Explanation

Date: 16 September

UN Proclamation Year: 1994

Ozone Layer Discovery: 1985 (Montreal Protocol signed in 1987)

Additional information:

• Theme 2024: Montreal Protocol: Advancing Climate Action
• Theme 2025: From Science to Global Action

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Explanation

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding Members: 12

Total Members: 32

• European: 30
• North American: 2

Latest Member: Sweden (joined 7 March 2024)

Muslim Member Country: Türkiye

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

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

• Observed on: 10 December
  • UDHR adopted: 10 December 1948
  • Organization: United Nations (UN)

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Explanation

• Purpose of AI: Protection of Human Rights
• Founded: 1961
• Founder: Peter Benenson
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• Type: Non-governmental organization (NGO)
• Nobel Peace Prize 1977: "for worldwide respect for human rights."

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Explanation

• BCC stands for: Blind Carbon Copy
  • Used in: Email communication
  • Purpose: Hides recipient email addresses from other recipients

Additional information:

• CC (Carbon Copy): Recipients are visible to all
• BCC: Recipients are hidden from everyone except the sender

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Explanation

• Year of nuclear test: 1974
  • Test name: Smiling Buddha
  • Date: 18 May 1974
  • Test site: Pokhran, Rajasthan
  • Country: India

Explanation

• Winner: Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
  • Presented by: The Swedish Academy
  • Recognition: For “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.”

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Explanation

• Author: Ayesha Jalal
  • Publication Date: 18 April 1985
  • Topic: Muslim League, Pakistan movement, and leadership politics
  • Language: English

Explanation

• Founder: Mark Zuckerberg
• Founded in: February 4, 2004
• Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, USA
• Users (2023): Over 3 billion monthly active users
• Parent Company: Meta Platforms Inc.

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Explanation

1.  Brunei
2.  Cambodia
3.  Indonesia
4.  Laos
5.  Malaysia
6.  Myanmar
7.  Philippines
8.  Singapore
9.  Thailand
10.  Vietnam
11. Timor Leste

• Founded: 8 August 1967
• Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Official language: No single official language (English commonly used)
• Purpose: Promote economic, cultural, and political cooperation in Southeast Asia.