Explanation

• Starlight passes through Earth’s atmosphere.
• Different air layers have different densities and temperatures.
• Light is repeatedly refracted (bent).
• This causes the star’s brightness to appear to change rapidly.
• This apparent change is called twinkling (scintillation).

Last verified on 26-10-2026

Explanation

• The current Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan is Amjad Hussain Azar.
• Party Affiliation: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
• Took Office: July 6, 2026 (elected unopposed on June 22, 2026)
•  Constituency: GBLA-1 Gilgit-I

Explanation

• Water has maximum density at 4°C.
• When Water is in its Solid form (Ice) below 0°C.

Last verified on 27-10-2026

Explanation

• The liver is an accessory organ of the digestive system. Food does not pass through it.
• The liver produces bile, which helps emulsify fats into smaller droplets for easier digestion.
• The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile, releasing it into the small intestine when needed.

Last verified on 25-10-2026

Explanation

• Ahsan said that he had been digging the garden when the doctor arrived.
• In indirect speech, past continuous (was digging) changes to past perfect continuous (had been digging).
• The reporting verb “said” keeps the sentence in past tense sequence.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Presidential Address on 29 December 1930.
• It was held at the Allahabad session of the All-India Muslim League.
• November 9, 1877 – Born in Sialkot
• 1922 – Actively joined Muslim League politics
• April 21, 1938 – Died in Lahore

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

• River Kabul joins Indus at Attock.
• It flows from Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before joining Indus.
• It passes through Kabul (Afghanistan), Jalalabad, and Peshawar.

Additional information:

• Indus River – Longest river of Pakistan
• Jhelum River – Joins Indus at Trimmu
• Chenab River – Joins Indus at Panjnad
• Ravi River – Tributary of Indus
• Sutlej River – Joins Indus at Panjnad

Last verified on 19-07-2026

Explanation

• K2 is part of the Karakoram Range.
• It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin.
• 'K' standing for Karakoram.
• Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
• Mount K2 is located on the border of Pakistan and China.
• The height of K2 is 8,611 meters.

Last verified on 12-03-2026

Explanation

• The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is constructed on the Indus River.
• It is located between Kohistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Diamer (Gilgit-Baltistan).
• The foundation in 1998 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
• Opened: 2028
• Height: 272 m

Additional information:

Last verified on 20-06-2026

Explanation

• It was raining yesterday, so we did not go out.
• We use Past Indefinite Tense/Past Simple Tense with Yesterday.
• Formula of Negative sentence of Past Indefinite Tense:
• Subject + did + not + first form of a verb + object.

Last verified on 22-10-2026