Explanation

• Sound waves are mechanical waves and need a medium to travel.
  • They travel fastest in solids, slower in liquids, and slowest in gases.
  • Solid particles are closely packed, allowing rapid vibration transfer.

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• The First Round Table Conference was held in London
• When: November 12, 1930, to January 1931.
• Inaugurated by: King George V.
• Chaired by: British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

Additional information

• Three sessions were held in London from 1930 to 1932.
• Chaired by British PM Ramsay MacDonald. (from: 5 June 1929 – 7 June 1935)
• First Session (1930): Boycotted by the Indian National Congress.
• Second Session (7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931): Mahatma Gandhi attended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
• Third Session (1932): Poorly attended, boycotted by major parties.

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Pakistan's ideology is fundamentally based on Islam and the Two-Nation Theory

Islamic Identity: The belief that Islam is a complete way of life

Two-Nation Theory: Muslims and Hindus are two separate nations

Explanation

The Dasu Hydropower Project is located on the Indus River, 7km upstream of Dasu Town,

District Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Explanation

• A sales tax is a tax imposed by the government on a wide range of goods and services.
• It is collected at the point of sale from consumers.

Additional information:

• Sales tax is usually a percentage of the sale price, e.g., 17% in Pakistan.

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• Published in 2010.
• She is the daughter of Murtaza Bhutto.
• Covers events from Bhutto family history (1970s–2000s).
• Discusses the assassination of her father in 1996.
• Provides insights into Pakistan’s political turmoil during the Bhutto era.

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• Bal-e-Jibreel is a famous work by Allama Iqbal, originally in Urdu.
• Its Punjabi translation, titled “Jibreel di Udari”, was done by Aseer Abid.
• Published by the Iqbal Academy Pakistan in 1995.
• Includes ghazals, poems, and rubaiyat, keeping Iqbal’s original themes of love and philosophy.

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• Full Name: Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
• Arrested: 2008 (Afghanistan)
• Sentence: 86 years (2010)
• Prison: FMC Carswell, Texas (USA)
• Education: MIT (USA), Brandeis University

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Explanation

Article 11 of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan prohibits all forms of slavery, forced labor, and child labor. 

Article 11(1) declares that slavery is non-existent and forbidden.

Article 11(2) prohibits all forms of forced labor and human trafficking.

Article 11(3) prohibits the engagement of children below the age of fourteen years in any factory, mine, or hazardous employment.