Explanation

• The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901
• Inaugurated on December 10, 1901
• Awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel

Additional information

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3.  Physiology/Medicine
4.  Literature
5.  Peace
6.  Economics.

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• Imam Bukhari (RA) was a great Islamic scholar and hadith compiler.
• His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari.

Additional information:

• Born: 20 July 810 AD in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan).
• Died: 1 September 870 AD (buried in Xoʻja Ismoil, Uzbekistan)
• Hadith memorized: Around 70,000+ Hadiths
• Famous book: Sahih al-Bukhari
• Era: 9th Century (Abbasid period)

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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Explanation

• Signed date: 19 September 1960
• Brokered by: World Bank

Pakistan got the Western Rivers:

1. Indus
2. Jhelum
3. Chenab

India got the Eastern Rivers:

1. Ravi
2. Beas
3. Sutlej

Signatories:

• Field Marshal Ayub Khan (Pakistan)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (India)

Place of signing: Karachi

Effective from: 1 April 1960 (implementation period)

Last verified on 04-05-2026

Explanation

• Vitamin A deficiency → Night blindness (Nyctalopia)
• Vitamin A is important for vision and immune function.

Additional information:

• Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting.
• Vitamin D helps in calcium absorption and bone mineralization.
• Vitamin B1 supports nerve function and energy metabolism.

Last verified on 01-02-2026

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• Natural petroleum is found deep inside the earth.
• It is not directly usable in its raw form.
• It exists as a thick, dark liquid mixture.
• This raw form is called crude oil.
• It is later refined into useful products like petrol, diesel, and kerosene.
• Crude oil is also called “black gold.”

Last verified on 03-05-2026

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• Surgeon: Christiaan Barnard
• Patient: Louis Washkansky
• Donor: Denise Darvall
• Date: 3 December 1967
• Hospital: Groote Schuur Hospital
• Location: Cape Town, South Africa
• Type: First human heart transplant

Last verified on 03-05-2026

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• Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
• Painting Period: 1503–1519
• Origin: Italy
• Current Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
• Famous Features: Mysterious smile, sfumato technique, widely copied and recognized globally

Last verified on 18-01-2026

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• Author: J. K. Rowling
• Full Name: Joanne Rowling
• Born: 1965
• Birth Place: United Kingdom
• Profession: Author, Screenwriter
• Harry Potter series has 7 main books.
• First book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997).

Last verified on 04-04-2026

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• Our Solar System is located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
• It including the Sun and eight planets.
• It consists of about 100–400 billion stars along with large amounts of gas and cosmic dust.

Additional information:

• The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years.
• The nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way is Andromeda, located about 2.5 million light-years away.

Last verified on 11-03-2026