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• Became separate province: 1 April 1936, capital Karachi
• Annexed to Bombay Presidency: 1843
• Part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 – 14 October 1955, capital Hyderabad
• Separation demanded by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1929 under Government of India Act 1935
• First Muslim League Government in Sindh: 1943

Last verified on 15-01-2026

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• The Partition of Bengal, implemented in 1905 by Lord Curzon.
• It was formally annulled in 1911. 
• He divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905.

The province was divided into:

• West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,
• East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• The printing press with movable type was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
• When: Around 1440-1450.
• Where: Mainz, Germany.

Last verified on 13-07-2026

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• Windows NT is not application software; it is an Operating System.
• It is a proprietary graphical operating system developed by Microsoft.
• The first version of Windows NT was released on 27 July 1993.
• Examples of Application Software: Microsoft Word (WinWord XP), Adobe PageMaker, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop

Last verified on 10-07-2026

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• A Barometer is an instrument used to measure air (atmospheric) pressure.
• It helps in weather forecasting by measuring changes in atmospheric pressure.
• The mercury barometer is the oldest type of barometer.
• It was invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643.
• Barometers are widely used in meteorology and aviation.

Last verified on 09-07-2026

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• The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England on 15 June 1215 AD.
• Official Name: Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Liberties").
• It was agreed at Runnymede, near Windsor, England.
• The charter limited the powers of the king and established that everyone, including the monarch, was subject to the law.
• It protected the rights of the Church and the barons against unlawful imprisonment.

Last verified on 07-07-2026

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• China's National People's Congress (NPC) is the largest parliamentary body in the world.
• It has more than 3,000 members.
• The NPC is China's highest organ of state power.
• It meets annually in Beijing.

Additional information:

• The parliament with the smallest membership is the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.
• It has just 14 members.

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• WWW stands for World Wide Web.

Additional information:

• It is an information system.
• First published: 6 August 1991
• Founder: Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
• Birthplace: CERN near Geneva, Switzerland.

Last verified on 01-07-2026

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• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on 16 October 1951.
• Age: 56 years
• He was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Birth: 1 October 1895
• Place of assassination: Company Bagh (Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi
• Title: Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
• His assassin Syed Akbar was immediately killed on the spot by police.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Author: Benazir Bhutto
• Book Type: Autobiography
• Published: 7th January 1989
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Theme: Politics, struggle, democracy

Additional information:

• Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• She served two non-consecutive terms: 1988–1990 and 1993–1996.

Last verified on 20-06-2026