Explanation

• Name: Karakoram Highway (KKH)
• Other Name: Friendship Highway (China side)
• Route Start: Hassan Abdal (Pakistan)
• Important Pass: Khunjerab Pass (Pakistan–China border)
• Total Length in Pakistan: About 1300 km
• Completion Year: 1979
• Route Type: Part of ancient Silk Route connection

Last verified on 13-05-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan became a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) of the United States in March 2004
• Proposer: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
• President: George W. Bush
• Reason: Support in the war on terror.
• Benefits: Priority defense material and military loans.

Last updated 26-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

NOTE: India Parliament is called Sansad, consisting of two houses: the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

• Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Indian Parliament
• Also known as the House of the People
• Steas 543 members.
• Election: Direct vote, first-past-the-post.
• Term: 5 years.
• Leader: Speaker.
• First election: 25 October 1951 – 21 February 1952
• Last election: 19 April – 1 June 2024
• Next election: By April 2029

Additional information 

• The upper house is the Rajya Sabha
• Term limits: 6 years
• Seats: 245 (233 elected and 12 nominated)
• First election: 1952
• Last election: 2026
• Next election: 2027

Last updated 26-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Distance from Sydney CBD: 7 km (4 miles)
• State: New South Wales
• Coast: Pacific Ocean (Tasman Sea)
• Established as a Public Beach: 1882

Last verified on 26-07-2026

Explanation

• Location: Liberty Island, New York City, USA
• It was a gift from France to the United States as a symbol of friendship.
• Construction Started: 1876
• Construction Completed: 1886
• Dedicated: 28 October 1886

Additional information:

• Height: 93 meters (305 feet)
• Designer: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (French sculptor).
• It was designated a U.S. National Monument on 15 October 1924.
• It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

Last verified on 26-07-2026

Explanation

• Location: Hollywood, Los Angeles (LA), California, USA
• Construction Started: 1923
• Official Reopening: 11 November 1978
• Original Name: Hollywoodland
• Number of Letters Today: 9 (HOLLYWOOD)

Last verified on 26-97-2026

Explanation

• An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef, island
• Coral builds a reef around a volcanic island.
• The volcanic island slowly sinks into the ocean over millions of years.

Last updated 25-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• The Indian Airlines Ganga aircraft was burnt at Lahore Airport on 30 January 1971.
• The aircraft was hijacked by Kashmiri militants and flown from Srinagar to Lahore.
• The incident became known as the Ganga Hijacking.
• Aircraft: Indian Airlines Fokker F27 "Ganga"
• Hijackers: Hashim Qureshi and Ashraf Qureshi

Last verified on 24-07-2026

Explanation

• Original name: Minto Park
• Renamed to: Iqbal Park, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947
• Site where the Pakistan Resolution (1940) was passed
• Location: Lahore, Pakistan
• Area: 328.901 acres (133.102 ha)
• Created: 1968

Last updated on 22-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• The Mantakka Pass is located on the boundary line between India and Myanmar.
• Indian side: State of Manipur
• Mountain range: Patkai range
• Purpose: Connects northeastern India with Myanmar

Last updated on 22-07-2026 by NA