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Explanation

Xinjiang Province or Sinkiang Province was a province of the Republic of China.

First set up as a province in 1884 by the Qing dynasty

They were renamed Xinjiang (新疆) in 1884, meaning "new frontier,"

when both regions were conquered by the Manchu Qing dynasty after the Dungan revolt (1862–1877)

Explanation

About Antarctic Treaty

Singed: 1959

Signing location: Washington, USA 

Came into force: 1961

Current members: 56 countries

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Explanation

About men’s Cricket World Cup 1983

Edition: Third 

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: England & Wales

Winner: India (First title)

Runners-up: West Indies

Participating teams: 08

Total Matches: 27

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Explanation

WTO: World Trade Organization

WTO members: 164

WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

WTO was created on January 1, 1995

WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

WTO is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995.

1. 
   To Protect Intellectual Property Rights
2. 
   To Promote Free Trade In The World
3. 
   To Remove Quota Restrictions in Foreign Trade

Explanation

(ICRC) stands for The International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a humanitarian organization 

Founder of Red Cross: Henry Dunant

the  Red Cross was founded on February 17, 1863, in Geneva, Switzerland

Headquarters of Red Cross: Geneva, Switzerland

The parent organization of ICRC: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

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The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has won Nobel Prize three Times:

1. 1917,
2. 1944,
3. 1963

as well as in the award to Henri Dunant (1901)

Explanation

Heathrow Airport called London Airport until 1966 

now known as London Heathrow

the main international airport serving London, England

It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system

 It is the second busiest in the world in terms of international passenger traffic

Number of runways: 2

Explanation

Egypt was reinstated as a member of the Arab League in 1989, and the league's headquarters returned to Cairo in 1990.

Explanation

In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula, taking it from Ukraine.

The Russian occupation of Crimea is an ongoing military occupation within Ukraine by the Russian Federation, which began on 20 February 2014

On March 6 the Crimean parliament voted to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation,

Explanation

P5 stands for 5 permanent members of UN security council.

Permanent members of the UN security council are 5

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Permanent members of the UN security council are

• France
• China
• Uk
• USA 
• Russia
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• The Security Council consists of 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years.
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• total UNO Member 193

  Headquarters: New York, United States

  Founded: October 24, 1945

  Pakistan has become a non-permanent member of the Security Council seven Times:-

  1.      1952-1953,

  2.      1968-1969,

  3.      1976-1977,

  4.      1983-1984,

  5.      1993-1994,

  6.      2003-2004,

  7.       2012-2013

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Explanation

The Atlantic Ocean, a mass of salt water that covers about one-fifth of the Earth's surface and separates the continents of Europe and Africa in the east from the continents of North and South America in the west.