Explanation

• The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain/heart of the computer.
• It performs all calculations, executes instructions, and controls other components.

Additional information:

• First commercial CPU: Intel 4004 (1971)
• Invented by: Italian physicist Federico Faggin
• CPU Examples: Clock speeds – 3.0 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 4.0 GHz, 4.5 GHz, 5.0 GHz

Last verified on 15-02-2026

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• Name: Trygve Halvdan Lie
• Tenure: 1 Feb 1946 – Nov 1952
• Nationality: Norway
• Organization: United Nations (UNO)
• Role: First administrative head of the UN after its formation

Additional information:

UNO Secretary-General List:

1. Trygve Lie (1st)
2. Dag Hammarskjöld (2nd)
3. U Thant (3rd)
4. Kurt Waldheim (4th)
5. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (5th)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (6th)
7. Kofi Annan (7th)
8. Ban Ki-moon (8th)
9. António Guterres (9th/Current)

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• The title Ummul Kitab means “Mother of the Book”.
• It refers to Surah Al-Fatiha.
• It is the first Surah of the Holy Quran.
• It is also called Ummul Quran due to its central importance.
• It summarizes core teachings of worship, guidance, and prayer.
• It is recited in every unit of Salah (Namaz).
• It has 7 verses.

Explanation

• Lord Linlithgow put forward the August Offer on August 8, 1940,
• Aiming to secure Indian cooperation in World War II
• On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain,
• The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

Explanation

• Alexander Graham Bell is credited as the inventor of the telephone.
• He was awarded the first successful patent for it.
• The telephone was invented in 1876.
• Bell made the first-ever telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson.

Last verified on 31-03-2026

Explanation

• Cut the mustard means to come up to expectations.
• It refers to meeting or exceeding the required standards or expectations.
• It typically in performance or ability.

Last verified on 31-03-2026

Explanation

• State: Bahawalpur
• Founded: 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan I
• Accession to Pakistan: Signed on 5 October 1947, accepted on 9 October
• Location: Punjab, Pakistan
• Geography: Mostly consists of deserts

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

Explanation

The Prelude to September 6, 1965 is called Operation Gibraltar.

Tensions had been escalating since August 1965, when Pakistan embarked on an undeclared war in Jammu and Kashmir.

This began with Operation Gibraltar, a covert mission designed to infiltrate Indian-administered Kashmir and incite a rebellion against Indian rule.

Explanation

An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction.

It is a diverse category, encompassing many different parts of speech, such as exclamations, curses, greetings, response particles, hesitation markers, and other words. 

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