Explanation

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on 1st July 1948.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi Sindh.

History of State Bank

Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the SBP from June 1948 to July 1953.

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar was the first female Governor of the SBP in 2006.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan.

The Governor is appointed by the President of Pakistan.

Term of five years.

Explanation

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, was the eighth Umayyad caliph.

He made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, and he has been described as and was called the first Mujaddid and sixth righteous caliph of Islam after Hasan Bin Ali according to some Muslim Scholars.

Explanation

The blue whale, a marine mammal in the suborder of baleen whales.

It is the largest known animal to have ever existed.

It measuring up to 30 meters (98 feet) in length and weighing 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more.

Explanation

Liaquat Ali Khan was given the title:

• Quaid-e-Millat (Leader of the Nation)
• Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
  

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Liaquat joined the All-India Muslim League in 1923.

He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1926 

He was the first PM of Pakistan (1947-51)

He was Born on October 1, 1895, Karnal, India

He was assassinated on October 16, 1951, in Rawalpindi

The Place of burial: Mazar-e-Quaid, Jinnah's Mausoleum, Karachi

Explanation

The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean. It is bordered by other countries and bodies of water as follows:

• West: The Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden, and Guardafui Channel
• East: India
• South: The Maldives and Laccadive Sea
• Southwest: Somalia 

Explanation

About National Anthem of Pakistan:

• Written by: Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952
• Music by: Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949
• Adopted on: August 13, 1954
• First recorded by: Ahmed Rushdi in 1954
• Re-recorded after 68 years

• 15 lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• 48 words in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• First played in front of Raza Shah Rahalvi of Iran
• "Jan-i-Istaqbal" means Symbol of ambitions
• First played on national radio on August 14, 1947
• Duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan: 80 seconds (1 minute 20 seconds)
• Pakistan's National Anthem is written in: Persian

Explanation

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is a historic garden close to the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

 It is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021****

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Explanation

• The movement lasted from 1919 to 1924 AD
• Ended after the abolition of the Caliphate.
• It was a Religio-Political movement.
• It aimed to protect the Ottoman Caliphate after World War I.
• It was mainly led by the Ali Brothers.
• Major leaders were Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

Explanation

• In March 1929, Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his 14 Points during a Muslim League session in Delhi to protect Muslim rights and interests.
• He had left for England in May 1928.
• He had returned after six months.
• The Nehru Report of 1928 influenced these points, which were consolidated with help from Muhammad Ali Jauhar.
• Jinnah’s Fourteen Points (1929) aimed to safeguard Muslim rights in British India.

They included:

1. Federal constitution with provincial powers.
2. Provincial autonomy.
3. No constitutional changes without state agreement.
4. Adequate Muslim representation in legislatures.
5. Muslim representation in services and self-governing bodies.
6. 1/3rd Muslim representation in the Central Legislature.
7. 1/3rd Muslim members in central and state cabinets.
8. Separate electorates.
9. No bill passed if 3/4th of a minority opposes it.
10. Reorganisation should not affect Muslim majorities in Bengal, Punjab, and NWFP.
11. Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.
12. Reforms in NWFP and Balochistan.
13. Full religious freedom.
14. Protection of Muslim religious, cultural, educational, and linguistic rights.

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