Explanation

The Paris Peace Accords ended the active US involvement in the Vietnam War.

The agreement was signed on January 27, 1973 by the United States, North and South Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam.

Explanation

The amphitheater-like hollow that forms at the head of a glacier is called a cirque.

Cirques are bowl-shaped depressions that glaciers carve into mountains and valley sidewalls at high elevations.

The word "cirque" comes from the Latin word circus.

Explanation

Know about NATO

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (29 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Sweden

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Sweden joined NATO: March 2024

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye

2024, Sweden became 32nd member.

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.  Finland

32. Sweden

Explanation

Ashgabat, formerly Ashkhabad, city and capital of Turkmenistan.

The country Founded in 1881

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Explanation

Sun Yat Sen Park is a city park in Macau China.

The park is named after Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Republic of China’s founding father.

It is the largest park on the Macau.

The park, first opened in 1987.

It was initially named ‘Canal Dos Patos Park’ to honour China and Portugal’s friendship.

Casa Garden was once the home of wealthy Portuguese trader Manuel Pereira, who built this park around 1770.

It was officially designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Explanation

Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war.

The vision for an independent Palestinian state generally includes the West Bank and Gaza, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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Explanation

Karl Marx famously said, "All history is the history of class struggle" in his manifesto "The Communist Manifesto" (1848).

This quote encapsulates his belief that social and political change is driven by conflicts between different social classes, particularly between the ruling class (bourgeoisie) and the working class (proletariat).

Explanation

Pakistan needs 12 votes out of 39 to exit the 'grey' list and move to the 'white' list.

To avoid 'black' list, it needs support of three countries.

China, Turkey and Malaysia are its consistent supporters.

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Explanation

A switch is used to control the On/Off state of an electrical circuit.

It allowing current to flow or stopping it when needed.