Explanation

Ceylon was changed into Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972.

Sri Lanka: Asian island nation

Explanation

Major Kharif crops are:

1.Rice 

2.Sugarcane

3. Cotton

4. Maize

5.Bajra

6.Jawar

Kharif crops

• Start: April-June      
• End:  Sept-Oct

Additional information:

Kharif & Rabi: Pakistan's major seasons for crops

Rabi crops: 

•  In winter, from October to December
• Harvested in summer from March to May

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Explanation

Nouri al-Maliki was born in July 1, 1950, near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq.

He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014.

He also served as Vice President from 2014 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2018.

Explanation

Additional quotas include:

• 3% for disabled individuals.
• 5% for minorities.
• 20% for children of in-service or retired government employees.

Explanation

Kargil is located in the Ladakh region, which is part of Indian-administered (Held) Kashmir.

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan on1999

Kargil War fought from the month of May to July 1999

The Kargil War is also known as the Kargil Conflict but in India, this conflict is known as Operation Vijay

The Kargil War was fought in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

Kargil's Issue was stopped by the intervention of the United States of America (USA).

Strength: India: 30,000 = Pakistan: 5,000

Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider was known as the hero of the Kargil war

General Pervez Musharraf was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistani army during the Kargil War in 1999.

Gen VP Malik was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian army during the Kargil war in 1999.

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Explanation

The Old Walled City of Lahore had 13 gates built by Mughal emperor Akbar:

1. Akbari Gate
2. Bhati Gate
3. Delhi Gate
4. Kashmiri Gate
5. Lohari Gate
6. Masti Gate
7. Mochi Gate
8. Mori Gate
9. Roshnai Gate
10. Shahalmi Gate
11. Sheranwala Gate
12. Taxali Gate
13. Yakki Gate

Explanation

Benazir Bhutto

• Born: June 21, 1953, in Karachi.
• Assassinated: December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi.
• Spouse: Asif Ali Zardari (1987–2007).
• Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
• Children: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari.
• Education: Lady Margaret Hall (1973–1977).

Political Career:

• Sworn in as First Woman Prime Minister of Pakistan on December 2, 1988.
• First term as Prime Minister: 1988 to 1990.
• Second term as Prime Minister: 1993 to 1996.
• Farooq Laghari dissolved her second government.
• Served as the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Education Details:

• Nursery School: Lady Jennings Nursery School in Karachi.
• College: Radcliffe College
• University: University of Oxford

Explanation

• Tuberculosis was the cause of Quaid-e-Azam death
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• on  11 September 1948. Quaid-e-Azam died
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• Mohammed Ali Jinnah died on September 11, 1948, in Karachi, Pakistan.
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah was the founder and first governor-general (1947–48) of Pakistan
  
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah Born: December 25, 1876, Karachi
• Spouse: Rattanbai Jinnah (m. 1918–1929), Emibai Jinnah (m. 1892–1893)
• Siblings: Fatima Jinnah, Shireen Jinnah, Maryam Bai Jinnah, Ahmad Ali Jinnah, Bunde Ali Jinnah, Rahmat Ali Jinnah
• Children: Dina Wadia
• Parents: Poonja Jinnah, Mithibai Jinnah
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• Allama Iqbal Died in April 21, 1938

Explanation

The Constituent Assembly Pakistan adopted the Objectives Resolution on March 12, 1949.

Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, had presented it in the assembly on March 7, 1949

Out of 75 members of the assembly, 21 voted for it.

All the amendments proposed by minority members were reject

Consequently, all ten of them voted against it.

The resolution, in its entirety, has been made part of the Constitution of Pakistan under Article 2(A).

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Explanation

The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.

It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.

The movement, started by the Congress party.

It's demanded an end to British rule in India.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."