Explanation

• The shortcut key to print a document is Ctrl + P.

Additional Information:

• Hyphen (-) is used to select a range for printing a document.
  
• By default, the documents are printed in portrait-oriented mode.
• Ctrl + A = select all
• Ctrl + B = Bold
• Ctrl + I = Italic
• Ctrl + P = Print
  
• Ctrl + Y = Redo
• Ctrl + S = Save

Last verified on 26-05-2026

Explanation

• DNS stands for Domain Name System.
• It translates website names (like google.com) into IP addresses.
• It works like the “phone book of the internet.”
• Without DNS, users would need to remember numeric IP addresses.
• DNS was introduced in 1983.

Last verified on 26-05-2026

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 17-03-2026

Explanation

• Transparency International is based/headquarters in Berlin Germany.
• It is a German registered association.
• Founders: Peter Eigen, Olusegun Obasanjo
• Founded: May 4, 1993

Last verified on 17-03-2026

Explanation

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency.

Headquarters: Paris, France

Founder: Charles-Louis Havas

Founded: 1835, Paris, France

it is the world's oldest news agency.

AFP has regional headquarters in:

• Nicosia
• Montevideo
• Hong Kong
• Washington

Last verified on 26-05-2026

Explanation

• A lactometer is used to measure the purity and density (thickness) of milk.
• It checks if milk has been adulterated with water by measuring specific gravity.
• Works on the principle of buoyancy.
• Pure milk specific gravity: 1.028–1.032 at 15°C

Last verified on 16-03-2026

Explanation

• The average normal body temperature is generally accepted as 98.6°F (37°C).
• A temperature over 100.4°F (38°C) means you have a fever.

Additional Information:

• Hypothermia is the term used for temperature less than 36.50°C.
• Mild Pyrexia is the term used for temperature (99-100°F).
• Moderate Pyrexia is the term used for temperature (100-103°F).
• Severe Pyrexia is the term used for temperature (103-105°F).

Explanation

• Sayee is the act of walking or running seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa in Makkah.
• It is a required ritual in Hajj and Umrah.

Additional information:

• Location: Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
• Performed after: Tawaf (circumambulation of Kaaba)
• Next ritual after Sayee: Hujjaj go to Mina
• Symbolism: Hajar’s search for water for her son, Prophet Ismael (PBUH)

Last verified on 15-03-2026

Explanation

• Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
• “Markhor” means “snake eater.”
• known as a symbol of bravery and sharp intelligence.
• Large wild goat (Capra species).
• Found in Central Asia, the Karakoram, and the Himalayan regions.

Explanation

• Deodar is the National tree of Pakistan.
• It is also known as  Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus Deodara).
• Its name is derived from 'Sanskrit' and means "Wood of the God".
• It is amongst the tallest trees in the country.
• Its heights of around 40-50 meters.

Additional information:

• National Bird: Chukar
• National Animal: Markhor
• National Dish: Nihari
• National Fruit: Mango
• National Flower: Jasmine
• National Vegetable: Lady Finger (Okra)

Last verified on 08-03-2026