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.

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Explanation

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan 

Date: February 5

Kashmir Day Event Length: 1 Day

Kashmir Day Related to the Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad 

In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike"

Explanation

Laser technology is used in compact disc

Compact Disc is an example of Optical Storage

James T. Russell invented C.D. (Compact Disc).

 co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings.

history

 In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured.

It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as Digital Audio Compact Disc.

It was released on March 2, 1983, in North America and Europe.

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Explanation

Know about NATO

Know about NATO

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Sweden

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye  

In April 2024, Sweden became 32nd member of NATO.

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.   Finland

32. Sweden 

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Explanation

Radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel in 1896

They discovered radioactivity proving that the uranium emitted radiation without an external source of energy such as the Sun

Marie Curie with her husband Pierre Curie, coined the term radioactivity 

in 1903, Henry Becquerel shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie

Ernest Rutherford did many experiments studying the properties of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, and gamma)

Explanation

In 1955, Orient Airways merged with a newly formed state-owned entity.

This resulting in the establishment of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on March 11, 1955.

PIA serves as Pakistan's national flag carrier.

Explanation

• The Hindu Kush is a vast mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
• The Hindu Kush is 800 kilometers (500 miles) long and covers an area of roughly 152,800 square kilometers (59,000 square meters).
  

Explanation

In June 2023, Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the elevation of Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court.

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17 judges are there in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Retirement age of Supreme Court Judges: 65

Retiring age of High Court Judge: 62

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Justice Hilali became only the second female judge to rise to the apex court after Justice Ayesha  Malik

Justice Musarrat Hilali is set to become the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 1, 2023

Syeda Tahira Safdaris a Pakistani jurist served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.

Mian Abdul Rasheed  was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Explanation

1. Mercury

Swift Planet for Mercury

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2. Venus

Eight planets in the solar system

Explanation