Explanation

• The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO),
• Formerly known as the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO)
• Also known as the Baghdad Pact
• Military alliance of the Cold War.
• Headquarters:
• Baghdad (1955 – 1958)
• Ankara (1958 – 1979)
• Formed on 24 February 1955 by:
• Iran
• Iraq
• Pakistan
• Turkey
• and the United Kingdom.

Additional information

CENTO alliance was dissolved on 16 March 1979

Both Iran and Pakistan remained members of CENTO till? 1979

Pakistan left CENTO in which year____? 1979

When Pakistan signed the Baghdad pact, later called CENTO:23 September 1955

Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

Explanation

• A carpenter works with wood to create items,
• Just as a tailor works with cloth to create garments. 
• Carpenter : Wood (Material used)
• Tailor : Cloth (Material used)

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• Multan is a city in the Punjab province
• Known as the "City of Saints" and the "City of Shrines and Tombs."
• Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River
• It is the sixth-largest city
• Settled: 3000 BC
• Government Type: Metropolitan Corporation

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

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• Hazrat Ayesha (RA) is the 3rd wife of Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ.
• Daughter of Abu Bakar Saddiq
• Title of Siddiqa, meaning 'the truthful woman, daughter of the truthful man
• At the time of the marriage, she was 6 years old. Muhammad was  53 years old.
• He had intercourse with Hazrat Ayesha when she was nine years old.
• Also known for narrating 2,210 hadiths
• She remained alive 46 years after the demise of Muhammad (PBUH).
  

Explanation

• Asma bint Abi Bakr was married to Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam before the Hijra.
• Nickname Dhat an-Nitaqayn (meaning she with the two belts) 
• Asma and Al-Zubayr had eight children
• Elder half-sister of his wife, Ayesha (RA)

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

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• Faisalabad is the third-largest city in Pakistan by population
• Settled: 1890
• Former name: Lyallpur
• Founded by: James Broadwood Lyall
• Named after: Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Here is a list of the ten largest cities in Pakistan by population:

1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Faisalabad
4. Rawalpindi
5. Gujranwala
6. Multan
7. Hyderabad
8. Peshawar
9. Islamabad (Capital city)
10. Quetta

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Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

Explanation

There are three obligatory acts of Hajj, known as the pillars of Hajj: 

1. Ihram
2. WUF
   
3. Tawaf al-Ifadah

Additional Information:

Hajj means "to intend."

Hajj was made compulsory in 9 A.H.

Hajj is ordained in Surah Al-Baqarah.

The Prophet Muhammad performed only one Hajj in 10 A.H.

There are three types of Hajj.

One Tawaf of Kaaba is known as a Shoot, which begins from the Shoot.

There are three Jamarat.

The mosque in Mina is Kheef.

At Meekat, Hujjaj assume the state of Ihram.

Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj.

The ritual of offering sacrifice is performed at Mina.

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

Explanation

• The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter.
• 5th planet
• 79 known moons (Maximum number of moons)
• The Great Red Spot is a prominent feature
• Giant planet and the fastest-rotating planet 
• Rotates approximately once every 10 hours.
• Age is about 4.603 billion years.

Additional information

• Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system.

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

Explanation

• OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)
  • Foundation Date: 25 September 1969
  • Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Official Languages: Arabic, English, French
  • Total Members: 57 countries
  • First Summit: Rabat, Morocco
  • Significance: Largest international organization after the UN

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

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• Japan is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun."
• Japan, in Japanese, is Nihon, which means "sun-origin."
• Because the country is considered to lie close to where the sun rises

Additional information

• Capital of Japan: Tokyo
• Parliament is called the Diet.
• The currency of Japan is the yen
• The official language is Japanese
• It is located in the continent of Asia.
• Situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean
• Primary Religion is Buddhism or Shinto (But Secular Country).