Explanation

Ethanol-blended fuel is widely used in Brazil

In the 1970s Brazil started a large-scale program for the use of sugarcane-derived ethanol as a motor fuel

Explanation

Istanbul is a transcontinental city that was created naturally.

The Bosphorus strait is considered the boundary between Europe and Asia, and Istanbul straddles both sides of it.

Explanation

Indo-Pakistani Border Dispute. The Green Line is the boundary as claimed by Pakistan, the Red Line is the boundary as claimed by India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

After the imposition of Martial Law in 1958, General Ayub Khan took control as the Chief Martial Law Administrator.

He later appointed himself as the Prime Minister.

He eventually became the President of Pakistan.

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List of Martial Laws Held in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

There are total four martial laws Implemented in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

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Explanation

Before Damascus, the city of Kufa served as the capital of the Muslim Empire.

This was during the rule of Caliph Hazrat Ali (RA), the fourth caliph of Islam.

Kufa was made capital in 36 A.H.

Explanation

In June 2014, King Juan Carlos I abdicated in Favour of his son Felipe VI. 

King Juan Carlos belong to Spain 

Born: 5 January 1938 (age 85) Rome, Kingdom of Italy

Reign: 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014

Years of service 1962–1975

Explanation

After becoming Governor-General of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's first official visit was to Britain.

This trip was part of his efforts to establish strong diplomatic relations and seek support for the newly independent country.

His visit to Britain was significant in setting the tone for Pakistan's international relations in its early years.

Explanation

Samarqand is a city located in Uzbekistan

It is the second largest after Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Capital is Tashkent.

Uzbekistan Currency is Uzbekistan Som.

Uzbekistan official language is Uzbek; Russian.

Uzbekistan located is in Continent Asia.

Uzbekistan Primary Religion is Islam.

Uzbekistan Head of Govt. is Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov.

Uzbekistan Parliament called Oliy Majlis.

Explanation

The Agulhas Current is formed by the confluence of the warm Mozambique

And East Madagascar Currents, which meet south-west of Madagascar

The net transport is estimated as 100 Sv.

The topography directs the flow of the Agulhas Current. 

 It is suggested that it is the largest western boundary current in the world ocean,

Explanation

Big history refers to the scope from the Big Bang to the Present a period of 13.8. billion years

It integrates information from cosmology, geology, biology, and history to understand the universe and human history as a whole.