Explanation

• Russia was suspended from the G7 (then G8) in 2014 due to the annexation of Crimea.
• Russia had taken control of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
• This action was widely criticized by Western countries.
• The group reverted from G8 back to G7.

Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• Edition: 51st
• Venue: Alberta, Canada
• Note: the 50th G7 summit was held in 2024 in Italy.

• The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum.
• G7 has Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US as its members.

Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• World Environment Day is on 5 June.
• First observed in the city of Spokane in the USA in 1974.
• Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972.
• It is also called Eco Day.

Additional information:

Theme:

• 2020: Time for Nature in Colombia
• 2021: Ecosystem restoration in Pakistan
• 2022: Only One Earth in Sweden
• 2023: Solutions to Plastic Pollution in the Ivory Coast
• 2024: Land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 2025: Ending plastic pollution in South Korea
• Theme 2026: Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future in Azerbaijan

Explanation

• Afghanistan was the only country that voted against Pakistan admission to the United Nations in 1947.
• Pakistan officially joined the UN on 30 September 1947, shortly after independence on 14 August 1947.
• Afghanistan opposed Pakistan mainly because of the Durand Line dispute and the issue of Pashtunistan.

Additional information:

• UN Headquarters: New York City
• Founded: 24 October 1945
• Founder Nations: 51 original member states
• Official Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Last verified on 14-05-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan hosted the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference of the OIC from 22–24 February 1974 in Lahore.
• An Extraordinary OIC Summit was also held later in 1997 in Islamabad on Pakistan’s Golden Jubilee

Explanation

• Tarbela Dam is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• The largest earth-filled dam in the world
• It is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.
  
• Its construction began in 1968
  
• It was completed in 1976
• Construction was undertaken by the Italian firm Salini Impregilo.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

Explanation

• UNHRC stands for: United Nations Human Rights Council
• Formation: 15 March 2006
• 47 members
• Elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis
• Headquarters: Geneva in Switzerland.

Explanation

The United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

It is also the European headquarters of the UN.

Date of formation: March 15, 2006

Subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly.

Replaced the UN Commission on Human Rights.

47 member states (tenure of membership three-year terms)

Explanation

The headquarters of the United Nations is located in the United States, specifically in New York City

Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

UNO Membership: 193 member states; 2 observer states

UNO Official languages:

1. Arabic;
2. Chinese;
3. English;
4. French;
5. Russian;
6. Spanish;

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Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947, just over a month after its independence

Explanation

• Abraham Lincoln is featured on the US $5 bill.
• He was  the 16th president of the United States
• His portrait has been featured on the bill since 1869.
• Years of printing 1861