Explanation

• It takes Mercury approximately 88 Earth days (specifically 87.97 days) to complete one orbit around the Sun
• This means that Mercury's year is equal to 88 Earth days
• Distance: Approx. 58 million km from the Sun
• But its rotation takes nearly 59 days. 
• Speed: ~47 km/s

Last updated question 2 May 2026 by NS

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• India became the first nation to land a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole
• Mission: Chandrayaan-3 (lander Vikram and rover Pragyaan).
• Launched on 14 July 2023
• Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
• Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Last updated by NA on 20-April-2026

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• The Strait of Hormuz is a vital, narrow waterway 
• Located between Iran (north) and Oman/United Arab Emirates (south)
• Separates Iran and Oman
• Link the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
• 33 km wide at its narrowest point.

Additional information:

The Strait of Bosporus connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara

Start of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea

Last updated by NS on 20-April-2026

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• Madr-e-Millat is the title given to Fatima Jinnah
• Title: My Brother
• Publication Date: 1987
• Publisher: Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi

Last updated by NA on 20-April-2026

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• The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
• After the withdrawal of foreign forces.
• Some countries like Pakistan and China maintain diplomatic relations only.

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

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• Israel launched wide-scale strikes against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities
• Six nuclear scientists were killed
• Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
• Fereydoun Abbasi,
• Abdolhamid Minouchehr
• Shahid Beheshti,
• Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari
• Amir Hossein Faghihi
• Motallebzadeh

• This operation is named Operation Rising Lion
• This happened on 13 June 2025.

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• When an electron jumps from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, it radiates energy.
• The electron releases this excess energy in the form of a photon (electromagnetic radiation) as it moves to a more stable, lower-energy state. 
•  Lower-Radiates/Emits energy.
• Lower- Higher: Absorbs energy. 

Last updated question by NA on 28 April 2026

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• The Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar is located in Karachi.
• Location: Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Block 4/Block 3, Clifton, Karachi.
• It is a renowned 8th-century Sufi shrine 
• originally built by Murshid Nadir Ali Shah of Sehwan Sharif
• Born/: 98 Hijri Or 109 Hijri.
• Died: 151 AH ≈ 773 (aged 52–53)CE
• Known for: Sufi mysticism

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

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• Vitamin B9 is most commonly known as folic acid 
• The technical chemical name is pteroyl-L-glutamic acid

Last updated by NS on 20-April-2026

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• Hasina Wajid has served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh 5 times.
• First Term: 1996–2001.
• Consecutive Terms:
  
• 2009–2014
• 2014–2018
• 2019–2024
• Final term beginning in January 2024 and resigned in 5 August 2024
• Born: 28 September 1947 Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026