Explanation

• The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) was established in 2002.
• The Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in the Balochistan, Pakistan.
• Omani Rule: Gwadar remained under Oman for 174 years (1783–1958).
• Purchase Date: 8 September 1958 by Pakistan.
• Official Integration: 8 December 1958.

Additional information:

Pakistan has three big sea ports:

1. Karachi Port
2. Muhammad Bin Qasim port
3. Gwadar port

Last verified on 16-03-2026

Explanation

• The cerebellum controls body posture, balance, and coordination.
• It helps muscles work smoothly during movement.
• It ensures the body stays balanced while standing or walking.
• It coordinates voluntary muscle actions.
• Damage to it causes loss of balance and shaky movements.

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• The first general elections in Pakistan were held on 7 December 1970.
• Conducted under the Legal Framework Order (LFO) issued by General Yahya Khan.

Seats Structure:

Total seats: 313 seats in National Assembly

General seats: 300 seats

• East Pakistan: 162 seats
• West Pakistan: 138 seats

Reserved seats for women: 13 seats

• East Pakistan: 7 seats
• West Pakistan: 6 seats

Main Results:

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Awami League)

• Seats won: 167
• Votes: 12,937,162
• Percentage: 39.20%

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (PPP)

• Seats won: 86
• Votes: 6,148,923
• Percentage: 18.63%

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Rivers: Chenab + Jhelum
• Location: Jhang District, Punjab
• Type: Barrage (Headworks)
• Built during: British colonial period (1937-1939)
• Purpose: Flood control + irrigation

Last verified on 09-06-2026

Explanation

• Lead pencil is made up of graphite.
• Graphite is a form (allotrope) of carbon.
• It is soft and leaves marks on paper easily.
• It is used in pencils because of its slippery layered structure.
• Despite the name “lead pencil,” it contains no real lead.
• Graphite was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789.

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

After 18th Amendment Strength: 104 members

Provincial Representation: 23 members per province

After 2024 Elections: 96 members

Last verified on 03-05-2026

Explanation

• Hume Dam is located in Australia on the Murray River.
• It lies between the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
• Purpose: Irrigation, water storage, flood control
• Type: Major reservoir dam

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Diamond is a naturally occurring allotropic form of carbon.
• Allotropy means a single element can exist in more than one form with different structures and properties.
• It is extremely hard.
• It has a high melting point.
• It is widely used in jewelry and cutting tools.

Additional information:

• Graphite – soft, good conductor
• Fullerenes (C60) – spherical molecules
• Carbon nanotubes – tubular, high strength
• Amorphous carbon – coal, soot
• Lonsdaleite – hexagonal diamond

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

• Family origin: Hyderabad, India

Additional information:

• Suspect: Naveed Akram
• Father: Sajid Akram
• Naveed’s birthplace: Australia
• The attack took place on 14 December 2025 at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
• Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a Syrian-born Australian resident, was praised for disarming one attacker.

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Sor Range is famous for coal production in Balochistan, Pakistan.
• It is located near Quetta city, about 16 km east of Quetta.
• The area contains important Eocene coal deposits.
• It is part of the Sulaiman Thrust-Fold Belt.

Last verified on 21-06-2026