Explanation

• Syed Murad Ali Shah is the 29th and current CM of Sindh.
• Assumed office: 27 February 2024
• It is his third term as Chief Minister.
• Governor: Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi
• Replaced by: Maqbool Baqar (Caretaker)

List of Chief Ministers of Sindh from 1947 till date:

Last verified on 15-07-2026

Explanation

• Tritium (³H) is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
• It undergoes beta (β) decay and changes into Helium-3.

Additional information:

• Hydrogen Isotopes: 3 (Protium, Deuterium, Tritium)
• Protium (¹H): 1 proton, 0 neutrons (Stable)
• Deuterium (²H): 1 proton, 1 neutron (Stable)
• Tritium (³H): 1 proton, 2 neutrons (Radioactive)
• Half-life of Tritium: Approximately 12.3 years

Last verified on 04-08-2026

Explanation

• Viruses are non-cellular and obligate intracellular parasites.
• They cannot carry out life processes or reproduce without a living host cell.
• Viruses contain either DNA or RNA.
• They are considered to be at the boundary between living and non-living.
• The branch of science that studies viruses is called Virology.

Last verified on 27-07-2026

Explanation

• Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays
• He was discovered on 8 November 1895.
• He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Additional questions

• The penetrating power of X-rays depends on their frequency

Last updated 26-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Sunlight travels at the speed of light (~3 × 10⁸ m/s).
• Takes 8 minutes 20 seconds on average to reach Earth.
• Sunlight takes approximately 499 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth.
• Distance traveled: 150 million km from Sun to Earth.
• Moonlight takes only 1.3 seconds to reach Earth.

Last verified on 13-03-2026

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• Japan is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun."
• In Japanese, Nihon (日本) or Nippon means "Origin of the Sun" or "Sun's Origin."
• The name reflects Japan's location east of China, where the sun appears to rise.
• Japan is an island country in East Asia.
• It is located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Additional information:

• Capital: Tokyo
• Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
• Official Language: Japanese
• Continent: Asia
• Parliament: The National Diet (Diet)
• National Animal: Japanese Macaque (Snow Monkey)

Last verified on 09-07-2026

Explanation

• Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium.
• It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
• Malaria is a parasitic disease.
• It mainly affects the liver and red blood cells.
• Common symptoms include fever, chills, headache, and sweating.

Last verified on 11-07-2026

Explanation

• O⁻ (O Negative) is the universal donor blood group.
• It can be transfused to A, B, AB, and O blood groups.
• O⁻ blood lacks A, B, and Rh (D) antigens.

Additional information:

• Universal Recipient: AB⁺ (AB Positive)
• ABO Blood Groups: A, B, AB, O
• Rh Types: Positive (+) and Negative (−)
• Total Common Blood Groups: 8 (A⁺, A⁻, B⁺, B⁻, AB⁺, AB⁻, O⁺, O⁻)

Last verified on 14-07-2026

Explanation

• UNO Headquarters: Manhattan, New York City.

Additional information:

• UNO Stands for: United Nations Organization
• Founded: 24 October 1945 (after World War II 1939–1945)
• Member States: 193 countries
• Official Languages (6): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
• Motto: “It’s your world!” (commonly used awareness slogan)
• Pakistan Joined UNO: 30 September 1947

Last verified on 10-06-2026

Explanation

• The SI unit of electric current is Ampere (A).
• Electric current measures the flow of electric charge.
• Defined using the elementary charge (e = 1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁹ C).
• Named after: André-Marie Ampère (scientist).
• 1 Ampere = 1 Coulomb per second (1 A = 1 C/s).

Last verified on 08-06-2026