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• Intermediate-focus earthquakes: occur at depths of 70–300 km.

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• Shallow-focus earthquakes: occur at depths of 0–70 km.
• Deep-focus earthquakes: occur at depths of 300–700 km.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• The United States conducted the world’s first nuclear test, code-named Trinity, on 16 July 1945.
• The test took place in the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico, USA.
• The experiment was part of the Manhattan Project, a secret American-led programme to develop atomic weapons during World War II.

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• Soviet Union: 1949
• United Kingdom: 1952
• China: 1964

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• India conducted its first nuclear test on May 18, 1974
• Codename: Smiling Buddha (or Pokhran-I).
• Location: Pokhran, Rajasthan, India.
• Type: Plutonium fission device.
• Smiling Buddha, other name Pokhran-I 
• Number of tests 1

Last updated by NA on 24-April-2026

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• President: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
• Host: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
• Location: Islamabad; the UAE President arrived at Nur Khan Airbase.
• The visit was an important diplomatic engagement between Pakistan and the UAE, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• The Objectives Resolution was passed by Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly on 12 March 1949, under Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
• It established guiding principles for Pakistan’s constitutional framework, including democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance, and social justice as outlined by Islam.
• Pakistan’s first constitution, adopted in 1956, introduced a parliamentary form of government.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• The National Assembly of Pakistan and the Senate require a two-thirds majority vote in each separate house to pass any constitutional amendment bill
• Passing an amendment requires at least 64 Senate votes and 224 National Assembly votes.
• Separate Approval: Both houses must vote on and approve the bill clause by clause.
• President Sign-Off: The President must sign the passed bill for it to become law.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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بلی کے بھاگوں چھینکا ٹوٹا کا مطلب ہے کہ کسی شخص کو بغیر محنت یا توقع کے اچانک کوئی فائدہ یا موقع مل جائے۔

یہ محاورہ اس وقت استعمال ہوتا ہے جب کوئی اتفاقاً ایسی چیز حاصل کر لے جس کی اسے ضرورت یا خواہش ہو۔

مثال: علی کو اچانک نوکری مل گئی، یہ تو بلی کے بھاگوں چھینکا ٹوٹا والا معاملہ ہے۔

Last verified on 23-06-2026

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• Excretion is the biological process by which waste products are removed from the body.
• The kidneys remove urea, excess water, and salts through urine.
• The lungs remove carbon dioxide and some water vapour during exhalation.
• The skin eliminates small amounts of water and salts through sweat.
• Excretion helps maintain the body's internal balance, known as homeostasis.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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Oxidation is the chemical process of:

• Losing electrons
• Oxidation state increases
• Always paired with reduction (together form redox)
• Reducing agent gets oxidized (it gives up the electrons)

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Reduction:

• Gain electrons
• Oxidation state lowers
• Always paired with oxidation (redox)
• Oxidizing agent gets reduced

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• “In common” means shared or possessed jointly by two or more people.
• Example: The two friends have many interests in common.

Last verified on 22-10-2026