Explanation

The earliest factories in Surat were established by the English East India Company.

They were granted permission to set up a factory in Surat in 1612 by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. 

Founded: 31 December 1600

Founders

• William Cavendish
• George Clifford
• John Harte
• James Lancaster
• John Spencer
• John Watts (et. al.)

Defunct: 1 June 1874

Headquarters: East India House, London, Great Britain

By 1623, the English East India Company had established factories at :

• Surat
• Broach
• Ahmedabad
• Agra
• Masulipatam

Explanation

The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley.

Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, were located in Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces

emerging around 2600 BCE along the Indus River Valley

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The Indus Valley Civilization Valley is known as a pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of Copper

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Explanation

Sykes-Picot Agreement, also called Asia Minor Agreement,

It was secretly signed by Britain and France (with Russia and Italy later involved) 

Signatories: Sir Mark Sykes (UK) and François Georges-Picot (France).

Date Signed: May 16, 1916.

Purpose: To define zones of control in the Middle East following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in WWI.

Explanation

The ROC government relocated to Taiwan in 1949 while fighting a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party.

Chinese Communist Party began the People's Republic of China on September 21, 1949.

The National Day of Taiwan National Day also referred to as Double Ten Day,

It is a public holiday on 10 October

Explanation

The Battle of Karnal in 1739 was fought between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah.

Nader Shah emerged as victorious in the battle.

Muhammad Shah was the Mughal Emperor, while Nader Shah was the emperor of the Persian Empire of the Afsharid dynasty.

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Explanation

Qutub-ud-din-Aibak was the first sultan (ruler) of Delhi. 

He ruled Delhi from 1206 to 1210 under the banner of Mamluk dynasty.

Explanation

Dara Shikoh also known as Dara Shukoh

was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor

Dara Shikoh was a follower of the Armenian Sufi-perennials mystic Sarmad Kashani,

as well as Lahore's famous Qadiri Sufi saint Mian Mir,

whom he was introduced to by Mullah Shah Badakhshi (Mian Mir's spiritual disciple and successor).

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Explanation

Masjid Mahabat Khan is located in:Peshawar

Mahabat Khan masjid is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque

Mosque Mahabat Khan was built in 1630 and completed in 1670.

Mahabat Khan Mosque build by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan

Mosque name is related to Mughal Governor Peshawar “Nawab Mahabat Khan bin Ali Mardan Khan”.

Mahabat Khan Mosque destroyed by great fire in June 1895.

Explanation

Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar, the country's first recipient of Nishan-i-Haider

Born in Singhori village in Gujjar Khan on November 10, 1910

Sarwar joined the army in 1929 as a sepoy.

He was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment in 1944 and served in World War II.

In 1947, he volunteered to participate in the battle to retake Kashmir.

Explanation

Aliaba group was founded in 1999

Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba.

It is a Chinese e-commerce giant

Under his leadership, Alibaba became one of the world’s largest online retail platforms.