Explanation

2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

*****

Explanation

Cosmology is the called the study of Universe. 

Edwin Powell Hubble is called the father of Cosmology.

COSMOLOGY means علم کائنات

Explanation

• the antonym of hypocrisy is uprightness
• ***
• uprightness meaning سیدھا پن
• Hypocrisy meaning منافقت

Explanation

During the floods, Lake Manchar overflowed, and in September 2022 efforts were made to assist its drainage.

In the Dadu District, floodwater reportedly submerged 300 villages.

****

Explanation

FATA was merged with KPK in May 2018.

FATA stands for Federally Administered Tribal Areas

FATA was merged with KPK under 25th amendment. 

After the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with KPK, FATA seats were abolished and there will be no election on 4 of the 8 seats. The rest of the 4 seats will also not be renewed in 2024.

Explanation

Change said into told.

Remove inverted commas

Change the tense 

Convert the pronoun 

Correct answer: He told me that he expected me to attend the function

When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense

Explanation

Invidious means ناگوار

Unpleasant means ناگوار

*****

Explanation

CPEC has the following 3 routes

1. Western route

2. Central route

3. Eastern route 

CPEC stands for China-Pakistan economic corridor

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a 3000 km framework of regional connection between China and Pakistan

Type of project------->Economic corridor

Location-------> Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir, China: Xinjiang

Established---->20 April 2015 

***

Explanation

Explanation

Heterogeneous means مختلف طرح کا

Homogeneous means ایک جیسا

****