Explanation

The Indus Waters Treaty, treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan

The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank

The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan

while

And the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India

The Treaty was signed at Karachi by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,

The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 

the then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 

The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Explanation

Al-Tauba does not begin with Bismillah
It is known by two names - At-Taubah and Al-Baraat.
Surah Tauba is in 10 Parah.
The number of Rukus in  Surah Tauba is 16

Additional information:
Surah Naml surah of the Holy Quran has Bismillah twice.
Bismillah is repeated in the Holy Quran  114 Times.

Explanation

The Constituent Assemb Pakistan adopted the Objectives Resolution on March 12, 1949.

Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, had presented it in the assembly on March 7, 1949

Out of 75 members of the assembly, 21 voted for it.

All the amendments proposed by minority members were reject

Consequently, all ten of them voted against it.

The resolution, in its entirety, has been made part of the Constitution of Pakistan under Article 2(A).

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Explanation

• Surah Al-Naml is the 27th chapter of the Quran with 93 verses.
• It contains Bismillah in the 30th verse, making it the surah with two Bismillahs.
• Surah Al-Naml is an early Meccan surah.
• In contrast, Surah Al-Toba starts without Bismillah.
• Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran.

Explanation

Greenland is the world's largest island.

Greenland is an island country in North America

Area: 2.131 million km²

Max width: 1,050 km

Home to 56,000 people, Greenland has its own extensive local government

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Greenland is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

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Nauru is the first smallest island in the world

Explanation

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on 1st July 1948.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi Sindh.

History of State Bank

Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the SBP from June 1948 to July 1953.

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar was the first female Governor of the SBP in 2006.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan.

The Governor is appointed by the President of Pakistan.

Term of five years.

Explanation

• Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system.
• It is the 5th planet in our solar system.
• The planet in the solar system with the maximum number of moons is Jupiter.
• Jupiter has 79 known moons.
• The Great Red Spot is a prominent feature of Jupiter.
• Jupiter is the giant planet and the fastest-rotating planet in our solar system.
• It rotates approximately once every 10 hours.
• The age of Jupiter is about 4.603 billion years.
• Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system.

Explanation

Gwadar Port is located on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan, Pakistan.

It was opened in 2002.

Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman on September 8, 1958.

It was officially became part of Pakistan on December 8, 1958.

Gwadar was under Omani rule for 174 years, from 1783 to 1958.

Additional information

Pakistan has three big sea ports:

1. Karachi Port
2. Muhammad Bin Qasim port
3. Gwadar port

Explanation

World Major Rivers

Explanation

Justice Abdul Rashid was the first honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid was Born: on 29 June 1889; in Lahore

Awards:  Knight Bachelor, Star of India, and Hilal-e-Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid Died on: 6 November 1981 (aged 92); in Islamabad

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid Appointed by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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The longest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan is Mohammad Haleem

The shortest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan was Muhammad Shahabuddin

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 list of Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1949 to 2022