Explanation

• WTO (World Trade Organization) was established on 1 January 1995.
• It succeeded GATT.
• Pakistan joined WTO on 1 January 1995.

Additional information:

• Members: 164
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Official Languages: English, French, Spanish

Objectives:

• Protect Intellectual Property Rights
• Promote Free Trade
• Remove Trade Quotas

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• CNN is a major American television news channel.
• Its full form is Cable News Network.
• It was founded on 1st June 1980 by Ted Turner.
• CNN is famous for 24-hour global news coverage.
• It was the first channel to provide continuous news broadcasting.

Last verified on 17-05-2026

Explanation

• Location: London, England
• Big Ben is a clock at British parliament building.
• Architect: Augustus Pugin
• Height: 96 m

Last verified on 12-08-2026

Explanation

• ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology.
• It refers to technologies used to collect, process, store, and communicate information.
• ICT includes computers, mobile phones, the internet, networks, and communication systems.
• It is widely used in education, business, healthcare, and government.
• ICT helps people access and share information quickly and efficiently.

Last verified on 08-08-2026

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• Fidel Castro was the leader of Cuba.
• He led the Cuban Revolution and came to power in 1959.
• He served as Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–1976) and then as President (1976–2008).
• He born on 13 August 1926.
• He died on 25 November 2016 (aged 90).

Last verified on 08-08-2026

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• The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in journalism and several other fields.
• It was established by Joseph Pulitzer.
• He was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher.
• The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917.
• Major categories include Journalism, Letters, Drama, and Music.
• The Pulitzer Prizes are administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Last verified 08-08-2026

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• Country: Egypt
• Sea: Mediterranean Sea
• Founder: Alexander the Great
• Founded: 331 BC
• Capital of Egypt: Cairo

Last verified on 08-08-2026

Explanation

• Khushal Khan Khattak was a famous poet of the Pashto language.
• He was a renowned Pashtun poet, warrior, and tribal chief of the 17th century.
• He is also widely known as Khushal Baba.
• He was born in 1613.
• He was died in 1689.
• His poetry covers themes such as bravery, honour, wisdom, love, and Pashtun unity.

Last verified on 08-08-2026

Explanation

• EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
• Developed by IBM.
• Used mainly on IBM mainframe computers.
• It is an 8-bit character encoding system.

Last verified on 08-08-2026

Explanation

• BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System.

Additional information:

• BIOS is a firmware stored on a computer’s motherboard.
• Initializes hardware during booting and provides runtime services.
• Acts as an interface between operating system and hardware.

Last verified on 04-02-2026