Explanation

When fossil fuels are burned,

they release large amounts of carbon dioxide,

a greenhouse gas, into the air

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Explanation

Explanation

Ambassador Munir Akram has been appointed as Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations

in place of Dr. Maleeha Lodhi.

while

Khalil Ahmad Hashmi has been appointed as Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN in Geneva

Explanation

WTO: World Trade Organization

WTO members: 164

WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

WTO was created on January 1, 1995

WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

WTO is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995.

Afghanistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 29 July 2016.

Explanation

Ayub Khan passed EBDO in August 1959

Under this, 75 leaders were disqualified for participating in political activities for 8 years (until December 1966).

PODO stands for Public Offices Disqualification Order

EBDO stands for Electoral bodies dissolution order.

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Explanation

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres:

Guterres became United Nations Secretary-General on 1 January 2017

On 1 January 2017, on his first day as secretary-general of the United Nations

the ninth person to hold this title

Guterres served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.

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Explanation

Abdulla Shahid  is a Maldivian politician who served as President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly between 2021 and 2022.

Explanation

FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO was founded on 16 October 1945

FAO headquarters located in Rome, Italy.

World Food Day is observed on 16 October. 

Explanation

The olive tree, or more specifically an olive branch, is a symbol of peace and friendship 

The use of the olive branch as a symbol of peace in Western civilization

The use of the olive branch as a symbol in at least the 5th century BC in Greece

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Explanation

About WWF

Full form: World Wide Fund for Nature

Logo: Panda

Panda as WWF symbol of: Nature & Wildlife

Established: April, 1961

Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland