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FrieslandCampina, a Dutch dairy company, acquired a 51% stake in Engro Foods Limited, a Pakistani food and dairy company.

This acquisition was the main reason for the Netherlands emerging as the second-largest investor in Pakistan in terms of FDI for the financial year 2016-2017.

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Other Nobel Prizes in 2016:

• Peace: Juan Manuel Santos (Colombian President, for efforts to end the country’s 50-year civil war).
• Physics: David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, and J. Michael Kosterlitz (for discoveries in topological phases of matter).
• Chemistry: Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard L. Feringa (for the design and synthesis of molecular machines).
• Medicine: Yoshinori Ohsumi (for discoveries in autophagy, a cell recycling process).
• Economics: Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström (for contributions to contract theory).

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WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is specifically designed to enable wireless access to the internet, services, and applications through mobile devices.

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Since the candidate secured 60% marks, the number of questions he attempted and got correct (12) is 60% of the total questions.

So, 12 = 0.6x

x = 12 / 0.6

x = 20

Therefore, the correct answer is 20.

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The Khyber Pass has been a gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest for centuries.

It has been used by many groups, including the Persians, Greeks, Mughals, Afghans, and the British.

The Khyber Pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains, which are an extension of the Hindu Kush range.

It's 1,070 meters high and 140 meters wide.

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Mehr is a mandatory gift.

It is given to the bride by the groom in Islamic marriage.

It is a sign of respect and commitment.

It ensures her financial security.

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Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is a 1,450 MW un-of-the-river hydropower, connected to the Indus River.

Ghazi-Barotha  Location Between Attock, Punjab and Haripur, KP

Construction of the project began in 1995. 

Opening date: 2002

The Official name of Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is غازى بروتھا

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Zero is a whole number.

It belongs to the set of whole numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

Natural numbers start from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).

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A dedicated computer is a computer that is designed and configured to perform a single task or a set of tasks.

A dedicated server is a single computer in a network reserved for serving the needs of the network.

For example, some networks require that one computer be set aside to manage communications between all the other computers.

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Biodegradable:

Materials that decompose naturally by microorganisms.
Examples: Paper, food waste, leaves.

Non-Biodegradable:

Materials that do not decompose easily or naturally.
Examples: Plastics, metals, synthetic fibers.