Explanation

• Insulin is produced by the pancreas.
• The pancreas contains clusters of cells called the Islets of Langerhans.
• Beta (β) cells within these islets produce and secrete insulin.
• Insulin helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels by promoting glucose uptake into cells.

Last verified on 07-09-2026

Explanation

• The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan
• The Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India
• Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, 
• Between India and Pakistan
• Treaty was brokered by the World Bank
• Signed at Karachi by 
• Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,
• The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 
• The then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 
  
• The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Last updated by NS on 26 JULY 2026

Explanation

• Rapid means تیز
• Quick means جلدی

Last verified on 06-09-2026

Explanation

• Al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam was a companion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• His house (Dar-e-Arqam) became the first center of Islamic preaching in Makkah.
• Early Muslims gathered there to learn Islam secretly.
• Birth → 597 A.D
• Death → 675 A.D

Last verified on 03-04-2026

Explanation

• The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was Liaquat Ali Khan
• Tenure: 15-08-1947 to 16-10-1951.
• Party: Pakistan Muslim League.
• Secretary of the All-India Muslim League in 1936
• 1st Minister of Defence from 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951
• 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs from 15 August 1947 – 27 December 1949
• Born: 1 October 1895, Karnal, Punjab, India
• Died: 16 October 1951 (aged 56), Rawalpindi
• Manner of death: Assassination

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Last updated by NS on 5-09-2026

Explanation

• Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name "Pakistan"
•  He first used the name in his pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?"
• On January 28, 1933.
• The word means "Land of the Pure" in Persian and Urdu (Pak means pure, and stan means land)
• He first thought of the name in 1932 while on a London bus,
• The name was also designed as an acronym for the Muslim-majority regions of northern British India
• Punjab
• Afghania (North-West Frontier Province)
• Kashmir
• Sindh
• Baluchistan 
  

Explanation

• Sir Isaac Newton formulated the Three Laws of Motion.
• He presented them in 1687 in his famous work Principia Mathematica.

Three Laws of Motion:

1. First Law — Law of Inertia: An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.
2. Second Law — Law of Acceleration: The net force on an object is related to its mass and acceleration.
3. Third Law — Action and Reaction: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Last verified on 05-09-2026

Explanation

• The liver is the largest gland in the human body.
• It is situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm, and above the stomach.
• It is reddish-brown.
• It is weighs approximately 1.5 kg.

• The pineal gland is the smallest gland.
• It about the size of a grain of rice.
• It weighs approximately 150 mg.
• It is part of the endocrine system.

Explanation

• FIR stands for First Information Report.
• It a document prepared by police under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898.
• It starting criminal proceedings in cognizable cases.

Last verified on 11-05-2026

Explanation

• Mount Everest officially recognized modern height is 8,848.86 m (29,031.69 ft), often rounded to 29,032 ft.
• It is the highest mountain above sea level.
• It is located in the Himalayas, on the Nepal–China (Tibet) border.
• It was named after George Everest, Surveyor General of India, in 1865.

Additional information:

• First successful ascent: 29 May 1953
• First climbers: Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
• First Pakistani woman to summit: Samina Baig
• First Pakistani to summit: Nazir Sabir (1997)
• First person to climb Everest twice: Nawang Gombu (1965)
• Fastest woman to climb Everest: Tsang Yin-hung

Last verified on 04-09-2026