Explanation

Sri Lanka won Asia Cup final in 2022 by defeating Pakistan in September 2022. 

Sri Lanka won Asia Cup for the sixth time. 

First: 1986

Second: 1997

Third: 2004

Fifth: 2014

Sixth: 2022

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Explanation

NACTA was established in 2009

NACTA stands for National Counter Terrorism Authority

NACTA is a Pakistani internal security organization responsible for making counter-terrorism and counter-extremism policies and strategies.

 NACTA was created as an Administrative Wing within the Ministry of Interior 

The headquarters is in Islamabad, Pakistan 

The NACTA 2013 Act sets up the framework of the organization

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Explanation

In May 2024, Dr Helen Mary Roberts has been promoted to the rank of brigadier in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps.

Helen Mary Roberts  is the the first female brigadier to hail from the country’s Christian community.

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Explanation

More than five million Jews were killed in World War II.

Killing of Jews during second World War is called Holocaust.

World War II was fought from 1 Sep 1939 to 2 Sep 1945.

دوسری جنگ عظیم کے دوران 50 لاکھ زائد یہودیوں کو مارا گیا تھا

Explanation

9 jails in Punjab were constructed during the 19th century. 

The following jails in Punjab were built during the 19th century: 

• Central Jail Gujranwala (1854)
• District Jail Jhelum (1854)
• District Jail Rajanpur (1860)
• District Jail Sialkot (1865)
• District Jail Shahpur (1873)
• District Jail Faisalabad (1873)
• District Jail Multan (1872)
• Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (1882)
• District Jail Dadu (1874): (though now in Sindh, it was formerly part of Punjab)

Explanation

The Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India.

He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism, and worshipped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who has transcended Karma and escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth.

Buddha Born: Lumbini, Nepal

Buddha Died: Kushinagar, India

Buddha Full name: Siddhartha Gautama

Explanation

Pakistan independence was announced first through Lahore Radio station.

Pakistan’s first radio station was setup in Karachi.

Explanation

The Mamluk Dynasty was the first dynasty to reign, followed by the Khilji Dynasty, and then the Lodhi Dynasty.

Mamluk Dynasty

The first dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate, reigning from 1206–1290.

The Mamluk Dynasty was founded by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, a Mamluk (enslaved soldier) of the Muslim general and later sultan Muḥammad of Ghūr.

Khilji Dynasty

The second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate, reigning from 1290–1320.

The Khilji Dynasty was founded by Jalal-ud-din Khalji, who took the throne by murdering the last Mamluk Dynasty ruler. 

Lodhi Dynasty

The first Lodī ruler was Bahlūl Lodī, who reigned from 1451–89.

Bahlūl replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty. 

Explanation

British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay presented his Minute on Indian Education on 2 February 1835

This report aimed to create a class of educated Indians who could assist in administering British rule. 

Explanation

• Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India, serving from 1773 to 1785.
• Lord Canning was the last Governor General, serving until 1858 when the British crown took direct control.

Explanation

Delhi proposals presented by Quaid-e-Azam in March 1927.

Nehru Report was produced by Motilal Nehru in 1928.

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Explanation

Huashang was launched as Pakistan's first Chinese-language weekly newspaper.

It aims to enhance cultural and business ties between China and Pakistan, especially under CPEC.

Explanation

PTV was founded on 26 November 1964.

It is the first official television station.

PTV started its color transmission in 1976

Additional information

The fourth center was established in Karachi in 1966.

Aslam Azhar is widely considered to be the "father of Pakistan Television".

Explanation

At the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Annalena Baerbock, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited Pakistan on June 7-8, 2022.

This was Foreign Minister Baerbock's first visit to Pakistan.

Explanation

Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world.

It is located in Nepal.

It is present in the Himalayas range

The height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).

It was named after George Everest in 1856

Additional information:

First time Mount Everest expedition in 1953

the first person to reach Mount Everest was:

• Sherpa Tenzing 
• Edmund Percival Hillary

The first man to climb Mount Everest twice was Nawang Gombu

The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is Samina Baig

the first blind man in the world to climb Mount Everest, Zhang Hong

Explanation

• The rupee is the currency of Pakistan
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• The first currency note issued by the State Bank of Pakistan was in the denomination of Rs 2
• Brandley designed the first coin of Pakistan in 1948.
• Pakistan’s first coin was issued on 3rd January 1948
• The government of Pakistan issues currency on the basis of the Availability of gold in the country
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• "enge" is the currency of which country Kazakhstan
• Ringgit is the currency of Malaysia.
• New Zealand Dollar is the currency of New Zealand.
• US dollar is the currency of the USA.
• Bhat is the currency of Thailand
• won is the Currency of South Korea 
• Hryvnia is the Currency of Ukraine
• The dollar is the currency of the United States of America.
• Euro is the currency of Austria and Cyprus
• Kyat is the currency of which country Myanmar

Explanation

Pakistan has a long history of contributing to United Nations peacekeeping missions, providing both military and police personnel to various conflict zones worldwide.

The Pakistan Armed Forces are the third largest contributor of troops towards UN peacekeeping efforts, behind India and Ethiopia.

Explanation

The Rann of Kutch is a large salt marsh located to the south of Tharparkar in the Sindh region of Pakistan.

It extending into the Indian state of Gujarat.

Explanation

Indo-Pakistani Border Dispute. The Green Line is the boundary as claimed by Pakistan, the Red Line is the boundary as claimed by India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

Negotiations between the nations officially began on October 13, 1962, and resulted in an agreement being signed on 2 March 1963.

It was signed by foreign ministers Chen Yi for the Chinese and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for the Pakistani.

The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor starts the Sino-Pak border between the People's Republic of China and Pakistan spanning about 559 km (347.3 mi).

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the Minister of External Affairs of Pakistan.

Explanation

Yellow river is also called The Huang he

The Yellow Sea is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula.

The Yellow Sea is situated in the Western Pacific Ocean

The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China.

the sixth-longest river system in the world

Length: 5,464 km

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Explanation

Pakistan is strategically located as a link between Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia.

It serves as a bridge for economic, cultural, and political connections among Islamic countries in these regions.

Explanation

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is constructed, on the River Indus 

between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan

 Its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1998

Opened: 2028

Height: 272 m

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Explanation

location KPK and Gilgat  Baltistan

Height :272 m , 829 feet

Installed capacity 4500 MW

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about river Indus

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

350-700 km

The Babur (Hatf 7) is a Pakistani ground-launched cruise missile. In its improved form, it has a range of up to 700 km and can carry nuclear and conventional payloads.

 List of Pakistan Missile 

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Explanation

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Location: New York, U.S

It is the first legally binding international agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons 

It was adopted on 7 July 2017

Opened for signature on 20 September 2017,

And entered into force on 22 January 2021

Parties 73

Depositary: United Nations Secretary-General

Languages:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Explanation

Hertz (Hz) is the unit used to measure processor speed.

It indicating how many cycles per second the processor can execute.

Modern processors are measured in:

• Megahertz (MHz) - millions of cycles per second
• Gigahertz (GHz) - billions of cycles per second

Explanation

Explanation

RAM is volatile and primary memory.

ROM is non-volatile and permanent storage.

Explanation

From Third generation operating systems were developed.

The period of third generation was from 1965-1971.

The computers of third generation used Integrated Circuits (ICs) in place of transistors.

A single IC has many transistors, resistors, and capacitors along with the associated circuitry.

The IC was invented by Jack Kilby.

Explanation

The red line indicates a misspelled word.

The green line indicates a grammatical error.

The blue line indicates a contextual spelling error. This feature is turned off by default.

Explanation

A computer mouse is a handheld hardware input device

A computer mouse controls a cursor in a GUI (graphical user interface) for:

• pointing,
• moving and
• selecting text,
• icons, files,
• and folders on your computer******

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Explanation

The rules of a programming language according to which statements are written are referred to as syntax.

Syntax defines the structure and format of valid statements in the language.

Explanation

Explanation

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transmitted per second.

It is measured in bits per second (bps).

It indicates the speed or capacity of a network connection.

Explanation

Procedural languages are also known as third-generation languages (3GLs).

Examples of third-generation languages include C, C++, Java, FORTRAN, and PASCAL.

Explanation

• The main window in a computer spreadsheet is called a workbook
• while 
• The title bar in MS Excel displays the name of the  worksheet
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• In Excel, when we create a new document, we always select a blank workbook, as you already have done in the previous chapter.
• When this blank workbook opens up, an interface you see is called a workbook window.
  

Explanation

The International Business Machines Corporation, nicknamed Big Blue,

is an American multinational technology corporation

operations in over 175 countries.

Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United States

Founders: Herman Hollerith, Charles Ranlett Flint, Thomas J. Watson

Founded: June 16, 1911, Endicott, New York, United States

Explanation

The CPU and memory are located on the motherboard.

The motherboard's job is to connect all hardware components together.

The motherboard's a thin plate that holds the:

1. CPU,
2. Memory,
3. Connectors for the hard drive,
4. Optical drives.

Explanation

An integrated circuit is a small chip of semiconductor material, typically silicon, that contains numerous tiny MOSFETs.

The five generations of computers:

1. First Generation (1946-1959 or 1940-1956): Vacuum tube-based technology (e.g., ENIAC).
2. Second Generation (1959-1965 or 1956-1963): Transistor-based technology.
3. Third Generation (1965-1971 or 1964-1971): Integrated circuit-based technology.
4. Fourth Generation (1972-1980): VLSI microprocessor-based technology.
5. Fifth Generation (1980-present): ULSI microprocessor-based technology, with a focus on artificial intelligence.

Explanation

• A new slide is inserted as the third slide in the presentation select the first and second slide and then click on the New Slide button on the toolbar
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• To select multiple slides: Press and hold Ctrl, and in the pane on the left, click each slide that you want to move.
  
  

Explanation

Selecting "No Outline" removes or hides the border of a shape.

This option is available in applications like MS Word or PowerPoint.

It leaves the shape without a visible border.

Explanation

All important questions about "MS EXCEL"

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application launched in 1985 by the Microsoft Corporation.

MS-Excel uses the _____ function when creating a data table.

spreadsheet

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Which of the following functions in Microsoft Excel is used to count items in a cell range?

Count

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In MS Excel, which function automatically total a column or row of values?

SUM

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MS Excel's function arguments are always written in----------?

Parenthesis

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In MS Excel, which function automatically totals a column or row of values?

SUM

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Columns in MS Excel are called?

Fields

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Constant value in excel also called?

Number

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Ctrl +D in MS Excel?

Fill down in the selection

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Ctrl+R is used in Excel too?

Fill the selection with active cells to the right

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MOD () function is used in MS Excel to get

Remainder

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Explanation

The ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) is a component of the processor that consists of both the Logic Unit (LU) and the Arithmetic Unit (AU).

It performs arithmetic and logical operations essential for processing data.

Explanation

Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data.

This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.

Explanation

A worksheet consists of rows (horizontal) and columns (vertical) where data is entered into cells at their intersections.

Explanation

The list of coded instructions is called a Computer program.

Explanation

The point unit represents the size of the font and space between lines; 1 point equals 1/72 of an inch.

The default line spacing in Word is 1.15.

Explanation

A title slide in PowerPoint can take on many different definitions, but in most cases, it is the first slide in the slide deck and appears in the PowerPoint workspace when that presentation is opened.

By default in PowerPoint, the title slide offers two text boxes for a title and subtitle.

Explanation

The size of information in the computer is measured in Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), Gigabytes (GB), and Terabytes (TB).

1024 kilobytes (KB) is equal to 1 megabyte (MB).

One Megabyte (MB) = 1024 Kilobytes (KB

One Gigabyte (GB) =  1024 Megabytes MB

One Terabyte (TB)= 1024 gigabytes (GB).