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• The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece,
• Main Venue: The Panathenaic Stadium hosted track and field and wrestling.
• Dates: April 6 to April 15, 1896
• .Participation: Athletes from 14 nations competed in 43 events.
  
• The United States won the most gold medals (11).
• Greece won the most medals overall (47).

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The Sargasso Sea which is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has no coast.

The Sargasso Sea is bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre.

Mean depth: 5,000 m

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First Battle of Panipat: 21 April 1526

Fought Between: Babur Vs Lodi

Won by: Babur

Second Battle of Panipat: November 5, 1556

Fought Between: Hemu Vs Akbar

Won by: Akbar

Third Battle of Panipat: 14 January 1761

Fought Between: Abdali Vs Marathas

Won by: Abdali

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John Napier introduced the concept of Logarithms in the 17th century

John Napier invented the logarithm in 1614

Edinburgh-born Renaissance scholar John Napier invented logarithms

His purpose was to assist in the multiplication of quantities that were then called sines

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M1 motorway connect Peshawar to Islamabad/Rawalpindi.

M1 motorway was constructed by President Pervez Musharraf

M1 motorway opened on October 2007.

M1 motorway length 155 km, (88 km in KPK and 67 km in Punjab)

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Karl Marx was a German philosopher during the 19th century.

Born on 5 May 1818, Trier, Prussia, German Confederation

Died in 1883  (aged 64) in London, England

Burial place: The Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery

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The interim Government was formed in 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister 

The Interim Government of India was formed on 2 September 1946

The Interim Government was originally headed by the Viceroy of India

On 26 October 1946, Muslim League entered the Interim Government

RELATED Question:

The interim Government of basic principles committee was presented to the constituent Assembly on:

 September 7, 1950

How many members were nominated by the Muslim League for the interim Government?

 5

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Harvard University, founded in 1636, 

It is "the oldest institution of higher education in the United States".

Former names: Harvard College

Motto: Veritas (Latin)

Motto in English: "Truth"

Type: Private research university

Established: October 28, 1636 

Founder: Massachusetts General Court

Accreditation: NECHE

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• Frederick Sanger was an English biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice.
• Frederick Sanger won first Nobel Prize in 1958 and second in 1980.
• Frederick Sanger died in 2013 in England.

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The demarcation line was published on 17 Aug 1947 upon partition of India

 Sir Cyril John Radcliffe,  was made the Chairman of two boundary commissions of Punjab and Bengal

Boundary Commission,created in July 1947

To recommend how the Punjab and Bengal regions of the Indian subcontinent were to be divided.

The borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed.

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat

The commission—appointed by Lord Mountbatten

Consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

 four from the Muslim League

Chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.