Explanation

• The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
• Location: Between Iran and Oman/UAE
• Connects: Persian Gulf → Gulf of Oman → Arabian Sea
• Narrowest Width: 33 km
• Importance: Major global oil transit route
• Region: Middle East

Additional information:

• Strait of Bosporus – Black Sea ↔ Sea of Marmara
• Strait of Gibraltar – Atlantic Ocean ↔ Mediterranean Sea
• Strait of Malacca – Andaman Sea ↔ South China Sea
• Bering Strait – Arctic Ocean ↔ Pacific Ocean

Last verified on 10-07-2026

Explanation

• The kidneys purify the blood in the human body.
• They remove waste materials and extra water.
• Kidneys help maintain the body’s chemical balance.
• Each person has two kidneys.
• They produce urine as a waste product.

Last verified on 07-06-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km

Explanation

• The 1971 India-Pakistan war lasted for 13 days.
• Duration: December 3 – December 16, 1971.
• Surrender: Over 90,000 Pakistani personnel surrendered.
• Outcome: Formation of the new nation of Bangladesh.
• Name: Celebrated as Vijay Diwas in India and Victory Day in Bangladesh.

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

Explanation

• Dina Wadia, the daughter of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
• Date of Death: November 2, 2017, from pneumonia 
• Location: New York City, USA
• Age: 98 years old
• Born: 15 August 1919, London, England
• Parents
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah (father)
• Rattanbai Petit Jinnah (mother)

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• Italy became the first European country to ban ChatGPT 
• When: March 31, 2023.
• Due to privacy concerns regarding the "massive collection and storage of personal data" used to train the AI

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

Explanation

• Name: Jameel Ahmad
• Term: 5 years, 19 August 2022
• Previously, Murtaza Syed 

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History of State Bank

• The President of Pakistan appoints the Governor.
• Term of five years.
• Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.
• Dr. Shamshad Akhtar became the first female Governor of State Bank of Pakistan in 2006.

Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

Explanation

• The Karakoram Range is a mountain range between China and Pakistan, extending to India and Afghanistan.
• It is famous for K2 (8611 m), the second-highest peak in the world.

Additional information:

• Major Pass: Khunjerab Pass (connects Pakistan & China)
• Famous Road: Karakoram Highway (Pakistan-China link)

Last verified on 07-03-2026

Explanation

• A person who reads the Kalima of Islam verbally and calls himself Muslim but disbelieves it heartily is called a “Hypocrite” (Munafiq).
• Munafiq is a person who in public and in the community shows that he is a Muslim but rejects Islam 
  
• In Islam, the munafiq or false Muslims or false believers.
• The hypocrisy itself is called nifāq (نفاق).

Last verified on 23-08-2026

Explanation

• Surah Al-Fatiha is regarded as the Preface (Opening) of the Holy Quran.
• The word Preface means دیباچہ، تمہید، مقدمہ.
• It is the first Surah of the Holy Quran.
• It consists of 7 Ayahs.
• It is recited in every unit (Rak‘ah) of prayer.
• It is also known as Umm-ul-Kitab/Umm-ul-Quran (Mother of the Book/Quran).

Last verified on 23-08-2026