Explanation

SOC is an acronym for Service Oriented Computing.

It refers to a computing paradigm that uses services as the fundamental building blocks for developing applications. 

Explanation

Work and tumble: This term refers to the process of turning the sheet over and printing on the opposite side.

Explanation

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) in 1998

Length: 375 km

North end: Kashmir Highway Interchange, Islamabad

South end: Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore

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Explanation

The First Amendment redefined the international and provisional boundaries, federal treaties of Pakistan, and naval treaties of Pakistan.

About First Amendment

The First Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was enacted on 4 May 1974. 

Articles 1, 8, 17, 61, 101, 193, 199, 200, 209, 212, 250, 260 and 272, and the First Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan were amended.

Explanation

Banks Nationalization Act 1974, the Federal Government assumed exclusive right of ownership, management and control of all bank

Explanation

The First Amendment of 1974 did not specifically mention Swat, Gilgit, or Naran-Kaghan as part of Pakistan.

However, these areas were already part of Pakistan before the amendment. 

Therefore, the correct answer is (d) FATA, as none of the options (a), (b), or (c) were specifically included in the First Amendment of 1974.

Explanation

Pakistan's second five-year plan was first discussed in a Bank report entitled Economic Development in Pakistan dated August 17, 1960. 

Additional information 

• First Five-Year Plan (1950-1955): Presented by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on July 8, 1948.
• Second Five-Year Plan (1960-1965): Revived and restated by President Ayub Khan's military government.
• Third Five-Year Plan (1965-1970): Designed like its predecessor, resulting in only modest growth.
• Fourth Five-Year Plan (1970-1975): Abandoned after the fall of Dhaka and replaced with a nationalization program.
• Fifth Five-Year Plan (1978-1983): Aimed to stabilize the economy and improve living standards for the poorest segment of the population.

Explanation

"He had all the money in the world, yet he was sad."

The use of "yet" emphasizes the unexpected contrast between wealth and sadness.

Therefore, "yet" is a more appropriate choice for this sentence

Explanation

In this sentence, "a little" is used as a quantifier to indicate a small amount or degree of something.

It implies that there is a chance of recovery, but it is not very high.

Explanation

The sentence "They invited us to their home yesterday" is in the past indefinite tense. 

This tense is used to express actions that happened at a specific time in the past, and the time is mentioned or implied.

In this case, the time is mentioned as "yesterday."