Explanation

Perimeter = 2 x (Length + Width)

= 2 x (25 + 8)

= 2 x 33

= 66 cm

Last verified on 15-10-2026

Explanation

• Vembanad Lake is located in Kerala, India.
• It extends across the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam.
• It is the longest lake in India and the largest lake in Kerala.
• It is also known as Vembanad Kayal and Vembanadu Lake.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Author: Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani-American author and South Asia analyst.
• Publication year: 2019 (Penguin Random House India edition).
• Main topic: Pakistan’s complex relationship with the United States and its regional neighbours, particularly Afghanistan and India.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Became separate province: 1 April 1936, capital Karachi
• Annexed to Bombay Presidency: 1843
• Part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 – 14 October 1955, capital Hyderabad
• Separation demanded by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1929 under Government of India Act 1935
• First Muslim League Government in Sindh: 1943

Last verified on 15-01-2026

Explanation

• The city of Kufa was established in 638 CE (17 AH) during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A.).
• It was founded under the direction of Hazrat Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (R.A.) in present-day Iraq.
• Kufa was established as a military garrison city following the Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in 636 CE.

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Explanation

• Pakistan’s Fatah-II guided rocket system has a reported range of approximately 400 kilometres.
• Test date: 27 December 2023.

Additional information:

• Fatah-I: 140–150 km
• Fatah-IV: 750 km (cruise missile)

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Explanation

• Highest Non-Operational Military Award: Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct)

Additional information:

• Smallest Civil Award: Tamgha-e-Khidmat
• Highest Military Award (Operational): Nishan-e-Haider
• Highest Civil Award: Nishan-e-Pakistan
• Second Highest Civil Award: Hilal-i-Imtiaz

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Explanation

• Year of Establishment: 1962
• Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan
• Initial Ministry: Ministry of Education (1962)
• Current Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) (transferred in June 2011 after the 18th Constitutional Amendment)
• Affiliated National Federations: 40 sports federations

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Explanation

• The Basic Principles Committee (BPC) had 24 members.
• It was formed in March 1949 by Pakistan’s First Constituent Assembly.
• Its purpose was to recommend fundamental principles for framing Pakistan’s Constitution.
• Liaquat Ali Khan played a key role in its formation and constitutional work.

Last verified on 09-10-2026

Explanation

• Diffusion is the natural movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration without external force.
• It occurs in gases, liquids, and even solids to some extent.

Last verified on 14-10-2026