Explanation

Major Kharif Crops

1. Rice
2. Sugarcane
3. Cotton
4. Maize
5. Bajra
6. Jowar

• Start: April – June
• End: September – October

• Sowing: October – December
• Harvesting: March – May

Last verified on 27-01-2026

Explanation

The first-ever general elections were held on 7th December 1970.

Yahya Khan issued a Legal Framework Order for the first general elections.

300 of the 313 seats in the National Assembly

of which 162 were in East Pakistan and 138 in West Pakistan.

A further thirteen seats were reserved for women (seven of which were in East Pakistan and six of which were in West Pakistan)

Explanation

The first constitution of Pakistan was enforced on March 23, 1956.

It was passed by the Assembly on February 29, 1956

And remained the fundamental law of Pakistan until 1958.

It comprised 234 articles, 13 parts, and 6 schedules.

After nine years, Pakistan finally got its first constitution

Choudhry Mohammad Ali was the Prime Minister at that time 

However, the first constitution was abrogated Ayoub Khan enforced a new one in June 1962.

Explanation

The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty that talked about Pollution

Signed in Kyoto, Japan on December 1997

Explanation

• Cotton is Pakistan’s major export commodity.
• It contributing significantly to foreign exchange earnings.
• It is used in the textile industry for making fabrics, garments, and yarn.

Last verified on 19-01-2026

Explanation

• UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugees
• Founded: 1950
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Purpose: Protection and assistance of refugees
• Won Nobel Peace Prize: 1954

Last verified on 19-01-2026

Explanation

Pakistan's last census, the 7th Population & Housing Census, was indeed held in 2023  

from March to May 2023

Recorded Pakistan's population at 241.5 million (approx.).

Pakistan's Constitution requires a census every 10 years.

There are the Total Seven Census held in Pakistan

1951 (First census)

1961 (Second census)

1972 (Third census)

1981 (Fourth census)

1998 (Fifth census)

2017 (Sixth census)

2023 (Seventh, first digital census) 

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Explanation

Herodotus is called the Father of History.

Additional information:

• Born: 484 BC, Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey)
• Died: 425 BC, Thurii, Italy
• Famous Work: Histories – detailed accounts of Greco-Persian Wars
• Contribution: First to collect, verify, and narrate historical events systematically

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

First Governor: Sir Francis Mudie (15 Aug 1947 – 2 Aug 1949)

Additional information:

• West Punjab Province Duration: 15 August 1947 – 14 October 1955
  • Capital: Lahore
  • Divisions: Lahore, Sargodha, Multan, Rawalpindi

Subsequent Governors:

• • Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (2 Aug 1949 – 24 Nov 1951)
  • Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (24 Nov 1951 – 2 May 1953)
  • Mian Aminuddin (2 May 1953 – 24 Jun 1954)
  • Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah (26 Sep 1954 – 26 Nov 1954)
  • Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (27 Nov 1954 – 14 Oct 1955)

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• The Sui Gas Field, located near Sui in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
• It was discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited in 1952.
• Production of Sui gas began in 1955.
• It remains the largest natural gas field in Pakistan.