Explanation

Greenwich is an area in south-east London, located in England

It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent.

It is famous for the Prime Meridian (0° longitude).

It is used as the reference for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Greenwich meridian, also known as the prime meridian, passes through the following countries:

• England
• France
• Spain
• Algeria
• Mali
• Burkina Faso
• Togo
• Ghana 
• Antarctica

Explanation

• Myanmar is the old name of Burma.
• It is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups
• Located in the Continent of Asia.
• Old capital: Rangoon
• The New capital is Naypyidaw.
  
• Currency is Kyat.
• The official language is Burmese.
• Primary Religion is Buddhism.

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Explanation

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a renowned Pakistani poet and intellectual.

He was arrested in 1951 in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

This political conspiracy was alleged by the government of Liaquat Ali Khan.

The case involved allegations of a coup plot against the government.

Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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Explanation

Wilhelm Wundt was a German physiologist. 

He is known as one of the fathers of modern psychology.

He was the first person to call himself a psychologist.

First Psychology Lab (1879): At the University of Leipzig, he created the first dedicated laboratory

Born: 16 August 1832,  German Confederation

Died: 31 August 1920 (aged 88), Saxony, Germany

Education: University of Heidelberg (MD, 1856)

Known for:

• Experimental psychology
• Cultural psychology
• Apperception

Explanation

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, originally came from the Fergana Valley, 

It is a region in Central Asia that is part of modern-day Uzbekistan.

He was a Timurid prince

First Mughal king, 1526-1530.

Babar ruled India from 1526 to 1530.

Babar was the first Mughal king to rule India.

Descended from Timur (father's side) and Genghis Khan (mother's side). 

Explanation

Studies show that it takes an average of 8 minutes and 20 seconds for sunlight to move from the sun to the earth.

Sunlight moves at the speed of light.

You can see that the distance of the sun from the earth = 149.6 x 106 km.

Photons emitted from the surface of the sun need to traverse the vacuum of the universe to reach our eyes.

Explanation

The word “Mesopotamia” means “between rivers” and comes from the ancient Greek words meso, meaning “between” or “in the middle of”, and potamos, meaning “river”

Explanation

In 1979,  Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics.

He was the second Muslim and first Pakistani scientist to get the Nobel Prize.

He won 12 Awards with his wife.

1. Copley Medal: 1990
2. Royal Medal: 1978
3. Hughes Medal: 1964
4. Pride of Performance: 1958
5. Nishan-e-Imtiaz
6. Adams Prize: 1958
7. Lomonosov Gold Medal: 1983
8. Atoms for Peace Award
9. Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Physics: 1981
10. Smith's Prize for Essay: 1950
11. Jožef Stefan Medal: 1980
12. Cristoforo Colombo Prize: 1992

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As of 2018, there have been two Pakistanis who have won the Nobel Prize.

• First was Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam
• Second was Malala Yousafzai

Explanation

Uthman bin Affan bought the well and gifted it to Muslims and declared it as a Waqf.