Explanation

• Charles Dickens, a renowned English novelist, wrote Hard Times in 1854 and A Tale of Two Cities in 1859, both focusing on social and political themes of his time.
• The title "A Tale of Two Cities" refers to London and Paris.

Explanation

Plastic is a synthetic material made from polymers.

It primarily derived from petrochemicals.

Plastic is entirely man-made.

It is widely used due to its versatility and durability.

Explanation

Arms and the Man is a comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw, first produced in 1894.

It satirizes romanticized notions of war and heroism.

Explanation

The foreign leader who addressed the Pakistan assembly for the third time is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President.

He addressed the Joint Session of Parliament for 27 minutes in February 2020.

He had previously addressed the Joint Sessions on May 20, 2012, and October 2009, when he was the Prime Minister of Turkey.

Explanation

Jalal uddin Muhammad Akbar was a Mughal emperor.

Akbar was born in Umarkot (Sindh) in 1542.

Akbar became emperor in 1556.

Akbar died in 1605.

Explanation

General Pervez Musharraf was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistani army during the Kargil War in 1999.

while

Gen VP Malik was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian army during the Kargil war in 1999.

Explanation

"Everyone is ignorant of something."

ہر کوئی کسی نہ کسی چیز سے بے خبر ہے۔

The preposition "of" is used to indicate the subject of ignorance.

Explanation

1 divided by 1000 equals 0.001, which is the decimal representation of the fraction.

Explanation

Haughty means مغرور

Disdainful means حقیر

Explanation

Mamnoon Hussain served as the 12th President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018.

He was first appointed Governor of Sindh in June 1999 by President Rafiq Tarar.

Mamnoon Hussain Died on 14 July 2021 (aged 80) in Karachi, Sindh.

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