Explanation

• The Radcliff Award is known for Boundary Commission.

Additional information:

Key facts about Radcliffe Award:

• Partition Plan Date: 3 June 1947
• Announcement Date: 17 August 1947
• Chairman: Cyril Radcliffe
• Provinces Divided: Punjab & Bengal
• Countries Involved: India & Pakistan

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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.

Additional information:

• 1st Summit: Rabat, Morocco – September 1969
• 3rd Summit: Makkah, Saudi Arabia – 25–28 January 1981

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Explanation

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted on 10 December 1948.
• It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly.
• Resolution: 217 A (III)
• Total Articles: 30
• Drafting Head: Eleanor Roosevelt
• UN Headquarters: New York, USA

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Explanation

• Pakistan lies near the Tropic of Cancer.
• This line passes through the southern part of Pakistan.

Additional information:

Important imaginary latitude lines:

• Equator – 0°
• Tropic of Cancer – 23.5° North
• Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5° South
• Arctic Circle – 66.5° North
• Antarctic Circle – 66.5° South

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Explanation

• The four essential elements of a state are territory, population, government, and sovereignty.
• Sovereignty means the supreme authority to govern without external control.

Additional information:

Examples of sovereign states:

1. Pakistan
2. China
3. United States
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Turkey

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Explanation

• Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
• Total area ≈ 17,098,242 km².
• Covers about 11% of Earth’s land surface.
• Lies in both Europe and Asia (Eurasia).
• Has 11 time zones, the most in the world.
• Population Rank: 9th in the world

Additional information:

Top 5 Most Populous Countries in Asia (2026):

1. India: ~1.46 billion
2. China: ~1.42 billion
3. Indonesia: ~272–285 million
4. Pakistan: ~240–251 million
5. Bangladesh: ~174 million

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Explanation

• Change from direct to indirect speech requires tense change.
• Present continuous → past continuous.
• “Today” changes to “that day”.
• “Said” changes to “told that”.
• Correct sentence: he was going to the store that day.

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Explanation

• Boyle’s Law describes the relationship between pressure and volume.
• At constant temperature, gas behaves in a specific way.
• Pressure increases when volume decreases.
• Pressure decreases when volume increases.
• Formula: P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

Explanation

• Bohr’s model states that electrons move in fixed energy levels (shells).
• These paths are also called orbits or stationary states.
• Each orbit has a definite energy.
• Electrons do not lose energy in these orbits.

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Explanation

• According to Charles’s Law, volume is directly proportional to temperature (in Kelvin).
• At constant pressure: V ∝ T.
• If temperature doubles, volume also doubles.
• Gas expands when heated.
• So, volume becomes double.

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