Explanation

News Agencies of Important Countries

Pakistan: Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)

China: Xinhua

Russia: TASS (Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) 

India: Press Trust of India (PTI)

France: AFP (Agence France-Presse) (also oldest news agency)

Italy: ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata)

USA: Associated Press (AP)

Britain: Reuters 

Malaysia: Bernama 

Israel: ITIM

Bahrain: BNA (Bahrain News Agency)

Iran: FARS

Syria: SANA(Syrian Arab News Agency)

Yemen: SABA

Indonesia: Antara 

Kuwait: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)

Kenya: KNA (Kenya News Agency)

Explanation

It was a proposal formulated by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

C. R. formula is also known as the Rajaji formula 

In 1942, Chakravarti Rajagopalachar opposed the Congress party by differing against the Quit India Movement and left the party 

C. R.'s formula solves the political deadlock between the All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress on the independence of British India.

The CR formula acted as the basis for the negotiations. Gandhi and Jinnah met in September 1944 to ease the deadlock.

ND14-10-2023

Explanation

Bhanbhore or Bhambhore, is a city dating to the 1st century BCE located in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan.

Located in Thatta.

The city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi.

Explanation

The Lahore Resolution is commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution.

It was moved in the general session by A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal.

It was seconded by:

• Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman from the United Provinces
• Zafar Ali Khan from Punjab
• Sardar Aurangzeb Khan from the North-West Frontier Province
• Sir Abdullah Haroon from Sindh

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The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All-India Muslim Federation.

Signed in 1916 at a joint meeting of  the two parties in Lucknow.

Explanation

Additional quotas include:

• 3% for disabled individuals.
• 5% for minorities.
• 20% for children of in-service or retired government employees.

Explanation

Kargil is located in the Ladakh region, which is part of Indian-administered (Held) Kashmir.

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan on1999

Kargil War fought from the month of May to July 1999

The Kargil War is also known as the Kargil Conflict but in India, this conflict is known as Operation Vijay

The Kargil War was fought in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

Kargil's Issue was stopped by the intervention of the United States of America (USA).

Strength: India: 30,000 = Pakistan: 5,000

Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider was known as the hero of the Kargil war

General Pervez Musharraf was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistani army during the Kargil War in 1999.

Gen VP Malik was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian army during the Kargil war in 1999.

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Explanation

The Old Walled City of Lahore had 13 gates built by Mughal emperor Akbar:

1. Akbari Gate
2. Bhati Gate
3. Delhi Gate
4. Kashmiri Gate
5. Lohari Gate
6. Masti Gate
7. Mochi Gate
8. Mori Gate
9. Roshnai Gate
10. Shahalmi Gate
11. Sheranwala Gate
12. Taxali Gate
13. Yakki Gate