Explanation

Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.

It is part of the Karakorum Range.

It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level.

K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin.

'K' standing for Karakoram.

K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.

Additional information:

The first highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest.

It is located in Nepal.

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

Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856.

Explanation

The hertz is the unit of frequency of one cycle per second. 

 symbol: hertz (Hz)

Hertz in honor of the German physicist Heinrich Hertz

hertz in the International System of Units (SI)

frequency is defined as one cycle per second

***

Explanation

Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975.

It was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Explanation

Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan, announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

and four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. 

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir,

dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.

ND23-4-2023

Explanation

• The name "United Nations," coined by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• It was first used in the Declaration by United Nations.
• UNO Headquarters: New York, United States
• Founded: October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, California, United States
• Membership: 193 member states; 2 observer states
• Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
• Pakistan joined: September 30, 1947

Explanation

Nanga Parbat, locally known as Diamer, is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level.

Located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan region

*****

Explanation

• Sindh was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1843.
• It became a province of British India on 1 April 1936 with Karachi as its capital until 1947.
• After the partition of British India, Sindh became part of the Dominion of Pakistan from 14 August 1947 to 14 October 1955, with Hyderabad as its capital.
• Bombay was separated from Sindh in 1936 under the Indian Act of 1935, following demands by Jinnah in 1929.
• The first Muslim League Government in Sindh was established in 1943.

Explanation

The Noor Mahal is a Pakistan Army-owned palace in Bahawalpur.

It was built in 1872

The construction of the palace was completed in 1875

Note 

The palace was originally constructed to serve as a residence for the Nawabs of the Bahawalpur princely state during the British Raj era

Explanation

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

It comprising about 8% of its weight.

It is primarily found in the form of bauxite ore.

Explanation

James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented improvements to the steam engine in 1781.

He significantly enhancing its efficiency and power, and revolutionizing industry and transportation.