Explanation

• There are 8 categories (Masarif) for the distribution of Zakat.
• These categories are outlined in Surah Al-Taubah (9:60) of the Quran.

These are:

1. The poor (Al-Fuqara).
2. The needy (Al-Masakin).
3. Zakat administrators.
4. New Muslims and friends of the Muslim community.
5. Slaves and captives.
6. The debt-ridden.
7. In the cause of God.
8. The wayfarer (travelling with few resources).

32 times the word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran.

22 times word Zakat is used in Makki Surahs.

Zakat was made compulsory in 2 A.H.

But its complete system was imposed in the year of 8th hijrah.

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Imam Bukhari (RA) was a great Islamic scholar and hadith compiler.
• His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari.

Additional information:

• Born: 20 July 810 AD in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan).
• Died: 1 September 870 AD (buried in Xoʻja Ismoil, Uzbekistan)
• Hadith memorized: Around 70,000+ Hadiths
• Famous book: Sahih al-Bukhari
• Era: 9th Century (Abbasid period)

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad means “Elimination of Strife (جھگڑے کا خاتمہ)”.
• It was launched on 22 February 2017 in Pakistan.
• The operation was initiated under Qamar Javed Bajwa.
• Its main aim was to eliminate terrorism and ensure lasting peace.
• It is a nationwide security operation.

Last verified on 20-04-2026

Explanation

• He said that Honesty is the best policy.
• This sentence expresses a universal truth.
• In indirect speech, universal truths do not change tense.
• Only quotation marks are removed and “that” is added.
• The meaning remains exactly the same.

Last verified on 20-04-2026

Explanation

• Solids → fastest sound speed
• Liquids → medium speed
• Gases → slowest speed

Steel is more elastic and dense.

• Steel ≈ 5000 m/s
• Air ≈ 332 m/s
• Water ≈ 1500 m/s

Last verified on 11-04-2026

Explanation

The headquarters of the United Nations is located in the United States, specifically in New York City

Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

UNO Membership: 193 member states; 2 observer states

UNO Official languages:

1. Arabic;
2. Chinese;
3. English;
4. French;
5. Russian;
6. Spanish;

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Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947, just over a month after its independence

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• Air Marshal Mohammad Asghar Khan first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force
• Serving from 1957 to 1965.
• Known as the "Father of the Pakistan Air Force,"
•  Born in Jammu & Kashmir in 1921
•  He passed away on January 5, 2018

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Frank Meseri was the first C-in-C of the Pak Army

Paery Cane was the first C-in-C of the Pakistan Air Force

Gefford James was the first C-in-C of the Pakistan Navy

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General Takka Khan was the first Chief of Staff of the Pak Army

Zafar Ahmed Chaudhry was the first Chief of Air Staff of the Air Force

Hasan Hafeez Ahmed was the first Chief of Naval Staff

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