fields is 6.

The United Nations Security Council has 15 members in total, of which 5 are permanent and 10 are non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Historical records suggest that the construction of the Taj Mahal involved a workforce of approximately 20,000 to 60,000 people, with many sources citing around 60,000 as the peak number of workers involved. Therefore, option C (60,000) is the most accurate choice.

Alfred Nobel was Swedish. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and is best known for establishing the Nobel Prizes.

The second largest continent by area is North America, after Asia which is the largest. Africa is the third largest, and Europe is smaller than both.

The Taj Mahal is located on the south bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, India. This river is a significant geographical feature associated with the monument's location.