Explanation

• Year: 8 AH (630 CE)
• Month: Shawwal (1st)
• Location: Valley of Hunain (near Ta’if)
• Opponents: Hawazin and Thaqif tribes
• Muslim army: About 12,000 soldiers

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• DOCX is the newer version of DOC, the original official Microsoft Word file format. 
• Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document extension (.doc).
• Microsoft Word 2007 to till date Document extension (.docx).

Additional information:

• .xls extension of Excel.
• .ppt extension of PowerPoint.
• .txt extension of Text files.
• .pdf extension of Portable Document Format.

Last verified on 15-02-2026

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• The ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) is the core component of the CPU.
• It performs both arithmetic operations (calculations) and logical operations (comparisons).
• Without ALU, a computer cannot process data.
• ALU works together with the Control Unit (CU).

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• Dasht-e Lut is located in southeastern Iran.
• It lies mainly in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan & Balochistan (Iran).
• Area: 51,800 km²
• Length: 480 km (approx.)
• Rank: 33rd largest desert in the world
• UNESCO listing: 17 July 2016

Last verified on 02-05-2026

Explanation

• The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901
• Inaugurated on December 10, 1901
• Awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel

Additional information

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3.  Physiology/Medicine
4.  Literature
5.  Peace
6.  Economics.

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• Inauguration Date: October 25, 2020
• Public Operation: Opened for the general public on October 26, 2020
• Location: Lahore, Pakistan
• Route: 27.1 km track connecting Ali Town to Dera Gujran
• Inauguration by the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar.
• Pakistan's first-ever mass rapid transit train service,
• Constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• In 711 AD, Tariq initiated the conquest of Spain
• Leading to the establishment of the Emirate of Cordoba
• He was the Umayyad commander Launched the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
• He led a Berber army across the Strait of Gibraltar
• Defeated the Visigothic King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete
• "Gibraltar" is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq
• The conquest lasted from 711 to 718 AD

Explanation

• “Veep” is an informal short form of Vice President.
• Most commonly referring to the Vice President of the United States.
• Coined in the 1940s from the abbreviation "V.P." (vice president)
• Alben W. Barkley notably introduced it

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• The Sindh Assembly passed the Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act, 2014 on November 10, 2014.
• It was subsequently assented to by the Governor of Sindh on January 1, 2015,
• Officially published on January 9, 2015.

Addiitional information 

• The Sindh Assembly also passed the Sindh Immunization and Epidemics Control Act, 2023 on August 4, 2023

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• The University of Edinburgh is located in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Former names: Tounis College, King James' College
• Type: Public research university, Ancient university
• Established: 1583

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026