Explanation

• Urdu is the national language of Pakistan.
• Article 251: The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan formally declares Urdu as the national language

Additional information

• National Animal: Markhor
• National Tree: Deodar
• National Dish: Nihari
• National Fruit: Mango
• National Flower: Jasmine
• National Vegetable: Lady Finger (Okra)
• Field hockey is Pakistan's official national sport.

Last updated by NA on 09-09-2026

Explanation

Family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ):

• Father: Hazrat Abdullah (R.A)
• Mother: Hazrat Amina (R.A)
• Grandfather: Hazrat Abdul Muttalib
• Grandmother: Fatimah bint Amr
• Uncle: Hazrat Abu Talib (chief guardian in youth)
• (Also: Hamza, Abbas, Abu Lahab — other uncles)

Last verified on 02-09-2026

Explanation

• The total area of pakistan 881,913 km².
• In old books area of Pakistan is 796096 sq km.
• Pakistan is a country in South Asia.
• Pakistan world's second-largest Muslim population.

Additional information:

• Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area.
• The total cultivated area in Pakistan is 25%.
• The total forest area of Pakistan is estimated at 6.20 million hectares.
• The forest cover of Pakistan is 5.7%.

Last verified on 02-05-2026

Explanation

• Hazrat Umar Farooq was martyred on 1st Muharram 24 A.H
• Date of Attack: 26th Dhu al-Hijjah, 23 A.H.
• Date of Passing: 1st Muharram, 24 A.H.
• Attacker: Abu Lu'lu'a al-Majusi (Firoz)
• Place: Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina during the Fajr prayer
• Position: 2nd Rashidun Caliph
• Caliphate: 13–24 AH

Additional information

• The wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Hazrat Hafsah (رضہ) was the daughter of Umar Farooq (R.A)

Last updated 26-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Sunlight travels at the speed of light (~3 × 10⁸ m/s).
• Takes 8 minutes 20 seconds on average to reach Earth.
• Sunlight takes approximately 499 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth.
• Distance traveled: 150 million km from Sun to Earth.
• Moonlight takes only 1.3 seconds to reach Earth.

Last verified on 13-03-2026

Explanation

• Lead pencil is made up of graphite.
• Graphite is a form (allotrope) of carbon.
• It is soft and leaves marks on paper easily.
• It is used in pencils because of its slippery layered structure.
• Despite the name “lead pencil,” it contains no real lead.
• Graphite was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789.

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Energy due to motion is called kinetic energy.
• Any moving object possesses this energy.
• It depends on mass and velocity of the body.
• Faster motion means more kinetic energy.

Last verified on 11-04-2026

Explanation

• The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite.
• Diameter – 3,474 km
• Distance from Earth – 384,400 km
• Orbital period – 27.3 days
• Surface gravity – 1/6th of Earth
• First human landing – Apollo 11, 1969

Last verified on 18-03-2026

Explanation

These seven continents are

1. Asia,
2. Africa,
3. North America,
4. South America,
5. Antarctica,
6. Europe,
7. Australia/Oceania,

First Largest Continents by area: are Asia,

Second Largest Continent by area: Africa,

Third Largest Continents by area: North America,

Fourth Largest Continents by area: South America,

Fifth Largest Continent by area: Antarctica,

Sixth Largest Continent by area: Europe,

Smallest Continents by Area: Australia.

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AGM 23.02.2023

Explanation

• The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves around the sun was Copernicus.
• Earth's Rotational Theory:
  • Rotation can be defined as the spin of Earth on its own axis from west to east direction.
  • It must also be noted that the speed of rotation of the earth is not constant throughout latitudes.
    
  • It differs at different latitudes.