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First in Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge Series

First in Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge Series

First in Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge Series

First President of America who made an official visit to Pakistan
Dwight D. Eisenhower

The first elections held in the country after independence
provincial Assembly of Punjab between 10–20 March 1951 for 197 seats

First President of All India Muslim league
Air Agha Khan

First President of Pakistan Muslim league
Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman

First Pakistani Prime Minister who visited China first
Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy

World’s First University
Taxila University at Taxila, Pakistan (established in 700 B.C)

First secretary general of Pakistan
Ch. Muhammad Ali

First Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan
Justice Salahuddin Ahmad

First capital of Pakistan
Karachi

First Federal Minister for Defence of Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan

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National Museums of Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge

National Museums of Pakistan Pakistan General Knowledge

National Museums of Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge

National Museum of Pakistan Karachi:

The National Museum of Pakistan is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall on 17 April 1950, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. Frere Hall itself was built in 1865 as a tribute to Sir Bartle Frere, a Commissioner of Sindh. The Museum was shifted to the present premises (located in Burns Garden, Dr. Zia-ud-din Ahmed Road) in 1970.

Lahore Museum:

The Lahore Museum (Lahore Wonder House) is a museum located in Lahore, Pakistan. It was founded in 1865 during the British colonial period in Lahore, later shifted to present site in 1894. The museum, along with the Zamzama Gun located directly in front of the building, were made famous in the celebrated British novel Kim, written by Rudyard Kipling – whose father was one of the museum’s earliest curators.

Archaeological Museum, Harappa:

Archaeological Museum is an archaeology museum based in Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1926 and then in 1966 its building was constructed by the Government of Pakistan.

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National Symbols of Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge

National Symbols of Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge

National Symbols of Pakistan | Pakistan General Knowledge

Nation’s Motto of Pakistan

The scroll supporting the shield contains Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s motto in Urdu, which reads as “Iman, Ittehad, Nazm” translated as “Faith, Unity, Discipline” and are intended as the guiding principles for Pakistan.

Official Map of Pakistan

Official Map of Pakistan is that which was prepared by Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy

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What Is the FATF (Financial Action Task Force)?

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations created by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) target money laundering, terrorist financing, and other threats to the global financial system. The FATF was created in 1989 at the behest of the G7 and is headquartered in Paris.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, was originally started to combat money laundering. It has been expanded to also target the financing for weapons of mass destruction, corruption, and terrorist financing.
  • The task force was started in 1989 in Paris, where it is still called the Groupe d’action Financière.
  • Almost all developed countries support or are members of the FATF.
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Justice Gulzar Ahmed — the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan | Profile

Justice Gulzar Ahmed

Justice Gulzar Ahmed, who was sworn in as the 27th chief justice of Pakistan on December 21, 2019, was born on February 2, 1957, in Karachi.

His father, Noor Muhammad, was a renowned lawyer in Karachi. Justice Gulzar Ahmed completed his elementary schooling from the city’s Gulistan School, according to the Supreme Court’s website.

He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government National College, Karachi, after which he obtained his law degree from SM Law College, Karachi.

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The Life Cycle of a Star | World General Knowledge Series

The Life Cycle of a Star | World General Knowledge Series

The Life Cycle of a Star | World General Knowledge Series

Stars begin their life as diffuse clouds of gas and dust known as nebulae. The cloud begins to contract under its gravity, and part of this matter will begin to heat up and form what is called a ‘protostar’. If this protostar reaches 15 million degrees Celsius, it is hot enough to start nuclear fusion.

The first step in nuclear fusion is binding two hydrogen atoms together to form helium. The energy produced by this nuclear reaction prevents a star from contracting under its own weight, and makes it shine.

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Countries by Area (World General Knowledge)

Countries by Area (World General Knowledge)

The independent country is not only self-governed nation with own authorities, this status needs the international diplomatic recognition of sovereignty. Thereby, we can say, that the total number of independent states in the world are 197, including fully recognized 193 members of the United Nations, 2 countries, Vatican City and Palestine, have the status of permanent observers in the UN. Another 2 states we include are Kosovo (recognized by 111 UN members) and Taiwan (recognized by 22 countries).

Vatican City

Vatican City State was founded following the signing of the Lateran Pacts between the Holy See and Italy on February 11th 1929.

These were ratified on June 7th 1929. Its nature as a sovereign State distinct from the Holy See is universally recognized under international law.

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Physical Features of Pakistan

Physical features of Pakistan

Physical Features of Pakistan

Pakistan is divided into six major physical divisions

1) Hamalayas

The western most parts of the Himalayas fall in Pakistan. The sub-Himalayas – the southernmost ranges – do not rise to great heights (600 – 1200 Metres above sea level.). The Lesser Himalayas lie to the north of the sub-Himalayas and rise to 1,800 – 4,600.meters above sea level The Great Himalayas are located north of the Lesser Himalayas. They attain snowy heights (of more than 4,600 m).

The Karakoram Ranges in the extreme north rise to an average height of 6,100 m. Mount Goodwin Austin (K-2) the second highest peak in the world is 8,610 m and located in the Karakorams.

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The Top 10 Economies in the World | World General Knowledge

The Top 10 Economies in the World

The Top 10 Economies in the World | World General Knowledge

Note: This list is based on estimates for 2017 by IMF’s World Economic Outlook Database, April 2017. Select data is from the CIA World Factbook. (Nominal GDP = gross domestic product, current prices, U.S. dollars, GDP per capita (PPP) = gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita, current international dollar, and GDP based on PPP = gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP, current international dollar)

1) United States

The U.S. economy remains the largest in the world in terms of nominal GDP. The $19.42 trillion U.S. economy is 25% of the gross world product. The United States is an economic superpower that is highly advanced in terms of technology and infrastructure and has abundant natural resources. However, the U.S. economy loses its spot as the number one economy to China when measured in terms of GDP based on PPP. In these terms, China’s GDP is $23.19 trillion exceeds the U.S. GDP of $19.42 trillion. However, the U.S. is way ahead of China in terms of GDP per capita in nominal terms as well as PPP; GDP per capita (PPP) for the U.S. economy is approximately $59,609 versus $16,676 in China. In nominal terms, China’s GDP per capita further falls to $8,480.

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Environment and Climate Change | Important Notes

Environment and Climate Change | Important Notes

Environment and Climate Change | Important Notes

Before the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere was in a rough balance with what could be stored on Earth.

Since the mid-1700s, humans have been emitting additional large amounts of green house gases from burning more fossil fuels to run our cars, trucks, factories, planes and power plants.

The result is that the globe has heated up by about one degree Fahrenheit over the past century — and it has heated up more intensely over the past two decades. If one degree doesn’t sound like a lot, consider the difference in global average temperatures between modern times and the last ice age was only about 9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Already, people have increased the amount of carbon dioxide, the chief global warming pollutant, in the atmosphere to 31 percent above pre-industrial levels. There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere now than at any time in the last 650,000 years.

Scientists expect that in the absence of effective policies to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, the global average temperature will increase another 2 degrees by 2100.

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