Explanation

• An eclipse occurs when one celestial body blocks another’s light.
• Lunar eclipse happens when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
• Solar eclipse happens when the Moon blocks sunlight reaching Earth.
• These events occur due to alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

• Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, followed by Venus.
• Called an inner planet because it orbits inside Earth’s orbit.
• Number of moons: 0 (Mercury has no natural satellites).
• Size: Smallest planet in the solar system.
• Nickname: Swift Planet, due to its fast orbit around the Sun (≈88 days per orbit).

Last verified on 17-03-2026

Explanation

• Sir Mian Abdul Rashid was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan.
• From June 27, 1949, to June 29, 1954
• Birth: 29 June 1889, Lahore
• Death: 6 November 1981, Islamabad (aged 92)
• Appointed By: Muhammad Ali Jinnah on August 15, 1947
• Awards: Knight Bachelor, Star of India, Hilal-e-Pakistan

Additional information:

• Longest-serving Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem
• Shortest-serving Chief Justice: Muhammad Shahabuddin

Last updated by NA on 27 April 2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km

Explanation

Second Governor-General: Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin.

From 14 September 1948 to 16 October 1951.

Party:

CML (1962–1964)

ML (1947–1958)

AIML (1922–1947)

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1947–1948) – Founder of Pakistan, first Governor-General.
2. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1948–1951) – Second Governor-General.
3. Sir Ghulam Muhammad (1951–1955) – Third Governor-General.
4. Iskander Mirza (1955–1956) – Fourth and last Governor-General before Pakistan became a republic.

Explanation

The Kharan Desert is a sandy and mountainous desert situated in Balochistan Province in south-western Pakistan.

The Kharan desert in Balochistan near the border of Iran.

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Explanation

Shukriya Khanum (c. 1935 – 14 May 2017) was a Pakistani pilot.

She was Pakistan’s first woman to obtain a commercial pilot license.

She was died of cancer in 2017 at the age of 82 in Lahore.

Explanation

There are many rivers in Balochistan but 7 are the main

The important rivers in Balochistan are:

Zhob

Nari

Bolan

Pishin

Lora

Mula

Hub

Porali

Hingol is the largest river in the Balochistan

Rakshan

Dasht.

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while

24 rivers are present in Pakistan

5 rivers flow in Punjab Province

4 rivers flow in Sindh Province

7 rivers flow in Balochistan Province

8 rivers flow in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

ND16-3-2023

Explanation

Pakistan Day, یوم پاکستان commemorates the Lahore Resolution passed

It is celebrated on 23 March 1940.

Explanation

• The Kalabagh Dam  is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River.
  
• The proposed site for the dam is situated at Kalabagh,
• in Mianwali district of Punjab. 
• Height: 83 m
  
• Location: Kalabagh, Mianwali District
• Active capacity: 7.52 km3 
• Installed capacity: 3,600 MW
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