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Sandwich Islands was the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook in 1778.

Sandwich Island may also refer to Manuae (Cook Islands), named Sandwich Island by Cook.

Efate in the Republic of Vanuatu, named Sandwich Island by Cook

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Volgograd is the sixteenth-largest city by population size in Russia

The city was founded as the fortress of Tsaritsyn in 1589. 

City status since 1780

The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 square kilometers (331.8 square miles),

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Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

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The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflic

the Council increased the size of the UN Commission created by the former Resolution 39 to five members

Meeting no. 286

Code: S/726

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The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948

United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Abbreviation: AIIB

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Formation: 16 January 2016 by China

Headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Beijing, China

The region served: Asia and Oceania

Membership: 106 Member States

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• Sulaiman Range Natural boundary between the Indus Plain & Balochistan
•  It separates Balochistan from the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
• It runs through the northern regions of Balochistan, including areas near Zhob and Shirani.
• The range is known for the twin peaks of 
• Takht-i-Sulaiman (Solomon's Throne), highest peak reaching roughly 3,487 to 5,633 meters 

Last updated by NA on 27 April 2026

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Nuclear triad, a three-sided military-force structure consisting of land-launched nuclear missiles, nuclear-missile-armed submarines, and strategic aircraft with nuclear bombs and missiles.

• Bomber aircraft: Aircraft carrying nuclear bombs, or nuclear-armed cruise missiles, for use against ground or sea targets
• Land-based missiles (MRBMs or ICBMs): Delivery vehicles powered by a liquid or solid-fueled rocket that primarily travel in a ballistic (free-fall) trajectory.
• Ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs): Nuclear missiles launched from ships or submarines. They are classified under an umbrella of vessels and submarines that are capable of launching a ballistic missile

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Ammar ibn Ali Al-Mawsili invented hypodermic syringe

Abu al-Qasim Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili was an important eleventh-century Arab Muslim ophthalmologist.

Ali Al-Mawsili 

Born on 900

Died on 1000

Abu al-Qasim Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili is mostly known for the invention of a hypodermic syringe, which he used to remove cataracts, a major cause of blindness.

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 Ibn e sina Famous For Medicine

The Canon of Medicine is an encyclopedia of medicine in five books compiled by Persian physician-philosopher Avicenna

Originally published: 1025

Author: Ibn Sina

Original language: Arabic

Genre: Medical literature

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra is an Indian diplomat of the IFS cadre serving as the 34th and the current Foreign Secretary of India

Vinay Mohan Kwatra, IFS since 1 May 2022

Preceded by: Harsh Vardhan Shringla