Explanation

Petroleum, natural gas & coal are called non-renewable energy sources.

The most popular renewable energy sources currently are:

1.      Solar energy

2.      Wind energy

3.      Hydro energy

4.      Tidal energy

5.      Geothermal energy

6.      Biomass energy

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Explanation

Soil pollution can be caused by acid rain.

It is a type of precipitation that contains high levels of sulfuric and nitric acid.

This can occur when fossil fuels are burned, releasing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which then combine with water and oxygen to form acid rain.

Acid rain can alter the pH of the soil, making it more acidic and potentially harmful to plants and microorganisms.

Explanation

 It is also known as “Queen of the water lillies”.

It is the National flower of Guyana.

Explanation

Pakistan's budget deficit for the fiscal year 2021-2022 was 7.9% of the budgetary target, or Rs 5.259 trillion.

The total revenue for the fiscal year was Rs 8035.383 billion, and the total expenditure was Rs 13,295.275 billion.

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• Ranikot is the biggest Fort in Pakistan
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• This Fort is present in Sindh.
• Ranikot Fort is also known as The Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort, with a circumference of approximately 32 kilometers (20 mi).
• Nawab Wali Mohammad Khan Leghari, made Ranikot fort
  
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• Rohtas Fort is the oldest fort in Pakistan
  

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The Kyoto Protocol set a target to reduce CO₂ emissions to 5.86% below 1990 levels by 2012.

It aiming to address climate change through legally binding commitments.

Kyoto Protocol, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty that talked about Pollution and aimed to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming

The Kyoto Protocol was signed in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Protocol on International Climate Change signed: December 1997

Explanation

At the top of the waterfall, energy is stored in the form of gravitational potential energy

but when it falls, it gets converted from potential to kinetic energy

Potential energy due to the object's height above the Earth is converted to kinetic energy as it falls

Explanation

Ambassador Riffat Masood became Pakistan’s first woman envoy to the Islamic Republic of Iran, after handing over a copy of her credentials to Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in 2018.

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Iran was the first to open its embassy in Pakistan.

Pakistan opened its first embassy in Iran  on 14 August 1947

Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the independence of Pakistan

Iran became the first country to recognize Pakistan.

Explanation

The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season is named as Black Summer

The fires reached their peak during the summer months, from December 2019 to February 2020.

The extent of Damage:

• By early 2020, the bushfires had ravaged vast areas of Australia,
• burning an estimated 18 million hectares (44.5 million acres),
• destroying over 3,000 homes,
• and killing at least 33 people.

Explanation

• Ravi does not flow from Jammu and Kashmir.
• River Ravi originates from the state of India Himachal Pradesh.
• It flows along the Indo-Pak border before entering Pakistan.
• The Ravi River is the smallest river among five other rivers of the Indus basin system flowing in Pakistan.

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While

• 24 rivers are present in Pakistan
• 5 rivers flow in Punjab Province
• 4 rivers flow in Sindh Province
• 7 rivers flow in Balochistan Province
• 8 rivers flow in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province