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• NATO is a political and military alliance of countries from Europe and North America.
• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• NATO was established on 4 April 1949.
• Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• Headquarters: Beijing, China
• On 9 June, 2017 India and Pakistan became full members of the SCO.
• Full Form: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
• Founded: 15 June 2001
• Founder Members (2001): China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
• Purpose: Regional security, economic cooperation, counter-terrorism, and cultural cooperation

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Current SCO Member States (10):

1. China
2. Russia
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Tajikistan
6. Uzbekistan
7. India (Joined: 9 June 2017)
8. Pakistan (Joined: 9 June 2017)
9. Iran (Joined: 4 July 2023)
10. Belarus (Joined: 4 July 2024)

Last verified on 26-07-2026

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21 EU member states currently use the euro (€) as their official currency.

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Estonia
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Greece
11. Ireland
12. Italy
13. Latvia
14. Lithuania
15. Luxembourg
16. Malta
17. Netherlands
18. Portugal
19. Slovakia
20. Slovenia
21. Spain

The euro was introduced for electronic payments on 1 January 1999.

• Euro banknotes and coins were introduced on 1 January 2002.
• Bulgaria became the 21st EU country to adopt the euro in January 2026.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• Marie Curie is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different natural sciences.
• She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
• She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
• She was awarded for her pioneering work on radioactivity.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• China’s President Xi Jinping declared a “complete victory” over extreme poverty on 25 February 2021.
• The poverty-eradication target was achieved by the end of 2020.
• The campaign lifted the final 98.99 million rural residents out of absolute poverty.
• 832 impoverished counties were removed from the official poverty list.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on 18 February 2021.
• It landed in Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed on Mars.
• The mission aimed to search for signs of ancient microbial life.
• It also collected rock and soil samples for possible future return to Earth.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• The Indo-Pacific Strategy aims to promote a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
• It emphasizes regional cooperation, security, stability, and economic prosperity.
• It also supports a rules-based international order.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• Al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam was a companion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• His house (Dar-e-Arqam) became the first center of Islamic preaching in Makkah.
• Early Muslims gathered there to learn Islam secretly.
• Birth → 597 A.D
• Death → 675 A.D

Last verified on 03-04-2026

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• The idiom “piece of cake” means something very easy to do.
• Example: “The exam was a piece of cake.”

Last verified on 16-05-2026