Explanation

Permanent members of the UN Security Council are 5

1. France
2. China
3. UK
4. USA 
5. Russia

• The Security Council consists of 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years.

• total UNO Member 193

  Headquarters: New York, United States

  Founded: October 24, 1945

  Pakistan has become a non-permanent member of the Security Council seven Times:-

  1.      1952-1953,

  2.      1968-1969,

  3.      1976-1977,

  4.      1983-1984,

  5.      1993-1994,

  6.      2003-2004,

  7.       2012-2013

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Explanation

• BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System.

Additional information:

• BIOS is a firmware stored on a computer’s motherboard.
• Initializes hardware during booting and provides runtime services.
• Acts as an interface between operating system and hardware.

Last verified on 04-02-2026

Explanation

LAN stands for local area network

It is a collection of devices connected together in one physical location

For example"

• school
• laboratory
• university campus 
• office building.

LAN covers can be small or large from home network and enterprise network

Additional Information

WAN stands for wide area network.

MAN stands for Metropolitan Area 

WANs and MANs connect many LANs together

WANs and MANs cover a large geographical area

Explanation

Means to show too much interest in a situation that does not involve you

 TO POKE ONE`S NOSE  دوسروں کے معاملات میں دخل اندازی کرنا ۔

Explanation

• The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in journalism, literature, and musical composition,
• There are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City 
• They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer,
• Pulitzer Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

Explanation

• URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.
• It is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
• Domain: World Wide Web
• First published: 1994
• Latest version: Living Standard, 2023

Used:

• Web page (HTTP/HTTPS),
• File transfer (FTP), 
• Email (mailto),
• Database access (JDBC)

Explanation

The Kachura Lakes are three lakes in the Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan.

The lakes, at 2,500 metres in elevation.

They are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake.

Explanation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations and an international financial institution

IMF founded: 27 December 1945

IMF headquarters: Washington, USA

IMF total members: 190

IMF official language: English

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Explanation

• The first nuclear power plant was established in Karachi, 
• With the help of Canada 
• KANUPP is Pakistan's first nuclear power plant,
• Inaugurated on November 28, 1972,
• Total gross capacity of 137 MW.

while

K2 & K3 with the help of China 

K2  started on 21 May 2021 and has an 1100 MW capacity.

K3 is expected to be started in 2022.

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