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Table of Contents
Pakistan Affairs
➢ Muhammad Bin Qasim 1
➢ Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) 1
➢ Mughal Empire (1526-40, 1555-1857) 2
➢ Suri Dynasty (1540-1555) 3
➢ Tipu sultan 3
➢ Mujadid Alf Sani 3
➢ Shah Wali Ullah 4
➢ Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi 4
➢ Fraizi Movement 4
➢ East India company 4
➢ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh Movement 5
➢ Hindu Movements 6
➢ War of Independence 6
➢ Urdu in sub-continent 6
➢ Dar ul Uloom Deoband 6
➢ Anjuman-i-Himayat-i- Islam 6
➢ Nadva tul Ulema (Lucknow) 6
➢ Other Institutions 7
➢ Indian National Congress 7
➢ Partition of Bengal 7
➢ Simla Deputation 7
➢ All India Muslim League (AIML) 8
➢ Minto-Morley Reforms (1909) 8
➢ Lucknow Pact (1916) 8
➢ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) 9
➢ Khilafat Movement 9
➢ Nehru Report 9
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➢ 14 Points of Quaid-e-Azam 9
➢ Pakistan Resolution 10
➢ Important Questions (Pakistan Affairs) 11
➢ First in Pakistan 14
➢ Important Mountains of Pakistan 15
➢ Important Passes of Pakistan 16
➢ Famous Lakes of Pakistan 16
➢ Rivers in Pakistan 17
➢ 6th Population Census in Pakistan (2017) 18
➢ Languages in Pakistan 18
➢ Currency Notes 18
➢ Forts in Pakistan 19
➢ Shrines and Tombs 19
➢ National Symbols of Pakistan 20
➢ Largest in Pakistan 20
➢ Longest in Pakistan 21
➢ Pakistan Boundaries 21
➢ Military Awards of Pakistan 21
➢ Civil Awards of Pakistan 22
➢ 1st Cabinet of Pakistan 23
➢ Interim Government (1946) 23
General Knowledge
➢ The Nobel Prizes 24
➢ World Organizations 26
➢ Headquarters 31
➢ Official Residences 32
➢ Battles and Wars 32
➢ Revolutions 33
➢ Famous Treaties, Pacts, Accords etc. 33
➢ Important and Famous Places 34
➢ Places Famous For 35
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➢ First Person in the World 35
➢ Painters 35
➢ Famous Paintings 36
➢ Explorers 36
➢ Explorations and Discoveries 36
➢ Highest Military Awards 37
➢ EDS Abbreviations 37
➢ Discoveries and Inventions 39
➢ Measurement Instruments 40
➢ Units of Measurement 41
➢ National Emblems 41
➢ International Symbols 42
➢ National Birds 42
➢ National Animals 43
➢ National Flowers 43
➢ National Games 44
➢ Secret Agencies 44
➢ Airlines 45
➢ Airports 46
➢ Seaports 46
➢ Parliaments 47
➢ News Agencies 48
➢ Capitals 49
➢ Cities and Towns 52
➢ Disputed Territories 52
➢ Currencies 53
➢ Old and New Names 54
➢ International Days 55
➢ Important Lines and Boundaries 56
➢ Straits, Canals and Important Links 57
➢ Deserts 58
➢ Famous Rivers 58
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➢ Cities on Bank of Rivers 59
➢ Mountains 60
➢ Dams 61
➢ Lakes 61
➢ Geographical Epithets & Distinctive Names 62
➢ Colour Revolutions 63
➢ Studies and Fields 63
➢ Vitamin Deficiency 64
➢ Father of 64
➢ Phobias (Fear of) 65
➢ Islands 66
➢ Books and Writers 66
➢ Famous Characters 69
➢ Theories 69
➢ Founders 70
➢ Distinctive Titles of Personalities 70
➢ Most Prominent in World 70
➢ Abbreviations 72
➢ Sports and Games 73
➢ Sports Venues 74
➢ Cups and Trophies 75
➢ Personalities 76
➢ Synonyms 78
➢ Antonyms 82
➢ Terms, Phrases and Idioms 84
➢ Computer Science Abbreviations 86
➢ Important Short Keys 87
➢ Important MCQs of Computer Science 90
➢ Important Questions (Past Papers) 113
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Pakistan Affairs Questions
Muhammad Bin Qasim

➢ Muhammad Bin Qasim Born 695 A.D. (Taif, KSA)
➢ Caliph of Umayyad Dynasty Walid bin Abdul Malik
➢ Ruler of Sindh Raja Dahir
➢ Governor of Iraq Hajjaj Bin Yousuf
➢ Muhammad Bin Qasim Nephew and Son in law of Hajjaj Bin Yousuf
➢ Attacked Sindh 712 A.D.
➢ MBQ Called Back by Caliph Salman Bin Abdul Malik
➢ Hujjaj Bin Yousuf Died 714 A.D
➢ Muhammad Bin Qasim Died 715 A.D.
Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)

➢ Slave Dynasty (Mamluk Dynasty) (1st Muslim Dynasty) 1206-1290
➢ Slave Dynasty founded by Qutub ud Din Aibak (1206)
➢ Qutub ud Din Aibak ruled 1206-1210
➢ Qutub ud Din Aibak died 1210 (Playing Polo)
➢ Qutub ud Din Aibak buried in Lahore
➢ Shams ud Din Iltutmush ruled 1211-1236
➢ Razia Sultan (1st woman empress of India) 1236-1239
➢ Who is regarded as Religious King Nasir ud Din Feroz Shah
➢ Nasir ud Din Feroz Shah ruled 1246-1266
➢ Ghiyas ud Din Balbin ruled 1266-1287
➢ Khilji Dynasty 1290-1320
➢ Khilji Dynasty founded by Malik Firuz
➢ Alauddin Khilji ruled 1296-1316
➢ Tughlaq Dynasty 1320-1414
➢ Tughlaq Dynasty founded by Ghayas ud Din Tughlaq Shah
➢ Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ruled (Strict religious policy) 1325-1351
➢ Ibn e Batuta was a guest at the court of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
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➢ Saiyid Dynasty 1414-1451
➢ Saiyid Dynasty founded by Khizar Khan
➢ Lodhi Dynasty 1451-1526
➢ Lodhi Dynasty founded by Buhlul Lodhi
➢ Bhulul Lodhi ruled 1451-1489
➢ Nizam Khan (Sikandar Shah) 1489-1517 (Founder of city Agra)
➢ Ibrahim Lodhi last ruler 1517-1526
Mughal Empire (1526-1540), (1555-1857)

➢ Founded Zahir-ud-Din Babar (1526)
➢ Babar came from Farghana (Uzbekistan)
➢ Babar Invaded Ibrahim Lodhi
➢ 1st Battle of Panipat Lodhi and Babar (21st April 1526)
➢ 2nd Battle of Panipat Akbar and Hemobaqal (1556)
➢ 3rd Battle of Panipat Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marhatas (1761)
➢ Babar Died 26th December 1530 ( buried in Kabul)
➢ Humayun became King 30th December 1530
➢ Humayun died 1556 (Buried in Delhi)
➢ Akbar became King 14th February 1556
➢ Shahi Fort (Lahore) was built in 1566 (Akbar)
➢ Deen-i-Elahi 1582
➢ Attock Fort built by Akbar (1581-1583)
➢ Akbar made Lahore as Capital for 14 years 1584-1598
➢ Akbar Died 27th October 1605 (Diarrhea) (Buried in Agra)
➢ Jahangir became King 1605
➢ Name of Noor Jahan Mehr- un- Nisa
➢ Hiran Minar was built Jahangir (Sheikhupura) 1606
➢ Jahangir Died 28th October 1627 (Buried in Lahore)
➢ Shah Jahan became King 1628
➢ Name of Mumtaz Mahal Arjumand Banu Begum (Died---1630)
➢ Taj Mahal was built Agra (U.P) 1631-1653
➢ Chief Architect of Taj Mahal Ustad Ahed Lahori (Bank of Jamuna)
➢ Shalimar Gardens built 1642 (Lahore)
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➢ Chauburji was built by Jahan Ara Begum (1646)
➢ Shah Jahan Died 22nd January 1666 (Buried in Agra)
➢ Aurangzeb Alamgir became king 1658
➢ Badshahi Mosque built 1673 (Lahore)
➢ Aurangzeb Alamgir Died 1707 (Buried in Khuldabad)
➢ Khuldabad is in state Maharashtra
➢ Khuldabad is also known as Aurangabad
Suri Dynasty (1540-1555)

➢ Founded by Sher Shah Suri (1540)
➢ Sher Shah Suri born 1486 (Sasaram)
➢ Sher Shah Suri Name Farid Khan (Pashtun)
➢ Father name of Sher Shah Suri Mian Hassan Khan Suri
➢ Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun (1540) in battles of Chaunsa and Kanauj
➢ Sher Shah Suri died 22nd May 1545 (buried in Sasaram—India) Disst. Rohtas
➢ Humayn defeated Sikandar Shah Suri (1555)
Tipu Sultan
➢ Name of Tipu Sultan Fateh Ali
➢ Tipu Sultan Born 20th November 1750 (Devanahalli)
➢ Father name of Tipu Sultan Hyder Ali
➢ Became King 29th December 1782
➢ Anglo-Mysore Wars 1767-69, 1780-84, 1790-92, 1799
➢ Martyred 4th May 1799
➢ Tipu Sultan buried at Srirangapatna (Present Day Mandya, District Karnatka)
Mujadid Alf Sani

➢ Real Name Sheikh Ahmed al Faruqi al Sirhindi
➢ Born June 26, 1564 (Sirhind)
➢ Silsilah Naqashbandia
➢ Father Name Sheikh Abdul Ahad
➢ Died December 10, 1624 (sirhind)
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Shah Waliullah
➢ Born 21st February 1703 (Delhi)
➢ Father Name Shah Abdul Rahim
➢ Real Name Qutub ud Din Ahmed
➢ Translation of Holy Quran 1737-38 (Persian)
➢ Prominent Son Shah Abdul Aziz & Shah Abdul Qadir
➢ Died 20th August 1762 (Delhi)
Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi

➢ Born November 29, 1786 (Baraili)
➢ Teacher Shah Abdul Aziz
➢ Founded Jihad Movement
➢ Martyred 6th May 1831 (Balakot)
Fraizi Movement
➢ Founded 1818 by Haji Shariat Ullah
➢ Haji Shariat Ullah born 1781 (Faridpur, Dhaka)
➢ Died 1840 (Dhaka)
➢ Succeded by (Son)Mohsin ud Din Ahmed (Dudu Miyan)
➢ Real name of Titu Mir Syed Mir Nasir Ali
East India Company

➢ Founded 31st December 1600
➢ Came in India 1614 (Bombay)
➢ 1st British Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe (1615) Jahangir’s Court
➢ First GG (Presidency of Fort William, Bengal) Lord Warren Hasting (1773-1785)
➢ First Official GG of Bbritish India Lord William Bentinck (1828-1835)
➢ Last GG of India Lord Canning (Feb 28, 1856-Nov 1, 1858)
➢ Dissolution of Company 1st June 1874
➢ First Viceroy of India Lord Canning (Nov 1, 1858-Mar 21, 1862)
➢ Last Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten (Feb 21, 1947)
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh Movement
➢ Sir Syed born 17th October 1817 (Delhi)
➢ Father Name Syed Muhammad Mutaqqi
➢ Maternal Grand Father Khawaja Farid ud Din
➢ Appointed as clerk 1839
➢ Appointed as Munsif 1842
➢ Became Chief Judge 1846
➢ Wrote Asar ul Sanadid 1847
➢ Transferred to Bijnaur 1855
➢ Wrote History of Binjnaur 1855
➢ Causes of Indian Revolt 1859
➢ School at Muradabad 1859
➢ School at Ghazi Pur 1863
➢ Scientific Society 1864 (Ghazi Pur)
➢ Scientific Society shifted to Aligarh 1864
➢ Scientific Society Magazine (Bilingual) 1866
➢ Used the word “Two Nation” 1868
➢ Tehzib ul Akhlaq 24th December 1870
➢ MAO High School 1875
➢ Retired from Govt. Service 1876
➢ MAO School Upgraded to College 1877 (Inaugurated by Lord Lytton)
➢ MAO College Upgraded to University 1920
➢ Founded Muhammadan Educational Conference 1886
➢ United Indian Patriotic Association 1888
➢ Title of “Sir” 1888
➢ Sir Syed Died 27th March 1898 (Aligarh)

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Hindu Movements
➢ Brahama Samaj Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1828)
➢ Arya Samaj Dayananda Saraswati (1875-Bombay)
➢ Shuddi Movement Dayananda Saraswati
➢ Cow Protection Society Dayananda Saraswati (1882)
➢ Indian Association Babu Surrendranath Banerjee (1876-Calcutta)
➢ Sangathan Movement Pandit Madan Mohan Malvia Moonje
➢ Hindu Mahasba Pandit Moonje (1921)
➢ Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 27th September 1925
War of Independence
➢ Started 10th May 1857 (Meerut)
➢ Finished 20th June 1858
URDU
➢ Introduced as official language 1837
➢ Hindi-Urdu Controversy 1867 (Banaras)
➢ Urdu Defence Association 3rd May 1900 (Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk)
Dar ul Uloom Deoband

➢ Founded 30th May 1866 (Deoband, Saharan Pur)
➢ Founder Haji Muhammad Abid & Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nantavi
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
➢ Founded 24th September 1884 (Lahore)
➢ Founder Khalifa Hameed ud Din
Nadva tul Ulema (Lucknow)

➢ Established 1894
➢ Founder Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor
➢ Rules prepared by Maulana Shibli Naumani, Maulana Abdul Haq
➢ Started Function 1898
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Other Institutions
➢ Sindh Madrassah tul Islam 1885 (Karachi)
➢ Sindh Madrassah tul Islam founded by Hassan Ali Afandi
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Indian National Congress

➢ Founded 1885 (Allan Octavian Hume) Bombay
➢ 1st Sec. General A.O.Hume
➢ 1st Meeting Bombay
➢ 1st President W.C. Bannerjee
➢ 1st Muslim President Badar ud Din Taiyabji (1887)
Partition of Bengal
➢ Lord Curzon became Viceroy 1899
➢ Partition announced 16th October 1905
➢ Total population of Bengal 78 million
➢ Total population of East Bengal 31 million
➢ Muslim population of E. Bengal 18 million
➢ Partition was annulled on 12th December 1911 at Dehli
Darbar (King George v) (Lord Hardinge). Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan left
politics. (Capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi)
Simla Deputation
➢ Organized by Nawab Mohsan ul Mulk
➢ Leaders 35
➢ Led by Sir Agha Khan
➢ Met Viceroy 1st October 1906 (Lord Minto)
➢ Simla Deputation draft prepared by Archbold

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All India Muslim League
➢ Idea Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
➢ Founded 30th December 1906 (Dhaka)
➢ Headquarter Lucknow
➢ London Branch Syed Amir Ali (6th May 1908)
➢ First President Sir Agha Khan
➢ Joint Secretaries Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk, Nawab Waqar ul Mulk
➢ Constitution Committee 60 Members (M.M.A. Jauhar)
➢ Brochure of Constitution Green Book
➢ 1st Regular session 29-30 December 1907 (Karachi)
➢ Presided by Sir Adamjee Pir Bhai
➢ 2nd Session 18 March 1908 (Aligarh) (Constitution adopted)
➢ Presided by Justice Shah Din
➢ 2nd President Raja Sahib of Mehmoodabad
➢ 1st Sec. General Hussain Bilgrami
➢ Real name of Nawab Mohsin ul Muluk Nawab Syed Mehdi Ali
➢ Real name of Nawab Waqar ul Muluk Mushtaq Hussain Zubairi
➢ Real name of Aga Khan Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah
➢ Real name of Raja Sahib of Mahmood Abad Muhammad Amir Ahmed Khan
Minto Morley Reforms (1909)

➢ Promulgated 15th November 1909
➢ Importance Separate Electorate
➢ Lord Minto Viceroy of India
➢ Lord Morley Secretary of State for India
➢ Hindu who supported separate electorate Mr. S.P. Sinha
Lucknow Pact (December 1916)

➢ Congress presided by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
➢ AIML presided by Quaid-i-Azam
➢ ‘Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity’ title to Jinnah by Sarojini Naidu
➢ Lucknow Pact Adopted by Congress 29th December 1916
➢ Lucknow Pact Adopted by AIML 31st December 1916
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Montague Chelmsford Reforms (1919)
➢ Promulgated 23rd December 1919
➢ Chelmsford Viceroy of India
➢ Montague Secretary of State for India
Khilafat Movement
➢ Rowlet Act 21st March 1919
➢ Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) Incident 13th April 1919
➢ Jallianwala Bagh Incident (379 Casaulities, 1200 Injuries)
➢ All India Khilafat Committee 5th July 1919
➢ 1st meeting of All India Khilafat Committee 23rd November 1919
➢ Non Cooperation Movement 4th September 1920
➢ Khilafat Committee Delegation met Lloyd George 1920
➢ Moplah Revolt August 1921
➢ Chaura Chori Incident 5th February 1922
➢ Khilafat Abolished 3rd March 1924
➢ Last Caliph of Ottoman Empire Abdul Mejid
Nehru Report
➢ Members of Nehru Committee 11
➢ Presented 10th August 1928
➢ Headed by Moti Lal Nehru
➢ Secretary Jawahar Lal Nehru
➢ Muslim members of Nehru Committee Ali Imam and Shoaib Qureshi
Ali Imam could not reach due to illness and Shoaib Qureshi rejected the Nehru
Report.
14 Points of Quaid-i-Azam
➢ Presented 28th March 1929 (Dehli)
➢ Helped by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
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Pakistan Resolution
➢ Presented by A.K. Fazal ul Haq (March 23, 1940) (27th Session)
➢ Seconded by
o Punjab Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

o Sindh Sir Abdullah Haroon
o KPK Sardar Aurangzeb
o Balochistan Qazi Esa
o U.P. Ch. Khaliq-uz-Zaman
o Madras Abdul Hameed Khan
o CP Abdul Rauf Shah
o Bombay I.I. Chundrigar
o Bihar Nawab Ismail
➢ Translated into Urdu Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
➢ Name of Pakistan Resolution to Lahore Resolution was given by Begum Maulana
Muhammad Ali Jauhar (Amjadi Begum)
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Important Questions (Pakistan Affairs)
➢ Battle of Plassey (1757) Nawab Siraj ud Daulah – Lord Clive
➢ Indian Civil Service started 1853
➢ Father of Indian Civil Service Charles Cornwallis
➢ Gandhi born 2nd October 1869 (Porbander)
➢ Title of Mahatma to Gandhi Rabindernath Tigore (1915)
➢ National Muhammad Association Syed Amir Ali (1877)
➢ Cawnpur Mosque Incident 1913 (133 Casualties)
➢ Title of “Sir” to Iqbal 1922 (George v)
➢ Dehli Muslim Proposals March 20, 1927
➢ Simon Commission visited India November 1927
➢ Independence Day by Congress 26th January 1930
➢ Simon Commission Report May 1930
➢ Allahabad Address 29th December 1930 (21th session)
➢ 1st RTC November 1930- 19th January 1931
➢ 2nd RTC 7th September 1931- 1st December 1931
➢ 3rd RTC 17th November 1932- 24th November 1932
➢ Gandhi-Irwin Pact 5th March 1931
➢ Khaksar Movement Allama Anayat Ullah Mashriqi (1931) Lahore
➢ Communal Award 16th August 1932 (Macdonald)
➢ Total Provinces in 1937 11
➢ Largest Province in 1937 Bengal
➢ Congress formed ministries in provinces 7
➢ AIML won largest number of seats from UP
➢ Author of Widdia Mandir Scheme Dr. Zakir Hussain
➢ 1st Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain (1967)
➢ Bande Matram taken from novel Anad Mith
➢ Writer of Bande Matram Bankim Chatterjee
➢ Pirpur Report Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi (15th November 1938)
➢ The Sharif Report 4th March 1939
➢ The Fazal ul Haq Report December 1939
➢ Day of Deliverance 22nd December 1939
➢ Cripps Mission Plan March 1942
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➢ Quit India Movement 8th August 1942
➢ Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 19-24 September 1944 (Bbombay)
➢ Wavell Plan 1945
➢ Simla Conference 24th June 1945- 14th July 1945
➢ Cabinet Mission Plan 16th May 1946
➢ Direct Action Day 16th August 1946
➢ Quaid took oath as G.G. 15th August 1947
➢ Ch. Rehmat Ali Born 16th November 1897
➢ Ch. Rehmat Ali died 3rd February 1951 (Buried in London)
➢ Ch. Rehmat Ali died on 3rd February 1951 and buried on 20th February 1951
➢ Now or Never 1933

➢ Gandhi Assassinated 30th January 1948 (Delhi)
➢ Gandhi Assassinated by Nathuram Godse
➢ Liaquat Ali Khan Born 1st October 1895 (Kernal-India)
➢ L.A. Khan joined AIML 1923
➢Liaquat Ali Khan Assassinated 16th October 1951, Rawalpindi (Buried in Karachi)
➢ M.M.A. Jauhar Born 10th December 1878 (Rampur India)

➢ M.M.A. Jauhar Died 4th January 1931 (Buried in Jerusalem)
➢ KSE Established 18th September 1947
➢ Flag of Pakistan designed by Syed Amir ud Din Kidwai
➢ Flag was approved on 11th August 1947
➢ State Bank established 1st July 1948
➢ State Bank inaugurated with 30 million Rupees
➢ Objectives Resolution moved by Liaquat Ali Khan
➢ Objectives Resolution was moved on 7th March 1949
➢ Objectives Resolution adopted 12th March 1949
➢ Liaquat-Nehru Pact (Minority Issues) 8th April 1950 (Delhi)
➢ 1st C.A. dissolved 24th October 1954
➢ Constitution of 1956 23rd March
➢ Constitution of 1962 8th June
➢ Constitution of 1973 14th August
➢ Indus Basin Treaty 19th September 1960 (Karachi)
➢ Indus Basin Treaty was brokered by World Bank
➢ Tashkent Declaration 10th January 1966
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➢ President of USSR at the time of Tashkent Declaration Leonid Brezhnev
➢ Premier of USSR at the time of Tashkent Declaration Alexei Kosygin
➢ Agartala Conspiracy 1968
➢ 1st General Elections in Pakistan 7th December 1970

➢ Fall of Dhaka 16th December 1971
➢ Pakistan recognized Bangladesh on 23rd February 1974
➢ Simla Agreement 2nd July 1972
➢ Amendments in Constitution 25 (31st May 2018)
➢ 25th Amendment is about FATA merger with KPK
➢ 1st book of Iqbal Ilum ul Iqtisad (1903)
➢ 1st poetry book of Iqbal Asrar e Khudi (1915)
➢ 1st Urdu Poetry book of Iqbal Bang-e-Dara
➢ Pakistan Standard Time suggested by Professor Muhammad Anwar
➢ Title of “Quaid-i-Azam was given by Maulana Mazharuddin Shaheed (Editor of

Al Aman Newspaper Delhi) in 1938.
➢ NAB Established 16th November 1999

➢ HEC Established 11th September 2002
➢ NRO Date 5th October 2007
➢ After Independence 1st Radio Station Karachi
➢ Fatima Jinnah joined AIML 1938 (Patna session)
➢ National Voters Day in Pakistan 7th December
➢ 1st General Elections in Pakistan 7th December 1970
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First in Pakistan
➢ Governor General Quaid-i-Azam
➢ President Isikandar Mirza
➢ Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan
➢ Foreign Minister Liaquat Ali Khan
➢ Finance Minister Ghulam Muhammad
➢ Attorney General Muhammad Waseem
➢ Army Chief Gen. Sir Frank Masservy
➢ Naval Chief Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford
➢ Air Chief Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene
➢ 1st Muslim Army Chief Ayub Khan
➢ 1st Muslim Naval Chief Vice Admiral Haji Muhammad Siddiq Ch.
➢ 1st Muslim Air Chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan
➢ 1st Chief of Army Staff General Tikka Khan (3rd March 1972)
➢ 1st Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Hassan Hafeez Ahmed (3rd March 1972)
➢ 1st Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry (3rd March 1972)
➢ 1st Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Muhammad Sharif (1st March 1976)
➢ 1st DG ISI Syed Shahid Hamid
➢ Chairman Senate Mr. Khan Habib Ullah Khan
➢ Chief Justice Sir Abdul Rashid
➢ Governor State Bank Zahid Hussain
➢ Governor Punjab Sir Francis Mudie
➢ Governor Sindh Sheikh G.H. Hidayat Ullah
➢ Governor KPK Sir George Cunningham
➢ Governor Baluchistan Lt. General Riaz Hussain
➢ Governor West Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (One Unit)
➢ Governor East Pakistan Amiruddin Ahmed (One Unit)
➢ Governor Gilgit Batistan Qamar Zaman Kaira
➢ Chief Minister Punjab Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdoot
➢ Chief Minister Sindh Muhammad Ayub Khurro
➢ Chief Minister KPK Abdul Qayyum Khan
➢ Chief Minister Baluchistan Atta Ullah Mengal
➢ Chief Minister West Pakistan Dr. Khan Sahib (One Unit)
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➢ Chief Minister East Pakistan Abu Hussain Sarkar)
➢ Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah
➢ 1st Ambassador to USA Abul Hassan Isphani
➢ 1st Ambassador to Iran Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan
➢ 1st Permanent Representative to UN Patras Bukhari
➢ 1st Pakistani to Climb Mount Everest Nazir Sabir (17th May 2000)
➢ 1st Pakistani Woman to Climb Mount Everest Samina Baig (19th May 2013)
➢ 1st Pakistani to reach North Pole Namira Saleem (2007)
➢ 1st Pakistani to reach South Pole Namira Saleem (2008)
➢ 1st Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Iqbal
Important Mountains of Pakistan

➢ Goodwin Austin (K-2) Karakoram (8611 m, 28250 feet
➢ Nanga Parbat (Killer Mountain) Himalaya (8126 m)
➢ Raka Poshi (20 Glaciers) Karakoram (7788 m, 25552 feet)
➢ Tirch Mir The Hindu Kush (7692 m, 25230 feet)
➢ Sirakam Koh-i-Sufaid (4760m, 11440 feet)
➢ Kirana Hills Sargodha
➢ Gorakh Hills Sindh (Dadu) (Kirthar Range)
• 8 Thousandars in World 14
• In Nepal 8 (Mount Everest 8848 m)

• In china 1
• In Pakistan 5
• 8 Thousandars in Pakistan
• K-2 8611 m (Karakoram)
• Nanga Parbat 8126 m (Himalaya)
• Gasherbrum-I 8080 m (Karakoram)
• Broad Peak 8051 m (Karakoram)
• Gasherbrum-II 8035 m (Karakoram)

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Important Passes of Pakistan
➢ Babusar Pass Abbotabad with Gilgit
➢ Baroghil Pass Chitral with Wakhan (Afghanistan)
➢ Bolan Pass Sindh Plain with Quetta and Chaman with Afghanistan
➢ Dargai Pass Mardan with Malakand
➢ Dorab Pass Chitral with Nooristan (Afghanistan)
➢ Gomal Pass D.I.Khan with Ghazni (Afghanistan)
➢ Karakoram Pass An ancient trading route b/w Kashmir and China
➢ Khankun Pass Chitral with Wakhan
➢ Khojak Pass Qilla Abdullah with Chaman
➢ Khunjrab Pass Pakistan with China via K.K. Highway
➢ Khyber Pass Peshawar with Kabul (53 km)
➢ Kilik Pass Hunza with Gilgit
➢ Lowari Pass Dir with Chitral
➢ Malakand Pass Peshawar with Chitral
➢ Mintaka Pass Hunza with Kashgar
➢ Muztagh Pass Baltistan with Yarkand (China)
➢ Peiwar Kotal Pass Parachinar with Kabul
➢ Shangla Pass Upper Swat with Lower Swat
➢ Shandur Pass Gilgit with Chitral
➢ Tochi Pass Bannu with Ghazni
Famous Lakes of Pakistan

➢ Haleji (Sindh) Thatta
➢ Hamun Mashkhel (Balochistan) Washuk District
➢ Hanna (Balochistan) Urak Valley near Quetta
➢ Kachura (Baltistan) Skardu
➢ Kallar Kahar (Punjab) Chakwal
➢ Keenjhar (Sindh) 12 km from Thatta
➢ Lalusar (Kaghan Valley) Naran Valley
➢ Manchhar (Sindh) Jamshoro District
➢ Pahandar (Gilgit) District Ghizer
➢ Rawal (Islamabad) 8 km from Islamabad
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➢ Saiful Maluk (Kaghan Valley) Kaghan Valley
➢ Sat Para (Baltistan) 8 km from Skardu
➢ Attababd Lake Hunza Valley
Rivers in Pakistan
➢ Indus 3180 km
➢ Jhelum 725 km
➢ Sutlej 1450 km
➢ Chenab 960 km
➢ Ravi 720 km
➢ Total rivers in Pakistan 24
➢ Total rivers in Balochistan 7
➢ Total rivers in KPK 8
➢ Total rivers in Punjab 5
➢ Total rivers in Sindh 4
➢ Longest River in Pakistan Indus
➢ Longest river in Balochistan Hingol
➢ Dasht River Baluchistan
➢ Porali River Baluchistan
➢ Bolan River Baluchistan
➢ Panjkora River KPK
➢ Jhelum and Chenab meet at Trimmu
➢ Five Rivers of Punjab meet at Panjnad
➢ Five Rivers meet with Indus at Mithan Kot
➢ Kabul River meets with Indus at Attock

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6th Population Census in Pakistan (2017)
➢ Census conducted after 19 years
➢ Total Population of Pakistan 207,774,520 (207.77 million)
➢ Rural Population 132,189,531 (63.62 %)
➢ Urban Population 75,584989 (36.38 %)
➢ Population of KPK 30,523,371 (30.52 million)
➢ Population of FATA 5,0001,676 (5 million)
➢ Population of Punjab 110,012,442 (110.01 million)
➢ Population of Sindh 47,886,051 (47.88 million)
➢ Population of Balochistan 12,344,408 (12.34 million)
➢ Population of Islamabad CT 2,006,572 (2 million)
Languages in Pakistan
➢ Punjabi 44.15 %
➢ Pushto 15.42 %
➢ Sindhi 14.1 %
➢ Balochi 3.57 %
➢ Urdu 7.57 %
➢ Saraiki 10.53 %
➢ Others 4.66 %
Currency Notes
➢ 10 Khyber Pass Peshawar
➢ 20 Mohen Jo Daro Larkana
➢ 50 Karakoram
➢ 100 Quaid-e-Azam Residency Ziarat
➢ 500 Badshahi Mosque Lahore
➢ 1000 Islamia College Peshawar
➢ 5000 Faisal Mosque Islamabad

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Forts in Pakistan
➢ Shahi Fort Lahore (Akbar)
➢ Rani Kot Fort (Largest) Jamshoro
➢ Derawar Fort Bahawalpur
➢ Jamrud Fort Peshawar
➢ Rohtas Fort Dina (Sher Shah Suri)
➢ Attock Fort Attock (Akbar)
➢ Bala Hissar Fort Peshawar
➢ Baltit Fort Hunza Valley
Shrines and Tombs

➢ Baba Farid Gunj Shakar Pakpattan
➢ Khawaja Ghulam Farid Mithan Kot
➢ Baba Bullhey Shah Kasur
➢ Hazrat Mian Mir Lahore
➢ Hazrat Sultan Bahu Shorkot
➢ Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sehwan Sharif (District Jamshoro)
➢ Waris Shah Jandiala Sher Khan (Sheikhupura)
➢ Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Bhit Shah (Matiari District)
➢ Shah Rukn-i-Alam Multan
➢ Syed Ali Hajveri Lahore
➢ Hazrat Bahauddin Zakriya Multan
➢ Abdullah Shah Ghazi Karachi

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National Symbols of Pakistan
➢ National Flag adopted, 11th August 1947 (Hoisted first
time by Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani)
➢ Pakistan Day 23rd March
➢ National Language Urdu
➢ National Poet Allama Iqbal
➢ National Juice Sugar cane Juice
➢ National Animal Markhor
➢ National Bird Chakour
➢ National Tree Deodar
➢ National Flower Jasmin
➢ National Dress Shalwar Kameez
➢ National Mammal Indus River Dolphin
➢ National Game Hockey
➢ National Museum Karachi
➢ National Tower Minar-i- Pakistan
➢ National Anthem Hafeez Jullandri (Composed by
Ahmed Chagla.) 1st time played on 13th August 1954 officially.
Largest in Pakistan
➢ Airport Islamabad International Airport
➢ Commercial Bank HBL
➢ Building Bahria Icon Tower Karachi (63 floors) 300 m (984 ft.)
➢ Barrage Sukker
➢ Dam Tarbela Dam
➢ Desert Thar
➢ District Chagai (44748 Km²)
➢ Fort Rani Kot Fort
➢ Island Astola (Karachi) (6.7 Km²)
➢ Fresh Water Lake Manchar
➢ Radio Station Islamabad
➢ Railway Station Lahore
➢ Park Ayub National Park Rawalpindi
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Longest in Pakistan
➢ Coast Balochistan (771 km)
➢ Frontier Durand Line
➢ Railway Platform Rohri
➢ Railway Track Karachi to Landi Kotal
➢ Road N-5 (National Highway), (1819 km)
➢ River Indus
➢ Canal The Nara Canal (364 km) (226 miles)
➢ Highest Railway Station Khan Mehtarzai
Pakistan Boundaries
➢ Pak- Afghan (Durand Line) 2611 km
➢ LOC 861 km
➢ Working Boundary 202 km
➢ Pak- Iran 909 km
➢ Pak-China 599 km
➢ Pak-India 2100 km
➢ Coast 1058 Km
Military Awards of Pakistan

➢ Nishan-i-Haider
➢ Hilal-i-Jurrat
➢ Sitara-i-Jurrat
➢ Tamgha-i-Jurrat
➢ Imtiazi Sanad
➢ Tamgha-i-Diffaa

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Civil Awards of Pakistan
Nishan
➢ Nishan-i-Pakistan
➢ Nishan-i-Shujaat
➢ Nishan-i- Imtiaz
➢ Nishan-i- Quaid-e-Azam
➢ Nishan-i-Khidmat
Hilal
➢ Hilal-i-Pakistan
➢ Hilal-i-Shujaat
➢ Hilal-i-Imtiaz
➢ Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam
➢ Hilal-i-Khidmat
Sitara
➢ Sitara-i-Pakistan
➢ Sitara-i-Shujaat
➢ Sitara-i-Imtiaz
➢ Sitara-i-Quaid-e-Azam
➢ Sitara-i-Khidmat
Tamgha
➢ Tamgha-i-Pakistan
➢ Tamgha-i-Shujaat
➢ Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
➢ Tamgha-i-Quaid-e-Azam
➢ Tamgha-i-Khidmat

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1st Cabinet of Pakistan
➢ Liaquat Ali Khan P.M., F.M., Defence & Common Wealth Relations
➢ Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Trade, Industry, Construction
➢ Malik Ghulam Muhammad Finance
➢ Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar Transport and Communication
➢ Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Food, Agriculture and Health
➢ Jugindar Nath Mendal Law and Labour
➢ Fazal ur Rehman Interior, Information and Education
Interim Government 1946

1. Cabinet Head Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Congress Ministers (6)
➢ Agriculture and Food Rajendra Prasad
➢ Defence Baldev Singh
➢ Education C. Rajgopalachari
➢ Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting Vallabhai Patel
➢ Labour Jagjivan Ram
➢ Works, Mines and Power C.H. Bhabha
3. AIML Ministers (5)
➢ Commerce Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
➢ Finance Liaquat Ali Khan
➢ Health Ghazanfar Ali Khan
➢ Law Jogendra Nath Mendal
➢ Railways and Communications, Post and Air Abdul Rab Nishtar

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General Knowledge
The Nobel Prizes
Established 1895 by Alfred Nobel (Chemical Engineer)
First Time Given 1901
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established in 1968
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1st time awarded in 1969
Awarded annually on 10th December
Nobel Peace Prize Oslo (Norway)
Other Nobel Prizes Stockholm (Sweden)
The Nobel Peace Prize

International Committee of the Red Cross has received the Nobel Peace Prize
three (3) Times.
UNHCR 2 Times
Important Laureates
➢ 1964 Martin Luther King Jr.
➢ 1973 Henry Kissinger
➢ 1978 Anwer Saadat (First Muslim) (Egypt)
➢ 1979 Mother Teresa
➢ 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi
➢ 1993 Nelson Mandela
➢ 1994 Yasir Arfaat
➢ 2001 United Nations; Kofi Annan
➢ 2003 Shirin Ebadi
➢ 2005 IAEA; Muhammad El Baradi
➢ 2006 Muhammad Younas, Grameen Bank
➢ 2007 Al Gore (IPCC)
➢ 2009 Barack Obama
➢ 2013 Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
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➢ 2014 Kailash Satyarthi (India), Malala Yosufzai (Pakistan)
➢ 2015 Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

➢ 2016 Juan Manuel Santos (Columbia)
➢ 2017 International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Switzerland)
➢ 2018 Denis Mukwege (Congo), Nadia Murad (Iraq)
➢ 2019 Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia)
➢ 2020 World Food Programme
➢ 2021
➢ 2022
Famous Laureates
1. Physics
➢ 1921 Albert Einstein
➢ 1979 Abdus Salam
2. Physiology or Medicine
➢ 1902 Ronald Ross
➢ 1945 Alexander Fleming
➢ 1962 Francis Crick; James D. Watson
3. Literature
➢ 1907 Rudyard Kipling
➢ 1913 Rabindarnath Tagore
➢ 1948 T.S. Eliot
➢ 1950 Bertrand Russell
➢ 1953 Winston Churchill
➢ 1954 Ernest Hemingway
4. Economics
➢ 1978 Herbert A. Simon
➢ 1998 Amaryta Sen
5. Received Nobel Prize 2 Times

➢ Marie Curie Physics (1903), Chemistry (1911)
➢ Linus Pauling Chemistry (1954), Peace (1962)
➢ John Bardeen Physics (1956, 1972)
➢ Frederick Sanger Chemistry (1958, 1980)
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World Organizations
UNO
➢ Charter signed 26th June 1945
➢ Formed 24th October 1945
➢ Name “UNO” suggested by F.D. Roosevelt
➢ Secretariat New York City
➢ Members 193
➢ Observers 2 (Holy Sea, Palestine)
➢ Organs 6 (General Assembly, UNSC, Economic and Social
Council, UN Trusteeship Council, ICJ, Secretariat) (Trusteeship Council
suspended operation on 1st November 1994)
➢ Regional Secretariats Geneva(Switzerland), Vienna (Austria),
Nairobi (Kenya).
➢ Official Languages (6) Arabic, Chinese, French, English,
Russian and Spanish.
➢ Pakistan became member 30th September 1947 (56th Member)
➢ 1st Secretary General Trygve Lie (Norway)
➢ 1st Asian Secretary General U Thant (Burma) 1961-1971
➢ Secretary General died in plane Crash Dag Hammarskjold
➢ Dag Hammarskjold belonged to Sweden
➢ Plane crashed in Congo (18th September 1961)
UNSC
➢ Secretariat New York City
➢ Permanent Members (5) China, France, Russia, UK, USA.
➢ Non Permanent Members 10 (2 year term)
SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

➢ Formed 8th December 1985
➢ Secretariat Kathmandu (Nepal)
➢ Members 8
➢ Observers 9
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➢ 1st Meeting Dhaka (7-8 December 1985)
➢ 1st Secretary General Abul Ahsan (Bangladesh)
OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) 28 th

June 2011
➢ Formed 25th September 1969

➢ Secretariat Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
➢ 1st Islamic Summit 22-25 September 1969 (Rabat--- Morocco)
➢ Members 57
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

➢ Founded 4th April 1949
➢ Headquarters Brussels (Belgium)
➢ Membership 30 States
➢ Newest Member North Macedonia (27th March 2020)
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

➢ Shanghai Five formed 26th April 1996
➢ SCO formed 15th June 2001
➢ Headquarters Beijing (China)
➢ Members 8
➢ Observers 4
➢ Pakistan Joined 9th June 2017 (Astana) Kazakhstan
ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization)

➢ RCD 1964-1979
➢ ECO Formed 1985 (Iran, Pakistan, Turkey)
➢ Headquarters Tehran (Iran)
➢ Members 10
NAM (Non Aligned Movement)

➢ Established by Nasser, Titu, Nehru
➢ Established 1961 (Belgrade----- Yugoslavia)
➢ Members 120
➢ Pakistan joined 1979
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ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)
➢ Formed 8th August 1967
➢ Headquarters Jakarta (Indonesia)
➢ Members 10
➢ Observers 2
IMF
➢ Formed 27th December 1945
➢ Headquarters Washington D.C.
➢ Members 190
➢ Pakistan joined 11th July 1950
World Bank
➢ Created July 1944 (Bretton Woods Conference)
➢ Formed July 1945
➢ Headquarters Washington D.C.
➢ Members 189
➢ Pakistan Joined 11th July 1950
ADB (Asian Development Bank)

➢ Established 19th December 1966
➢ Headquarters Manila (Philippines)
➢ Members 68
European Union (EU)

➢ Established 1st November 1993 (Maastricht--- Netherlands)
➢ Headquarters Brussels (Belgium)
➢ Members 27
➢ Newest Member Croatia (July 2013)
➢ Euro zone Established 1st January 1999
➢ Members of Euro zone 19
➢ UK left EU on 31st January 2020
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Arab League
➢ Formed 22nd March 1945
➢ Headquarters Cairo (Egypt)
➢ Members 22
World Trade Organization (WTO)

➢ Formed 1st January 1995
➢ Headquarters Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ Members 164
➢ Pakistan joined Founding Members
International Labour Organization (ILO)

➢ Formed 29th October 1919
➢ Headquarters Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ Members 187
➢ Pakistan joined 31st October 1947
African Union
➢ Formed 9th July 2002
➢ Headquarters Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
➢ Members 55
World Economic Forum

➢ Founded January 1971
➢ Founder Schwab Klaus (German)
➢ Headquarters Cologny (Switzerland)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

➢ Formed 29th July 1957
➢ Headquarters Vienna (Austria)
➢ Members 171
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Common Wealth of Nations
➢ Established 11th December 1931 (British Common Wealth of Nations)
➢ Formally constituted 28th April 1949 (Common Wealth of Nations)
➢ Headquarters London (UK)
➢ Members 54
➢ Maldives rejoined on 1st February 2020
Pakistan Joined
➢ FAO 7th September 1947
➢ UNO 30th September 1947 (56th Member)
➢ ILO 31st October 1947
➢ Universal Postal Union 10th November 1947
➢ World Bank and IMF 11th July 1950
➢ SCO 9th June 2017 (Astana)
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Headquarters
➢ ILO Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ Red Cross Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ WHO Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ WTO Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ ICJ Hague (Netherlands) 15 Judges (9 years term)
➢ Interpol Lyon (France)
➢ Common Wealth London (UK)
➢ Amnesty International London (UK)
➢ Transparency International Berlin (Germany)
➢ UNICEF New York City (USA)
➢ Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
➢ OPEC Vienna (Austria)
➢ UNESCO Paris (France)
➢ Green Peace Amsterdam (Netherlands)
➢ Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
➢ Human Rights Watch New York (USA)
➢ Freedom House Washington (USA)
➢ WWF Gland,Vaud (Switzerland)
➢ UNIDO Vienna (Austria)
➢ CERN Geneva (Switzerland)
➢ FAO Rome (Italy)
➢ OECD Paris (France)
➢ FATF Paris (France)
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Official Residences
➢ Buckingham Palace (London) British Monarch
(Named after Duke of Buckingham)
➢ Ten Downing Street (London) P.M. of U.K.
➢ White House (Washington) President of USA
➢ Rashtrapati Bhawan (New Delhi) Indian President
➢ Temple Trees (Colombo) P.M. of Sri Lanka
➢ Queen’s House (Colombo) President of Sri Lanka
➢ Cankaya Mansion Vice President of Turkey
➢ Apostolic Palace (Papal Palace) Pope (Vatican City)
➢ Blue House President of South Korea
➢ Seraglio (Istanbul) Ancient Residence of the Sultan of Turkey
➢ Presidential Complex (Cumhurbaskanligi Kuliyesi) President of Turkey
➢ Lok Kalyan Marg (Panchavati) Indian Prime Minister
➢ Istana Nurul Iman (Bandar Seri Begawan) Sultan of Brunei
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➢ 100 Years War 1337-1453
➢ 30 years War 1618-1648
➢ Battle of Waterloo 1815 (Belgium) Napoleon died in 1821 (St. Halena)
➢ Battle of Waterloo was fought between Napoleon and Duke of Wellington
➢ Opium War 1839-42 (Britain-China) Trade War

➢ 2nd Opium War 1856-60 (China vs Britain, French, USA)
➢ Crimean War 1854-56 (Russia-Turkey, France, UK) Nursing Landmark)
➢ War of Roses Civil War in UK (1455-1485)
➢ Anglo-Mysore Wars 1767-69, 1780-84, 1790-92, 1799
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Revolutions
➢ American 4 July 1776 (Philadelphia)
➢ America Granted Independence 1783
➢ French 14 July 1789 (Fall of Bastille Fort)
➢ France became Republic on 22 September 1792
➢ Bolshevik Revolution first stage February 1917 (Russia)
➢ Bolshevik Revolution 2nd Stage October 1917 (Russia)
➢ Red Revolution (China) 1949
➢ Revolution in Iran (1979 Revolution) 7th January 1978 to 11th February 1979
Famous Treaties, Pacts, Accords etc

➢ Treaty of Westphalia 24th October 1648
➢ Balfour Declaration 2nd November 1917
➢ Treaty of Versailles 28th June 1919 (France)
➢ Treaty of Sevres 10th August 1920 (France)
➢ Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10th December 1948 (Paris)
➢ North Atlantic Treaty 4th April 1949 (Washington)
➢ SEATO 1954
➢ CENTO 1955
➢ Warsaw Pact 14th May 1955 (Poland)
➢ Tashkent Declaration (Indo-Pak) 10th January 1966 (Uzbekistan)
➢ Simla Agreement (Indo-Pak) 2nd July 1972 (India)
➢ Kyoto Protocol 11th December 1997 (Japan)
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Important and Famous Places
➢ Golden Temple Amritsar (Founded by Hazrat Mian Mir)
Most Sacred Place of Sikh Religion
➢ Somnat Temple Gujrat (India)
➢ Sri Dalada Maligawa Buddhist Temple (Kandy--- Sri Lanka)
➢ Sri Dalada Maligawa also called Temple of the Tooth
➢ The Vatican Seat of Papacy (Catholicism)
➢ The Sulemaniyah Mosque Istanbul (Turkey)
➢ The Blue Mosque (Only mosque with 6 minarets) Istanbul (Turkey)
➢ Blue Mosque is also known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque
➢ Hagia Sophia Istanbul (Turkey)
➢ Sixty Dome Mosque Begerhat (Bangladesh)
➢ The Great Mosque Beirut (Lebanon)
➢ Eiffel Tower Paris (France)
➢ Qutub Minar New Delhi (India)
➢ Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy
➢ PETRONAS Towers (Twin Towers) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
➢ Islamic Summit Tower Lahore (Islamic Summit, 1974)
➢ Brad laugh Hall Lahore (Pakistan
➢ Taqsim Square Istanbul (Turkey)
➢ Tehrir Square Cairo (Egypt)
➢ Red Square Moscow (Russia)
➢ Tinanmen Square Beijing (China)
➢ Hyde Park London (UK)
➢ Fleet Street London (UK)
➢ Downing Street London (UK)
➢ Wall Street New York (USA)
➢ Broadway Street New York (USA)
➢ Yellow Stone National Park USA
➢ Dalal Street Mumbai (India)
➢ Democracy Wall Beijing (China)
➢ Porcelain Tower of Nanjing China
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Places Famous For
➢ Fleet Street Newspapers and Press Offices
➢ Broadway Street Cinema Halls
➢ Hyde Park Public Meetings and Assemblage
➢ Red Square Venue of Annual Ceremonial Parades
➢ Dalal Street Mumbai Stock Exchange
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➢ Landed on the Moon Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (USA)
July 21, 1969
➢ First man in Space Major Yurigagrin (Russian) 1961
➢ First Woman in Space Valentina Treshkova (Russian)
➢ First Tourist in Space Dennis Tito
➢ First Person to Reach the North Pole Robert Edwin Peary
(Overland Journey)
➢ First Person to reach the South Pole Amundsen
➢ 1st Persons to Climb Mount Everest Edmund Hillary (Newzealand),
Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) (29th May 1953)
➢ First Woman to Climb Mount Everest Junko Tabei (Japan)
➢ First person to fly across English Channel Louis Bleriot
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➢ Michel Angelo March 6, 1475 (Italy)—February 18, 1564 (Italy)
➢ Leonardo Da Vinci April 15, 1452 (Italy)—May 2, 1519 (France)
➢ Pablo Picasso October 25, 1881 (Spain)—April 8, 1973 (France)
➢ Vincent Van Gogh March 30, 1853, (Netherlands)—July 29, 1890 (France)
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Famous Paintings
➢ Night Watch Rembrandt Van Riin
➢ The Last Supper Leonardo Da Vinci
➢ Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci
➢ View of Tinherier Winston Churchill
➢ The Last Judgment Michel Angelo
➢ Cornfield and Cypress Trees Vincent Van Gogh
➢ The Potato Eaters Vincent Van Gogh
➢ Self Portrait Vincent Van Gogh
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➢ Morco Polo Venetian (Venice-Italy)
➢ Christopher Columbus Italian
➢ Vas Code Gama Portuguese
➢ Capt. James Cook English
➢ Ibn-e-Batuta Morocco
➢ Abel Janszoon Tasman Dutch
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➢ New Zealand Abel Tasman
➢ Island of Jamaica Christopher Columbus
➢ America Christopher Columbus (1492)
➢ Australia Captain James Cook (1770)
➢ Route to India Vasco de Gama (1498)
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Highest Military Awards
➢ China Order of Cloud and Banner
(also called Order of the Resplendent Banner)
➢ USA Medal of Honor
➢ Britain Victoria Cross
➢ France The Legion of Honour
➢ South Africa Nkwe ya Gauta-Golden Leopard
➢ Italy Gold Medal of Military Valour
➢ India Param Vir Chakra
➢ Pakistan Nishan-e-Haider
➢ Bangladesh Bir Sreshto
➢ Spain Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
➢ Canada The Victoria Cross of Canada
➢ Israel Medal of Valour
➢ Poland Order of Virtuti Military
EDS Abbreviations
➢ LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
➢ CNG Compressed Natural Gas
➢ RNA Ribonucleic Acid
➢ DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
➢ RBC Red Blood Cells/Corpuscles
➢ ATP Adenosine Tri Phosphate
➢ ECG Electro Cardio Gram
➢ CFC Chloro Fluoro Carbon
➢ AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
➢ PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride
➢ LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated emission of Radiation
➢ STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
➢ BTU British Thermal Unit
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➢ LED Light Emitting Diode
➢ LCD Liquid Crystal Display
➢ AMU Atomic Mass Unit
➢ EMF Electro Motive Force
➢ CRT Cathode Ray Tube
➢ AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
➢ CCTV Closed - Circuit Television
➢ ABM Anti – Ballistic Missile
➢ ATM Automated Teller Machine
➢ CD Compact Disc
➢ DVD Dynamic Versatile Disc
➢ FM Frequency Modulation
➢ GMT Greenwich Mean Time
➢ HIV Human Immuno Deficiency Virus
➢ ICU Intensive Care Unit
➢ RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging
➢ SMS Short Message Service
➢ RAM Random Access Memory
➢ ROM Read Only Memory
➢ LAN Local Area Network
➢ WAN Wide Area Network
➢ CPU Central Processing Unit
➢ WWW World Wide Web
➢ BIOS Basic Input Output System
➢ HTML Hypertext Mark-up Language
➢ HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
➢ IBM International Business Machine
➢ BASIC Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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Discoveries and Inventions
➢ Alpha Rays Rutherford
➢ Beta Rays Rutherford
➢ Gamma Rays Paul Villard (French)
➢ Electron J.J. Thomson
➢ Proton Goldstein
➢ Neutron James Chadwick
➢ Oxygen J. Priestley
➢ Penicillin Alexander Fleming
➢ Radioactivity Henry Becquerel
➢ Insulin Dr. F.G. Banting
➢ Structure of DNA Watson and Crick
➢ Genetic Laws of Heredity Mendal
➢ Solar System Copernicus
➢ Chromosome Waldeyer
➢ X. Rays Roentgen (German) 1895
➢ Dynamite Alfred Nobel
➢ Periodic Table Dimitri Mendeleev
➢ Energy Quanta Max Planck
➢ Type Writer Christopher Latham Sholes
➢ Richter Scale Charles Francis Richter
➢ Polio Vaccine Johnas Salk
➢ Seismograph Robert Mallet
➢ Laughing Gas J. Priestly
➢ Ball Point Laszlo Biro (1938)
➢ Chronometer John Harrison (1730)
➢ Atom Bomb Robert Oppenheimer
➢ Digital Computer John Vincent Atanasoff
➢ Mobile Phone Martin Cooper (1973) USA
➢ Mouse Douglas Engelbart
➢ Vaccine Edward Jenner (1796)
➢ Penicillin Alexander Fleming
➢ TV John Logie Baird
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➢ Telephone Graham Bell
➢ Radio Marconi
➢ AK-47 Mikhail Klashnikov
➢ Thermometer Sir Thomas Allbut (1867)
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➢ Sphygmomanoometer Blood Pressure
➢ Anemometer Velocity of Wind
➢ Ammeter Electric Current
➢ Pyrometer High Temperature
➢ Manometer Pressure
➢ Barometer Atmospheric Pressure
➢ Hygrometer Humidity
➢ Chronometer Time
➢ Lactometer Purity of Milk
➢ Richter Scale Earthquake
➢ Galvanometer Electricity
➢ Glucometer Blood Glucose
➢ Rain Guage Rain
➢ Audiometer Intensity of Sound
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Units of Measurement
➢ Newton Force
➢ Dyne Force
➢ Kelvin Temperature
➢ Celsius Temperature
➢ Fahrenheit Temperature
➢ Ampere Current
➢ Coulomb Electric Charge
➢ Ohm Resistance
➢ Joule Heat / Energy
➢ BTU Energy
➢ Pascal Pressure
➢ Watt Power
➢ Light Year Distance
➢ Liter Volume
➢ Decibel Sound
National Emblems
➢ Spain Eagle
➢ France Lily
➢ Italy White Lily
➢ Australia Kangaroo
➢ USA Golden Rod
➢ England Rose
➢ Pakistan Crescent
➢ India Lioned Capital
➢ Sri Lanka Sword and Lion
➢ Turkey Crescent and Star
➢ Iran Rose
➢ Canada White Lily
➢ Germany Corn Flower
➢ New Zealand Kiwi, Southern Cross
➢ Russia Sickle & Hammer
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International Symbols
➢ Wheel Progress
➢ Black Flag Protest
➢ White Flag Truce
➢ Red Flag Revolution/Danger
➢ Lotus Culture and Civilization
➢ Dove Peace
➢ Olive Branch Peace
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➢ France Gallic Rooster
➢ China Red-Crowned Crane
➢ Finland Whooper Swan
➢ USA Bald Eagle
➢ Australia Emu
➢ England European Robin
➢ Italy Italian Sparrow
➢ Pakistan Chukar Patridge
➢ India Indian Peacock
➢ Bangladesh Magpie Robin
➢ Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Jungle Fowl
➢ Iran Common Nightingale
➢ South Africa Blue Crane
➢ Greece Little Owl
➢ Japan Green Pheasant
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National Animals
➢ China Giant Panda , Chinese Dragon (Mythical)
➢ Finland Brown Bear
➢ Australia Kangaroo
➢ England Lion
➢ Pakistan Markhor
➢ Bangladesh Royal Bengal Tiger
➢ South Africa Springbok
➢ Greece Dolphin
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➢ England Tudor Rose
➢ USA Rose
➢ France Iris
➢ Italy Stylized Lily
➢ Germany Knapweed
➢ Spain Red Carnation
➢ Canada Maple Leaf
➢ China Plum Blossom
➢ Russia Chamomile
➢ Pakistan Jasmin
➢ India Lotus
➢ Bangladesh Water Lily (Shapla)
➢ Sri Lanka Water Lily
➢ Japan Cherry Blossom Sukura
➢ Iran Red Rose
➢ South Africa Protea
➢ Netherlands Tulip
➢ Turkey Tulip
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National Games
➢ USA Baseball
➢ England Cricket
➢ France Football
➢ Italy Football
➢ Spain Bull Fighting
➢ Canada Lacrosse (Summer), Ice Hockey (Winter)
➢ Japan Sumo Wrestling
➢ Russia Bandy
➢ Pakistan Field Hockey
➢ India Field Hockey
➢ Bangladesh Kabaddi
➢ Sri Lanka Volley Ball
➢ Iran Wrestling
➢ Australia Cricket
➢ New Zealand Rugby Union
➢ Scotland Golf
Secret Agencies
➢ SUPO Finland
➢ Gestapo Secret Police of Germany
➢ MAD Germany
➢ DST Morocco
➢ SAVAK Secret Police of Pahlavi Dynasty (Iran) 1957-79
➢ MOSAD Israel
➢ MI-6 UK
➢ FBI USA
➢ CIA USA
➢ ISI Pakistan
➢ RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) India
➢ SSS Iraq
➢ BND Germany
➢ BIN Indonesia
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➢ KGB Russia
➢ Khad Afghanistan
AIRLINES
➢ Aeroflot Russia
➢ Air France France
➢ Alitalia Italy
➢ Asiana South Korea
➢ Bheman Bangladesh
➢ Bismillah Bangladesh
➢ Dragon Hong Kong
➢ Cathy Pacific Hong Kong
➢ Freedom Air New Zealand
➢ JAL Japan
➢ K.L.M. Netherlands
➢ Lufthansa Germany
➢ Middle East Air Line (MEAL) Lebanon
➢ Olympic Airways Greece
➢ United Airline USA
➢ Sabeena Belgium
➢ QANTAS Australia
➢ Maley Hungary
➢ Aer Lignus Ireland
➢ Silk Air Singapore
➢ LOT Poland
➢ Ural Russia
➢ Emirates UAE
➢ Trans World Airways USA (1924- 2001)
➢ Delta USA
➢ Easy Jet UK
➢ Ariana Afghanistan
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Airports
➢ Kai Tak Hong Kong
➢ Bandaranaike (Katunayake) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
➢ Dum Dum Calcutta
➢ Gatwick International Airport UK
➢ Heathrow London
➢ Congonhas Brazil
➢ Narita Airport Japan
➢ Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris
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➢ Cardiff UK
➢ Seattle USA
➢ Manchester UK
➢ Alexandria Egypt
➢ Tartus Syria
➢ Genoa Italy
➢ Haifa Israel
➢ Latakia Syria
➢ Dammam Saudi Arabia
➢ Rotterdam Netherlands
➢ Chittagong Bangladesh
➢ Dickson Malaysia
➢ Penang Malaysia
➢ Honolulu USA
➢ Hochi Minh Vietnam
➢ Montreal Canada
➢ Darwin Australia
➢ Abaden Iran
➢ Bandar Bushehr Iran
➢ Aden Yemen
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➢ Gothenburg Sweden
➢ Hammerfest Norway
➢ Lisbon Portugal
➢ Hamburg Germany
➢ Casablanca Malaysia
➢ Bander Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam (Brunei Bay)
Parliaments
➢ Afghanistan Loya Jirga
➢ Argentina Congress
➢ Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad
➢ China National People’s Congress
➢ Denmark Folketing
➢ Egypt Majlis
➢ Turkey Grand National Assembly
➢ Israel Knesset
➢ Australia Federal Parliament
➢ Japan Diet
➢ Norway Storting
➢ Sweden Riksdag
➢ Ethiopia Shergo
➢ Russia Federal Assembley
➢ Spain Cortes
➢ Kazakhstan Kengess
➢ Syria National People’s Assembley (People’s Council)
➢ Nepal National Panchayat
➢ Finland Eduskusta
➢ Indonesia People’s Consultative Assembley
➢ Bhutan Tsongdu
➢ Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw
➢ Iran Majlis
➢ Qatar Advisory Council
➢ Mother of Parliaments British Parliament
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➢ Malaysia Dewan Rakyat
➢ Germany Bundesrat
➢ Oldest Parliament Althing of Iceland (Founded 930 A.D.)
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➢ AFP France (Agence France Presse)
➢ Agerpres Romania
➢ AIP Afghanistan
➢ Bakhtar Afghanistan
➢ Anatolia Turkey
➢ ANSA Italy
➢ AGI Italy
➢ Star Italy
➢ API India
➢ APP Pakistan
➢ Bernama Malaysia
➢ Interfax Russia
➢ Itar-tass Russia
➢ IRNA Iran
➢ JIJI Japan
➢ NCNA China
➢ Xinhua China
➢ Petra Jordan
➢ Reuters Britain
➢ Ritzua Denmark
➢ SANA Syria
➢ SABA Yemen
➢ MENA Egypt
➢ SPA Saudi Arabia
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➢ JANA Libya
➢ Montasame Mongolia
➢ UPI + AP USA
➢ WAFA Palestine
➢ JTA Israel
➢ Kyodo Japan
➢ WAM UAE
➢ Antara Indonesia
➢ DPA Germany
➢ CUP Canada (Canadian University Press)
CAPITALS
➢ Egypt Cairo
➢ Mauritius Port Louis
➢ Nigeria Abuja
➢ Senegal Dakar
➢ Somalia Mogadishu
➢ Sudan Khartoum
➢ South Sudan Juba
➢ Cuba Havana
➢ Bahrain Manama
➢ Colombia Bogota
➢ Eritrea Asmara
➢ Kazakhstan Nur Sultan
➢ Name of ‘Astana’ changed to ‘Nur Sultan’ on 20th March 2019
➢ North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Pyongyong
➢ South Korea (Republic of Korea) Seoul
➢ Philippines Manila
➢ Uzbekistan Tashkant
➢ Belgium Brussels
➢ Croatia Zagreb
➢ Denmark Copenhagen
➢ Norway Oslo
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➢ Sweden Stockholm
➢ Poland Warsaw
➢ Venezuela Caracas
➢ Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
➢ Azerbaijan Baku
➢ Tajikistan Dushanbe
➢ Turkmenistan Ashgabat
➢ Argentina Buenos Aires
➢ Ghana Accra
➢ Morocco Rabat
➢ Tanzania Dodoma
➢ Myanmar Naypyidaw (Officially spelt as Nay Pyi Taw)
➢ Taiwan Tai Pai
➢ Syria Damascus
➢ Hungary Budapest
➢ Portugal Lisbon
➢ Switzerland Berne
➢ Bermuda Hamilton
➢ Ukraine Kiev
➢ Chile Santiago
➢ Rwanda Kigali
➢ Brazil Brasilia
➢ Australia Canberra
➢ Turkey Ankara
➢ New Zealand Wellington
➢ Bolivia La Paz (Highest Capital)
➢ Bosnia Sarajevo
➢ Kosovo Pristina
➢ Montenegro Podgorica
➢ Serbia Belgrade
➢ Sierra Leone Free Town
➢ Cambodia Phnom Penh
➢ Yemen Sana’a
➢ Jordan Amman
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➢ Oman Muscat
➢ Netherlands Amsterdam
➢ Canada Ottawa
➢ Poland Warsaw
➢ Russia Moscow
➢ Serbia Belgrade
➢ Ireland Dublin
➢ Uganda Kampala
➢ Georgia Tbilisi
➢ Mauritania Nouakchott
➢ Qatar Doha
➢ Iran Tehran
➢ Maldives Male
➢ Bhutan Thimphu
➢ Nepal Kathmandu
➢ Afghanistan Kabul
➢ China Beijing
➢ Japan Tokyo
➢ Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
➢ Thailand Bangkok
➢ Algeria Algiers
➢ Djibouti Djibouti
➢ Spain Madrid
➢ Italy Rome
➢ Germany Berlin
➢ France Paris
➢ Greece Athens
➢ Saudi Arabia Riyadh
➢ Singapore Singapore City
➢ Bangladesh Dhaka
➢ India New Delhi
➢ Mali Bamako
➢ Republic of Congo Brazzaville
➢ Vietnam Hanoi
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➢ Zambia Lusaka
➢ Zimbabwe Harare
➢ Libya Tripoli
➢ Panama Panama City
➢ Brunei Bander Seri Begawan
➢ Nauru (Smallest Republic) Yaren (De facto)
➢ Madagascar Antananarivo
➢ Ecuador Quito
➢ Sri Lanka (Administrative) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
➢ Sri Lanka (Commercial) Colombo
➢ South Africa Pretoria (Executive),
Cape Town (Legislative), Bloem Fontein (Judicial)
Cities and Towns

➢ Benghazi Libya
➢ Canton China
➢ Ujiji (Town) Tanzania
➢ Normandy (region) Northern France
➢ Sharm al Sheikh Egypt
➢ Aleppo Syria
➢ Nablus West Bank (Palestine)
➢ Rupal Village Astore (Gilgit - Baltistan)
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➢ Spartly Islands China and Vietnam, Philippine, Malaysia
➢ Falkland Islands England----- Argentina (1982)
➢ Minicoy Island India--- Maldives
➢ Paracel Islands (South China Sea) China-Vietnam
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Currencies
➢ Egypt Egyptian Pound
➢ Libya Dinar
➢ Sudan Dinar
➢ Iran Rial
➢ Israel Shakel
➢ Korea (North+South) Won
➢ Malaysia Ringgit
➢ Sri Lanka Rupee
➢ Syria Syrian Pound
➢ Thailand Baht
➢ Kazakhstan Tenge
➢ Guatemala Quetzal
➢ Nigeria Nyere
➢ Turkey Turkish Lira
➢ Denmark D. Krone
➢ Norway Krone
➢ Sweden Krone
➢ Russia Rubble
➢ Kenya Shilling
➢ Somalia Shilling
➢ Indonesia Rupiah
➢ Philippines Peso
➢ Mexico Peso
➢ Venezuela Bolivar
➢ Myanmar Kyat
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Old and New Names
➢ Abyssinia Ethiopia
➢ Angora Ankara
➢ Bombay Mumbai
➢ Ceylone Sri Lanka (22nd May 1972)
➢ Constantinople Istanbul
➢ Formosa Taiwan
➢ Holland Netherlands
➢ Krugn Thep Bangkok
➢ Mesopotamia Iraq
➢ Burma Myanmar (18th June 1989)
➢ Rangoon Yangoon (18th June 1989)
➢ Mysore Karnatka
➢ Peking Beijing
➢ Persia Iran
➢ Gold Coast Ghana
➢ Benadir Somalia
➢ Bechuanaland Republic of Botswana
➢ Helvetia Switzerland
➢ Rhodesia Zimbabwe
➢ Salisbury Harare
➢ Siam Thailand
➢ Bactria Afghanistan
➢ Nippon Japan
➢ Madras Chennai
➢ Zaire Congo
➢ Campbell Pur Attock
➢ Montgomery Sahiwal
➢ Lyallpur Faisalabad
➢ Astana Nur Sultan
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International Days
➢ Int. Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21st March
➢ Day for Water 22nd March
➢ World Health Day 7th April
➢ Earth Day 22nd April
➢ Labour Day 1st May
➢ Press Freedom Day 3rd May
➢ Int. Nurses Day 12th May
➢ Int. Day for UN Peacekeepers 29th May
➢ No-Tobacco Day 31st May
➢ World Environment Day 5th June
➢ Refugee Day 20th June
➢ World Population Day 11th July
➢ Malala Day 12th July
➢ Int. Youth Day 12th August
➢ Int. Day against nuclear tests 29th August
➢ Int. Literacy Day 8th September
➢ Int. Day for the prevention of Ozone Layer 16th September
➢ Int. Day of Peace 21st September
➢ Int. Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17th October
➢ Int. Polio Day 24th October
➢ Int. Day of Tolerance 16th November
➢ Int. Day for the Elimination of Violence against women 25th November
➢ Int. Day of Disabled Persons 3rd December
➢ Human Rights Day 10th December
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Important Lines and Boundaries
➢ Durand Line Pak- Afghan (12th November 1893)
Sir Mortimer Durand & Abdul Rehman Khan
➢ Hindenburg Line Germany- Poland
➢ Marginal Line France- Germany (320km) WW-II
➢ McMahon Line India- China (Sir Henry McMahon)
➢ Redcliffe Line Pak-India
➢ 17th Parallel Line North and South Vietnam
➢ 24th Parallel Line India-Pakistan
➢ 38th Parallel Line North and South Korea
➢ 49th Parallel Line USA and Canada
➢ Order Neisse Border Germany and Poland
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Straits, Canals and Important links
Name Between Links
Bab el Mandeb KSA and Africa Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Bering Alaska (USA) and Siberia Pacific and Arctic Ocean
Dardanelles Asian Turkey and European Sea of Marmora and Aegean Sea
Turkey
Dover England and Europe North Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Florida Florida and Cuba Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Gibraltar Spain and Morocco Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean
Malacca Malaysia and Sumatra Indian Ocean and South China Sea
Palk India and Sri Lanka Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
Hormuz Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf Persian Gulf and Oman Sea
Bass Australia and Tasmania Southern Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Bosphorus Asian Turkey and European Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
Turkey
Johor Singapore and Peninsular Strait of Malacca and Singapore Strait
Malaysia
➢ Gate of Tears Bab el Mandeb

➢ Key to Mediterranean Strait of Gibraltar
➢ Strait between Russia- USA Bering Strait
➢ Malacca Strait separates Indonesia and Malaysia
➢ Strait of Gibraltar separates Morocco and Spain
➢ Bosphorous Strait connects Black Sea with Sea of Marmara
➢ Sunda Strait separates Sumatra and Java
➢ Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka
➢ Messina Strait separates Italy and Sicily
➢ Bering Strait separates Asia from North America
➢ Dardanelles Strait connects Sea of Marmara with Aegean Sea
➢ English Channel is between England and France
➢ Suez Canal connects Red Sea with Mediterranean
➢ Panama Canal connects Atlantic with Pacific
➢ Keil Canal connects North Sea with Baltic Sea
➢ About 40% of world oil is transported through Strait of Hormuz
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Deserts
➢ Sahara (Largest) North Africa
➢ Arabian Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Syria)
➢ Gobi Mongolia; China
➢ Kalahari South Africa
➢ Great Sandy NW Australia
➢ Great Victoria SW Australia
➢ Gibson West Australia
➢ Thar Pakistan, India
➢ Death Valley E California : SW Nevada
➢ Nubian NE Sudan
➢ Kara-Kum Turkmenistan
➢ Dasht-e-Lut Iran
➢ Atacama (Driest Place) N Chile
➢ Kyzyl-Kum Uzbekistan/Kazakhstan
➢ Black Rock NW Nevada
➢ Taklamakan Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China
Famous Rivers
➢ Darling Australia
➢ Red River USA
➢ Don Russia
➢ Latani Lebanon
➢ Volga Russia
➢ Danube Germany
➢ Ural Russia
➢ Amu Darya Uzbekistan/ Turkmenistan
➢ Euphrates (Farat) Turkey, Syria, Iraq
➢ Tigris (Dajla) Turkey, Syria, Iraq
➢ Mackenzie Canada
➢ Roe River (Shortest) Montana (USA) 201 Feet (61m)
➢ Longest River The Nile
➢ Largest River The Amazon
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➢ Sorrow of China River Hwang Ho (Yellow River)
➢ Longest River of Europe Volga
➢ Longest River of Asia Yangtze (6300 km)
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➢ Paris (France) Seine
➢ New York (USA) Hudson
➢ Basra (Iraq) Shatt-ul- Arab
➢ Rome (Italy) Tiber
➢ Brussels (Belgium) Senne/Zenne
➢ Philadelphia (USA) Delaware and Schuylkill
➢ Damascus (Syria) Barada
➢ Dublin (Ireland) Liffey
➢ Bonn (Germany) Rhine
➢ Agra (India) Jumna
➢ London (UK) Thames
➢ Baghdad (Iraq) Tigris
➢ Liverpool (UK) Mersey
➢ Berlin (Germany) Spree
➢ Budapest (Hungary) Danube
➢ Khartoum (North Sudan) Nile
➢ New Delhi (India) Jumna
➢ Calcutta (India) Hooghli
➢ Lisbon (Portugal) Tagus
➢ Vienna (Austria) Danube
➢ Madrid (Spain) Manzanares
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➢ Ottawa (Canada) Ottawa River
➢ Sydney (Australia) Nepean River, Parramatta River
➢ Washington (USA) Potomac
➢ Cairo (Egypt) Nile
➢ Cologne (Germany) Rhine
➢ Tokyo (Japan) Sumida
➢ Melbourne (Australia) Yarra
Mountains
➢ Mount Blanc Mountain France
(Highest mountain in Alps)
➢ Atlas Morocco
➢ Alps Switzerland
➢ Andes (Largest) South America
➢ McKinley Alaska
➢ Nanda Devi India
➢ Mount Laguna California
➢ Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania
➢ Kirana Hills Sargodha (Pakistan)
➢ Gorakh Hill Sindh (near Dadu)
➢ Mount Etna Sicily (Italy)
➢ Tango Tower Pakistan
➢ Adam’s Peak Sabaragamuwa (Sri Lanka)
➢ Mounts Adams Washington (USA)
➢ Ural Mountains Russia
➢ Mount Toor Mount Sinai (East Jerusalem)
➢ Koh-i-Jodi Anatolia (Turkey)
➢ Mount Merapi Indonesia
➢ Taurus Mountains Turkey
➢ Mount Fuji Japan
➢ Mount Kinabalu Malaysia
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Dams
➢ Karun Three Dam Iran
➢ Verzasca Dam Switzerland
➢ Nurek Dam Tajikistan
➢ Rogun Dam Tajikistan
➢ Grand Culie Dam USA
➢ Three Gorges Dam China
➢ Naryab Dam Hangu (KPK)
➢ Aswan Dam Egypt (on Nile)
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➢ Ontario Lake Canada
➢ Lake Superior (Largest Fresh water Lake) North America
➢ Lake Titicaca (World’s Highest Lake South America
➢ Oxbow Lakes USA
➢ Lake Baikal (World’s Deepest Lake) Russia
➢ Kachura lakes Skardu (G.B)
➢ Trout Lake Ontario (Canada)
➢ Okeechobee Lake Florida
➢ Oconee Lake Georgia
➢ Red Lake Minnesota (USA)
➢ Great Bear Lake Canada
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Geographical Epithets & Distinctive Names
➢ The Battle Field of Europe Belgium
➢ Cockpit of Europe Belgium
➢ City of Golden Gate San Francisco
➢ City of Magnificent Distances Washington
➢ City of Skyscrapers New York (Empire City)
➢ Land of the Midnight Sun Norway
➢ Land of Morning Calm Korea
➢ Land of the Rising Sun Japan
➢ Land of Thousand Lakes Finland
➢ Thunder Bolt of Asia Bhutan
➢ Land of White Elephants Thailand
➢ Little Venice Venezuela
➢ Playground of Europe Switzerland
➢ Roof of the World Pamir (Tibet)
➢ Sick Man of Europe Turkey
➢ Sugar Bowl of the World Cuba
➢ Mother in Law of Europe Denmark
➢ Golden City Johannesburg
➢ The Modern Babylon London
➢ Land of Milk and Honey Lebanon
➢ Island of Cloves Zanzibar
➢ Eternal City Rome
➢ City of Seven Hills Rome
➢ Gateway of India Mumbai
➢ City of Arabian Night Baghdad
➢ Buffer State of Asia Afghanistan
➢ City of Angels Bangkok
➢ Land of Flying Fish Barbados
➢ Land of Thousand Islands Indonesia
➢ Land of Fertile Fields Algeria
➢ Valley of Flowers Peshawar
➢ City of Bazaars Cairo
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➢ Land of Golden Fiber Bangladesh
➢ Land of Silver Fiber Pakistan
➢ Switzerland of Pakistan Swat
➢ Gateway of Pakistan Karachi
➢ Hermit Kingdom Korea
➢ Hashemite Kingdom Jordon
➢ Land of Cakes Scotland
➢ Switzerland of Africa Swaziland
➢ Land of Lilies Canada
➢ Land of Maple Leaf Canada
Colour Revolutions
➢ Green Revolution Crops especially Wheat’s Production
➢ Blue Revolution Fisheries or Ocean Life’s Production
➢ White Revolution Milk Production
➢ Brown Revolution Discovery of non-conventional Energy sources
➢ Yellow Revolution Production of Oilseeds
Studies and Fields

➢ Philology Languages
➢ Ornithology Birds
➢ Seismology Earthquakes
➢ Anatomy Structure of Animals and Plants
➢ Entomology Insects
➢ Pedagogy Teaching
➢ Oncology Cancer/Tumor
➢ Dermatology Skin
➢ Astronomy Heavenly Bodies
➢ Demography Human Population with respect to size,
structure and Composition of Population
➢ Penology Criminal Punishment and its effects on culprits
➢ Numismatics Coins
➢ Speleology Caves
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➢ Acoustic sound
➢ Arboriculture Cultivation of Trees and shrubs
➢ Eugenics Unborn Babies (Improvement of Human Species)
➢ Epistemology Knowledge
➢ Paleontology Fossils
➢ Arachnology Spiders
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Vitamin Deficiencies
➢ Vitamin A Night Blindness
➢ Vitamin B1 Beriberi
➢ Vitamin B2 Riboflavin
➢ Vitamin B3 Pellagra
➢ Vitamin B5 Nausea, vomiting, fatigue
➢ Vitamin B6 Anemia
➢ Vitamin B7 Hair loss, Depression, numbness
➢ Vitamin B9-B12 Megaloblastic Anemia
➢ Vitamin B17 Cancer
➢ Vitamin C Scurvy and Swelling of gums
➢ Vitamin D Rickets and Osteomalacia
➢ Vitamin E Less Fertility
➢ Vitamin K Non-clotting of blood
Father of
➢ Father of Modern Astronomy Nicolas Copernicus
➢ Father of Homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann
➢ Father of Modern Science Fiction H.G. Wells
➢ Father of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt
➢ Father of Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud
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➢ Father of Computer Charles Babbage (UK)
➢ Father of Anthropology Franz Boas
➢ Father of Modern Chemistry Antoine Lavoisier
➢ Father of Nuclear Physics Ernest Rutherford
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Phobias (Fear of)

➢ Muso phobia Rats
➢ Scotophobia Darkness
➢ Hydrophobia Water
➢ Aquaphobia Water
➢ Brontophobia Thunder and Lightening (Storms)
➢ Febriphobia Fever
➢ Aviophobia Flying
➢ Acrophobia Heights
➢ Altophobia Heights
➢ Xenophobia Foreigners (Strangers)
➢ Photophobia Light
➢ Panphobia Everything
➢ Thantophobia Death/ Dying
➢ Agoraphobia Wealth
➢ Pyrophobia Fire
➢ Sociophobia Society
➢ Ornithophobia Birds
➢ Cynophobia Dogs
➢ Ablutophobia Bathing
➢ Heliophobia Sunlight
➢ Ergophobia Work
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Islands
➢ Greenland N. Atlantic Ocean (Denmark) 2175600 Km²
➢ Madagascar Indian Ocean (Madagascar)
➢ Sumatra India Ocean (Indonesia)
➢ Victoria Arctic Ocean (Canada)
➢ Java S. Pacific Ocean (Indonesia)
➢ Iceland N. Atlantic Ocean (Iceland)
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Books and Writers

➢ Asian Drama Gunnar Myrdal
➢ War and Peace Leo Tolstoy
➢ Composition of Alchemy Jabir bin Hayyan
➢ Al Qanun fil Tib Ibn-e-Sina
➢ Memories (autobiography) Richard Nixon
➢ Macbeth (Drama) Shakespeare
➢ The Idea of Pakistan Stephen Philip Cohen
➢ Clash of Civilizations Samuel Huntington
➢ From Plassey to Pakistan (Biography of Iskandar Mirza) Humayun Mirza
➢ Paradise Lost John Milton
➢ Khaki Shadows K.M. Arif
➢ Struggle for Pakistan I.H. Qureshi
➢ India Wins Freedom Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
➢ Awaz-i-Dost Mukhtar Masood
➢ History of God Keron Armstrong
➢ A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
(Cities in Novel are London and Paris)
➢ Spirit of Islam Syed Ameer Ali
➢ Humayun Nama Gulbaden Begum
➢ The Way of the World- A Story of Truth and Hope in an age of Extremism Ron Suskind
➢ Not the Whole Truth M.R. Kiani
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➢ Gulliver’s Travel Jonathan Swift
➢ Pride and Prejudice Jane Austin
➢ Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
➢ Hujja tul Baligha Shah Wali Ullah
➢ Aab-i- Hayat Muhammad Hussain Azad
➢ Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
➢ Conversation With Myself Nelson Mandela
➢ Ulysses Alfred Tennyson
➢ The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
➢ The Last Days of United Pakistan G.W. Chaudhry
➢ Kitab-al- Manazar Ibn-e-Haitham
➢ Politics Aristotle
➢ On China Henry Kissinger
➢ Great Tragedy Zulifqar Ali Bhutto
➢ Political Forces in Pakistan from 1947 to 1959 Keith Collard
➢ Gandhi and Stalin Louis Fisher
➢ The Transfer of Power in India V.P. Menon
➢ The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan Ayesha Jalal
➢ The Whole Truth Muhammad Rustam Gilani
➢ Incomplete Partition Alastair Lamb
➢ Origin of Species Charles Darwin
➢ The Da Vinci Code (Novel) Dan Brown
➢ My Experiments with Truth Mahatma Gandhi
➢ Ulema in Politics I.H. Qureshi
➢ Wings of Fire Dr. Abdul Kalam
➢ A New History of Indo-Pakistan K. Ali
➢ The Great Divide; Britain, India and Pakistan H.V. Hudson
➢ The Military and Politics in Pakistan Hassan Askari Rizvi
➢ Military, State and Society in Pakistan Hassan Askari Rizvi
➢ Kitab Ash Shifa Ibn-e-Sina
➢ Keemya-e-Saadat Imam Ghazali
➢ Shahnama Firdousi
➢ Al-Iqtisad-fil- Itiqad Imam Ghazali
➢ Al-Jabro Mugabla Al- Khawrizmi
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➢ Shahnama-i-Islam Hafeez Jallundhri
➢ Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan Hector Bolitho
➢ Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence Jaswant Singh
➢ Zulfi My Friend Piloo Moody
➢ Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan Stanley Wolpert
➢ Daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto
➢ Indian Musalmans Willaim Wilson Hunter
➢ For Whom the Bell Tolls Earnest Hemmingway
➢ The Sun Also Rises Earnest Hemmingway
➢ The Old Man and the Sea Earnest Hemmingway
➢ Farewell to Arms Earnest Hemmingway
➢ Divine Comemdia Alighieri Dante
➢ A passage to India E.M. Forster
➢ Emma Jane Austen
➢ Arthashastra Chankye—Kautilya (350-275 BC)
➢ Twelfth Night William Shakespeare
➢ Das Kapital Karl Marx
➢ Communist Manifesto Karl Marx/ Friedrich Engels
➢ The Myth of Independence Zulifqar Ali Bhutto
➢ Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah -- the Story of a Nation G. Allana
➢ A brief History of Time Stephen Hawking
➢ Not-so-Revealing Memoir, Living History Hillary Clinton
➢ The God Father Mario Puzo
➢ The Downing Street Years Margaret Thatcher
➢ Friends not Masters Ayub Khan
➢ Utopia Sir Thomas Moore
➢ Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon
➢ Pakistan: Political Roots and Development, 1947-1999 Safdar Mahmood
➢ Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History Lawrence Ziring
➢ Gathering Storm Winston Churchill
➢ Mein Kemph Adolf Hitler
➢ Great Contemporaries Winston Churchill
➢ The Politics of Truth Joseph Wilson
➢ Divided by Democracy Aitzaz Ahsan
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➢ Emergence of Pakistan Ch. Muhammad Ali
➢ Pathway to Pakistan Ch. Khaliq uz Zaman
➢ Quaid-e-Azam As I Knew Him M.A.H. Isphani
➢ Pakistan – The Formative Phase Khalid Bin Saeed
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➢ Harry Potter J.K. Rowling
➢ James Bond Ian Fleming (British)
➢ Tin Tin (Cartoon) Georges Remi (Herge) (Belgian)
➢ Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (British)
➢ Dracula Bram Stoker
➢ Spider Man Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Theories
➢ Theory of Population Thomas Robert Malthus
➢ Theory of Special Relativity Albert Einstein
➢ Theory of Continental Drift Alfred Wegener
➢ Big Bang Theory George Lemaitre
➢ Theory of Evolution Charles Darwin
➢ Theory of Gravitation Isaac Newton
➢ Theory of Natural Selection Charles Darwin
➢ Theory of Bureaucracy Max Weber
➢ Theory of Separation of Powers Montesquieu
➢ Theory of Surplus Value Karl Marx
➢ Theory ‘X’ and Theory ‘Y’ Douglas McGregor
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Founders
➢ Wikipedia Jimmy Wales (American)
➢ Google Lary Page, Sergey Brin
➢ YouTube Chad Hurley, Steve Chan, Jawad Karim
➢ Red Cross Jean Henri Dunant (1863) Swiss
➢ World Economic Forum Schwab Klaus (German) (1971)
➢ Yahoo Jerry Yang, David Filo
➢ Hotmail Sabeer Bhatia, Jack Smith
➢ Facebook Mark Zuckerberg
➢ Twitter Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams
➢ Microsoft Bill Gates, Paul Allen
➢ Apple Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne
➢ Whatsapp Brian Acton, Jan Koum
Distinctive Titles of Personalities

➢ Man of Iron and Blood Bismarck
➢ Man of Destiny Napoleon
➢ Little Corporal Napoleon
➢ Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher
➢ Lady of Lamp Florence Nightingale
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Most Prominent in World

➢ Largest Ocean Pacific Ocean
➢ Largest Desert Sahara
➢ Largest Peninsula Arabian (3237500 km²)
➢ Largest Country (Area) Russia
➢ Most Populous Country China
➢ Most Populous Country (Muslim) Indonesia
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➢ Largest Muslim Country (Area) Kazakhstan
➢ Longest River The Nile
➢ Largest River The Amazon
➢ Largest Bay Bay of Bengal
➢ Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest (8848 m) Nepal
➢ Highest Waterfall Salto Angel (Venezuela) 3230 ft.
➢ Largest Road Tunnel Laerdal (Norway) 24.51 km
➢ Country with most active Volcanoes Indonesia (Mount Merapi)
➢ Highest Literacy Rate (SAARC) Maldives
➢ Highest per capita Income (SAARC) Maldives
➢ Oldest Capital City Damascus
➢ Deepest known point (Challenger Deep) Mariana Trench (Philippines)
Pacific (35994 ft. Deep)
➢ Hottest Place in world Death Valley (California, USA)
➢ Language (Most alphabets) Cambodian (74 alphabets)
➢ Largest Sea Philippine Sea
➢ Smallest Sea Baltic Sea
➢ Smallest Ocean Arctic
➢ Smallest Country (Area) Vatican City
➢ Smallest Country (Population) Vatican City
➢ Smallest Islamic Country (Area) Maldives
➢ Most Populous City Tokyo
➢ Smallest Republic Nauru (21 Km²)
➢ Largest Palace Istana Nurul Iman (Brunei)
➢ Tallest Tree The Red Wood Tree (367 ft) California
➢ Largest Tomb The Mount Li Tomb (China)
➢ Largest Glacier The Lambert (Antarctica)
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Abbreviations
➢ URL Uniform Resource Locator
➢ LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
➢ LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
➢ CT Scan Computerized Tomography Scan (Chemotherapy Scan)
➢ AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
➢ HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
➢ HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
➢ CD Compact Disc
➢ UNEP United Nations Environment Program
➢ UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (1964)
➢ NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group

➢ WWF World Wildlife Fund
➢ UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
➢ OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
➢ FATF Financial Action Task Force
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Sports and Games
➢ Balls used in Snooker 22
➢ Balls used in Billiards 22
➢ Players in Baseball Team 9
➢ Players in Volley Ball Team 6
➢ Duration of a Hockey Match 35+35= 70 Minutes
➢ Duration of a Football Match 45+45= 90 Minutes
➢ Australian Open is Played on Melbourne (Hard outdoors)
➢ French Open is Played on Paris (Clay outdoors)
➢ US Open is Played on New York City (Hard outdoors)
➢ Wimbledon in Played on London (Grass outdoors)
➢ Cricket Bat Length 38 inches
➢ Cricket Bat Width 4.25 inches
➢ Cricket Pitch Length 22 Yards (20.12m)
➢ Cricket Pitch Width 10 ft (3.05m)
➢ Cricket Stumps Height 28 Inches
➢ Cricket Stumps Width 9 Inches
➢ FIFA World Cup most Titles Brazil (5 Titles)
➢ Hockey World Cup most Titles Pakistan (4 Titles)
➢ Pakistan in Hockey World Cup 4 Gold, 2 Silver
➢ Pakistan in Hockey Olympics 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
➢ Pakistan in Asia Cup Hockey 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
➢ Pakistan won 1st Olympic Gold Medal 1960 (Rome)
➢ Most Cricket World Cup Titles Australia (5 Titles)
➢ Highest Team Total in ODI 481/6 (Eng vs. Aus)
➢ Lowest Team Total in ODI 35 (Zim vs. SL)
➢ Highest individual score in ODI 264 (Rohit Sharma) Ind vs. SL
➢ Most career Runs in ODI Sachin Tendulkar (18426)
➢ Most 100s in ODI Sachin Tendulkar (49)
➢ Most 50s in ODI Sachin Tendulkar (96)
➢ Fastest 100 in ODI AB De Villiers (31 Balls) RSA vs. WI
➢ Fastest 50 in ODI AB De Villiers (16 Balls) RSA vs. WI
➢ Most Wickets in ODI Career Mutiah Muralitharan (534)
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➢ Best Bowling figures in ODI Chaminda Vaas (19/8) SL vs. Zim
➢ Most sixes in ODI Shahid Afridi (351)
➢ Most fours in ODI Sachin Tendulkar (2016)
➢ Highest Team Total in Test inning 952/6d (SL vs. Ind)
➢ Lowest Team Total in Test Inning 26 (NZ vs. Eng)
➢ Highest individual score in Test 400* (B.C. Lara) WI vs. Eng
➢ Most Career runs in Test Cricket Sachin Tendulkar (15921)
➢ Most 100s in Test Cricket Sachin Tendulkar (51)
➢ Most 50s in Test Cricket Sachin Tendulkar (68)
➢ Fastest 100 in Test Cricket B. Mccullum (54 balls) NZ vs. Aus
➢ Fastest 50 in Test Cricket Misbah ul Haq (21 balls) Pak vs. Aus
➢ Most Wickets in Test Career Mutiah Muralitharan (800)
➢ Best bowling figures in Test JC Laker (53/10) Eng vs. Aus
➢ Highest Team Total in T20I 263/3 (Aus vs. SL)
➢ Lowest Team Total in T20I 39 (Netherlands vs. SL)
➢ Highest individual score in T20I 172 (AJ Finch) Aus vs. Zim
➢ Fastest 100 in T20I DA Miller (35 balls) RSA vs. B.Desh
➢ Fastest 50 in T20I Yuvraj Singh (12 balls) Ind vs. Eng
Sports Venues
➢ Football World Cup 2014 Brazil
➢ Football World Cup 2018 Russia
➢ Football World Cup 2022 Qatar
➢ Football World Cup 2026 Canada, Mexico, USA
➢ Summer Olympics 2012 London (UK)
➢ Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
➢ Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo (Japan)
➢ Summer Olympics 2024 Paris (France)
➢ Summer Olympics 2028 Los Angeles (California-USA)
➢ Summer Olympics 2032 Brisbane (Australia)
➢ Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver (Canada)
➢ Winter Olympics 2014 Sochi (Russia)
➢ Winter Olympics 2018 Peyongchang (S.Korea)
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➢ Winter Olympics 2022 Beijing (China)
➢ Winter Olympics 2026 Milan, Cortina (Italy)
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2011 India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh (Mumbai)
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2015 Australia, New Zealand (Melbourne)
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2019 Wales, England (Lords)
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2023 India
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2027 South Africa
➢ ODI Cricket W.C. 2031 New Zealand, Australia
➢ Hockey World Cup 2010 India (New Delhi)
➢ Hockey World Cup 2014 Netherlands (The Hague)
➢ Hockey World Cup 2018 India (Bhubaneswar)
➢ Hockey World Cup 2023 India (Bhubaneswar)
Cups and Trophies

➢ Thomas Cup Badminton
➢ Davis Cup Lawn Tennis
➢ American Cup Yacht Racing
➢ Corbillion Cup Table Tennis
➢ Swaythling Cup Table Tennis
➢ Jules Rimet Cup FIFA World Cup (1930-1970)
➢ Canada Cup Golf
➢ Colombo Cup Football
➢ Uber Cup Badminton
➢ Hopman Cup Tennis
➢ Azlan Cup Hockey
➢ Benson & Hedges Trophy Cricket
➢ King’s Cup Air Races (England)
➢ Natwest Trophy Cricket
➢ Ryder Cup Golf
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Personalities
➢ Yasir Arfat died 11th November 2004
➢ Benazir Bhutto died 27th December 2007
➢ Hugo Chavez died 5th March 2013 (Venezuela)
➢ Margaret Thatcher died 8th April 2013
➢ Nelson Mandela (Magaba) died 5th December 2013
➢ Muhammad Ali died 3rd June 2016
➢ Abdul Sattar Edhi died 8th July 2016
➢ Fidel Castro died 25th November 2016
➢ Bano Qudsia died 4th February 2017
➢ Munno Bhai died 19th January 2018
➢ Stephen Hawking died 14th March 2018
➢ Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi died 20th June 2018
➢ Kofi Annan died 18th August 2018
➢ Zubaida Apa died 4th January 2018
➢ Muhammad Morsi died 17th June 2019
➢ Robert Mugabe died 6th September 2019
➢ Hosni Mubarak died 25th February 2020
➢ Parnab Mukherji died 31st August 2020
➢ Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali died 2nd December 2020
➢ Haseena Moeen died 26th March 2021
➢ Milkha Singh died 18th June 2021
➢ Dilip Kumar died 7th July 2021
➢ Mamnoon Hussain died 14th July 2021
➢ Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died 10th October 2021
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➢ Lionel Jospin was Prime Minister of France
➢ Chandrika Kumaratunga was President of Sri Lanka
➢ Hemant Karkure was Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad Chief Killed in
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➢ Vincente Fox was President of Mexico
➢ Laurence Olivier was British Actor
➢ Nicolas Sarkozi was President of France
➢ Naseem Hameed famous Athlete
➢ Arthur Ashe is famous for Tennis
➢ Condoleezza Rice was Secretary of State (USA)
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Synonyms
➢ Enigmatic Puzzling
➢ Infallible Authentic
➢ Transient Fleeting, Impermanent, Momentary
➢ Bizarre Unusual/ Fantastic
➢ Judicious Fair/ Wise
➢ Insolvent Bankrupt
➢ Callous Cruel and Unfeeling
➢ Amiable Friendly/ Lovable
➢ Abandon Relinquish
➢ Adversity Hardship
➢ Infringe Violate
➢ Zest Pleasure
➢ Insipid Stupid
➢ Rescind Cancel / Revoke
➢ Tacit Silent
➢ Garb Dress
➢ Despair Misery
➢ Limpid Clear
➢ Acrimonious Bitter
➢ Melancholy Sadness
➢ Circumvent Avoid
➢ Demise Death
➢ Turpitude Repulsiveness
➢ Nebulous Not Clear
➢ Nostalgic Home Sick
➢ Huddle Confuse
➢ Abscond Escape
➢ Chaos Disorder
➢ Corpus Body
➢ Dictate Impose
➢ Accumulate Collect
➢ Collision Crash/ Conflict
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➢ Collusion Abatement
➢ Promptly Acting quickly
➢ To wipe out Eradicate
➢ Panacea A remedy for all diseases
➢ Extempore Carried out with no preparation
➢ Palliate Alleviate
➢ Perpetual Eternal
➢ Bizarre Unusual
➢ Sluggish Slow
➢ Cogent Persuasive
➢ Talent Ability
➢ Degrade Abase
➢ Cataclysm Upheaval
➢ Majestic Regal
➢ Expedite Hasten / Accelerate
➢ Acquit Exonerate
➢ Zealot Fanatic
➢ Vitality Affluent
➢ Turncoat One who abandons his principles
➢ Crave Desire
➢ Stupendous Very Big
➢ Anger Choler
➢ Defeat Rout
➢ Humorous Facetious
➢ Impede Obstruction
➢ Colossal Huge
➢ Causeway A raised path
➢ Havoc Devastation
➢ Jeopardize Put at risk
➢ Detrimental Stubborn
➢ Eliminate Eradicate
➢ Assimilate Absorb
➢ Opportune Appropriate
➢ Inveigh Remonstrate
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➢ Nonchalant Dispassionate
➢ Defiant Disobedient
➢ Partisan Supporter
➢ Exemplify ILLUSTRATE
➢ Sacrosanct Sacred
➢ Vibrant Spirited
➢ Industrious Hard Working
➢ Mala Fide In bad faith
➢ Benediction Blessing
➢ Rebate Discount
➢ Cheeky Impudent
➢ Obdurate Stubborn
➢ Radiant Glowing
➢ Infinitesimal Miniscule
➢ Carnivore Meat Eater
➢ Bewilder Confuse
➢ Serene Calm
➢ Conjecture To guess
➢ Banish Exile
➢ Coagulate Solidify
➢ Diligent Hardworking
➢ Abortive Unsuccessful
➢ Acumen Sharpness
➢ Proliferate Multiply
➢ Inane Absurd
➢ Exquisite Of great beauty
➢ Sycophant Flatterer
➢ Indigenous Native
➢ Queer Unusual
➢ Desiccated Dried
➢ Notion Belief
➢ Annihilate Eradicate
➢ Audacious Courageous
➢ Inquisitive Curious
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➢ Malice Hatred
➢ Hypothetical Speculative
➢ Incessant Continuous
➢ Fictitious False
➢ Sepulchral Mournful
➢ Enormous Huge
➢ Dainty Delicate
➢ Fugitive Runaway
➢ Imbecile Idiotic
➢ Devoid Lacking
➢ Wheedle Deceive
➢ Bristle Seethe
➢ Exorbitant Extortionate
➢ Contraband illicit
➢ Paucity Scarcity
➢ Gorgeous Magnificent
➢ Proscribe Prohibited
➢ Anguish Agony
➢ Cortege Funeral Procession
➢ Impeccable Faultless
➢ Apparel Clothing
➢ Gullible Credulous
➢ Accuse Blame
➢ Icon Symbol
➢ Cartographer Map maker
➢ Abase Degrade
➢ Complex Complicated
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Antonyms
➢ Paucity Abundance
➢ Clear Murky
➢ Arrival Departure
➢ Economize Waste
➢ Intentional Accidental
➢ Entice Repel
➢ Filthy Clean
➢ Cowardice Valour
➢ Buoyant Placid
➢ Commodious Limited
➢ Parallel Divergent
➢ Contract Expand
➢ Gradual Sudden
➢ Abbreviate Expand
➢ Absurd Rational
➢ Active Passive
➢ Sublime Low
➢ Oblivion Awareness
➢ Vilify Commend
➢ Validate Disprove
➢ Transparent Opaque
➢ Exonerate Charge/Convict
➢ Amicable Hostile/Unfriendly
➢ Robust Frail
➢ Virtue Vice
➢ Deplete Replenish
➢ Inert Active
➢ Economy Extravagance
➢ Miscellaneous Similar
➢ Mettle Cowardly
➢ Indolent Energetic
➢ Opaque Transparent
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➢ Frugal Spendthrift
➢ Pertinent Irrelevant
➢ Restive Placid
➢ Amateur Professional
➢ Remarkable Inconsequential
➢ Utopia Dystopia
➢ Prosperous Impecunious
➢ Foremost Last
➢ Felicity Sadness
➢ Credulous Skeptical
➢ Determinism Free will
➢ Dangerous Safe
➢ Obnoxious Pleasant
➢ Euphonious Cacophonous
➢ Infallible Imperfect
➢ Guilty Innocent
➢ Ephemeral Permanent
➢ Despair Hope
➢ Knowledge Ignorance
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Terms, Phrases and Idioms
➢ De facto Actual, as fact
➢ De jure In law/ Rightful
➢ Sub Judice Under Judicial Consideration
➢ Prime Facie At first sight
➢ Carte Blanche Full discretionary powers
➢ Faux pas False and incorrect information/step
➢ Corrigendum Things to be corrected
➢ Petticoat Government A government runs by a woman
➢ Intifada Uprising
➢ Ad valorem According to value
➢ Pariah State A state which is not acceptable to the world and is avoided by every country
➢ Bona fide Genuine

➢ Coup d’ dessai A first attempt
➢ Inter alia Among other things
➢ Modes operandi Way things operate
➢ Ex-parte On one side only
➢ Douceur Bribe
➢ Ibid In the same book
➢ Ad-libitum To any extent
➢ De novo New
➢ Plutocracy Govt. by Wealthy
➢ Amicus Curiae Friend of the Court
➢ Affair de Coeur An affair of the heart
➢ Alma Mater The place where someone was educated
➢ White Goods Durable consumption goods
➢ Gold Paper Piece of paper substitute for gold
➢ Ex-officio In virtue of one’s office
➢ Track-II Diplomacy Managing relations b/w nations using unofficial channels
➢ Armageddon A final battle b/w nations which will end the world
➢ Brain drain Emigration of skilled workers to other countries
➢ Cul-de-sac A passage with only one outlet
➢ Per se Essentially, by itself, as such
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➢ Prime Facie At first view
➢ Status quo The same state as before
➢ Sine die Indefinitely, Without fixing a date
➢ Gordian knot A very difficult task
➢ Ins and outs All the details
➢ At sixes and sevens Bewildered
➢ Blue eyed boy Favorite person
➢ Put one’s hand to plough To take a difficult task
➢ To clip the wings To put limits
➢ Rule of thumb Accurate guide of principle
➢ Under a cloud Out of Favour
➢ Cock and bull story A lie that is completely unbelievable
➢ A penny for you……… thoughts
➢ Bite more than you can……. chew
➢ It take two to……………….. tango
➢ Let the sleeping dogs……. lie
➢ Familiarity breeds…………. contempt
➢ Hell hath no fury like a woman….. scorned
➢ A rolling stone gathers………….. no moss
➢ In for a penny……………………. in for a pound
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Computer Science Abbreviations
➢ CD- ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
➢ ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
➢ WWW World Wide Web
➢ VGA Video Graphics Array
➢ UNIVAC Universal Automatic Computer
➢ MICR Magnetic Ink Character Reader
➢ CAD Computer Aided Design
➢ DMA Direct Memory Access
➢ DOS Disk Operating System
➢ BIOS Basic Input Output System
➢ NOS Network Operating System
➢ Wifi Wireless Fidelity
➢ ISP Internet Service Provider
➢ DBMS Database Management System
➢ FTP File Transfer Protocol
➢ OCR Optical Character Recognition
➢ COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
➢ IP Internet Protocol
➢ CSS Cascading Style Sheets
➢ HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface
➢ HDD Hard Disk Drive
➢ FDD Floppy Disk Drive
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➢ BCD Binary Coded Decimal
➢ LED Light Emitting Diode
➢ GPS Global Positioning System
➢ USB Universal Serial Bus
➢ LCD Liquid Crystal Display
➢ CRT Cathode Ray Tube
➢ PDF Portable Document Format
➢ MAC Media Access Control
➢ TCP Transmission Control Protocol
➢ HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
➢ URL Uniform Resource Locator
➢ WMA Windows Media Audio
➢ GIF Graphic Interchangeable Format
➢ DSL Digital Subscriber Line
➢ PNG Potable Network Graphic
➢ HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
➢ ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Important Short Keys

➢ Ctrl + A Select All
➢ Ctrl + B Bold
➢ Ctrl + C Copy
➢ Ctrl + F Find
➢ Ctrl + G Go to
➢ Ctrl + H Replace
➢ Ctrl + I Italic
➢ Ctrl + K Insert Hyperlink
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➢ Ctrl + N New Workbook
➢ Ctrl + O Open File
➢ Ctrl + P Print
➢ Ctrl + S Save Workbook
➢ Ctrl + U Underline
➢ Ctrl + V Paste
➢ Ctrl + W Close Window
➢ Ctrl + X Cut
➢ Ctrl + Y Redo (Repeat)
➢ Ctrl + Z Undo
➢ Ctrl + R Right Alignment
➢ Ctrl + L Left Alignment
➢ Ctrl + E Center Alignment
➢ Home Beginning of current line
➢ Ctrl + Home Beginning of Document
➢ End End of Current Line
➢ Ctrl + End End of Document
➢ Ctrl + Delete Deletes one word to right of the cursor
➢ Ctrl + M Insert new slide in Power Point
➢ F1 Opens the Help Screen
➢ F2 Rename a selected file or folder
➢ F3 Open Search Tool
➢ Alt + F4 Closes the active window
➢ F5 Refresh
➢ F7 Spelling and Grammar Check
➢ F8 Boot windows into safe mode
➢ F11 Create Charts
➢ F12 Save as
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➢ Alt + Ctrl + M Insert comment in MS Word 2007
➢ Ctrl + page up Move between worksheets in MS Excel
➢ ALT + Ctrl + O Outline view in MS Word
➢ Alt + Tab Switch next window
➢ Alt + Ctrl + S Splitting windows in MS Word
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Important MCQs of Computer Science
1. A Collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the overall

operations of a computer system is called……….?
A. System Software
B. Operating System
C. Utility Program
D. Device Driver
2. __________ is called the father of computer.

A. Leibnitz
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Charles Babbage
D. J. H. Muller
3. Who is the father of Computer Science?

A. Allen Turing
B. Simur Cray
C. Charles Babbage
D. Augusta Adaming
4. Which technology is used in compact disks?

A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser
5. 1 Gigabyte is equal to______________

A. 1024 bits
B. 1000 megabytes
C. 1024 kilobytes
D. 1024 megabytes
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6. The brain of any computer system is________?
A. ALU
B. Memory
C. CPU
D. Control unit
7. Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

A. Arithmetic Logic Unit, Mouse
B. Arithmetic Logic Unit, Control Unit
C. Arithmetic Logic Unit, Integrated Circuits
D. Control Unit, Monitor
8. Who is the father of Internet?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Vint Cerf
C. Denis Riche
D. Martin Cooper
9. If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as___________?

A. Uni- processor
B. Multiprocessor
C. Multi- Threaded
D. Multi- Programming
10. You can organize files by using them in_______?

A. Archives
B. Folders
C. Indexes
D. lists
11. Which device is required for the internet connection?

A. Joysticks
B. Modem
C. CD Drive
D. NIC Card
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12. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the_____________
A. Compiler
B. Loader
C. Operating system
D. Assembler
13. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk was_______?

A. 1.40 MB
B. 1.44 GB
C. 1.40 GB
D. 1.44 MB
14. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

A. Printer
B. Key Board
C. Mouse
D. Arithmetic Logic Unit
15. Junk e-mail is also called__________?

A. Spam
B. Spoof
C. Sniffer script
D. Spool
16. First page of Website is termed as_________?

A. Homepage
B. Index
C. Java Script
D. Bookmark
17. The output quality of a printer is measured by___________?

A. Dot per inch
B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of the above

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18. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known
as__________?
A. Boot
B. Bug
C. Biff
D. Strap
19. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail are known
as__________?
A. Spam
B. Trash
C. Calibri
D. Courier
20. Which of the following is/are input device/s?

A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Card reader
D. All of the above
21. Example/s of output device/s is/are___________?

A. Screen
B. Printer
C. Speaker
D. All of the above
22. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is
called a/an_______?
A. Interpreter
B. CPU
C. Compiler
D. Commander
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23. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?
A. Control unit
B. Central Processing unit
C. Arithmetic Logic unit
D. Monitor
24. 1 byte is equal to ___________?

A. 8 bits
B. 4 bits
C. 2 bits
D. 9 bits
25. To move or copy of file from one computer to another over a communication
channel is called________?
A. File encryption
B. File transfer
C. File modification
D. File copying
26. Father of ‘C’ programming language is_______

A. Dennis Ritchie
B. Prof John Keenly
C. Thomas Kurtz
D. Bill Gates
27. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are
referred to as computer__________
A. Programs
B. Processors
C. Input devices
D. Memory modules
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28. The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is
called__________
A. Storing
B. Sorting
C. Editing
D. Processing
29. All of the following are examples of storage devices except_________

A. Hard disk drives
B. Printers
C. Floppy disk drives
D. CD drives
30. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is

called_____________
A. Upgrading
B. Batching
C. Processing
D. Utilizing
31. Which of the following does not store data permanently?

A. USB
B. RAM
C. Floppy disk
D. Hard Disk
32. Which of the following is not a storage medium?

A. Hard disk
B. Flash drive
C. Scanner
D. DVD
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33. Malicious software is known as _________
A. Badware
B. Malware
C. Maliciousware
D. Illegalware
34. What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system?
A. User logins
B. Passwords
C. Computer keys
D. Access control software
35. The scrambling of code is known as _________

A. Encryption
B. A firewall
C. Scrambling
D. Password proofing
36. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called __________
A. Analog
B. Digital
C. Hybrid
D. All of these
37. Physical structure of computer is called______

A. Software
B. Hardware
C. Human ware
D. All of these
38. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a ____
A. Procedural language
B. Structures
C. Natural language
D. Programming language
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39. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and columns are called
________
A. Transaction sheets
B. Registers
C. Business forms
D. Spread sheets
40. In Power Point, the header and footer button can be found on the insert tab in what
group?
A. Illustrations group
B. Object group
C. Text group
D. Tables group
41. When entering text within a document, the Enter key is normally pressed at the end
of every________
A. Line
B. Sentence
C. Paragraph
D. Word
42. Memory unit is one part of ___________

A. Input device
B. Control unit
C. Output device
D. Central Processing Unit
43. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input &
produce machine language code as output?
A. Compiler
B. Assembler
C. Interpreter
D. Debugger
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44. In __ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time
A. Full- duplex
B. Simplex
C. Half- duplex
D. None of the above
45. Which of the following is the most powerful computer?

A. Mainframe Computer
B. Mini computers
C. Micro computers
D. Super computers
46. The World Wide Web was invented by _______

A. Tim Berners Lee
B. Bob Kahn
C. Steve Jobs
D. Bill Gates
47. What is the smallest font size available in Font Size tool in MS Word?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
48. What is the largest font size available in Font Size tool in MS Word?
A. 70
B. 72
C. 74
D. 76
49. Rearranging date in a logical form is known as_________

A. Uploading
B. Updating
C. Summarizing
D. Sorting
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50. What is the maximum font size you can apply for any character in MS Word?
A. 163
B. 1638
C. 136
D. 1368
51. How many sheets are there in Excel Workbook by default?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
52. Who is the founder of IBM Company?

A. Nolan Bushnell
B. Steve Jobs
C. Thomas J. Watson
D. Bill Gates
53. Shortcut Key to create a New Folder in Windows PC is ____________

A. Ctrl + N
B. Ctrl + Alt + N
C. Ctrl + Shift + N
D. None of these
54. Computers that are used in large organizations such as insurance companies and
banks, where many people frequently need to use same data, are__________
A. Mainframe computers
B. Super computers
C. Hybrid computers
D. Desktop computers
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55. _________ is the process of making changes to a document’s existing content.
A. Creating
B. Editing
C. Cutting
D. Forming
56. A _______ is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access,

retrieval and use of that data.
A. File
B. Record set
C. Database
D. Document
57. MS Access is program for _______________

A. Presentation
B. Documentation
C. Calculation
D. Data Base
58. Digital computer was invented by__________

A. John Vincent Atanasoff
B. Steve Jobs
C. Charles Babbage
D. James Watson
59. A device through which we enter data in a computer is known as ____________

A. Storage Device
B. Internal Device
C. Processing Device
D. Input Device

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60. ‘Ctrl + B’ is used to ____________
A. Underline the selected text
B. Save the selected text
C. Bold the selected text
D. Italic the selected text
61. The birth place of the World Wide Web was_____________

A. NASA
B. Pentagon
C. CERN
D. Microsoft
62. Which language is used to create macros in MS Excel?

A. Visual Basic
B. C
C. Visual C + +
D. Java
63. Shortcut Key to open Font dialog box is________

A. Ctrl + Shift + D
B. Ctrl + Alt + D
C. Ctrl + D
D. Alt + D
64. Which shortcut key is used for calculating current sheet in MS Excel?
A. Ctrl + F9
B. Shift + F9
C. F9
D. F7
65. Shortcut key to insert new slide in the current presentation is _______________
A. Ctrl + N
B. Ctrl + M
C. Ctrl + O
D. None
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66. _______ is the shortcut key to select the entire row in Excel
A. Alt + Space bar
B. Shift + Space bar
C. Ctrl + Space bar
D. None
67. _______ is the shortcut key to select the entire column in Excel
A. Alt + Space bar
B. Shift + Space bar
C. Ctrl + Space bar
D. None
68. Shortcut key to insert a new worksheet in Excel is ___________________

A. Shift + F8
B. Shift + F9
C. Shift + F10
D. Shift + F11
69. ___________ is the largest computer.

A. Mini computer
B. Micro computer
C. Mainframe computer
D. Super computer
70. Bit is also called___________

A. Small
B. Character
C. Byte
D. Binary Digit
71. Printer is a/an ______________

A. Input device
B. Software
C. Output device
D. None of above
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72. Compilers and interpreters are themselves______________
A. High-level language
B. Codes
C. Programs
D. Mnemonics
73. Programs designed to perform specific task is known as _________________

A. System software
B. Application software
C. Utility programs
D. Operating system
74. FDD Stands for ____________

A. Flight Dynamics Division
B. Feature Driven Development
C. Floppy Disk Drive
D. Frequency Division Duplex
75. HDD Stands for _______________

A. High Density Disk
B. Heavy Duty Diesel
C. Heating Degree Days
D. Hard Disk Drive
76. NIC stands for ________________

A. Network Information Center
B. Network Identity Card
C. Network Interface Card
D. Network Internet Card
77. LED Stands for _____________

A. Light Emission Digit
B. Light Emitting Diode
C. Light Emission Depot
D. Light Emission Direct

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78. Shortcut Key to quit MS Word, Power Point, Access, Excel etc is _____
A. Alt + F4
B. Ctrl + W
C. Shift + F4
D. Alt + W
79. Who is the father of personal computer?

A. Edward Robert
B. Allen Turing
C. Charles Babbage
D. None of these
80. The effect applied to display when slides changes in slide show view is _______
A. Custom Animation
B. Slide Animation
C. Slide Transition
D. Custom Transition
81. Which of the following is/are operating system/s?

A. Windows
B. Unix
C. OS/2
D. All of these
82. USB Stands for _______________

A. Uniform Serial Bus
B. Uniform System Bus
C. Universal Serial Bus
D. Universal System Bus
83. Pressing F8 key three times selects__________

A. A paragraph
B. A word
C. A sentence
D. Whole page
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84. PDF stands for _____________________
A. Printed Document Format
B. Public Document Format
C. Portable Document Format
D. Published Document Format
85. A combination of 4 bit is called __________

A. Byte
B. Nibble
C. Binary Digit
D. Kilo byte
86. Which key is used to create chart from selected data in excel?
A. F1
B. F4
C. F7
D. F11
87. Dot-matrix is a type of___________

A. Printer
B. Disk
C. Tape
D. Bus
88. XML stands for________________

A. Extensible Media Letters
B. Extensible Media Language
C. Extensible Markup Letters
D. Extensible Markup Language
89. CC Stands for _______________

A. Cut Copy
B. Common Copy
C. Combined Copy
D. Carbon Copy
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90. BCC Stands for __________
A. Binary Common Copy
B. Basic Carbon Copy
C. Blind Carbon Copy
D. Business Common Copy
91. All the output which is printed on paper is called___________

A. Soft Copy
B. Hard Copy
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
92. The keys on the top of keyboard as F1, F2……… F12 are called ________________
A. Enter keys
B. Lock keys
C. Insert keys
D. Function keys
93. Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS Word?

A. Down Cursor Key
B. Enter Key
C. Shift + Enter
D. Ctrl + Enter
94. Which shortcut key is used to spell check in MS Word?

A. F1
B. F3
C. F5
D. F7
95. Portrait and Landscape are ______________

A. Page Orientation
B. Paper Size
C. Page Layout
D. All of the above

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96. Which of the following is not a Font style?
A. Bold
B. Italic
C. Regular
D. superscript
97. From which menu you can insert Header and Footer in MS Word?
A. Format Menu
B. View Menu
C. Tools Menu
D. Insert Menu
98. What is the default font used in MS Word?

A. Times New Roman
B. Arial
C. Calibri
D. Algerian
99. PNG is file extension of ____________

A. Audio
B. Video
C. Image
D. Flash
100. Jpg is file extension of____________

A. Image
B. Video
C. Audio
D. Flash
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101. A wireless technology built in electronic gadgets used for exchanging data over
short distance is ________________
A. Bluetooth
B. Wifi
C. Modem
D. USB
102. All Power Point slides instance view is ______

A. Slider View
B. Instance Slide View
C. Slide View
D. Instance Slider View
103. Which of the following helps to reduce spelling errors in document?

A. Auto Format
B. Auto Correct
C. Smart Tags
D. Auto Text
104. F 12 key in MS Word opens a __________

A. Save As dialog box
B. Open dialog box
C. Save dialog box
D. Close dialog box
105. A character that is raised and smaller above the base line is known as __________
A. Outline
B. Raised
C. Subscript
D. Superscript
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106. Which enables us to send the same letter to different persons?
A. Macros
B. Mail Merge
C. Template
D. None
107. By default, on which page the header or the footer is printed in MS Word document?
A. On first page
B. On alternate page
C. On every page
D. None of the above
108. Changing the appearance of a document is called _______________

A. Proofing
B. Editing
C. Formatting
D. All of the above
109. Who invented Java?

A. Dennis Ritchi
B. Linus Torvalds
C. James Gosling
D. Bajarnae
110. MS Power Point is an example of ________

A. Multimedia software
B. Graphics software
C. Spread sheet
D. Entertainment software
111. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ________keys.

A. Alphanumeric
B. Function
C. Modifier
D. None of these
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112. To create Web Pages we use a term, called________
A. TCP/IP
B. WWW
C. HTML
D. FTP
113. Default Font size in MS Office 2007 is _____

A. 10 points
B. 11 points
C. 12 points
D. 13 points
114. Half of a byte is called ___________

A. Transistor
B. Compiler
C. Binary digit
D. Nibble
115. Ctrl + Backspace” shortcut key is used in MS Word to_______________

A. Delete the single letter just before the cursor
B. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
C. Delete the word just before the cursor
D. Delete the word just after the cursor
116. Ctrl + Delete ‘ short cut key is used in MS Word to_______________

A. Delete the single letter just before the cursor
B. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
C. Delete the word just before the cursor
D. Delete the word just after the cursor
117. Ctrl + Page down’ shortcut key is used in MS Word to move the cursor _______
A. One paragraph down
B. One line down
C. One page down
D. One screen down

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118. Ctrl + Page up’ shortcut key is used in MS Word to move the cursor ___________
A. One paragraph up
B. One line up
C. One page up
D. One screen up
119. Window key + F

A. Show system properties
B. Find computers
C. Find files or folders
D. Run
120. Windows Key + L

A. Windows Explorer
B. Help
C. Show Desktop
D. Lock Desktop
121. Windows Key + D

A. Show system properties
B. Find computers
C. Show Desktop
D. Lock Desktop
122. Windows Key + E

A. Windows Explorer
B. Utility Manager
C. Show Desktop
D. Run
123. Windows Key + U

A. Windows Explorer
B. Utility Manager
C. Show Desktop
D. Run
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124. To update a formula in a table, press the_______
A. F9 key
B. Alt + F9 key
C. Shift + F9 key
D. F8 key
125. In MS Excel _________ short key is used for hiding rows.

A. Ctrl + H
B. Ctrl + 7
C. Ctrl + 9
D. None of these
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Important Questions (Past Papers)
➢ Oldest Mughal monument in Pakistan Wah Gardens
➢ Hiran Minar is at Sheikhupura
➢ Hiran Minar built by (monument to pet deer ‘Mansraj’) Jahangir (1606)
➢ Sher Shah Suri (Farid Khan) ruled India 1540-1545
➢ Suri Dynasty 1540-1555 (15 years)
➢ Father name of Sher Shah Suri Mian Hassan Khan Suri
➢ Sher Shah Suri Tomb Sasaram(India) Disst. Rohtas
➢ River Amu Darya flows through Central Asia
➢ Durand Line Treaty was signed on November 12, 1893
➢ Durand Line Treaty signed b/w Mortimer Durand- Abdul Rehman Khan
➢ Founder of Arya Samaj Dayananda Sarswati (April 7, 1875)
➢ India referred Kashmir dispute in UN 1st January 1948
➢ UNCIP established 21st April 1948
➢ Cease fire line in Kashmir 27th July 1949 (Karachi Agreement)
➢ Cease fire line became LOC 1972 (Simla Agreement)
➢ Panama Canal connects Atlantic and Pacific
➢ Tango Tower is A mountain peak in Pakistan
➢ Jaundice affects Liver
➢ First FIFA World cup held Uruguay (1930)
➢ First FIFA World cup won by Uruguay---- Argentina (4-2)
➢ First official football match 1872 (England vs. Scotland)
➢ Bile juice is secreted by Liver
➢ Country below sea level Netherlands
➢ Mobile phone invented by Martin Cooper (1973)
➢ The lowest point on earth Dead Sea
➢ ‘Asmara’ is capital of Eritrea
➢ The office of ‘ombudsman’ 1st created Sweden
➢ ‘Alexandria’ is the sea port of Egypt
➢ ‘Tartus’ is the sea port of Syria
➢ The world’s largest glacier Lambert (Antarctica)
➢ Discovery of Radium in 1898 led to Invention of X-Ray Machine
➢ ‘Dragon Air’ is the airline of Hong Kong
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➢ Ibn-e- Batuta belonged to Morocco
➢ AIML won largest No. of seats (1937) United Provinces (UP)
➢ Total number of provinces in 1937 11 Provinces
➢ Cabinet mission led by Sir Pethick Lawrence
➢ Fatima Jinnah joined AIML 1938 (Patna session)
➢ Liaquat Ali Khan joined AIML 1923
➢ Health Minister in interim Govt. (1946) Ghazanfar Ali Khan
➢ Velocity of light > velocity of sound Al- Biruni
➢ Logarithm invented by Ibn-e-Younas Misri
➢ Pioneer of Chemistry Jabir Ibn-e- Hayyan
➢ Most abundant element in universe Hydrogen
➢ Most abundant element in earth’s crust Oxygen
➢ Most abundant metal in earth’s crust Aluminum
➢ Most abundant element in atmosphere Nitrogen
➢ Gas lighter than air Ammonia
➢ Synthetic Fiber known as Artificial Silk Rayon
➢ Electric current is measured by Ammeter
➢ Red Cross was founded by Jean Henry Dunant (1863-64)
➢ Homer was great poet of Greek
➢ First modern Olympic games 1896 (Athens)
➢ Swaythling Cup Table Tennis
➢ Paracel Islands (South China Sea) disputed b/w China—Vietnam
➢ Headquarters of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Riyadh
➢ Dasu Dam at Indus River KPK
➢ After independence 1st Radio Station Karachi
➢ Smallest Ocean Arctic
➢ Chenab Formula to resolve Kashmir Issue Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan
➢ Pakistan Standard Time suggested by Prof. Muhammad Anwar
➢ Attock Fort was constructed by Akbar (1581-83)
➢ Attock Fort was constructed under supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi
➢ Average Human brain weight 48 ounces
➢ Average human male brain weight 49 ounces
➢ Average human female brain weight 46 ounces
➢ Headquarter of OPEC Vienna
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➢ Members of OPEC 13
➢ Length of Suez Canal 193.30 KM, (120.11 miles)
➢ Originally length of Suez Canal 164 KM (102 miles)
➢ Suez Canal was opened 1869
➢ Suez Canal nationalized July 26, 1956 (Gamal Abdel Nasser)
➢ ‘From Plassey to Pakistan’ is biography of Iskandar Mirza
➢ ‘From Plassey to Pakistan’ written by Humayun Mirza (Son^)
➢ World Environment Day 5th June
➢ National Day of China October 1, 1949
➢ India Constructed ‘Wuller Barrage’ Jhelum River
➢ The Highest literacy rate SAARC Maldives
➢ Highest per capita income SAARC Maldives
➢ Imam Dar ul Hijrat Imam Malik
➢ Indo-Pak War 1965 lasted for 17 Days
➢ Cease fire date 1965 War 23rd September 1965
➢ Battle of Plassey 1757 (Robert Clive—Sirajud Daulah
➢ Estimated killings WW-2 56,125,262 (56.12 million)
➢ Ho Chi Minh independence leader of Vietnam
➢ ‘Humayun Nama’ written by Gulbaden Begum
➢ Agartala Conspiracy 1968
➢ Aden Port Yemen
➢ Sherlock Holmes Private Detective (Fictional Character)
➢ Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Scottish)
➢ Oasis is associated with Desert
➢ Dilute Acetic Acid Vinegar
➢ Bronze is an alloy of Copper-Tin
➢ Instrument to measure high temperature Pyrometer
➢ ‘Eugenics’ is the study of Unborn babies
➢ Scrabble is a Board game
➢ ‘Dhurpal’ and ‘Khayal’ terms Music
➢ Music of movie ‘Mughal e Azam’ Naushad Ali
➢ Kattas Raj monuments Chakwal (Hindu Mandir)
➢ Gorakh Hill Sindh (nead Dadu)
➢ Rehana (Haripur) birth place of President Ayub Khan
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➢ Terrorist group “Al-Shabab” Somalia
➢ Terrorist group “Boko Haram” Nigeria
➢ “ISIS” Iraq/Syria
➢ Sea-Horse is a Fish
➢ City of Bazaars Cairo
➢ Blood cells are produced in Bone-marrow
➢ Tunnels of Mangla Dam 5
➢ Tunnels of Tarbela Dam 4
➢ Muslim women joined AIML 1937
➢ Fatima Jinnah joined AIML 1938
➢ State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated with 30 Million
➢ Name of Pakistan Resolution to Lahore Resolution Begum Maulana Muhammad Ali
➢ Total undivided princely states at independence 565

➢ Out of 565 princely states 552 joined India at the time of Independence
➢ Largest Princely State Kashmir
➢ 1st State to accede to Pakistan Bahawalpur
➢ Last ruler of Bahawalpur Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi – V
➢ Swat included in Pakistan July 28, 1969

➢ Jamrud Fort 18 KM from Peshawar
➢ Baltit Fort Hunza Valley
➢ De Jure Rightful
➢ Child of War League of Nations
➢ Corbillion Cup Table Tennis
➢ Strait b/w Florida and Cuba Florida Strait
➢ Land of Silver Fiber Pakistan
➢ Land of Golden Fiber Bangladesh
➢ Khyber Pass connects Peshawar--- Kabul
➢ Length of Khyber Pass 53 KM (33 miles)
➢ Height of Khyber Pass 3520 ft (1073 m)
➢ Bolan Pass located Toba Kakar Range (Himalaya)
➢ Bolan Pass connects Sibi--- Quetta
➢ Calcutta on Bank of River Hooghli
➢ Dublin on bank of River Liffey
➢ Length of Wall of China 21196 km
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➢ 2nd largest desert Arabian Desert
➢ Ernest Hemingway belongs to USA
➢ Theory of Population Thomas Robert Malthus
➢ Hermit Kingdom Korea
➢ Hashmit Kingdom Jordan
➢ Hashmit Kingdom founded by Abdullah-I (25th May 1946)
➢ 1st Islamic Summit 22-25 Sep 1969 (Rabat)
➢ ‘Alma Mater’ Term The place where someone was educated
➢ Arteries become hard due to Plaque
➢ “White Goods” Durable consumption goods
➢ Diabetes caused due to malfunctioning of Pancreas
➢ Origin of game Golf Scotland
➢ 1st Commercial Bank of Pakistan HBL
➢ ‘Trachoma’ is a disease of Eye
➢ Another organ that filters blood Kidney
➢ Exposure to sunlight provides Vitamin D
➢ 1st western scientist to suggest that the ‘earth revolves around the sun Copernicus
➢ Speed of wind is measured by Anemometer
➢ Pakistan recognized China January 4, 1950
➢ Pakistan do not recognize states Israel & Armenia
➢ Number of ribs in human body 24 ( 2 sets of 12)
➢ Treaty of Hudaibiya for years 10 Years (6 A.H.)
➢ Highest Military Award of UK Victoria Cross
➢ 1st Indian to receive Victoria Cross Subedar Khudadad Khan
➢ Highest Military Award of Italy Gold Medal of Military Valour
➢ Theory of Continental Drift Alfred Wegener
➢ Currency of Mexico Peso
➢ Soviet Union sent forces in Afghanistan December 24, 1979
➢ Soviet Union Dec 30, 1922 to Dec 26, 1991
➢ Long March of 1934 undertook by Chinese Communist
➢ Species of living things discovered 8.7 million
➢ Groups of Vertebrates 5 (Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals)
➢ Widow’s Tear is a Plant, A Play

➢ Members of European Union 27
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➢ Latest member of EU Croatia
➢ Capital of Croatia Zagreb
➢ Members of Euro-zone 19
➢ Indian Railway started operation April 16, 1853
➢ HQ of Human Rights Watch New York
➢ Largest Road Tunnel in world Laerdal (Norway) 24.51 KM
➢ Largest cell in human body Ovum (Egg)
➢ Smallest cell in Human body Sperm
➢ Digital Computer invented by John Vincent Atanasoff
➢ Captain of Pakistan in Oval Test 1954, defeated England Abdul Hafeez Kardar
➢ Lowest point on earth Dead Sea ( Israel-Jordan Border)
➢ Lowest point in Pacific Ocean Mariana Trench
➢ Most populated city Tokyo (UN Report 2014)
➢ Coldest place in Pakistan Skardu
➢ Hottest place in Pakistan Jacobabad
➢ Kosovo got independence from Serbia (2008)
➢ Capital of Kosovo Pristina
➢ Most abundant mineral in human body Calcium
➢ Strait ‘Gate of Tears’ Bab-al- Mandab
➢ Indian state called communist state Kerala
➢ 1st meeting of Constituent Assembly of Pak 10th August 1947
➢ National Flag of Pak adopted 11th August 1947
➢ Manometer is used to measure Pressure
➢ Cause of Malaria discovered by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (French)
➢ Pakistan joined IMF and World Bank 11th July 1950

➢ Yasir Arfat died on November 11, 2004
➢ Bolshevik Revolution led by Lenin (October 1917)
➢ Liaquat-Nehru Pact 8th April 1950 (Delhi)
➢ Liaquat-Nehru Pact to guarantee Rights of Minorities
➢ Malakhra is a game of Sindh
➢ Lightest metal Lithium
➢ States in India 29 (Telengana-newst state)
➢ Jinnah joined AIML 1913 (Lucknow)
➢ Jinnah left congress 1920
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➢ Jinnah met Gandhi 1st time 1916 (Lucknow)
➢ Washington became Chief Commander 1775
➢ Largest Army in the world China
➢ ‘Jules Rimet Cup’ FIFA World Cup (1930-70)
➢ Enzymes are made of Proteins
➢ Shortest wavelength of colour Violet
➢ Longest wavelength of colour Red
➢ British Common Wealth formed 1949 (London Declaration)
➢ SEATO formed 1954
➢ HQ of SEATO Bangkok
➢ Pakistan left SEATO 1972
➢ SEATO dissolved 1977
➢ CENTO (Baghdad Pact) established 1955
➢ HQ of CENTO Ankara
➢ CENTO also known as METO (Middle East Treaty Organization)
➢ Warsaw Pact 14th May 1955 (Poland)
➢ Narita Airport Japan
➢ HQ of Freedom House Washington
➢ Father of Modern Astronomy Nicolas Copernicus
➢ Longest river of Europe Volga
➢ Noor Mahal is at Bahawalpur
➢ Albert Einstein born in Germany
➢ Largest gland Liver
➢ Smallest gland Pineal (in Brain)
➢ Founder of ‘Big Bang’ Theory George Lemaitre
➢ 1st woman to climb Mount Everest Junko Tabei (Japan)
➢ Shalimar Gardens built Shahjahan (1642)
➢ One ounce is equal to 28.35 grams
➢ Light Year is equal to 9.46 trillion KMs
➢ Badshahi Mosque built in 1673 (Aurangzeb)
➢ Highest capital La Paz (Bolivia)
➢ Longest river in Balochistan Hingol
➢ Dasht River Balochistan
➢ Porali River Balochistan
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➢ Bolan River Balochistan
➢ Panjkora River KPK
➢ Total rivers in Pakistan 24
➢ Total rivers in Balochistan 7
➢ Total rivers in KPK 8
➢ Total rivers in Punjab 5
➢ Total rivers in Sindh 4
➢ India built Kishanganga Dam Jhelum River (Bandipur-Baramula)
➢ India built Baglihar Dam Chenab River
➢ India built Wuller Barrage Jhelum River
➢ ‘Farewell to Arms’ written by Ernest Hemingway
➢ ‘Philology’ Study of Languages
➢ ‘Oncology’ Study of Cancer/ Tumor
➢ 1st surgeon Antiseptic Joseph Lister (1865)
➢ Pak-China border demarcated 2 March 1963
➢ Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great (550 BC)
➢ “Comrade” issued by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar (1911)
➢ ‘Gold Paper’ Term Piece of paper substitute for gold
➢ “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher
➢ “Lady of Lamp” Florence Nightingale (Nursing)
➢ Lightest Gas Hydrogen
➢ Cricket Bat length 38 inches (96.52 cm)
➢ Total bones in human body 206
➢ Total bones in new born baby 300
➢ Total bones in human skull 22
➢ Total ribs in human body 24
➢ One Unit September 30, 1955
➢ Oldest barrage of Pakistan Khanki (Chenab) 1892
➢ Sukker Barrage built 1932
➢ Redcliff Award 17th August 1947
➢ Pakistan became member of NAM 1979
➢ Length of Siachan Glacier 76 KM (47 miles)
➢ Indo-Pak military assets distribution ratio 2:1
➢ Speed of Light 186000 miles/sec (3 lac KM/Sec)
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➢ Wimbledon in city London
➢ India referred Kashmir dispute in UN January 1, 1948
➢ USSR dismemberment December 26, 1991
➢ Depth of Warsak Dam 250 ft
➢ Depth of Mangla Dam 1242 ft
➢ 1st Dam of Pakistan Warsak Dam ( 1961)
➢ Warsak Dam built with the help of Canada (Colombo Plan)
➢ Warsak Dam on River Kabul
➢ Common Wealth formed 28th April 1949
➢ Pakhtun population of Afghanistan 40%
➢ Suez War 1956 (England--- Egypt)
➢ Copper reservoirs District Chagai
➢ Seismography Motion of ground (Quakes etc)
➢ Official Report of UK Parliament Hansard
➢ Hindu State No Hindu State (Nepal became secular republic in 2008)
➢ Pakistan joined WTO 1995 (Founder member)

➢ Mosaic Web Browser 1993-1997
➢ Lightest Particle Electron
➢ ‘KGB’ secret Agency Russia
➢ Key to Mediterranean Strait of Gibraltar
➢ 1st Missile of Pakistan Hatf-1 (1989-90)
➢ Iodine stores in gland Thyroid gland
➢ ‘Leningrad’ name changed to St. Petersburg (1991)
➢ Hardest substance Diamond
➢ Babusar Pass connects Abbotabad & Gilgit
➢ Country with Neutrality Switzerland (Joined UNO in 2002)
➢ Bull Fighting game Spain
➢ Central Muhammadan Association Syed Ameer Ali (1877)
➢ Monarchy in SAARC Bhutan
➢ Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C
➢ Guava is rich source of Vitamin C
➢ Largest fresh water lake Superior
➢ Deepest lake Baikal
➢ RAM stands for Random Access Memory
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➢ URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator
➢ ‘Pride and Prejudice’ written by Jane Austen
➢ Hottest Planet Venus
➢ ‘Khad’ secret agency Afghanistan
➢ Weight of heart 250-300 gram
➢ Accra is capital of Ghana
➢ Kofi Annan belongs to Ghana
➢ ‘Lira’ is currency of Turkey
➢ ‘Sharm al Sheikh’ is in Egypt
➢ Adam’s Peak is in Sri Lanka (Sabaragamuwa)
➢ Mount Adams Washington (USA)
➢ Ceylon name changed to Sri Lanka 1972
➢ ‘Joule’ is unit of Energy
➢ 1 inch is equal to 2.54 cm
➢ Ahmad Khan Kharal Town Jhamra (Sahiwal)
➢ Electron discovered by J.J. Thomson (1897)
➢ Treaty of Sevres 10th August 1920
➢ Khilafat abolished 3rd March 1924
➢ ‘Wealth of Nations’ written by Adam Smith
➢ 1 yard is equal to 0.914 meters
➢ Height of K-2 8611 m
➢ Printing Press invented by Johannes Gutenberg
➢ ‘Katas Raj’ Temples Chakwal
➢ Oldest Monarchy Japan
➢ Oldest City Damascus
➢ Annulment of Partition of Bengal 1911
➢ LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas
➢ Oldest Barrage of Pakistan Khanki
➢ ‘Amnesia’ Memory Loss
➢ ‘Backbone Fever’ Dengue
➢ Rohingiya Crisis in State Rakhine
➢ Ural Mountains Russia
➢ ‘Black Pool’ is what A town in England
➢ Cholera is caused by Bacteria
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➢ Father of Homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann
➢ International Date Line passed through Bering Strait
➢ Seats in 1st C.A. increased from 69 to 79
➢ Boston Tea Party year 16th December 1773
➢ 1st Nobel Prize in Physics Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (German)
➢ Name of Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Little Boy (6th August 1945)
➢ Name of Bomb dropped on Nagasaki Fat Man (9th August 1945)
➢ Old name of Ghana Gold Coast
➢ Old name of Congo Zaire
➢ ‘Hujjat al Baligha’ written by Shah Wali Ullah
➢ Mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart
➢ Mount Toor located in Mount Sinai (East Jerusalem)
➢ 1st Communist Manifesto language German
➢ CT Scan stands for Computerized Tomography Scan (Chemotherapy Scan)
➢ Napoleon died in St. Helena

➢ Jallianwala Bagh incident 13th April 1919
➢ Jallianwala Bagh in city Amritsar
➢ ‘Aab-i-Hayat’ is written by Muhammad Hussain Azad
➢ Acts as moderator in Nuclear Reactor Graphite
➢ Patella bone located in Front of Knee-joint
➢ Shape of Milky Way Spiral
➢ Kachura lakes Skardu (G.B)
➢ Shortest day in Australia 21st June (Southern Hemisphere)
➢ Starch digesting enzyme Ptyalin in Saliva
➢ Laurence Olivier is / was British Actor
➢ Koh-i-Jodi is located in Anatolia (Turkey)
➢ Normandy is in Northern France
➢ Opium War fought between China and UK
➢ ‘Conversation with Myself’ Book Nelson Mandela
➢ Rakh Ghulaman Farm is in Bhakkar
➢ Strait between Russia and USA Bering
➢ Neutron discovered by James Chadwick
➢ Jupiter Size as compared to Earth 11 Times
➢ ‘Caries’ disease Tooth Decay
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➢ Nelson Mandela died 5 December 2013
➢ Musharaf resigned 18th August 2008
➢ Sierra Leone (country) West Africa
➢ Capital of Sierra Leone Free Town
➢ Bala Hisar Fort is in Peshawar
➢ Dokhlam Dispute between China-Bhutan
➢ Change of Qibla in Surah Surah Baqra
➢ Nasdaq Stock Market New York
➢ A person who eats, drinks and marry Stoic
➢ Name of 1st cloned sheep Dolly
➢ Benghazi City Libya
➢ River Nile originates from Lake Victoria (Uganda)
➢ Canton City China (Guangzhou)
➢ Morocco and Spain separated by Strait of Gibraltar
➢ ‘Asian Drama’ written by Gunnar Myrdal
➢ Cheapest source of electricity Solar
➢ Lowari Pass connects Dir with Chitral
➢ Farthest point from Karachi on coastal highway Jiwani (697.2 KM)
➢ Circumference of Earth 40,075 KM
➢ Deepest point in Pacific Ocean Marian Trench
➢ Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania
➢ Khojak Pass connects Qila Abdullah with Chaman
➢ Nearest part of atmosphere to earth Troposphere
➢ Farthest point of atmosphere to earth Thermosphere
➢ ‘Colossium’ an amphitheatre was built in Rome
➢ Mixture of two metals is called Alloy
➢ Time taken by sunlight to reach earth 8 minutes 20 Seconds
➢ Presence of Oxygen in atmosphere 21%
➢ Planet with shortest day time Jupiter
➢ Planet with longest day time Venus
➢ Col. George Everest (Mount Everest) was Surveyor General of India (1830-1843)
➢ Moorish Kingdom of Granada (Spain) surrendered to Christian in 1492

➢ President of Yugoslavia/Serbia, who was indicted and tried by War Criminal
Tribunal Slobodan Milosevic (2002-2006)
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➢ Blind Dolphins are found in Indus &Ganges River
➢ 1st international flight taken by PIA 1st February 1955 (London)
➢ Father of Modern Science Fiction H.G. Wells
➢ 1st International Olympics April 6, 1896 (Athens)
➢ Hanging Gardens in Babylon Iraq
➢ 1st satellite Sputnik-I was launched 4th October 1957 (USSR)
➢ Name ‘All India Muslim League’ coined by Sir Muhammad Shafi
➢ Longest River of Asia Yangtze
➢ 2nd largest Ethnic Group in Afghanistan Tajik
➢ Babri Mosque is in Ayodhya (U.P)
➢ Babri Mosque demolished in 1992
➢ 1st President of Pakistan Muslim League Ch. Khaliq uz Zaman
➢ Martin Luther was Founder of Protestant Sect
➢ Vessels of blood which carry blood from different parts of body to heart Veins
➢ Diego Garcia is US Military Base in Indian Ocean
➢ European rulers captured Palestine from the Muslims in Crusade War in years 1099
➢ ‘Kremlin’ Offices of Russian Government
➢ Diameter of Earth 12756 Km
➢ Freezing point of Heavy Water 3.82 C°
➢ ‘Ivy League’ A group of 8 universities in USA
➢ Cities of Pak-Iran connected through rail-line Quetta- Zedan
➢ GMT was established in 1884
➢ Name of place of World Trade Centre Ground Zero
➢ ‘Ikebana’ is Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
➢ Primary Colours (Light) Red, Blue, Green
➢ Primary Colours (Pigments) Red, Blue, Yellow
➢ Oldest stock exchange in world Amsterdam Stock Exchange
➢ State Bank of Pakistan started working with 30 million Rupees
➢ ‘Myopia’ is a defect of vision of the Distant Objects
➢ French Muslim Football star Zedane belong to Algeria
➢ ‘AWACS’ Airborne Warning and Control System
➢ River crossing the Equator twice Congo River
➢ ‘Night Blindness’ is caused due to Lack of Vitamin A
➢ ‘History of God’ is written by Keron Armstrong
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➢ “Alzheimer’s disease’ characterized by Degeneration of Nerve Cells
➢ Civilization located on bank of river Tigris Samarian Civilization
➢ Hollywood is located in California
➢ Meaning of ‘Vishnu’ The Preserver
➢ Oldest search engine Aliweb.com
➢ HQ of ‘Human Rights Watch’ New York
➢ ‘Nexalite’ Movement (Pro-Communism) in India
➢ ‘Schwab Klaus’ founder of World Economic Forum (1971)
➢ ‘Khmer Rogue’ is Communist Movement in Cambodia
➢ ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) initiated by Mr. Goh Chok Tong
➢ Mr. Goh Chok Tong was P.M. of Singapore
➢ Aramco Oil Company Saudi Arabia
➢ ‘Hamas’ was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yasin (1987)
➢ ‘BIN’ is secret agency of Indonesia
➢ ‘Tenge’ is currency of Kazakhsitan
➢ Largest opium producer province of Afghanistan Helmand
➢ ‘Pearl Harbour’ is located in state Hawaii
➢ ‘Tamils’ active in territory of Sri Lanka Jaffana
➢ Largest section of Kurd population is in Turkey
➢ ‘Lukand’ and ‘Kadima’ political parties Israel
➢ 1st Space satellite launched by Pakistan Badr-I (1990)
➢ About 40% of world oil is transported through Strait of Hormuz
➢ ‘Nippon’ is stock exchange of Japan
➢ ‘Three Gorges Dam’ is in China
➢ ‘Philately’ Stamp Collection
➢ Madame Tussaud’s Museum is in London
➢ Last king of Afghanistan Muhammad Zahir Shah
➢ Green vegetables are rich source of Vitamins and Minerals
➢ Vitamin which cannot be stored in human body Vitamin C
➢ Holy Quran was 1st translated in Persian
➢ Population wise largest state of India Uttar Pardesh (UP)
➢ Area wise largest state of India Rajasthan
➢ ‘Philology’ is Study of Languages
➢ Strongest muscle in human body Jaw
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➢ Shortest bone in human body Stapes
➢ Longest and strongest bone in human body Femur
➢ Trachoma is a disease of Eye
➢ Malaria affects Spleen and Liver
➢ 1st person to fly across English Channel Louis Bleriot
➢ Rickets is a disease of Bones
➢ Radioactivity was discovered by Henry Becquerel
➢ Britain’s oldest university Oxford
➢ Sunda strait separated Sumatra from Java
➢ ‘Big Ben’ is Clock placed at British Parliament building
➢ Penicillin invented by Alexander Fleming
➢ British Government’s declaration in 1917 announcing the establishment of a
Jewish National home in Palestine was Balfour Declaration
➢ Insulin was discovered by Dr. F.G. Banting
➢ Polio vaccine was invented by Johanas Salk
➢ Ascorbic Acid is Vitamin C
➢ Ruhr Coal Field is in Germany
➢ Atacama Desert is in Chile
➢ Poor night vision is due to Lack of Vitamin A
➢ Vitamin which gets destroyed on heating Vitamin C
➢ Largest organ in human body Skin
➢ Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to the presence of Heparin
➢ Gandhi started Dandie March to Break the Salt Law (1930)
➢ Graveyard of Red Blood Cells Spleen
➢ Paradise of Birds Haleji Lake (Sindh)
➢ Vitamin which can be most easily synthesized in human body is Vitamin D
➢ Rickets is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin D
➢ ‘Victoria’ waterfall is on Zambia-Zimbabwe border
➢ ‘Decibel’ is unit of Intensity of sound
➢ Vitamin capable of formation of blood Vitamin B-12
➢ High dose of which vitamin destroys kidney Vitamin C
➢ India and Sri Lanka are separated by Palk Strait
➢ Brass is an alloy of Copper-Zinc
➢ Keil Canal links North Sea – Baltic Sea
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➢ APS Peshawar Attack 16th December 2014
➢ NAB established 16th November 1999
➢ NRO date 5th October 2007
➢ Al-Jazeera channel Qatar
➢ HEC Established 11th September 2002
➢ Most urbanized province of Pakistan Sindh
➢ 1st child born after migration Abdullah bin Zubair
➢ Economy of Oman depends upon Oil
➢ Mouth-lock in disease Tetanus (also called lockjaw)
➢ Baba-e-Sahafat Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
➢ Aswan Dam is on river The Nile (Egypt)
➢ Jabl-e-Noor Cave Cave of Hira
➢ Zakat & Ushr Ordinance 1980
➢ Punjab Zakat & Ushr Act 2018
➢ Russia covers area of earth 1/8th
➢ 2nd largest country by area Canada
➢ Number of great lakes b/w Canada and US 5
(Central North America)
➢ Names of great lakes in Central North America Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
➢ Beyond the Last Mountain Pakistan’s 1st English Film (1976)

➢ Pakistan Volleyball Federation founded 31st January 1955
➢ Handball game introduced in Denmark (1897)
➢ In Table Tennis ‘Chop’ is a stroke Defensive
➢ ‘Right to life’ in constitution of Pakistan Article 9
➢ Islamic Republics in World 4 (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Mauritania)
➢ Blood occupies %age of body’s weight 7%

➢ 1 byte is equal to 8 bits
➢ Kalbhosan Yadav arrested from Masakhel (Balochistan) 3rd March 2016
➢ Light House of Alexandria is in Egypt

➢ Oscar Awards 1st time given 16th May 1929
➢ Brain of Computer CPU
➢ Task Manager is a Utility Software
➢ Asian Games are held after 4 years
➢ Ibn-e-Khuldoon belongs to Tunisia
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➢ Falkland Islands dispute 1982 (Argentina-UK)
➢ Taurus Mountains in Turkey
➢ PETRONAS Towers (Twin Towers) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
➢ Metacarpal bones in Hands
➢ Sri Dalada Maligawa Buddhist Temple (Kandy--- Sri Lanka)
➢ Sri Dalada Maligawa also called Temple of the Tooth

➢ Five Star Movement Political Party in Italy
➢ T.V. invented by John Logie Baird
➢ 1st Dry Port in Pakistan Mughalpura (Lahore) 1973
➢ 1st British Prime Minister Robert Walpole (1721-1742)
➢ Life of Presidential Ordinance 120 Days
➢ Life of Gubernatorial Ordinance 90 Days
➢ One mile is equal to 5280 ft.
➢ ‘Bhambore’ is in district Thatta (Sindh)
➢ ‘rear-view mirror’ for driving Convex
➢ Gandhi-Jinnah talks to discuss CR formula by Rajgopal Acharia
➢ Mahabat Khan Mosque Peshawar (1630)
➢ Hollywood located in California
➢ Official Languages in South Africa 11
➢ Physiotherapy for Immobility of Joints
➢ Name of Laughing Gas Nitrous Oxide
➢ Dr. Christian Barnard (1st Heart Transplant) from South Africa
➢ Shrine of Nizam ud Din Aulia Delhi
➢ Conversion of Gas into Liquid Condensation
➢ Para Olympic games for Physically handicapped people
➢ Gomal University is in D.I. Khan
➢ “Ranjit Singh” contemporary of Bahadur Shah Zafar
➢ Neelum Valley is in AJK
➢ Main chemical substance in bones and teeth Calcium Phosphate
➢ Karez System is in Baluchistan
➢ Maximum number of Huffaz martyred in Jang e Yamama
➢ Speed of Light 186000 miles/second
➢ Ghulam Muhammad (Kotri) Barrage is on River Indus (Hyderabad)
➢ Only Pakistani Sec. General of OIC Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada
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➢ Husband of Khalida Zia Zia ur Rehman
➢ ALU gets command from Control System
➢ Dara Shaikho was follower of Hazrat Mian Mir & Sarmad Kashani (Persian)
➢ Ilbert Bill in 1883 by Lord Ripon
➢ Stars in Chinese Flag 1+4=5
➢ Naseem Hameed is famous for Athlete
➢ Arthur Ashe is famous in the field of Tennis
➢ Allama Iqbal did PhD from Munich
➢ Attack on Pearl Harbour 7th December 1941 (Japan)
➢ Capital of Ummayad Empire Damascus
➢ Age of Hazrat Ibrahim(A.S) at Birth of Hazrat Ismail (A.S) 86 years
➢ First wife of Quaid e Azam Emibai Jinnah
➢ Swat, Dir, Chitral added in NWFP 28th July 1969
➢ Treaty of Seringapatam with Tipu Sultan by Lord Cornwallis
➢ Last Governor General of Hong Kong Chris Patten
➢ Castro’s partner in revolution Che Guevara
➢ Court language of Mughal Empire Persian
➢ Chief Election Commissioner tenure 5 Years
➢ Gwadar was purchased from Oman
➢ AIML won Mulsim seats (Provincial Assemblies):1946 elections 428/492
➢ Hero of movie “Jinnah” Christopher Lee
➢ Pakistan got financial share at Independence 750 million
➢ Kashmir was sold to
Gulab Singh (16th March 1846, Treaty of Amritsar) (7.5 Million)
➢ Hudood Ordinance 1979
➢ Steel is made of Iron and Copper
➢ Bahawalpur became part of Pakistan in 1955
➢ 1st USA President to visit Pakistan was Eisenhower
➢ Lahore Declaration b/w Nawaz and Wajpai 1999
➢ Dr. Abdul Salam did PhD from Cavendish Laboratory-Cambridge
➢ Coca Cola Formed 1892 (USA)
➢ Pepsi Cola Formed 1898 (USA)
➢ Playground for playing Baseball is called Diamond
➢ Group of fish is called School
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➢ 1st space shuttle launched by USA on 12th April 1981 Columbia
➢ Casablanca is a seaport of Malaysia
➢ Inventor of mouse Douglas Englebart
➢ ‘Normandy’ is in France
➢ ‘Sir Laurence Olivier’ was British Actor
➢ Old name of Ghana Gold Coast
➢ Old name of Congo Zaire
➢ Deepest lake Baikal
➢ Biggest fresh water lake Superior
➢ Bering Strait separates Russia ---- USA
➢ 1st ‘Opium War’ was fought between Britain----- China (1839-42) Trade war
➢ 2nd ‘Opium War’ was fought 1856-60 (China----- Britain, France)
➢ International Dateline passes through Bering Strait
➢ Treaty of Sevres 1920
➢ Koh-i-Judi is located in Anatolia (Turkey)
➢ Koh-i-Toor is in Mount Sinai (East Jerusalem)
➢ One Yard is equal to 0.914 m
➢ 1 BTU is equal to 1055 Joule
➢ Adam’s Peak is in Sri Lanka
➢ One inch is equal to 2.54 cm
➢ Starch digesting enzyme Amylase
➢ Kachura Lake is situated in Skardu
➢ Patella (bone) is present in Knee
➢ Neutron was discovered by James Chadwick
➢ Shape of Milky Way Spiral
➢ Average weight of human heart 300 gm
➢ Amnesia is related to Memory Loss
➢ ‘Brojan Das’ was first Asian to Swim Across British Channel
➢ ‘Satpara Lake’ is located near Skardu
➢ Playground of playing “Base Ball” is called Diamond
➢ ‘Bradlaugh Hall’ is located in Lahore
➢ Pakistan recognized Bangladesh on 23rd February 1974
➢ 1st Space Shuttle launched by USA on 12th April 1981 Columbia
➢ Largest bone in human body Femur
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➢ ‘Rann of Kutch’ is situated South of Tharparkar
➢ Largest supplier of meat Argentina
➢ Gomal University is in D.I. Khan
➢ Pakistan became member of ILO 31st October 1947
➢ The Gandhara Civilization followed religion Buddhism
➢ 1st I.G. of Punjab Police Khan Qurban Ali Khan
➢ H.Q. of UNIDO Vienna
➢ River Indus originates from Tibet
➢ 1st meeting of Indian National Congress was held at Bombay
➢ Nagorno Karabakh (also known as Artsakh) region is part of Azerbaijan
➢ H.Q. of African Union Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
➢ Schengen (Town) is located in Luxembourg
➢ School is a group of Fish
➢ Founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales
➢ Term “Butterfly Stroke” is in sports Swimming
➢ Islamia College for Women Cooper Road was formed 1939
➢ H.Q. of Human Rights Watch New York
➢ Silvio Berlusconi was Ex Prime Minister of Italy
➢ Ibn-e- Batuta belonged to Morocco
➢ ‘Isthmus’ is Narrow piece of land connecting larger areas
➢ Muslim countries in ASEAN 3 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei)

➢ Founder of Hamas Sheikh Ahmed Yasin (1987)
➢ 1st Wahi revelation 17th Ramzan
➢ WWW invented by Tim Berners Lee, Robert Cailliau
➢ Father of Modern Chemistry Antoine Lavoisier
➢ Periodic Table was formulated by Dmitri Mendeleev
➢ Old name of Lahore High Court Chief Court of Punjab
➢ Significance of ‘Gaddani Beach’ near Karachi Ship Breaking Industry
➢ Muslim leader selected as president of Congress in 1896 R.M. Sayani
➢ Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement signed in 1965
➢ Father of Nuclear Physics Ernest Rutherford
➢ Earth’s axis at present is titled by 23.5 degree
➢ H.Q. of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok
➢ Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet at Cape of Good Hope
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➢ Largest Gulf of the world Gulf of Mexico
➢ Mindanao Islands Philippines
➢ Who was entrusted with the job of dividing the Army in 1947? Field Marshal Auchinleck
➢ “Witness to Surrender” written by Brigadier Siddiq Salik

➢ 1st Pakistani lady to obtain a commercial Pilot’s license Shukria Khanum
➢ Shukria Khanum died on 13th May 2017 (82 years)
➢ 1st female Fighter Pilot of Pakistan Flight Lieutenant Ayesha Farooq
➢ Parliament of Tajikistan Majlis Oli (Supreme Assembly)
➢ Official languages of SCO Russian and Chinese
➢ Pope Benedict XV (died in 2013) belonged to Germany
➢ Old name of Zhob Fort Sandman
➢ Israel admitted to the UNO 11th May 1949
➢ Constantinople fell into the hands of Muslims on 29th May 1453
➢ Epistemology is the study of Knowledge
➢ Muzdalifah is an area between Arafat and Mina
➢ PLA (People’s Liberation Army) China
➢ Shooting Star is a Meteor
➢ ‘Iberian Peninsula’ is part of Europe
➢ Mirage is an example of Refraction of light
➢ “GUI” stands for Graphical User Interface
➢ H.Q. of Islamic Military Alliance Riyadh
➢ ‘Sisakar’ was Wazir of Raja Dahir
➢ Fathers of Internet Vinton Gray Cerf, Robert E. Kahn
➢ Real name of Ghenghis Khan Temujin
➢ Tribe of Hazrat Amina (R.A.) Banu Zohra
➢ Ethnic group of “Ahmed Shah Massoud” (Afghan) Tajik
➢ A computer mainly consists of Electronic Circuits
➢ ‘Atta Ullah Shah Bukhari’ was the leader of Majlis-e- Ahrar
➢ Disease which affects the skin Pellagra
➢ AIML won seats in Central Legislative Assembly in 1945 elections 30/102 seats
➢ Congress won seats in Central Legislative Assembly in 1945 57/102 seats
➢ Obligations of ablution in Surah Al-Maida

➢ H.Q. of Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing
➢ ‘Confucianism’ originated in China
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➢ Rank of “Nanga Parbat” 9th
➢ Town ‘Dalbandin’ located in Chaghi (Balochistan)
➢ Capital of Albania Tirana
➢ 1st Test Century for Pakistan in 1952 Nazar Muhammad
➢ Indian P.M. who received Nishan-i-Pakistan Morarji Desai (1990)
➢ “Being and Nothingness” written by Jean-Paul Sartre
➢ ‘Keti Bunder’ (town) in Sindh is famous for Fish Harbour
➢ In Jaundice the colour of skin becomes Yellowish
➢ ‘Reykjavik’ is the capital city of Iceland
➢ ‘TDAP’ is responsible for Export Promotion
➢ ‘TDAP’ stands for Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
➢ ‘Hazrat Mahal’ who rebelled in 1857, known as Begum of Awadh

➢ Hydrophobia is symptom of which disease Rabies
➢ International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) founded in 1952 (London)
➢ Malaria affects Spleen and Liver
➢ “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” written by Mohsin Hamid
➢ Founder of ‘Krishak Sramik Party’ A.K. Fazal ul Haq
➢ Heavy Weight Boxing Champion who remained undefeated in his career
Rocky Marciano
➢ Actor in role of James Bond Sean Connery
➢ Country with no Armed Forces Latvia
➢ “Daewoo” is famous brand of Republic of Korea
➢ ‘Paleontology’ is study of Fossils
➢ ”Ottawa Convention 1997” is related to Banning Landmines
➢ Element required for solar energy conversion Silicon
➢ ‘System of writing and printing for blinds’ invented by Louis Braille
➢ At the birth of Islam, Iran was ruled by______ Dynasty Sassanid’s
➢ “Windhoek” is the capital of Namibia
➢ “Benghazi” is a city of Libya
➢ City of Canals Venice
➢ “Guantanamo bay” an American Naval Base is in Cuba
➢ Unionist Party founded in Punjab in 1923
➢ ‘Gastric Juice’ is a secretion of the glands, present in the Stomach
➢ ”Q and A” book written by Vikas Swarup
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➢ Pakistani test cricketers who got out on 199 in test cricket Younis Khan, Mudassar Nazar
➢ Ms. Tansu Ciller was first female Prime Minister of Turkey

➢ Kargil Conflict 1999
➢ H.Q. of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome (Italy)
➢ “Zulu” is a prominent tribe of South Africa
➢ In 2nd Constituent Assembly (1954) Muslim League
formed coalition Govt. with United Front
➢ India conducted her first nuclear test in 1974
➢ ‘PAL’ stands for Pakistan Academy of Letters
➢ Concept of Carbon credits originated from Kyoto Protocol (1997)
➢ Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by Neuro degeneration
➢ Main constituent of biogas is Methane
➢ Deficiency of Iodine causes Goitre
➢ Which gland secretes tears in human body Lachrymal
➢ ‘PDF’ stands for Portable Document Format
➢ In MS Word ‘Home’ Key moves the cursor to the Beginning of the line
➢ In MS Word ‘ctrl+ page down’ is used to move the cursor One Page Down
➢ Short Key to create chart from selected cell ranges F11
➢ Country recently joined African Union after a period of almost 33 years Morocco
➢ ‘Khalil Jibran’ belonged to Lebanon
➢ H.Q. of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal (Canada)
➢ ‘Wakhan Corridor’ belongs to Afghanistan
➢ Highest waterfall ‘Salto Angel’ is in Venezuela
➢ ‘Josip Broz Tito’ was President of Yugoslavia
➢ ‘Gomal Zam Dam’ is located in KPK
➢ Mausoleum of ‘Quaid-i-Azam’ was designed by Yahya Merchant
➢ Food is mainly digested in Small Intestine
➢ Green House Effect is mainly caused by CO2, CFCs
➢ Echoes are produced due to Reflection of sound
➢ Country having direct access to ‘Black Sea’ Georgia
➢ Total points in Badminton game 21
➢ US President during ‘Camp David Agreement’ Talks Jimmy Carter
➢ Study of Spiders is called Arachnology
➢ Gas commonly used in airships Helium
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➢ “The Arch of Janus” is situated in Rome
➢ The Lady Finger Peak Gilgit
➢ Faisal Mosque was designed by Vedat Dalokay (Turkish)
➢ ‘Ryder Cup’ is associated with Golf
➢ In 16th century, Argentina was colonized by Spain
➢ Danish War was fought in 1864 (Denmark----Germany)
➢ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) founded on: 23rd September 1932
➢ ‘KSA’ Founded by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rehman ibn Al-Saud
➢ ‘Munno Bhai’ died on 19th January 2018

➢ The famous ‘Notre Dame Cathedral’ is in Paris
➢ 1st non-Muslim Test Cricketer of Pakistan Wallis Mathias
➢ 1st Hindu Test Cricketer of Pakistan Anil Dalpat
➢ Religion which believe in ‘Trinity’ Christianity
➢ According to Christianity who betrayed ‘Jesus Christ’ Judas Iscariot
➢ Bird which tried to prevent ‘Ravana’ from carrying ‘Sita’ away in ‘Ramayana’ Jatayu
➢ ‘Buddha’ was primarily interested in elimination of Suffering
➢ In Judaism an ordained teacher is called Rabbi
➢ “Frankenstein” written by Mary Shelley
➢ “A Case of Exploding Mangoes” written by Muhammad Hanif
➢ ‘Moti Masjid’ is in Lahore
➢ ‘Andre Agassi’ was Tennis Player of USA
➢ “Lee Kuan Yew” is founder of Singapore
➢ ‘VGA’ stands for Video Graphic Array
➢ Dam of Iraq known as dangerous dam of the world Mosul Dam (Tigris River)
➢ Old name of Mosul Dam was Saddam Dam
➢ “Takht-e-Bahi” archeological site, an ancient Buddhist Monastery is in Mardan (KPK)
➢ Idi Amin Dada was military officer of Uganda (Field Marshal)
➢ Idi Amin Dada also served as President
➢ Idi Amin Dada died on 16th August 2003
➢ Term known as ‘half byte’ Nibble
➢ Name of Shiva’s consort (wife) in Hindu mythology Parvati
➢ Faisal Mosque completed in 1986
➢ ‘The Statue of Christ the Redeemer’ is in Rio-de-Janeiro (Brazil)
➢ ‘Pontius Pilate’ was 5th Prefect of Roman Province Judaea
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➢ ‘US-Arab Summit 2017’ held at Riyadh
➢ Margalla Hills in which mountain range? Himalayas
➢ From Congress the Lucknow Pact was signed by B.G. Tilak
➢ Lake created by land sliding in 2010 Attabad Lake (Hunza) 4th January 2010
➢ Which Mughal King made Lahore his capital for 14 years? Akbar (1584-98)
➢ ‘Usain Bolt’ belongs to Jamaica
➢ North Korean all six nuclear weapons tests were made on Mount Montapsan
➢ ‘Barometer’ is used to measure Atmospheric Pressure
➢ ‘Chloroform’ discovered by James Young Simpson
➢ When did Iran launch monkey into space? 2013
➢ Total MOUs signed between Pak-china under CPEC 51
➢ Originally worth of CPEC was $46 Billion
➢ The worth of CPEC increased to $62 Billion
➢ Yemen- Saudi War started on 26th March 2015
➢ “Higher Than Hope” written by Fatima Meer
➢ “Higher Than Hope” is biography of Nelson Mandela
➢ ‘Horn of Africa’ include Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea
➢ ‘General Hulusi Akar’ belongs to Turkey
➢ “Agatha Christie” is well known Writer of Mystery Stories (British)
➢ “Spin Boldak” is in Town in Afghanistan
➢ ‘Pampelonne Beach’ is in France
➢ 1st Federal Mohtsab of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Iqbal
➢ Bile is produced by Liver
➢ Bile is stored in Gall Bladder
➢ Study of Bees is called Apiology/ Melittology/ Apiculture
➢ A condition in which a person is excessively and unduly
worried about having a serious illness is called Hypochondria
➢ Ethnically “Sher Shah Suri” was Pashtun
➢ “Pope Francis of Vatican” by birth from Argentina
➢ Hassan Nasrullah is the leader of Hizbullah (Lebanon)
➢ “F12 “ Short key is used for Save as
➢ Largest number of Nobel Laureates from USA
➢ “Ctrl+K” is used for Insert Hyperlink
➢ Major Shabbir Sharif got Nishan-i-Haider & Sitara-i-Jurrat
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➢ Largest land locked country Kazakhstan
➢ Fresh water reservoirs in the world 2.5% to 2.75%
➢ Sound files which can be added in Power Point 2010 wav & wma
➢ Most abundant gas in air Nitrogen
➢ Study of Fossils is called Paleontology
➢ ‘8th September’ is observed as International Literacy Day
➢ Scouting founded by Robert Baden Powell (1907)
➢ ‘Nanga Parbat’ is in which mountain range? Himalayas
➢ 6th Heart of Asia Conference Amritsar, India (2016)
➢ 7th Heart of Asia Conference Baku, Azerbaijan (2017)
➢ 1st Oscar Ceremony was held on 16th May 1929
➢ Returning Officer in Presidential Elections Chief Election Commissioner
➢ 1st President of Croatia Franjo Tudman
➢ “Brazil” is in South America
➢ 1st Muslim Governor of Lahore Malik Ayaz (1021)
➢ Players who played test cricket for Pakistan and India A.H. Kardar, Amir Elahi, Gul Muhammad
➢ “Bhanbhore” located in Thatta (Sindh)

➢ Tooth Decay is due to Flourine
➢ Largest man made waterfall Guiyang, Guizhou (China)
➢ Distance between penalty Spot and goal in football 10.97 m (36 ft), 12 yards
➢ Founder of “Algeria” Ahmed Ben Bella
➢ Algeria was founded on 5th July 1962
➢ 2nd largest forest Congo rain forest
➢ H.Q. of “CERN” Geneva
➢ Founder of “APWA” Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan
➢ “Croatia” and “Serbia” were part of Yugoslavia
➢ 1st child born after migration Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (R.A.)
➢ USA purchased “Alaska” from Russia (1867)
➢ Largest internet using country China
➢ “Eugenics” relates to Improvement of human species
➢ “Ramon Magsaysay” was President of Philippines
➢ When no tariffs are imposed on all imports and exports, it is called Free Trade
➢ Hajj pilgrims are required to wear Ihram at a place, called Meeqat
➢ Oldest revealed Divine book Tawrat (Torah)
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➢ Inaugural BRICS summit held on 16th June 2009 at Yekaterinburg (Russia)
➢ Highest individual score in first class cricket Brian Lara (501)
➢ PTV started transmission on 26th November 1964
➢ PTV started colour transmission in 1976
➢ 1st women police station in Pakistan Islamabad (25th January 1994)
➢ In relay race, baton must weigh at least 50 grams
➢ Old name of “Zambia” Northern Rhodesia
➢ ‘Maple Leaf’ image is on flag of Canada
➢ ‘Chichen Itza’ is situated in Mexico
➢ ‘UN Commission on Human Rights’ meets each year in Geneva for 6 weeks (March-April)
➢ 1st UN Conference on Environment and Development was held at Rio-de-Janeiro (1992)
➢ 1st woman Chief Minister of Indian Occupies Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti

➢ Real name of “Pir Sahib Manki Sharif” Amin-ul-Hasnat
➢ ‘Picasso’ belonged to Spain
➢ Colour of 1st Islamic Flag White
➢ 1st Islamic flag was given to Hazrat Hamza (R.A.)
➢ Public Representative Office Disqualification Act (PRODA) was passed on 6th January 1949
➢ Azad Kashmir Govt. was set on 24th October 1947

➢ MS Windows invented by Bill Gates, Paul Allen (4th April 1975)
➢ Name of Power Point file can be seen on Title Bar
➢ Law of Universal Gravitation Newton
➢ Majlis-e-Shura is a body made up of NA, Senate and President
➢ 1st Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Aligarh College Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
➢ Mother of “Hazrat Yousaf (A.S.)” Rachel

➢ “Hirohito” was the longest serving monarch in Japan
➢ Hirohito served Japan 25th December 1926 to 7th January 1989
➢ ‘Ho Chi Minh’ City is the new name of Saigon
➢ The bridge in Istanbul that connects Asia with Europe The Bosphorus Bridge
➢ Desert city ‘Timbuktu’ is located in Mali
➢ Ran desperately b/w Safa and Marwa in search of water Hazrat Hajrah (R.A.)
➢ ‘GFFA’ focuses on central questions concerning the future of global Agri-food Industry
➢ “GFFA” stands for Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
➢ She was alive at the tragic incident of Karbala Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (R.A.)
➢ Primary component of Natural Gas Methane
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➢ Which theory lay down that all matter is composed of discrete units? Atomic Theory
➢ ‘Windows Explorer’ is a Utility Program

➢ Arrangement of data in logical sequence is known as Sorting
➢ ‘Nandi Pur’ is in Gujranwala
➢ 2nd largest peak of Pakistan Nanga Parbat
➢ Height of “Nanga Parbat” 8126 m
➢ 1st Hockey World Cup won by Pakistan (1971)
➢ ‘Panama’ is in Central America
➢ ‘Rohtas Fort’ is in Dina (Jhelum)
➢ Pakistan purchased Gwadar on 7th September 1958 ($3 Million) from Oman
➢ Gwadar formally became part of Pakistan on 8th December 1958

➢ President is elected by NA, Senate and Provincial Assemblies
➢ ‘Rio-de- Janeiro’ is in Brazil
➢ Software program which transforms high level programming language
into a low level object code in machine language, is called Compiler
➢ Father of “Psychoanalysis” Sigmund Freud
➢ In computing, “FDD” stands for Floppy Disk Drive
➢ Catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear Power plant disaster took place in Pripyat (Ukraine) 26th April 1986
➢ Organism encode their genes in long strands of DNA

➢ Short Key to insert a comment in MS Word 2007 Ctrl+Alt+M
➢ “NAB” established on 16th November 1999
➢ “HEC” established on 11th September 2002
➢ “NRO” date 5th October 2007
➢ Lahore Metro Bus service started operation on 10th February 2013
➢ “Rann of Kutch” Arbitration Agreement between India-Pakistan 19th February 1968
➢ Length of Badminton court for single competition 13.4 m (same for double)
➢ Width of Badminton court for single competition 5.18 m
➢ Width of Badminton court for double competition 6.10 m
➢ Width of Side Gallery of Badminton Court 40 cm
➢ Property of a substance to absorb moisture from air on exposure Deliquescence
➢ 1st Captain (ODI and Tests) of Pakistan Women Cricket Team Shazia Khan
➢ Charles Darwin belonged to United Kingdom(UK)
➢ 1st European country to ratify the EU Constitution was Italy
➢ Tasman/Haupapa glacier is considered the largest glacier in New Zealand
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➢ ‘UNCIP’ stands for United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
➢ Northern and Southern Hemispheres are separated by The Plane of Equator

➢ “Persian Gulf” and “Gulf of Oman” are linked by Strait of Hormuz
➢ 1st UN Subsidiary Agency joined by Pakistan FAO (7th September 1947)
➢ Sunlight is composed of Seven Colours
➢ Valley located at the end of Kurram Pass Kohat Valley
➢ Capital of Umayyad Dynasty Damascus
➢ Capital of Abbasid’s Dynasty Baghdad
➢ Mechanical stop watch can measure a time interval up to a minimum of 0.1 Sec
➢ Oxy-hemoglobin has ______ colour Red Colour
➢ Deoxy-hemoglobin has ________ colour Purplish Blue Colour
➢ Sodium Carbonate (NA2CO3) (Washing Soda) produces CO2
➢ “Villi” are found in Small Intestine
➢ ‘Pepsinogen’ converts into Pepsin (in Stomach)
➢ Internal diameter of test tube is measured by Vernier Callipers
➢ ‘Sun Spots’ were discovered by Galileo Galilei
➢ “SCO” was formed on 26th April 1996
➢ Median of triangles are divided in ratio 1:2
➢ Triangle with 2 congruent sides Isosceles Triangles
➢ The solution which does not satisfy the original equation is Extraneous Solution
➢ ‘Gurdwara Darbar Sahib’ is located in Kartar Pur

➢ Rare deficiency of micro mineral in human body Chlorine
➢ Earthquake of 1935 Quetta
➢ “Max Planck” discovered Energy Quanta
➢ Mastication is Chewing Process
➢ World Food Program was started by Eisenhower (1961)
➢ Population share of Pakistan in world 2.65%
➢ Kirthar Range is in Sindh and Balochistan
➢ Natural satellites of Mars 2
➢ Iron and steel corrodes by action of Sulpher Dioxide
➢ Rio Earth Summit 3-14 June 1992
➢ Climate Change Conference in Paris 2015
➢ “Parthenocarpy” is Production of Fruit without Seeds
➢ Speed of sound is 343 m/s, 1235 km/h (767 mile/h)
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➢ Bit is short form of Binary Digit
➢ “Attock Fort” was built by Akbar (1581-83)
➢ Longest tenure as Chairman Senate Wasim Sajjad
➢ Poet of beauty john Keats
➢ Amnesty International was founded in July 1961
➢ Memory of ordinary CD 700 MB
➢ PROM can be repaired by PROM Burner
➢ Stomata are closed when cell Loses Water
➢ Inflammation of liver is caused by Hepatitis
➢ Tube which starts from kidney and ends in bladder Ureter
➢ Death of “Michael Jackson” 25th June 2009
➢ Vitamin E is associated with mineral Selenium
➢ Fruit is produced by Ovary of Flower
➢ Simplest form of data is Array
➢ Length of Karakoram Highway is 1300 KM
➢ Edward Jenner first used vaccine in 1796 (14th May)
➢ Crude Oil is heated in furnace at 400 C° (280 C° ------390 C°)
➢ Percentage of water in composition of brain 73%
➢ Oceanic Water is 97% of total water on Earth ( covers 73% of Earth’s Surface)
➢ “Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: the Search for Saladin” written by Akbar S. Ahmed
➢ Age of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) 120 Days
➢ Type of Nitrogen used by producers of ecosystem Nitrate
➢ Yeast is used in bread because It releases CO2
➢ Data distributed in frequency is Grouped Data
➢ ‘Lightning Rod’ and ‘Bifocals’ were invented by Benjamin Franklin
➢ Number of countries in Asia 48
➢ Number of countries in Africa 54
➢ Famine in Ethiopia 1984-85 (1.2 million deaths)
➢ ‘Parsec’ is the unit of Distance
➢ Batura Glacier is in Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan) 57 Km
➢ AL-Razi was born in Iran
➢ Blood clotting is function of Platelets
➢ ‘Supernova’ is Explosion of Stars
➢ Zia ul Haq died on 17th August 1988 (Bahawalpur) C-130 Hercules Plane
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➢ Types of teeth 4, {Incissors (8), Canines (4), Premolars (8), Molars (12)
➢ ‘Jalpari’ is music album of Atif Aslam

➢ ‘Immanuel Kant’ was German Philosopher
➢ “Problems of Capital Formation in Underdeveloped Countries” written by Ragnar Nurske
➢ Players in Handball game 7

➢ Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) embraced Islam 8 Hijri
➢ After suspending membership of Egypt, Arab League H.Q. was shifted to Tunis
➢ The Arab League membership of Egypt was suspended in 1979

➢ Egypt was resubmitted to Arab League in 1989
➢ Indian aircraft hijacked in 1971 Ganga (30th January 1971)
➢ “Hu Jintao” was ex-President of China
➢ “Islam Karimov” was ex-President of Uzbekistan
➢ Army Staff College (Command and Staff College) is at Quetta
➢ Father of Hazrat Khadija (R.A.) Khuwaylid ibn Asad
➢ Capital of ‘Chechnya’ Grozny
➢ Capital of ‘Jamaica’ Kingston
➢ Pakistan left Common Wealth on 30th January 1972
➢ Pakistan rejoined Common Wealth on 1st October 1989
➢ Before migration____ was sent to Madina
by Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W) Hazrat Mus’ab bin Umair (R.A.)
➢ Drugs are excreted through Kidneys
➢ Average blood in human body 5 litre
➢ Lines on North and South of Equator Latitude
➢ Red Sea is located between Africa and Arabia (Asia)
➢ New Zealand is situated in region Oceania
➢ ____ is known as 8th continent Zeelandia
➢ Shortest day in Northern Hemisphere 22nd December
➢ “Antarctica” is located at South Pole
➢ “Laughing gas” Nitrous Oxide
➢ Pair of ribs in human body 12 pairs
➢ Real name of Hazrat Abu Huraira (R.A.) Hazrat Abdul Rehman ibn Sakhar (R.A.)
➢ Largest number of volcanoes in Indonesia

➢ Precious gemstone “Emerald” is found in Swat
➢ “Sultan Ahmed Mosque” is called The Blue Mosque (Istanbul)
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➢ Unit of pressure Pascal
➢ Largest industry of Pakistan Textile
➢ Country ranked best for living Denmark
➢ Jahangir Khan remained unbeaten for 5 Years (1981-85) ( 555 Matches)
➢ Pakistan won first Hockey World Cup in 1971
➢ Ice floats on water because Density of water is greater than ice
➢ World Polio Day is observed on 24th October
➢ “Genoa” is seaport of Italy
➢ US Constitution was drafted at Philadelphia
➢ Hazrat Haleema Sadia’s (R.A.) tribe Banu Saad
➢ Hazrat Hassan bin Sabit’s (R.A.) tribe Banu Khazraj
➢ Number of feathers in Badminton shuttlecock 16
➢ Who is ‘Ahmed Mujtaba’? Martial Arts Fighter {Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)}
➢ ‘Great Barrier Reef’ is in Australia

➢ Rukus in Surah Al-Imran 20
➢ Native Australian are called Aboriginal
➢ ‘Salah ud Din Ayubi’ buried in Umayyad Mosque (Damascus)
➢ Motto of Red Cross Charity in War
➢ T-20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Champion West Indies vs England
➢ EIGE (EU) European Institute for Gender Equality
➢ ‘Bagram Airbase’ is in Afghanistan (Largest US Military Base in Afghanistan)
➢ “Atoms for Peace” speech delivered by Dwight D. Eisenhower (UNGA 1953)
➢ Paris Agreement in UN for Climate Change
➢ ‘Elish Otis’ invented Safety device for elevators
➢ ‘Ecology’ is study of Interactions among organisms and their environment
➢ Islamic Calendar was introduced by Hazrat Umar (R.A.)

➢ Short Key to insert a new slide in Power Point Ctrl+ M
➢ ‘Harriet Tubman’ belongs to USA (Humanitarian services against slavery)
➢ Last King of Afghanistan Muhammad Zahir Shah
➢ “Living History” written by Hillary Clinton
➢ “Hard Choices” written by Hillary Clinton
➢ “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” John Keats
➢ Sino- Pak Border Agreement 2nd March 1963
➢ Which country recently launched 1st train with Hydrogen? Germany (16th September 2018)
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➢ “Julius Caesar” was General and Politician of Roman Empire
➢ Srinagar- Muzafarabad bus service was started on 7th April 2005
➢ Malaria affects the organ Liver
➢ ‘Thimpu’ is capital of Bhutan
➢ UNSC removed ban on which African country after 9 years? Eritrea
➢ “Moro Liberation Front” is struggling in Philippines
➢ Nationality of ‘Messi’ Argentina
➢ “The Time Machine” written by H.G. Wells
➢ COP 24, UN Climate Change Conference 2018 Katowice (Poland), 2-15 December 2018
➢ ‘Toussaint L’ Ouverture’ belongs to President of Haiti

➢ Currency of Nigeria Naira
➢ Pakistan Steel Mills was established on 2nd July 1973
➢ Which non-metal is liquid at room temperature Bromine
➢ FIFA established on 21st May 1904
➢ H.Q. of FIFA Zurich (Switzerland)
➢ Length of Penalty area of the football ground 16.5 meters (18 yards)
➢ Distance between penalty Spot and goal in football 10.97 m (36 ft), 12 yards
➢ ‘Zubaida Apa’ died on 4th January 2018
➢ Newton is unit of Force
➢ Kulbushan Jadhav was arrested on 3rd March 2016 (Mashkhel)
➢ Fastest delivery by Shoaib Akhtar 161.3 Km/h (100.23 mile/h) 22nd Feb 2003 vs Eng
➢ Pakistan’s 1st Ambassador to Iran Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan

➢ 2nd Viceroy James Bruce (The Earl of Elgin)
➢ “St. Basil’s Cathedral” is in Moscow
➢ Motorway from Multan to Sukker M-5 (392 Km)
➢ Sons and Daughters of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) 3 Sons and 4 Daughters
➢ Old name of Tokyo Edo
➢ Capital of Japan before Tokyo Kyoto
➢ Length of Table Tennis Table 2.74 meter (9 ft)
➢ Width of Table Tennis Table 1.525 meter (5 ft)
➢ Function of White Blood Cells Immunity
➢ Number of ‘Gerald Ford’ as US President 38th
➢ Default Font Style of MS Word Calibri
➢ Default Font Size of MS Word 11
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➢ Asian Games are held after every 4 Years
➢ Battle of “Nahrawan” was fought between Hazrat Ali (R.A.) ----- Khawarij
➢ ‘Pristina’ is capital of Kosovo
➢ Study of Handwriting is called Graphology
➢ 1st Pakistani elected President of UNGA Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1962) 17th session
➢ ‘Macintosh’ is developed by Apple

➢ ‘Skylab’ was launched on 14th May 1973
➢ 16th November is celebrated as International Day for Tolerance
➢ Nishan-e-Haider awarded to Lalik Jan on 15th July 1999
➢ Periodic Table was made by Dimitri Mendeleev
➢ Delhi- Lahore Bus Service (sada-e-Sarhad) started 19th February 1999
➢ Samjhuta Express started on 22nd July 1976
➢ Attack on Indian Parliament 13th December 2001
➢ Article 370 and 35-A, repealed by India on 5th August 2019
➢ National airline of Indonesia Garuda
➢ ‘Garuda’ stands for A large bird in Hindu Mythology
➢ Member of Ashra-e- Mubashra and
son of Hazrat Safia bint Abdul Mutlab (R.A.) Hazrat Zubair (R.A.)
➢ Rene Francois Armand (sully Prudhomme),
received 1st Nobel Prize in 2001 in Literature
➢ ‘Rene Francois Armand’ belonged to France
➢ Splitting of light into its constituent colours is called Dispersion
➢ Amir Khurso was the disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
➢ Excel feature which allows users to evaluate values and return a result Formulas
➢ 1st Private Airline in Pakistan was Hajvery
➢ The ‘Iberian Peninsula’ is a part of Europe
➢ Boxing Champion’ Muhammad Ali’ was suffering from Parkinson
➢ Which disease has been eradicated in Pakistan? Small Pox
➢ Vessels which carry blood away from heart are called Arteries
➢ Vessels which return the blood to the heart are called Veins
➢ “The Church of Sao” is situated in Portugal
➢ Independent states in Africa 54
➢ ‘Maqam-e-Ibrahim’ is located in Makkah
➢ “Gift of the grab” means Fluency of speech
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➢ ‘Sphygmomanometer’ is used to measure Blood Pressure
➢ Rows of Periodic Table are called Periods
➢ Columns of Periodic Table are called Groups
➢ ‘Determinism’ is the opposite of Free Will
➢ What do you see if you hover the mouse over a chart object? Screen Tip
➢ ‘To drive home’ means To emphasize a point
➢ ‘Hydrophobia’ is a symptom of which disease? Rabies
➢ ‘Sycophant’ means One who flatters
➢ ‘To clip the wings’ means To Put Limits
➢ A.O. Hume believed that India’s basic ailments were Social and Political
➢ The crops which are sown with the commencement of Monsoon Kharif Crops
➢ 1st ever heart transplant by Dr. Christian Barnard (South Africa)
➢ 1st ever heart transplant surgery 3rd December 1967 (Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town)
➢ Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on 24th December 1979 to 15th February 1989
➢ ‘BIOS’ is stored in Flash Memory Chip

➢ Short Key to move between worksheets in a workbook in MS Excel Ctrl+ Page Up
➢ ‘Sidhnai Head works’ is on ______ river Ravi

➢ Foundation of Masjid-e-Aqsa was 1st laid by Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.)
➢ During Hajj, Qurbani is performed at Mina
➢ World’s largest (57 km) and deepest Railway Tunnel is opened in Switzerland
➢ ‘To face the music’ means To bear the consequences

➢ Filament of an electric bulb is made of Tungsten
➢ ‘Haro and Soan’ rivers Pothohar Plateau
➢ 1st country which gave right of vote to women New Zealand (1893)
➢ 1st Nobel Peace Prize winner Fredric Passy (France)
➢ In MS Word 2007, to create a built in cover page for report, go to the Insert Tab
➢ Short Key to delete one word from right side of the cursor in MS Word 2007 Ctrl + delete
➢ By default MS Word automatically saves a document after Every 10 Minutes

➢ In MS Excel, a worksheet range is A group of cells
➢ World Wide Web (WWW) invented by Robert Cailiau and Tim Berners Lee
➢ A quantity which does not change is called Constant
➢ Acid rain contains high level of Sulphuric Acid and Nitric Acid
➢ Plants get their nitrogen from Soil
➢ The part of eye that allows us to focus on different things Lens
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➢ ‘Tower Bridge’ is located in London
➢ Phrase “Survival of the fittest” coined by Herbert Spencer
➢ The ‘Colosseum’ and the ‘Forum’ are right next to each other in Rome
➢ Eastern and Western hemispheres are divided by Prime Meridian
➢ To which Prophet did the Jews call the son of Allah? Hazrat Oozair (A.S.)
➢ Which Umayyad Caliph ordered the compilation of Ahadith Umar bin Abdul Aziz
➢ Bandung Conference (1st Afro-Asian), Precursor to the NAM 1955

➢ ‘Corbillion Cup’ is associated with Table Tennis
➢ ‘Malakhra’ is a game played in Sindh
➢ The goal post and crossbar of football must be ____ in colour White
➢ “Rehman Baba” is the famous poet of Pashto
➢ British sports personality knighted in 2016 Andy Murray
➢ British returned Hong Kong to China on 1st July 1997
➢ ‘Doklam Dispute’ is between China----- Bhutan
➢ Suplher is mainly found at Koh-i-Sultan (Chaghi)
➢ The lens in human eye is Convex Lens
➢ Country, considered as largest archipelago of the world Indonesia
➢ ‘DSL’ stands for Digital Subscriber Line
➢ During sleep the man’s blood pressure Decreases
➢ The amount of pressure in the arteries
during the contraction of heart muscle Diastolic Blood Pressure

➢ Short Key to move at the end of a paragraph End
➢ Caliph who added 2nd Azaan for Friday prayers Hazrat Usman (R.A.)
➢ 1st Civil War in Islam Jang e Jamal
➢ Nikola Tesla invented Induction Motor, Tesla Coil, Remote Control
➢ Mohammad el Baradei, former chairman of IAEA, belonged to Egypt

➢ Chambers in heart of a frog 3 Chambers
➢ The infrared radiations by sun are strongly absorbed by CO2 and H2O Vapours
➢ Largest global emitter of CO2 China

➢ Which country has no land force? Iceland
➢ Hazrat Ibrahim’s younger son Hazrat Ishaq (A.S.)
➢ Term which refers to the sharpness and clarity of an image Resolution
➢ “On the Origion of Species” written by Charles Darwin
➢ Country having maximum of trans-boundary rivers Bangladesh
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➢ ‘Baltit Fort’ is in Hunza Valley
➢ “Holland” is known as Land of Flowers
➢ How many feet in one mile? 5280 ft.
➢ Short Key for black screen in Power Point B
➢ ‘Michael Dell’ is one of the biggest names of the Computer World
➢ “EBDO” stands for Elected Bodies Disqualification Order
➢ ‘Strait of Gibraltar’ is controlled by Britain
➢ ‘Eastern Roman Empire’ known as Byzantium Empire
➢ “Marseille” is the city of France
➢ ‘Mohenjo-Daro’ is called Mound of Dead
➢ Scheveningen Beach Netherlands (Near Hague)
➢ 1st Urdu Newspaper of Pakistan Imroz
➢ Master plan of Islamabad was drawn by a firm from Greek
➢ Airbus manufacturing Company is located in France
➢ Hazrat Ali (R.A.) participated in all Ghazwas, except Ghazwa Tabook
➢ Furlongs in one mile 8 Furlongs
➢ A linear equation consists of polynomials of degree________ 1
➢ Capital of ‘Xin-Jiang Uygur’ Urumqi
➢ The technique “Stream of Consciousness”
1st used in English Literature in his/her Novels by James Joyce
➢ The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia
➢ ‘Ferdinand Marcos’ was an autocratic ruler of Philippines
➢ “Anna Karenina” (Novel), written by Leo Tolstoy
➢ In July 2018, Pak Navy signed a contract for acquisition of 4 warships from Turkey
➢ ‘Buffer State’ is A small state b/w two big hostile States
➢ User developed instructions for Excel are called Macros

➢ World’s largest salt water lake Caspian Sea
➢ “Crow Eaters” (Novel) written by Bapsi Sidhwa (Pakistani Origin)
➢ In computing, ‘BIOS’ stands for Basic Input Output System
➢ The main function of kidneys To remove waste products from body
➢ “Heart of Asia” established on 2nd November 2011
➢ “Heart of Asia” established to discuss Peace and Stability in Afghanistan
➢ “Principia Ethica” written by G.E. Moore
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➢ According to UNDP reports,
Pakistan will reach absolute water scarcity by 2025
➢ Charles Babbage, Inventor of 1st computer, belonged to Britain
➢ “Simly Dam” is built on river_____ Soan
➢ Old name of Squash Rackets
➢ ‘Rafael Nadal’ tennis player belongs to Spain
➢ Insects, responsible for transmitting diseases are called Vectors
➢ ‘Wali Tangi Dam’ is located in Urak Valley (Balochistan)
➢ “Tareekh-e-Khulafa” was written by Imam Jalal ud Din Suyuti
➢ Name of 1st wife of Quaid-e-Azam Emibai Jinnah
➢ National Library of Pakistan was established in 1951
➢ Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi died on 10th July 2006
➢ “NASA” stands for The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
➢ “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” written by Lewis Carroll

➢ Which organ is affected by Goitre? Thyroid Gland
➢ Short Key for grammar check F7
➢ Short Key for outline view in MS Word Alt + Ctrl + O
➢ ‘Stonehenge’ is located in Wiltshire (UK)
➢ ‘Maya Bay Beach’ is located in Thailand
➢ Total ‘Mauryan Kings’ ruled in Subcontinent 9
➢ ‘Mount Eden’ is located in New Zealand
➢ ‘Princess Diana’ died on 31st August 1997 (Paris)
➢ Largest country in Africa Algeria
➢ ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ designed by Naseer ud Din Murat Khan
➢ Typhoid affects Intestines
➢ Process of coating of Iron with Zinc is called Galvanization
➢ ‘Macro’ in MS Excel, is used for To automatically complete a series of repeated tasks
➢ ‘WIPO’ stands for World Intellectual Property Organization

➢ ‘WIPO’ was founded on 14th July 1967
➢ H.Q. of WIPO Geneva
➢ Marathon Race consists of 26 miles (42.2 Km)
➢ Navy Submarine sunk in 1971 PNS-Ghazi (4-5 December 1971)
➢ 2nd largest river of USA Mississippi River
➢ Largest river of USA Missouri River
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➢ Asian Development Bank (ADB) established on 19th December 1966
➢ Islamic Solidarity Games 2017, held at Baku (Azerbaijan)
➢ International Hockey Federation (FIH), established on 7th January 1924
➢ H.Q. of ‘International Hockey Federation’ Lausanne (Switzerland)
➢ By applying “Drop Cap” in MS Word,
1st character of this word drops by default to 3 Lines
➢ ‘Masjid Wazir Khan’ is in Lahore
➢ “Albert Einstein” born in Germany
➢ Short Key to Redo Ctrl + Y
➢ Short Key to Undo Ctrl + Z
➢ Qwerty Keyboard layout invented by Christopher Latham Sholes (USA)
➢ Inventor of Type Writer Christopher Latham Sholes (USA)
➢ ‘DOS’ is Disk Operating System
➢ Short Key for Left Alignment Ctrl + L
➢ Short Key for Right Alignment Ctrl + R
➢ Short Key for Centre Alignment Ctrl + E
➢ Conversation b/w two persons through a channel simultaneously Full- Duplex System
➢ Slide move in Power Point Slide Transition

➢ Event number of Tokyo Olympic 2020 32
➢ According to size, ranking of “Earth” in Solar System 5th Biggest
➢ ‘University of Karachi’ was established in 1951
➢ ‘LED’ stands for Light Emitting Diode
➢ “Babri Mosque” demolished on 6th December 1992 (Ayudhia------ UP)
➢ In field of Telecommunication, ‘LTE’ stands for Long Term Evolution
➢ Track Ball is a/an Input Device
➢ ‘River Kabul’ meets with ‘River Indus’ at Attock
➢ Maximum font size of MS Word 1638 Points
➢ “Leukemia” is disease of Blood (blood Cancer)
➢ ‘CRT’ is a technology used in Monitor and TV
➢ ‘CRT’ stands for Cathode-ray Tube
➢ What is Terabyte Roughly trillion bytes
➢ Short Key to insert a new slide in MS Power Point Ctrl + M
➢ ‘The Khudai Khidmatgar Movement’ was started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1929)
➢ Short Key to switch next window Alt + Tab
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➢ Short Key to close a selected window Alt + F4
➢ “Bathsheba Beach” is in Barbados
➢ In computing “NOS” stands for Network Operating System
➢ ‘Dar es Salam’ is the major city of Tanzania (Former Capital)
➢ G-20 Comprises EU + 19 Countries
➢ ‘Mirani Dam’ is in Balochistan
➢ Who termed Lahore Resolution as “Jinnah’s Fantastic Proposal” Jawaharlal Nehru
➢ Congress started Swadeshi Movement after Partition of Bengal
➢ Khilafat Delegation met Lloyd George in 1920
➢ Cloth of “Kaaba” is called Qiswa
➢ Fear of bathing is called Ablutophobia
➢ Office of “Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee” established 1st March 1976
➢ Major religions according to followers Christianity…… Islam……. Hinduism
➢ Hotmail was founded by Sabeer Bhatia
➢ “Troute Lake” is in Canada
➢ “Clark Glacier” is in Alaska (USA)
➢ ‘docx’ is file extention of MS Word
➢ ‘xlsx’ is file extention of MS Excel
➢ ‘CDAC’ meeting was held in Beijing (15th May 2019)
➢ ‘CDAC’ stands for Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations
➢ International Nurses Day 12th May
➢ International Day Against Nuclear Tests 29th August
➢ ‘Frederic Passy’ was French Economist
➢ ‘Apiary’ is Bee Keeping Place
➢ Act on Aid with Civil Government Article 245
➢ Volley Ball warm up duration 4 minutes for each team
➢ ‘Cleopatra’ was Egyptian Queen
➢ Russian President during Geneva Accords 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev (14th April 1988)
➢ ‘Boko Haram’ is what type of group? Jihadist Terrorist Organization (Nigeria)
➢ Short Key for splitting windows in MS Word Alt + Ctlr + S

➢ ‘Pakistan Naval War College’ is in Lahore
➢ Country famous for ‘sprinters’ Jamaica
➢ ‘Hegel’ was German Philosopher
➢ 1818 Treaty b/w UK and USA Treaty of 1818, (London Declaration), Anglo-American Convention of 1818
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➢ Treaty of Oregon 15th June 1848 (USA-----UK)
➢ FPSC was created under….. Government of India Act, 1935
➢ Bone of shoulder girdle is called Scapula
➢ Subedar Abdul Khaliq was famous for his achievements in Athletics (Sprinter)
➢ Subedar Abdul Khaliq is also known as Flying Bird of Asia (dubbed by Jawaharlal Nehru)
➢ ‘HTTP’ was invented by Tim Berners Lee

➢ ‘Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’ died on 16th August 1997
➢ ‘Dublin’ is capital of Ireland
➢ Gift of Nile Egypt
➢ ‘Martina Hingis’ is Swiss Tennis Player
➢ “Comrade” (Weekly) was published by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
➢ “Comrade” was published in 1911 (Calcutta), shifted to Delhi in 1912
➢ “Hamdard” (daily) was published by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
➢ “Hamdard” was published in 1913 (Delhi)
➢ “Al-Hilal” was published by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
➢ “Al-Hilal” was published on 1912 (Calcutta)
➢ ‘Fox’ is the news channel of USA
➢ Tallest dam of Japan Kurobe Dam
➢ Tallest dam in world Jin Ping-I Dam (China)
➢ Artificial Lake in Rawlakot Banjosa Lake
➢ 1st movie of Pakistan Teri Yaad (released on 7th August 1948)
➢ “Mervyn Middlecoat” was Wing Commander (PAF)
➢ H.Q. of Google California
➢ China has setup high altitude telescope in Tibet
➢ Ordinary mobile phone uses__________ waves Radio Waves
➢ Father of Civil Services in India Charles Cornwallis
➢ ‘Pakistan Red Crescent Society’ formed in 1947
➢ Computer is free of tiredness and boredom, it is called Diligence
➢ International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3rd December
➢ In 2008, Monarchy was abolished by Nepal
➢ World War-I started on 28th July 1914
➢ World War-I ended on 11th November 1918
➢ World War-II started on 1st September 1939
➢ World War-II ended on 2nd September 1945
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➢ Length of Wall of China 21196 km (13171 miles)
➢ Storage capacity of single-sided, single layered DVD disc 4.7 GB
➢ Storage capacity of single-sided, dual layered DVD disc 8.5 GB
➢ Storage capacity of double-sided, single layered DVD disc 9.4 GB
➢ Storage capacity of double-sided, double layered DVD disc 17.08 GB
➢ Storage capacity of ordinary CD 700 MB
➢ Princely state, attacked by India
on 11th September 1948 Hyderabad Daccan (Operation Polo)

➢ ‘Muhammad Morsi’ died on 17th June 2019
➢ ‘Gomal Zam Dam’ is in South Wazirstan (KPK)
➢ ‘Gomal Zam Dam’ was inaugurated on 12th September 2013
➢ Indians, who participated in all RTCs Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Tej Bahadar Sapru
➢ Which woman participated in all RTCs? Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz

➢ Father of Anthropology Franz Boas
➢ ‘Java Man’ is Fossil of ancient Human (Homo-Erectus)
➢ ‘Java Man’ was discovered in 1891-92 at Java (Indonesia)
➢ Ancient name of ‘Madina tul Nabi’ Yathrib
➢ Saudi Arabia is building new futuristic city, named Neom (Tabook Province)
➢ “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”
written by Edward Gibbon
➢ Who is “Daryll Forde”? British Anthropologist
➢ “Emiliano Zapata Salazar” was Leading figure in Mexican Revolution
➢ Mexican Revolution 1910-1920
➢ “Boxer Rebellion” China (1899-1901)
➢ Boxer Rebellion was a violent campaign to drive all the foreigners from China
➢ “Pensive” Synonym Thoughtful

➢ “Stale” Antonym Fresh
➢ Desert between Indus and Chenab Thal Desert
➢ “William Robins” was Comedian (American)
➢ 1st female Governor in Pakistan Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan (Sindh) (1973-76)
➢ First Generation Computers Vacuum Tube Computers

➢ ‘Islamic Military Alliance’ was established on 15th December 2015
➢ H.Q. of ‘Islamic Military Alliance’ Riyadh
➢ Member of ‘Islamic Military Alliance’ 41 Members
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➢ Who 1st wished to destroy “Persepolis”? Alexander
➢ “Persepolis” was Capital of Achaemenid Empire
➢ ‘Asiatic Society’ was founded by Sir William Jones (15th January 1784…. Calcutta)
➢ “Nelson Mandela” remained in prisons for 27 Years (1962-1990)

➢ “John Marshal” oversaw the Excavation of Harappa
➢ ‘Visigothic King’ at the time of Muslim Invasion of Spain(711) Roderick
➢ Which disease has been eradicated from Pakistan? Small Pox
➢ “To have an axe to grind” meaning Strong personal opinion
➢ “To end in smoke” meaning Having no results
➢ Title of “Sarojini Naidu” The Nightingale of India (given by Gandhi)
➢ “Che Guevara” belonged to Argentina

➢ Fidel Castro belonged to Cuba
➢ In 1919 Act, “Law and Order” was the subject of Reserved Subject (Governor)
➢ 1st Gymnastic World Cup 1903 (Antwerp------- Belgium)

➢ Gymnastic World Cup 2019 was held at Stuttgart (Germany)
➢ “South Pole” is located on Continent of Antarctica
➢ All Talent Cabinet in 1954, having Ayub Khan as member,
who was the Prime Minister? Muhammad Ali Bogra
➢ “Naseer Bunda” a very famous sportsman of Pakistan,
associated with Hockey
➢ In a computer system, ________ works in the similar fashion as files
and folders are physically maintained in real world offices Directories
➢ In MS Office, to have your macro available,
to all new documents you create, store it in The Normal Template
➢ “I am Nabi not a liar; I am son of Abdul Mutlib (R.A.)”.
Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) delivered these words at Ghazwa-e- Hunain
➢ When collection of various computers seems a single coherent system
to its client, then it is called Distributed System
➢ Mount Kinabalu is in Malaysia
➢ Most heavily glaciated part outside the polar region Karakoram
➢ Congress declared complete independence as its goal in Lahore Session (1929)
➢ Substance used in match sticks Sulpher
➢ Makrani Style is in Balochi Language
➢ Abdul Rehman Chugtai was Painter
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➢ Faraday’s Law Electromegnetic Induction
➢ Porcelain Tower of Ninjing China
➢ Cyprus is disputed between Greece – Turkey
➢ Libya got independence in 1951
➢ ‘Ring of Fire’ is attributed to Pacific
➢ Best things come in small……………. Packages
➢ Ibn e Batuta visited India during the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
➢ Wine declared Haraam in 4 Hijri
➢ Iconic Squash player of Pakistan Hashim Khan
➢ Umm ul Momineen, who is daughter of Abu Sufyan (R.A) Hazrat Ramla (R.A)
➢ Hazrat Ramla (R.A.) is also known as Hazrat Umm e Habiba (R.A.)
➢ Abdul Sattar Eidhi died due to Kidney Failure
➢ 4th meeting of Congress in 1888, was held at Allahabad
➢ Helen Keller belonged to USA
➢ Hazrat Yousaf (A.S.) remained in well for…….. 3 Days
➢ ‘Java’ invented by James Gosling
➢ Research Station of Pakistan at Antarctic The Jinnah Antarctic Station (1991)
➢ Substance mixed in Ice for melting Salt

➢ 1st Head Office of AIML Aligarh
➢ Sending emails through false and forged email addresses Email Spoofing
➢ Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris
➢ Charles de Gaulle Airport is also known as Roissy Airport
➢ Time Magazine (Weekly), started on 3rd March 1923 (USA)
➢ Pipeline project between Russia and Turkey is known as Turk Stream
➢ Largest Font size available in dropdown menu of MS Word 72
➢ ‘Chilam Joshi’ is the festival of Kalash
➢ ‘Angkor Wat’ (Temple Complex) is an ancient city of Cambodia
➢ Gas used in illuminating Methane
➢ Which country has no permanent river? Saudi Arabia
➢ Maradona of Hockey Shahbaz Ahmed Senior
➢ Okeechobe Lake is in Florida
➢ Oconee Lake is in Georgia
➢ FATF formed in July 1989
➢ Headquarters of FATF Paris
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➢ FATF stands for Financial Action Task Force
➢ Gas used in manufacture of Banaspati Ghee Hydrogen
➢ Camp David Agreement 17th September 1978 (Egypt – Israel)
➢ USA purchased Louisiana from France (1803)
➢ Junaid Jamshed was associated with _____ band: Vital Signs
➢ Red Lake is in Minnesota (USA)
➢ Great Bear Lake is in Canada
➢ Singapore was founded on 9th August 1965
➢ 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed
➢ ‘Machu Picchu’ is in Peru
➢ Highest mountain in Japan Mount Fuji
➢ ‘The Desert Fox’ is title of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
➢ Polio is caused by Virus
➢ In which game is there skill of Forward Defence Cricket
➢ OECD Headquarters Paris
➢ OECD stands for
Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation
➢ ‘Rupal’ village is in Astore (G.B.)
➢ Rupal Peak is in _____ range Himalayas
➢ Bondi Beach is in Australia
➢ Permanent hardness of water is removed by Washing Soda (Sodium Carbonate)
➢ Gangotri Beach is in India (Uttarakhand)

➢ Bait ul Muqaddas was conquered in
636-37 (Hazrat Umer R.A.), 1187 (Salahuddin Ayubi)
➢ ‘Taekwondo’ originated from Korea
➢ Sum of angles in a triangle 180
➢ Thermometer invented by Sir Thomas Allbut (1867)
➢ SDGs period 2016-30
➢ SDGs Total Goals 17 Goals (169 Targets), 232 Indicators
➢ MDGs period 2001-15
➢ MDGs Total Goals 8 Goals (21 Targets)

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Muhammad Bin Qasim

Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)

Mughal Empire (1526-1540), (1555-1857)

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Suri Dynasty (1540-1555)

➢ Humayn defeated Sikandar Shah Suri (1555)

Mujadid Alf Sani

➢ Born June 26, 1564 (Sirhind)

➢ Father Name Sheikh Abdul Ahad

➢ Died December 10, 1624 (sirhind)

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Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi

➢ Haji Shariat Ullah born 1781 (Faridpur, Dhaka)

➢ Died 1840 (Dhaka)

➢ Succeded by (Son)Mohsin ud Din Ahmed (Dudu Miyan)

➢ Real name of Titu Mir Syed Mir Nasir Ali

East India Company

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Dar ul Uloom Deoband

Nadva tul Ulema (Lucknow)

➢ Started Function 1898

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Indian National Congress

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Minto Morley Reforms (1909)

Lucknow Pact (December 1916)

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o Punjab Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

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➢ Now or Never 1933

➢ M.M.A. Jauhar Born 10th December 1878 (Rampur India)

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➢ 1st General Elections in Pakistan 7th December 1970

➢ Title of “Quaid-i-Azam was given by Maulana Mazharuddin Shaheed (Editor of

➢ NAB Established 16th November 1999

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Important Mountains of Pakistan

• In Nepal 8 (Mount Everest 8848 m)

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Famous Lakes of Pakistan

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Shrines and Tombs

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Military Awards of Pakistan