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

Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed CEC: 27 January 2020

Sikandar Sultan Raja: first retired bureaucrat to have ever been appointed as the head of the top electoral body

Previously, Sardar Muhammad Raza was CEC (retired on December 5, 2019)

Explanation

• Gamma rays have the highest penetrating power among these particles.
• Due to their lack of mass and charge.
• It allowing them to pass through most materials.

Additional information:

• Alpha radiation has the lowest penetrating power.

Last verified on 12-04-2026

Explanation

• The highest peak of the Hindu Kush range in Pakistan is Tirich Mir.
• It is located in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 
• Elevation:  (7,708) meters (25,289) ft.

Additional information:

• Highest peak of the Himalaya range: Nanga Parbat
• Highest peak of the Karakoram range: K-2
• Highest peak of the Kirthar range: Zardak Peak
• Highest peak of the Koh-e-Suleman range: Takht-e-Sulaiman
• Highest peak of the Salt range: Sakesar

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass

• Connects: Peshawar to Kabul
• Connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan
• Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

• Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 
• Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass

• Connects: Chitral with Dir 
• Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass

• Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 
• Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass

• Connects: Dir with Chitral 
• Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur Pass

• Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 
• Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan)

• Other name: Friendship Gate
• Connects: China with Pakistan 
• Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah Pass

• Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 
• Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass

• Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

• Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

• Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

• Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

Tranquil means پر سکون

• Calm means پر سکون
• Peaceful means پر سکون

Last verified on 17-05-2026

Explanation

• Masjid-e-Zarar was a mosque built by hypocrites in Madinah.
• It was used to create division among Muslims and harm Islam.
• Allah informed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) about its true purpose.
• The Prophet (PBUH) ordered its demolition after the Battle of Tabuk.
• It is mentioned in Surah At-Tawbah in the Holy Quran.

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

• Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons.
• They differ in number of neutrons, which changes mass number.
• Chemical properties remain almost the same due to same protons.

Last verified on 14-05-2026

Explanation

• The phrase to spill the beans is an idiomatic expression.
• It means to reveal a secret or surprise, often accidentally or unintentionally.

Last verified on 03-04-2026

Explanation

• First the Oscar Awards: 16 May 1929
• First ceremony held: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
• The first Oscar award had 12 categories 
• Best Actress of the First Oscar Award: Janet Gaynor (American Actress)

Additional information

• Oscar Awards, also known as the Academy Awards 
• Oscar Awards: the most prestigious award in Hollywood 
• Held: annually 
• Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 
• Best Actor of the First Oscar Award: Emil Jannings (German Actor)
• President of the first Oscar Awards: Douglas Fairbanks (American Actor)
• Oscar Awards broadcast to the general public for the first time through radio: 1930 
• In 1953, Radio was replaced by television for the first time and the ceremony was televised.
• Objective: To honour the participating artists of the motion picture industry  
  
• The current Oscar award has 24 categories

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026