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• - Location: Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa.
• - Coast: Atlantic Ocean.
• - Geographical Feature: Rocky headland.
• - Pharaoh: Necho II of Egypt.
• - Date: Around 600 BC.
• - Explorers: Phoenician sailors.
• - Route: Red Sea → Around Africa → Mouth of the Nile

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

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• Date: 27 October
• Observed as: Kashmir Black Day
• First observed Year: 1947
• Purpose: To mark the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar.

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About National Anthem of Pakistan:

• Written by: Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952
• Music by: Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949
• Adopted on: August 13, 1954
• First recorded by: Ahmed Rushdi in 1954
• Re-recorded after 68 years

• 15 lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• 48 words in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• First played in front of Raza Shah Rahalvi of Iran
• "Jan-i-Istaqbal" means Symbol of ambitions
• First played on national radio on August 14, 1947
• Duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan: 80 seconds (1 minute 20 seconds)
• Pakistan's National Anthem is written in: Persian

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• The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
• Location: Africa
• Length: Approximately 4,800 km (3,000 miles)
• Area: About 9.2 million km²

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Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League in 1913.
• He was about 37 years old when he became a member of the Muslim League.

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• Quaid-e-Azam joined the Indian National Congress in 1906 and left it in 1920.

Last verified on 21-07-2026

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• River Kabul joins Indus at Attock.
• It flows from Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before joining Indus.
• It passes through Kabul (Afghanistan), Jalalabad, and Peshawar.

Additional information:

• Indus River – Longest river of Pakistan
• Jhelum River – Joins Indus at Trimmu
• Chenab River – Joins Indus at Panjnad
• Ravi River – Tributary of Indus
• Sutlej River – Joins Indus at Panjnad

Last verified on 19-07-2026

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• British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald created the Communal Award on 16 August 1932.
• Also known as the MacDonald Award.
• It was announced after the Round Table Conference (1930–1932) 
• The background to the Poona Pact was the Communal Award of August 1932,
• They provided a separate electorate for depressed classes.
• In 1932, B.R. Ambedkar negotiated the Poona Pact with Mahatma Gandhi.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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Last verified on 30-04-2026

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• Diego Garcia is an island in the Indian Ocean.
• It is the part of the Chagos Archipelago.
• It is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago.
• It is located south of the Maldives.
• It has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), a British overseas territory.
• Diego Garcia hosts a strategically important joint UK–US military facility.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• Pakistan left the Commonwealth for the first time in January 1972.
• It following the recognition of Bangladesh by the Commonwealth.
• This led to Pakistan's temporary withdrawal before rejoining in 1989.

Additional information:

• The Commonwealth of Nations is a political association.
• It is founded by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on December 11, 1931.
• It's headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

Last verified on 14-10-2026