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• Algeria is the largest country in Africa by land area and population.

Additional information:

• The second largest by area: Congo
• The second largest by population: Ethiopia

Last verified on 10-02-2026

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• Test name: Smiling Buddha
• Year of nuclear test: 1974
  • Date: 18 May 1974
  • Test site: Pokhran, Rajasthan
  • Country: India

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Full Form: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

Date of Establishment: 1985

Headquarters: Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Official Language: English

Currency: Uses 10 different member currencies

Founders: Turkey, Iran, Pakistan

Members: 10 member states + 1 observer (Northern Cyprus)

ECO 10 Member States:

1. Türkiye
2. Iran
3. Pakistan
4. Afghanistan
5. Azerbaijan
6. Kazakhstan
7. Kyrgyz Republic
8. Uzbekistan
9. Tajikistan
10. Turkmenistan

Last verified on 17-01-2026

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Dr. Ahmad Sukarno (commonly called Sukarno) was the first President of Indonesia.

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• Born: 6 June 1901, Surabaya, Indonesia
• Died: 21 June 1970, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Presidency: 1945–1967
• Independence declared: 17 August 1945
• Political role: Led nationalist movement against Dutch colonial rule

Last verified on 17-01-2026

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• Electron: Discovered by J. J. Thomson, 1897

Additional information:

• Proton: Discovered by Ernest Rutherford, 1919
• Neutron: Discovered by James Chadwick, 1932
• Atomic Model Proposed: Plum Pudding Model
• Significance: First subatomic particle discovered

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

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• Scientist: Edward Jenner
  • Discovery Year: 1796
  • Vaccine Type: Smallpox
  • Significance: First ever successful preventive vaccine
  • Extra Fact: Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 by WHO

Additional information:

• Edward Jenner is often called the “Father of Immunology.”

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Purpose of AI: Protection of Human Rights
• Founded: 1961
• Founder: Peter Benenson
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• Type: Non-governmental organization (NGO)
• Nobel Peace Prize 1977: "for worldwide respect for human rights."

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Year of nuclear test: 1974
  • Test name: Smiling Buddha
  • Date: 18 May 1974
  • Test site: Pokhran, Rajasthan
  • Country: India

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• Winner: Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
  • Presented by: The Swedish Academy
  • Recognition: For “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.”

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Author: Ayesha Jalal
  • Publication Date: 18 April 1985
  • Topic: Muslim League, Pakistan movement, and leadership politics
  • Language: English