Explanation

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the six official languages of the United Nations.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat and are used in day-to-day professional exchanges.

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Founded: October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, California, United States

Headquarters: New York, New York, United States

Explanation

• "DFA" stands for "Designated for Assignment".
• In sports jargon, where a player's contract is temporarily removed from the team's active roster.
• In a different context, "Draft for Approval" refers to a document or proposal awaiting final decision from an approving authority.

Explanation

The chinkara, also known as the Indian gazelle, is a species native to:

• Iran
• Afghanistan
• Pakistan 
• India

The peacock, the most beautiful of birds is found in:

• Rain forest
• Forest of Asia
• Central Africa

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Explanation

Agence France-Presse is a French international news agency

Headquarters: Paris, France

Founder: Charles-Louis Havas

Founded: 1835, Paris, France

it is the world's oldest news agency.

AFP has regional headquarters in:

• Nicosia
• Montevideo
• Hong Kong
• and Washington,

Explanation

The Blue Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed.

It is one of the most famous landmarks in Istanbul, Turkey.

It was built in the early 17th century during the Ottoman Empire.

It is known for its stunning blue tiles and six minarets.

The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I.

It took seven years to complete (1609-1616).

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Neom is a futuristic city being built in northwestern Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Province.

It covering 26,500 km².

It was founded by Mohammad bin Salman.

It aims to be a hub for innovation and technology along the Red Sea coast.

Explanation

Old biggest concrete dam in the World is Grand Coulee Dam

The new biggest concrete dam in the World is Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam, in Hubei province, central China,

The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity  (22,500 MW) since 2012

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Explanation

•  The United States Congress is the Parliament of the United States.
• It is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  
• On 3 August 2022, the Senate, the upper house of the US parliament, approved the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO. 
  

Explanation

1.  Brunei
2.  Cambodia
3.  Indonesia
4.  Laos
5.  Malaysia
6.  Myanmar
7.  Philippines
8.  Singapore
9.  Thailand
10.  Vietnam

Explanation

The degree of the Greenwich meridian in England is 0° 0' 0", or the Prime Meridian: 

It is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, a borough of London and ends at the North and South poles.  

It was last established in 1851

Greenwich is an area in south-east London, England

It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent.

It is used as the reference for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Greenwich is famous for calculating the time for all countries.

The Greenwich meridian, also known as the prime meridian, passes through the following countries:

• England
• France
• Spain
• Algeria
• Mali
• Burkina Faso
• Togo
• Ghana 
• Antarctica