Explanation

• Zuhar, one of the five daily prayers in Islam.
• It is preceded by the Azaan, which is the call to prayer.
• Zuhr prayer usually has 4 Fard Rakats.

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Explanation

• The Holy Quran was first translated in the subcontinent into Persian by Shah Waliullah Dehlavi in 1738.

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Explanation

Explanation

Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Major General Akbar Khan were prominent figures involved in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

It was an attempted coup detat against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan

The hearing of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case began on the 14th of June 1951 in Hyderabad Jail

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• Major General Akbar Khan
• Brigadier Muhammad Abdul Latif Khan
• Lieutenant Colonel Siddique Raja
• Major Muhammad Yousuf Sethi
• Brigadier Habibullah Khan

• Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Syed Sajjad Zaheer
• Muhammad Hussain Ata
• Begum Nasim Akbar Khan

Explanation

• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA).
• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium 
• Type: Military Alliance.
• Official Languages: English & French.
• Founding Members: 12

Total Members: 32

• European: 30
• North American: 2

Latest Member: Sweden (joined 7 March 2024)

• Muslim Member Country: Türkiye
• Pakistan: Not a NATO member

List of NATO member countries:

1. Albania
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. Croatia
6. Czechia
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Germany
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Montenegro
19. Netherlands
20. North Macedonia
21. Norway
22. Poland
23. Portugal
24. Romania
25. Slovakia
26. Slovenia
27. Spain
28. Turkiye
29. United Kingdom
30. United States
31. Finland
32. Sweden

Last verified on 10-05-2026

Explanation

• An abundant component in Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen, about 78% of the air.
• The second most abundant gas is oxygen, which makes up about 21% of the air.
• Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are both present in the air, but in much smaller amounts than nitrogen and oxygen.

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Explanation

• Speed: ~300,000 km/s (exactly 299,792 km/s)
• Symbol: c
• Medium: Vacuum (space)
• Type: Electromagnetic waves
• Constant: Universal physical constant

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• The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in The Hague, Netherlands.
• ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
• It consists of 15 judges, elected for 9-year terms.

• Founded: 1945
• Official Languages: English, French
• Member States: UN member countries
• Main Function: Settling legal disputes between states

Explanation

• Name: Trygve Halvdan Lie
• Tenure: 1 Feb 1946 – Nov 1952
• Nationality: Norway
• Organization: United Nations (UNO)
• Role: First administrative head of the UN after its formation

Additional information:

UNO Secretary-General List:

1. Trygve Lie (1st)
2. Dag Hammarskjöld (2nd)
3. U Thant (3rd)
4. Kurt Waldheim (4th)
5. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (5th)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (6th)
7. Kofi Annan (7th)
8. Ban Ki-moon (8th)
9. António Guterres (9th/Current)

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

• Signed On: 28 June 1919
• Parties Involved: Allied Powers vs Germany
• Purpose: To establish peace and codify terms after World War I
• Key Fact: Primary treaty from the Paris Peace Conference
• Region Affected: Europe

• Imposed war guilt on Germany (Article 231)
• Enforced reparations and military restrictions on Germany
• Laid foundations that later influenced World War II

Last Verified on 13-01-2026