Explanation

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Israel
5. Netherlands

Pakistan ranked in 2022: 121 out of 146

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Date of Incident: 1 May 1960
• Location: Sverdlovsk region, Soviet Union
• Pilot: Francis Gary Powers (captured by USSR)
• Plane Altitude: Approximately 70,000 feet (21,300 meters)
• Impact on US-Soviet Relations: Cancelled the Paris Summit of 1960

Additional information:

• Francis Gary Powers was later exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in 1962.

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

Israel Capital is Jerusalem.

Israel Currency is Shekel.

Israel official language is Hebrew; Arabic.

Israel located is in Continent Asia.

Israel Primary Religion is Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze.

Israel Head of Govt. is Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel Parliament called The Knesset.

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• Main Cultural Center: Taxila
• Location: Peshawar Valley, near present-day Islamabad, Pakistan
• Time Period: 6th century BCE – 5th century CE
• Purpose: Education, trade, and religious spread (Buddhism)
• Connected Regions: South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

Maqbool Bhat was executed by India in 1984.

Additional information:

• Born: 1938, Trehgam, Kupwara, Kashmir
• Co-founder of JKLF: 1965

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• The Kashmir issue was first discussed in the United Nations in 1948 by Sir Philip Noel-Baker.
• It arose after the first Indo-Pak war (1947–48).
• Britain participated in UN debates as a member state.

Additional information:

• He later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 for his work on disarmament.

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

The first Canadian woman in space was Dr. Roberta Bondar

flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-42) in January 1992

She is a neurologist and scientist

Bondar was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on December 4, 1945

Explanation

Valentina Tereshkova was the First woman in space at the age of 26

Mission name: Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963.

Valentina Tereshkova belongs to the Soviet Union (Russia)

2nd women to space was Svetlana Savitskaya

Explanation

Social disapproval is not one of Simon’s four motivations

Herbert Simon outlined four basic motivations for subordinates to follow a superior:

• Rewards – incentives for compliance.

• Sanctions – penalties for non-compliance.

• Legitimacy – belief in the authority of the superior.

• Personal acceptance – internalization of goals and values.

Explanation

The famous quote "man is by nature a political animal" was said by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle

4th century BCE, within his book Politics.