Explanation

Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023

Edition: 10th

Winner: India

Runner-Up: Pakistan

Venue: Salalah, Oman

Final held: 1 June 2023

Matches: 29

Best player: Abdul Shahid (Pakistan)

Player of the Tournament: Abdul Hannan Shahid (Pakistan)

Top scorer of the tournament: Abdul Rahman (Pakistan)

Best goalkeeper: Mohith H.S. (India)

Explanation

By-election held in Rajanpur

Date: 26 February 2023

Winning candidate: Mohsin Leghari

Winning party: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)

Note: The seat was vacated due to demise of PTI’s MNA Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari.

Explanation

Pakistan celebrated 76th Independence Day with patriotic zeal and fervour on 14 August 2023.

Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947. 

Explanation

• Corruption Perception Index 2023
• Total countries: 180
• Topper: Denmark
• Pakistan: 133 
• Bottom: Somalia
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• In August 2023, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem completed a throw of 87.82m in his third attempt to seal the second spot and silver medal in World Athletics Championship.

  Arshad Nadeem is the first Pakistani to win Silver Medal of World Athletics Championship.

   

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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 

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Explanation

About Michael Gambon

Born: 19 October 1940

Profession: Actor  

Nationality: British

Died: 27 September 2023

Dying age: 82

Famously known for: playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movie franchise 

Explanation

FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2023

Edition: 23rd

Venue: Argentina

Final held: 11 June 2023

Winner: Uruguay (1st title)

Runners-up: Italy

Third place: Israel

Fourth place: South Korea

Matches played: 52

Goals scored: 154

Top scorer: Cesare Casadei from Italy (7 goals)

Best player: Cesare Casadei (Italy)

Best goalkeeper award: Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy)

Fair play award: USA 

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Explanation

Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.

Explanation

Wagner Group (a private militia) revolted against Russian Army in June 2023.

Wagner Group took control of Russia’s military headquarters at Rostov.

Wagner group led by Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin

On 25 June 2023, a truce was brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.