Explanation

 The first Asian Secretary-General of the United Nations was U Thant

From Burma (now Myanmar)

Served from 1961 to 1971

He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.

Explanation

Mount Kilimanjaro is a large dormant volcano in Tanzania.

It is the highest mountain in Africa 

It is the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at 5,895 m (19,341 ft)

List of longest mountain chains on Earth:

Explanation

Lake Baikal is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, 

It is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world 

It has a length of 397 miles (640 km).

It has a maximum width of 49 miles.

Explanation

The US is the largest producer of natural gas in the world.

It accounting for 32% of global primary energy consumption.

Russia is the second-largest producer.

The top 10 natural gas producers account for about 73% of total global production:

• 1. United States  
• 2. Russia  
• 3. Iran  
• 4. China  
• 5. Qatar  
• 6. Canada  
• 7. Australia  
• 8. Saudi Arabia  
• 9. Norway  
• 10. Algeria

Explanation

Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia.

Fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. 

The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of a unitary absolute monarchy.

Capital: Riyadh

Explanation

• International Day against “Corporal Punishment of Children” is: 30th April
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• Corporal punishment in public schools was banned in 1914 but remained de facto commonplace until 1984
  
  

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The United Nations has announced that it has recognized a new record-high temperature of 18.3°C or 64.9°F set on the Antarctic continent on February 06, 2020.

The previous 17.5°C or 63.5°F record that was also set at the same location in March 2015.

Explanation

The Line of Control (LoC) was established in 1949 after the Karachi Agreement, following the first Indo-Pak war over Kashmir.

It was originally called the Ceasefire Line and renamed the LoC in the 1972 Simla Agreement.

The LoC is approximately 740 km long.

Explanation

Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last king of Afghanistan,

Reigning from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973.

History

Head of House of Barakzai: Tenure 17 July 1978 – 23 July 2007

Born: 15 October 1914 Kabul, Afghanistan

Died: 23 July 2007 (aged 92) Kabul, Afghanistan

Explanation

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a Turkish politician serving as the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014.

Political party: Justice and Development (2001–2014; 2017–present)

He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.

He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party in 2001.

He was reelected for a 3rd term on 28 May 2023, which is set to last until May 2028.